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Type
Manga
Volumes
2
Chapters
12
Status
Completed
Published
2010-08-10 to 2012-04-10
Genres
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Romance
Video Game
Serializations
Dengeki Bunko Magazine
Authors
Reki Kawahara (Story)
Tamako Nakamura (Art)
Sword Art Online: Aincrad
In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online—a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other—opens its virtual doors, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in the game world by manipulating their brain waves to create a wholly realistic gaming experience. But when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to horror as they discover that, for all its amazing features, SAO is missing one of the most basic functions of any MMORPG—a log-out button. Now trapped in the virtual world of Aincrad, their bodies held captive by NerveGear in the real world, users are issued a chilling ultimatum: conquer all one hundred floors of Aincrad to regain your freedom. But in the warped world of SAO, "game over" means certain death-both virtual and real... (Source: Yen Press)
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Characters
Kazuto Kirigaya
Main
Asuna Yuuki
Main
Ryoutarou Tsuboi
Supporting
Sachi
Supporting
Akihiko Kayaba
Supporting
Andrew Gilbert Mills
Supporting
Heathcliff
Supporting
Kuradeel
Supporting
Keita
Supporting
Midori Kirigaya
Supporting
The Gleam Eyes
Supporting