Horror
An anthology of short horror stories which spans from the usual ghost encounters to the unthinkable cosmic horror.
Fantasy
Ning Xiaofan was an unremarkable teenager from a poor family who was often bullied by his classmates, until one day, when a magical app called the "Three Realms Online Shop" suddenly appeared on his phone. Ever since then, Ning Xiaofan's life has been thrust onto a completely different path, taking him from zero to hero.
The invasion of the otherworldly Gods. Ten thousand of saviors were selected to enter the Secret Realm to fight against the monsters. The bloody battle was broadcast live worldwide. Isn't it crazy to ask an ordinary person to battle against the monsters? Sign-in system is activated. On the first day of sign-in, the power of the 1000-year-old monster has been rewarded. On the second day of sign-in, the combat experience of the legendary War God has been rewarded… By the 30th day, you can destroy a planet with a punch!
ActionAdventureFantasy
Ten years ago, after "the Gate" that connected the real world with the monster world opened, some of the ordinary, everyday people received the power to hunt monsters within the Gate. They are known as "Hunters." However, not all Hunters are powerful. My name is Sung Jin-Woo, an E-rank Hunter. I'm someone who has to risk his life in the lowliest of dungeons, the "World's Weakest." Having no skills whatsoever to display, I barely earned the required money by fighting in low-leveled dungeons... at least until I found a hidden dungeon with the hardest difficulty within the D-rank dungeons! In the end, as I was accepting death, I suddenly received a strange power, a quest log that only I could see, a secret to leveling up that only I know about! If I trained in accordance with my quests and hunted monsters, my level would rise. Changing from the weakest Hunter to the strongest S-rank Hunter! (Source: Kakao, translated)
RomanceYaoi
Though he's a High School senior, Takitani works as an escort named Ryou. To escape being caught, Takitani does his best to remain inconspicuous in school. But one day a classmate suddenly shows up as his customer. The son of a doctor, Kunimi is a total prick who's always picking on Takitani. Anxious not to be caught, Kunimi is completely oblivios to Takitani's disguise and becomes smitten with his cute and cool attitude. Takitani tries to push him away so they don't become too intimate, however... [from Baka-Updates]
Slice of LifeSeinen
Gen Kinokura loves camping solo. He enjoys the quiet solitude away from the hustle and bustle of the city, and being able to appreciate nature all by himself. But on one camping trip, his solitude is broken by the appearance of Shizuku Kusano, a young woman who wanted to camp solo herself, but is ill-prepared and completely out of her league. While he tries to to get her to go home so he can camp in peace, she refuses, and stubbornly insists on accompanying him on future camping trips until she's ready to camp solo. Thus Gen and Shizuku's days of solo camping together begin. [Written by Denji]
ActionFantasy
ComedySci-FiShounen
In the present day, hundreds of extraterrestrial species walk the Earth. Some are pacifistic, others violent. Some are here for research purposes, others are career criminals. However, humans don't know they are here. Now, one more alien has arrived on Earth. One of the universe's foremost geniuses with a personality that's bound to attract all sorts of trouble. (Source: AniDB)
DramaRomanceShoujo
Story 01: Eye Level - I'm short. I'm shy. I look like a child. My name is Toshie and I hate my tall classmate, Sakaue. I've got a complex over my height--why does he act like it's nothing for me to worry about?? Story 02: Capture a Bitter Love - Nagaoka Temari is secretly in love with Yatabe-kun. Even when he speaks to her, she gets so nervous that she can't tell him how she feels. Just hearing his voice sends her brain into a panic. And that's why...she told him the exact opposite of what she's been thinking. Temari knows that she's the reason he's getting failing marks now, so what if her "close friend" Yamaguchi Ai were to tutor him? There's no way for Temari to fool Yatabe into thinking she's someone else... Or is there? Story 03: Heart Library - Miyazawa Yuu works in the library. She thinks how nice it would be if she could just talk to the popular Isetani-kun. The other person who's supposed to be working with Yuu today ditched, so now Yuu is stuck being the only one to carry all the books back to the library room. She tries to carry too many and can't see anything in front of her, and when she falls...it's Isetani who catches her in his arms! Story 04: Baby Spice - Kawai Machi has a crush on Hiroe, but he completely treats her like a child. And then Machi learns that Hiroe has a girlfriend...!? (Source: Manga Abyss)
ActionFantasyGame
FantasySci-Fi
Izu Takashi was just playing the online game "Argate Online" as usual, but he suddenly noticed something strange, his level is now 1!? Also, he can not log out and the pain control function does not work anymore... It seems like he wandered into another world-like game that became a reality... (Source: MU)
ActionSeinen
DramaRomanceSchool
In a dystopian future in which robots are becoming increasingly commonplace, a young boy named Hogu lives in near poverty with his grandmother and sister. Though he innately possesses a kind soul, he is ostracized by his classmates and frequently bullied. At the beginning of the story, we find Hogu, friendless and alone - until he meets a robot girl...and our story begins.
Yaoi
Kaoru, an employee at the local animal hospital, is involved with the hospital's director, Nagi. Nagi has a tendency to shower cute things with attention, which causes much jealousy on Kaoru's part. One day, a stranger shows up at the hospital, and everything begins to taken on a new form.
Comedy
8. Chounouryoku Shoujo Chiruru 23. Tenshi no Wakemae (Angel's Share)
AdventureFantasyGame
Action
ComedyFantasyParody
A series of 4-panel comic strips that touch on the days of Aincrad in a comedic viewpoint.
HorrorPsychological
Mai Yashiro (22) was an average office worker until the day a video game console arrived in her mailbox. The game she is forced to play, "Nightmare," is a dangerous game in which one risks both the lives of the ones they love and their own body!! If you refuse to play, those dear to you die. If you lose battles in the game, parts of your body (your arms or legs, your voice, etc.) cease functioning. The horror of this game spreads throughout society in a flash, and, to fight it, Mai's company creates a "Nightmare" Strategy Team. After being assigned to this team, Mai and her dependable comrades boldly rise up against this hellish game. Adapted from the super-popular novel which has received over 40,000,000 hits online!! (Source: MangaBox)
SchoolSci-Fi
The story follows Karen Kohiruimaki, a 183-centimeter-tall (6-foot-tall) college student who's insecure about her height, and is bad at dealing with people in the real world. She enters the world of Gun Gale Online with her avatar, Ren, who is less than 150 centimeters (5 feet) tall and wears all pink. She meets a beautiful, brown-skinned female player who goes by Pitohui. They hit it off, but one day Pitohui pressures her to participate in "Squad Jam," a team battle royale variation of the Bullet of Bullets tournament. (Source: ANN)
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)
ComedyShounen
Utilizing a system called "Sense," each player aims to create their unique character in the VRMMORPG "Only Sense Online." Joining this realm is Yun, an absolute beginner in the world of gaming, equipped with some of the worst customized "Sense" ever. While his two sisters, both veterans in this world, criticize his choices of equipment, he continues to delve into the skill sets he has acquired. Along his way, he meets the art of "production" and people that have mastered this art. Watch as a total novice creates a revolution in the gaming world and create the "ultimate" support class. (Source: MangaHelpers)
Joshua Break is a failure student in the temple for training priests, the <Tower of Seikon>. He doesn’t have any aptitude as one, not being able to even summon a that enables one to utilize Divine Magic. But he has a secret. He was once an assassin of the <Red Gem Brigade>, and has a marital contract with a single digit ranked <Dai Masou> thunderbird Suuriin. If this comes to light, it’s capital punishment! But even so, Joshua aims to be a first class priest while hiding all that and making sure his wife doesn’t go on a rampage! (Source: Baka-Tsuki)
"This game is impossible to clear. It's just a matter of when, where and how you die." Kayaba Akihiko's death game has been up for one month. This incredibly difficult VRMMO has already claimed 2000 victims. It's the day of the 1st floor boss strategy meeting. The solo player Kirito, who's decided to only strengthen himself, meets a rare female player on the current front lines, while heading to the meeting around noon. Fighting alone against the strong monsters, she was like a meteor cutting the night sky. A compilation of Aria in the Starless Night, where Kirito becomes known as the Black Swordsman, the events concerning the 2nd floor boss clearing, and Rondo of the Transient Blade, the sad tale of a young male blacksmith. (Source: Volume 1 description)
ActionDramaShounen
In the story, a legendary powerful team called Mugen once dominated a town. The group faced resistance from the formidable Amamiya Brothers, the only ones willing and powerful enough to not give in. In the end, Mugen suddenly disbanded and the Amamiya Brothers disappeared without a trace. Afterwards, a group of five gangs—Sannou Hoodlum Squad, White Rascals, Oya High School, Rude Boys and Daruma Ikka—take over, calling themselves "G-SWORD" and naming the area "SWORD" after their gang names. (Source: ANN)
On December 28, 2025, Suguha showed Kazuto a news article that the Holy Sword Excalibur in ALfheim Online had been found. Excalibur was the rarest and most powerful sword in ALO, but, although they had found the sword nearly a year ago, they were not able to break through the guardians of the dungeon that the sword was held in, until they ended up temporarily forgetting about the sword due to more important matters. However, Kazuto was then told that the weapon had only been discovered so far, but not yet acquired. Thus Kazuto called Asuna, Lisbeth, Silica, Klein and Sinon to form a full party and attempt to clear the dungeon again. However, after they arrived at Jötunheimr and got on Tonkii's back, they discovered that the other players discovered the location of the item via a quest that required slaughtering the beast-type Evil Gods. (Source: Sword Art Online Wikia)
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)
"Hmm... I have no talent."... is what Yuan grew up in the mountains thinking. He's a normal kind-hearted boy, but the unusual thing about him is that his parents are a sage and a master martial artist; in other words, the world's strongest. Since Yuan was told he was the weakest, he leaves home to make his dreams come true. (Source: SB Creative, translated)
He promised "a night of ecstasy you will never forget." That's a big promise...can he possibly deliver? Before long, they were living together. The escalating desire between Mizuki Shinohara and Kazuomi Honjou seemed endless...
ComedyFantasyGame
Kirito awakens in a vast, fantastical forest filled with towering trees. In his search for clues to the truth of his surroundings, he encounters a young boy who seems to know him. He ought to be a simple NPC, but the depth of his emotions seem no different than a human. As they search for the boy's parents, Kirito finds a peculiar memory returning to him. A memory from his own childhood, of this boy and a girl, too, with golden hair, and a name he should have never forgotten—Alice. (Source: Yen Press)
ActionSchool
While Asuna, Leafa, Silica and Lisbeth were doing their homework in Kirito and Asuna's Log House on the 22nd Floor of New Aincrad, Lisbeth informed Asuna of a player known as "Zekken" (Absolute Sword) who was challenging players on the 24th Floor, while offering an 11-hit Original Sword Skill as a reward. Asuna was told that the mysterious player had actually converted from a different game and that over thirty players who had attempted to challenge the player, including Leafa and even Kirito, were defeated. Hearing that Kirito had said something to the player before being defeated and not sharing what he had said with the others and thinking that the mysterious player had come for a reason, Asuna decided to challenge the player as well. To her surprise, the player was actually a girl named Yuuki. (Source: SAO Wikia)
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization takes place in Sword Art: Origin, a restoration of Aincrad with intentions of research and development in the year 2026, three years after the original Sword Art Online event.
Two side stories bundled with limited editions of anime Blu-ray/DVD.
It has been a full year since the end of the Sword Art Online incident and ten months since the end of the ALfheim Online incident. Although things had returned to normal for some time, mysterious incidents occur in another VRMMO game, called Gun Gale Online (GGO), when in two instances, a player in the game is shot by a mysterious person in a mantle who calls himself "Death Gun" and the shot player mysteriously disconnects after a few seconds, only for their real body to be found dead days later. After the second such incident, Kirigaya Kazuto is asked by a member of the VR Crimes Division, Kikuoka Seijirou, to investigate the rumours that the incidents in-game are related to the deaths of the players in the real world. After hearing that Death Gun has a requirement for his targets: the people he supposedly kills are all top players, Kazuto agrees to convert his ALfheim Online avatar into Gun Gale Online using The Seed's character conversion feature to enter the most well known tournament in the game, the Bullet of Bullets, to draw the attention of the mysterious Death Gun. (Source: Sword Art Online Wikia)
Follows the heroines from the Aincrad arc through their various adventures in the real world at the SAO Survivor School and in the virtual world of ALfheim Online.
Kazuto Kirigaya has survived the death game of Aincrad masterminded by Akihiko Kayaba, programmer of Sword Art Online, and made it back to the real world. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Asuna Yuuki (aka Asuna the Flash), the girl Kirito fell in love with in the game world and who has yet to awaken from her seemingly endless slumber. As his sister, Suguha, sadly looks on, Kazuto continues to visit Asuna in the hospital in the hope of finding answers... But one day, the answers suddenly find him in the form of a man who claims to be Asuna's fiancé?! With him, the man brings an in-game screenshot of someone who looks a lot like Asuna being held captive! Now Kirito must dive into an all-new VRMMORPG, ALfheim Online, to bring Asuna home!! (Source: Yen Press)
ActionSci-FiShounen
FantasyGame
A doujinshi co-authored by Kawahara Reki, under the pen-name of Kunori Fumio, and ponz on Sword Art Online. Note: Part comic/novel doujinshi. Novel by Kawahara Reki, manga by ponz. The contents are: "Sound of Water, Sound of Hammer" - Kunori Fumio "Extraordinary Ordinary Days" - ponz
A doujinshi co-authored by Kawahara Reki, under the pen-name of Kunori Fumio, and Kurusu Tatsuya on Sword Art Online. Note: Part comic/novel doujinshi. Novel by Kawahara Reki, manga by Kurusu Tatsuya. The contents are: "The Final Promise" "A Spot of Sunshine in the Winter"
ActionGame
In 2022, the world of virtual reality was upended by the arrival of a new invention from a genius programmer, Akihiko Kayaba, called NerveGear. It was the first full-dive system, and with it, came endless possibilities to VRMMORPGs. In 2026, a new machine called the Augma is developed to compete against the NerveGear and its successor, the Amusphere. A next-gen wearable device, the Augma doesn't have a full-dive function like its predecessors. Instead, it uses Augmented Reality (AR) to get players into the game. It is safe, user-friendly and lets users play while they are conscious, making it an instant hit on the market. The most popular game on the system is "Ordinal Scale" (OS), an ARMMORPG developed exclusively for the Augma. Asuna and the gang have already been playing OS for a while, by the time Kirito decides to join them. They're about to find out that Ordinal Scale isn't all fun and games... (Source: Aniplex USA)
A side story of Only Sense Online that focuses on Myu.
FantasySci-FiSlice of Life
"...And so, this short story became ‘A tale of Kirito riding a bicycle’, but it’s a story I wanted to write since the past as well, so I would be glad if you enjoyed it. I’ll write a story that involves playing games next time." (Kawahara Reki in this story´s afterword) (Source: Tap-Trans)
ActionAdventureSci-Fi
Asuka Empire—a long-living Japanese-style VRMMO game that started service in the midst of the SAO Incident. This game, where Yuuki, Ran and the others formed the Sleeping Knights guild, also had a hidden story―― The battle miko Nayuta and the ninja Koyomi. The two girls who met in Asuka Empire by chance and became friends encountered a strange priest in-game. The elderly priest wished to request help from a "detective" to "solve" a certain quest and he planned to pay 1,000,000 yen for the job. The two girls were shocked by the exorbitant payment, but the detective who accepted the strange request was an equally strange young man. All of his stat points were invested into luck―meaning that he was a tricky player who was absolutely weak in battle, but had an extremely high rare item drop rate... The solution of the mystery in a cutting-edge VRMMO world by the shady detective, along with the two girls, now begins. (Source: Dreadful Decoding)
1. The Fourteenth Autumn (十四回目の秋); Aincrad 35th floor, October 4, 2024 Brief story about Silica and Kirito approximately one month before the clearing of SAO. Also introduces the «Angel's Ring», which is used later in Sword Art Online: Girls Ops.
AdventureGame
A spin-off of the Sword Art Online series focusing on Kibaou.
ActionAdventureComedy
"You're telling me that.... I'm the 'strongest' in this world!?" A new heroic saga begins here!! On a certain fateful day, the teenage gamer Yuuki found himself in a parallel world when he woke up. Bewildered by the situation in which the characters of the game he had been made a player of had been gathered, he was then saved by a kind girl, a knight named Shannon. As he started to look for a way back to reality──he found out about a shocking truth. "I'm the strongest in this world... a level 99... !?" Then, Yuuki was nominated by the heroes of the game to become their leader....!? (Source: jCafe)
AdventureFantasy
The alternative version to the Caliber SS from volume 8, where they decided not to save Freyja in the dungeon. The SS in the title means 少し失敗 (sukoshi shippai) which translates to Slight Failure.
ComedyFantasyHistorical
A 4-koma anthology of Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- by various artists. It's the year 2205 AD, stories of the old days are slowly being modified by unknown, evil forces. As a sage, you have the ability to bring life to inanimate objects. Your duty is to bring these blades to life, create an army, and defeat the enemies! (Source: MU)
An anthology of Touken Ranbu by various mangaka.
Caught up in a ritual performed by a God in another world, Eiji Choukai is transported to another world. The otherworldy God responsible for the ritual looked at Eiji potential incarnations, they pulled out Classes like those from “I reincarnated into a vending machine”, but whereas there are normally several tens of Classes available for a person, the only Class avaiable for Eiji was “Parasite”. Having no choice but that one set-in-stone Class, Eiji reincarnates into his new world despondent. However, after using his powers he suddenly realized its potential. Using the parasite’s powers, he finds he can amplify himself countless times by obtaining other people’s powers. it could be that Eiji’s level might rise too much. (Source: BionicArk Translations)
RomanceJosei
ComedyFantasy
After living a painful life as an office worker, Azusa ended her short life by dying from overworking. So when she found herself reincarnated as an undying, unaging witch in a new world, she vows to spend her days stress-free and as pleasantly as possible. She ekes out a living by hunting down the easiest targets—the slimes! But after centuries of doing this simple job, she's ended up with insane powers...how will she maintain her low key life now?! (Source: Yen Press)
Fate, a gatekeeper who had been working for the castle, is beset by a few burdens. It is the constant hunger attacks triggered by a skill he had obtained upon birth. A useless skill, it only serves to make him hungrier; however, unbeknownst to him, it has a concealed ability. One day, having killed a thief sneaking into the castle, he finally noticed its true power. A skill that feeds upon the very soul of the subjects he kills, taking away all their powers. And thus, finally, his constant hunger had been satiated for the first time. With just that, the man who has been treated like a pile of trash slowly started raising his head. Having exceeded the concept of levels, he strikes fear with his terror-like strength, earning him the nickname... (Source: Novel Updates)
ComedyFantasyMagic
In an alternate world, Beatrice is alone in her brilliant and shining position that she has earned for mastering sword and magic, and she wants to cry a little. It seems she is promised to marry a miniature orc, but what's aggravating her? (Source: ANN)
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