Sword Art Online
ソードアート・オンライン
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Synopsis
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)
Manga Information Profile
Light Novel Sword Art Online is written by BUNBUN, Reki Kawahara, has status currently_publishing, with chapter count not announced and volume count not announced. This Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Video Game light novel started publishing in 2009. Community score is 7.96/10. Main characters in this light novel are not strongly mapped in the available metadata yet.
Metadata & Community Analysis
Quick Profile
Light Novel • currently_publishing • started 2009
Chapters/Volumes: chapter count not announced • volume count not announced
Main genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Creators: BUNBUN, Reki Kawahara
MAL Community Signals
MAL score: 7.96/10 (25,198)
Rank MAL: #959
MAL popularity: #288
Members: 65,947
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Jikan relations: 9 adaptations, 9 side story, 9 spin-off
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