Sword Art Online

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Volume 1 Cover

Sword Art Online (ソードアート・オンライン, Sōdoāto Onrain) is a light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec.
The series has currently 13 volumes.

It was written as a Web novel with the penname "Kunori Fumio" since 2002, and was published in 2009 at the same time as Accel World, in the label Dengeki Bunko.

NOTICE: The Sword Art Online project is currently licensed by Yen Press. Project is currently deemed as 'Abandoned'.--Teh Ping (talk) 22:37, 3 April 2014 (CDT)

The Sword Art Online series is also available in the following languages:

• Deutsch (German)
• Česky (Czech)
• Polski (Polish)
• Русский (Russian)
• Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
• Italiano (Italian)
• Português Brasileiro (Brazilian Portuguese)
• Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
• Español (Spanish)
• Français (French)
• Filipino (Tagalog)
• Nederlands (Dutch)
• Bikolano
• Lietuvių (Lithuanian)
• Magyar (Hungarian)
• العربية (Arabic)

Story Synopsis

Escape was impossible until it was cleared; a game over would mean an actual «death»―.
Without knowing the «truth» of the mysterious next generation MMO, «Sword Art Online» (SAO), approximately ten thousand users logged in together, opening the curtains to this cruel death battle.
Participating alone in SAO, protagonist Kirito had promptly accepted the «truth» of this MMO.
And in the game world, a gigantic floating castle named «Aincrad», he distinguished himself as a solo player.
Aiming to clear the game by reaching the highest floor, Kirito riskily continued alone.
Because of a pushy invitation from a female warrior and rapier expert, Asuna, he teamed up with her.
That encounter brought about an opportunity to call out to the fated Kirito―.

The legendary novel made an appearance with browsing numbers exceeding 6.5 million page views recorded at the personal website.

Timeline

Warning : This page is full of spoilers related to the story. You have been warned of its content.

Format Standards

Every Chapter (after editing) must conform to the general format guidelines.

• General Format/Style Guideline
• Project specific Guidelines: Names and Terminology (might contain spoilers)

Updates

Older updates can be found on the Sword Art Online Updates page.

The Sword Art Online series by Reki Kawahara

Side Stories

Note: Please be advised that these stories might or might not be canon and might also have details that are slightly different than the volumes above.

Sword Art Online: Material Editions

The Material Edition (ME) series is a series of doujinshis created by Kawahara Reki himself using the pen name "Kunori Fumio" (the same pen name he used when he wrote the web novel of SAO).

The Sword Art Online: Progressive series by Reki Kawahara

Sword Art Online: Progressive is a reboot of the SAO Aincrad Arc starting from a day or two before the clearing of the First Floor Boss, and continuing onwards. The first chapter was included in the Anime despite not being part of the main Light Novel series.

Project Staff

• Project Administrator: Vaelis
• Project Supervisor: Sharramon

Translators

ACTIVE

RETIRED

• Sharramon
• BeginnerXP
• Tap
• Pryun
• Shichiya

M.I.A.

• BakaSama
• Thinklife
• Aiko
• Thunder
• Black Cats of the Full Moon

Editors

ACTIVE

INACTIVE

• Aorii
• Black Cats of the Full Moon
• Kirito (Please email work that needs to be edited)
• Saorian
• Thinklife
• DrFaust

KIA

• Zero2001

Series Overview

English

Sword Art Online series

• Volume 1 - Aincrad (04/22/2014) - ISBN 978-0-316-37124-7

Japanese

Sword Art Online series

• Volume 1 - Aincrad (April 2009) - ISBN 978-4-04-867760-8
• Volume 2 - Aincrad (August 2009) - ISBN 978-4-04-867935-0
• Volume 3 - Fairy Dance (December 2009) - ISBN 978-4-04-868193-3
• Volume 4 - Fairy Dance (April 2010) - ISBN 978-4-04-868452-1
• Volume 5 - Phantom Bullet (August 2010) - ISBN 978-4-04-868763-8
• Volume 6 - Phantom Bullet (December 2010) - ISBN 978-4-04-870132-7
• Volume 7 - Mother's Rosario (April 2011) - ISBN 978-4-04-870431-1
• Volume 8 - Early and Late (August 2011) - ISBN 978-4-04-870733-6
• Volume 9 - Alicization Beginning (February 2012) - ISBN 978-4-04-886271-4
• Volume 10 - Alicization Running (July 2012) - ISBN 978-4-04-886697-2
• Volume 11 - Alicization Turning (December 2012) - ISBN 978-4-04-891157-3
• Volume 12 - Alicization Rising (April 2013) - ISBN 978-4-04-891529-8
• Volume 13 - Alicization Dividing (August 2013) - ISBN 978-4-04-891757-5

Sword Art Online: Progressive series

• Volume 1 (October 2012) - ISBN 978-4-04-886977-5

More Information

Wikis

• Sword Art Online English Wiki

Wikipedia Articles

• English Sword Art Online Wikipedia Article
• Japanese Sword Art Online Wikipedia Article
• Chinese Sword Art Online Wikipedia Article

Reki Kawahara

• Reki Kawahara - Japanese wiki info on author.
• Reki Kawahara Q&A 1 - SakuraCon Interview for Sword Art Online and Accel World
• Reki Kawahara Q&A 2 - SakuraCon Interview for Sword Art Online and Accel World
• Reki Kawahara Q&A 3 - Interview with Anime News Network