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Sword Art Online (light novel)

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Alternative title:
ソードアート・オンライン (Japanese)
刀劍神域 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Objectionable content: Significant
Chapter titles: We have 45
Vintage: 2009-04-10
Release dates: We have 54
Reviews: Show:
Sword Art Online Audiobook 1 (Sep 19, 2021)
Sword Art Online novel 18 (Feb 20, 2020)
Sword Art Online novel 17 (Nov 4, 2019)
Sword Art Online Novel 16 (May 29, 2019)
Sword Art Online novel 15 (Feb 24, 2019)
Sword Art Online Novel 10 (May 21, 2017)
Sword Art Online Novel 9 (Jan 8, 2017)
Sword Art Online Novel 7 (May 13, 2016)
Sword Art Online: Progressive Novel 3 (Jan 21, 2016)
Sword Art Online Novel 5 (Oct 14, 2015)
Sword Art Online Novel 3 (Dec 30, 2014)
Sword Art Online Novel 1 (Apr 28, 2014)
News: Show:
Yen Press Licenses 7 Manga, 1 Light Novel Series for June 2024 Release (Jan 5, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 10-16 (Sep 15, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 20-26 (Aug 25, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 19-25 (Mar 23, 2023)
Sword Art Online Franchise Launches Brand-New Original Film Project (Nov 6, 2022)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 18-24 (Sep 22, 2022)
BookWalker Global Adds Audiobooks from Yen Press (May 11, 2022)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 1-7 (May 3, 2022)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2021 (Nov 28, 2021)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 7-13 (Nov 9, 2021)
Yen Press Reveals Audiobook Voices for Sword Art Online, Overlord, The Saga of Tanya the Evil Novels (Jul 18, 2021)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 20-26 (Jun 22, 2021)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2021 (First Half) (May 31, 2021)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2021 (First Half) (May 31, 2021)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 17-23 (Jan 19, 2021)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 20-26 (Dec 22, 2020)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2020 (Nov 29, 2020)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 16-22 (Aug 18, 2020)
Books Kinokuniya Sydney Removes 7 Manga After Lawmaker's 'Child Pornography' Complaint (Jul 21, 2020)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2020 (First Half) (May 28, 2020)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2020 (First Half) (May 28, 2020)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 19-25 (Apr 22, 2020)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 5-11 (Jan 7, 2020)
Sword Art Online Alicization: Lycoris Game Slated for May 21 in Japan (Dec 7, 2019)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2019 (Nov 27, 2019)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2019 (Nov 27, 2019)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 27-November 2 (Oct 30, 2019)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 19-25 (May 22, 2019)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan: February 2019 (Mar 26, 2019)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan: January 2019 (Feb 14, 2019)
Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series - December 2018 (Jan 1, 2019)
Top-Selling Media Franchises in Japan: 2018 (Dec 19, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 9-15 (Dec 11, 2018)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2018 (Nov 30, 2018)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2018 (Nov 29, 2018)
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2019 Series Ranking (Nov 23, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 19-25 (Aug 21, 2018)
Top-Selling Media Franchises in Japan: 2018 (First Half) (Jun 26, 2018)
Top-Selling Light Novels by Series in Japan: 2018 (First Half) (May 31, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 22-28 (Apr 24, 2018)
Sword Art Online: Integral Factor RPG App Gets Global English Release (Feb 19, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 17-23 (Dec 19, 2017)
Sword Art Online Novels Enter 'Unital Ring' Arc (Dec 10, 2017)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2017 (Dec 6, 2017)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2017 (Dec 6, 2017)
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2018 Series Ranking (Nov 24, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 12-18 (Nov 14, 2017)
Live-Action Sword Art Online Series Adds Writer-Producers Patrick Massett, John Zinman (Sep 28, 2017)
Sword Art Online Anime Film's Rental DVD Confirms Upcoming 'New Work' (Sep 13, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 20-26 (Aug 22, 2017)
Sword Art Online Franchise Teases New Announcements in October (Aug 9, 2017)
Top-Selling Media Franchises in Japan: 2017 (First Half) (Jun 23, 2017)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2017 (First Half) (Jun 1, 2017)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2017 (First Half) (Jun 1, 2017)
Idaho School Votes to Keep Sword Art Online Novel After Student Complaint (Apr 26, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 16-22 (Apr 18, 2017)
Yen Press Licenses Saga of Tanya the Evil, Acca 13, One Week Friends, A Polar Bear in Love, More (Apr 15, 2017)
Sword Art Online Light Novels Have 20 Million Copies in Print Worldwide (Apr 4, 2017)
Shosen Book Tower Store Reveals Top 10 Best-Selling Light Novels of 2016 (Jan 5, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 11-17 (Dec 13, 2016)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2016 (Nov 30, 2016)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2016 (Nov 30, 2016)
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2017's Series Ranking (Nov 23, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 21-27 (Aug 23, 2016)
Sword Art Online Novels Enter New Arc in 2017 (Aug 10, 2016)
Sword Art Online Gets Live-Action American TV Series (Aug 2, 2016)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2016 (First Half) (May 29, 2016)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2016 (First Half) (May 29, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 17-23 (Apr 19, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 13-19 (Dec 15, 2015)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2015 (Nov 29, 2015)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2015 (Nov 29, 2015)
Sword Art Online Anime Film Project Revealed (Oct 4, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 16-22 (Aug 18, 2015)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2015 (First Half) (Jun 2, 2015)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2015 (First Half) (May 31, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 19-25 (Apr 21, 2015)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2014 (Jan 3, 2015)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2014 (Jan 3, 2015)
Sword Art Online Light Novels Have More Than 16.7 Million Copies in Print Worldwide (Dec 19, 2014)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 14-20 (Dec 16, 2014)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 23-29 (Dec 5, 2014)
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2015's Series Ranking (Nov 23, 2014)
Kino's Journey's Sigsawa Writes Sword Art Online Novel (Sep 19, 2014)
Sword Art Online Has 3rd Game in Development (Sep 19, 2014)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 24-30 (Sep 5, 2014)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2014 (First Half) (Jun 3, 2014)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2014 (First Half) (Jun 3, 2014)
Sword Art Online #1 Tops U.S. Weekly BookScan Sci-Fi List (Apr 30, 2014)
Sword Art Online 1 Was #4 on Barnes & Noble's Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books (Apr 27, 2014)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 20-26 (Apr 22, 2014)
Sword Art Online Novels Have 11 Million in Print (Jan 5, 2014)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2013 (Dec 1, 2013)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2013 (Dec 1, 2013)
Yen Press Adds Sword Art Online, Accel World Light Novels, More Madoka Magica Manga (Aug 23, 2013)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2012 (Dec 2, 2012)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan: 2011 (Nov 30, 2011)
Sword Art Online Light Novels About Virtual MMO Get Anime (Oct 1, 2011)
Convention report:
SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream's 20-Man Co-op Raids are Pure Chaos (Sep 27, 2024)
Interest:
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!: Sword Art Online is the Light Novel of the Decade (Nov 26, 2019)
Sword Art Online's First 8 Volumes Get Limited Edition 10th Anniversary Covers (Aug 3, 2019)
BookLive! E-Book Service Publishes Top Manga, Light Novels for 2019 (1st Half) (Jul 2, 2019)
Sword Art Online Gets Interactive Exhibit To Celebrate Novel's 10th Anniversary (Jun 21, 2019)
Reki Kawahara Reflects on 10 Years of Sword Art Online (Apr 10, 2019)
Sword Art Online Author Reki Kawahara Says Female Characters Should Not Be Treated as Trophies (Jan 21, 2019)
Virtual Worlds Clash in Sword Art Online x .hack Game App Crossover (Mar 13, 2016)
Press Release:
Book Walker Global is Adding 17 Audiobooks to Their Library (May 12, 2022)
Other article:
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Novel Ideas (Sep 23, 2014)
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Artbook
    Sword Art Online abec Art Works (Artbook) 2017-11-28 (from $49.24)
eBook
    Sword Art Online - Abec Art Works (eBook) 2017-11-28 (from $13.00)
    Sword Art Online - Aincrad (eBook 1) 2017-05-30 (from $7.99)
    Sword Art Online - Aincrad (eBook 2) 2017-05-30 (from $7.99)
    Sword Art Online - Fairy Dance (eBook 3) 2017-05-30 (from $7.99)
    Sword Art Online - Fairy Dance (eBook 4) 2017-05-30 (from $7.99)
    Sword Art Online - Phantom Bullet (eBook 5) 2017-06-27 (from $7.99)
    Sword Art Online - Phantom Bullet (eBook 6) 2017-06-27 (from $7.99)
    Sword Art Online - Mother's Rosary (eBook 7) 2017-06-27 (from $7.99)
    Sword Art Online - Early and Late (eBook 8) 2017-07-25 (from $7.99)
    Sword Art Online - Alicization Beginning (eBook 9) 2017-07-25 (from $7.99)
    Sword Art Online - Alicization Running (eBook 10) 2017-07-25 (from $7.99)
    Sword Art Online - Alicization Turning (eBook 11) 2017-08-22 (from $7.99)
    Sword Art Online - Alicization Rising (eBook 12) 2017-12-12 (from $7.99)
    Sword Art Online - Alicization Dividing (eBook 13) 2018-04-24 (from $7.99)
    Sword Art Online - Alicization Uniting (eBook 14) 2018-08-21 (from $7.99)
    Sword Art Online - Alicization Invading (eBook 15) 2018-12-18 (from $7.99)
    Sword Art Online - Alicization Exploding (eBook 16) 2019-05-21 (from $7.99)
Novel
    Sword Art Online - Aincrad (Novel 1) 2014-04-22 (from $13.95)
    Sword Art Online - Aincrad (Novel 2) 2014-08-26 (from $12.09)
    Sword Art Online - Fairy Dance (Novel 3) 2014-12-16 (from $9.97)
    Sword Art Online - Fairy Dance (Novel 4) 2015-04-21 (from $13.00)
    Sword Art Online - Phantom Bullet (Novel 5) 2015-08-18 (from $8.38)
    Sword Art Online - Phantom Bullet (Novel 6) 2015-12-15 (from $10.40)
    Sword Art Online - Mother's Rosary (Novel 7) 2016-04-19 (from $14.00)
    Sword Art Online - Early and Late (Novel 8) 2016-08-30 (from $12.42)
    Sword Art Online - Alicization Beginning (Novel 9) 2016-12-20 (from $14.00)
    Sword Art Online - Alicization Running (Novel 10) 2017-04-18 (from $12.00)
    Sword Art Online - Alicization Turning (Novel 11) 2017-08-22 (from $12.27)
    Sword Art Online - Alicization Rising (Novel 12) 2017-12-12 (from $13.88)
    Sword Art Online - Alicization Dividing (Novel 13) 2018-04-24 (from $13.97)
    Sword Art Online - Alicization Uniting (Novel 14) 2018-08-21 (from $12.42)
    Sword Art Online - Alicization Invading (Novel 15) 2018-12-18 (from $12.98)
    Sword Art Online - Alicization Exploding (Novel 16) 2019-05-21 (from $14.00)
    Sword Art Online - Alicization Awakening (Novel 17) 2019-10-29 (from $14.00)
    Sword Art Online - Alicization Lasting (Novel 18) 2020-01-07 (from $12.84)
    Sword Art Online - Moon Cradle (Novel 19) 2020-04-21 (from $12.68)
    Sword Art Online - Moon Cradle (Novel 20) 2020-08-18 (from $13.59)
    Sword Art Online - Unital Ring I (Novel 21) 2021-01-19 (from $13.95)
    Sword Art Online - Kiss and Fly (Novel 22) 2021-06-22 (from $13.49)
    Sword Art Online - Unital Ring II (Novel 23) 2021-11-09 (from $13.49)
    Sword Art Online - Unital Ring III (Novel 24) 2022-05-03 (from $11.10)
    Sword Art Online - Unital Ring IV (Novel 25) 2022-09-20 (from $10.00)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story: Reki Kawahara

Editing: Kazuma Miki
Illustration: abec
(none)
Japanese companies
Design: Bee-Pee
Publisher: ASCII Media Works
English staff
English companies
Translation: Stephen Paul
Licensed by:
Yen On
Yen Press
English cast
(none)
French staff
French companies
(none)
Publisher: Ofelbe Editions
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Publisher: Planeta DeAgostini Comics (Spain)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian cast
Italian staff
Translation: Sandro Cecchi

Editing: Giulia Morganti
(none)
Italian companies
Publisher: J-Pop
Russian staff
Russian companies
(none)
Publisher: Istari Comics
Russian cast
(none)
Polish cast
Polish staff
Translation: Anna Piechowiak
(none)
Polish companies
Publisher: Kotori
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
Translation: Mie Ishii
(none)
Portuguese companies
Publisher: Planet Manga (Brazil)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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