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Sword Art Online

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ソードアート・オンライン
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READ THE NOVEL THAT IGNITED THE PHENOMENON!

In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online - a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other - debuts, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in 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, Vol. 1

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Themes
Artificial Intelligence War Emotions › Guilt Kinship › Dead Parents Romance › Unrequited Love Sports › Kendo Super Powers › Godly Powers
Video Games
MMORPG RPG
Settings
Virtual Reality Virtual World Alternate Reality Fantasy › Isekai
Activities
Crimes › Murder Leisure › Game Physical Activities › Swordplay Professions › Software Development
Audience Demographics
Male Oriented › Shounen
Character Types
Male Lead Outcasts › Hospital Patient
Female Lead
Strong Ability Female Lead › Smart Female Lead
Male Lead
Strong Ability Male Lead › Smart Male Lead
Protagonists
Loner Protagonist Hated Protagonist
Locations
Guilds
Narrative Tropes
Backstory › Dead Family Member Battle Tropes › Unrealistic Fighting Character Change › Protagonist Strong from the Start Death Tropes › Dead Friend
Elimination Games
Play or Die Situation Kill or Be Killed Situation
Romantic Dynamics
Love Develops Online Married Couple
Survival
Death Game Trapped
Objects
Swords Guns
Relationship
Harem Age Gap › Older Female Younger Male Harem › Female
Family Relationship > Family
Extended Family › Cousins
Sexual Content
Intensity › Ecchi Sexual Acts › Rape
Species & Creatures
Fairy Monsters › Tentacles
Time Period > Period Piece
Historical › Medieval
World Building
Magic

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Vol 1 (S1) / Vol 5 (S2) / Vol 9 (S3P1)
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Vol 4 (S1) / Vol 8 (S2) / Vol 18 (S3P3)

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