Sword Art Online is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The series takes place in the near future and focuses on protagonist Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and Asuna Yuuki as they play through various virtual reality MMORPG worlds. Kawahara originally wrote the series as a web novel on his website from 2002 to 2008. The light novels began publication on ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint from April 10, 2009, with a spin-off series launching in October 2012. The series has spawned twelve manga adaptations published by ASCII Media Works and Kadokawa. The novels and the manga adaptations have been licensed for release in North America by Yen Press.
About Sword Art Online
Science fantasy anime series about players who are trapped in a virtual world. The game allows people to control avatars with their minds when using a special helmet.
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The series is based on the novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec.
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Latest information about Sword Art Online updated on July 28 2021.
