Action
A toy shop in the city is a place for purifying souls. Emma, an ordinary girl, has a special ability to see "spectre-spirit". Gray, a game genius, whose another identity is "tutor of purification". They meet in the mysterious soul toy store.
Eastern Fantasy
Ally just wanted to get to know the strange handsome man on the bus, but is soon dragged into an adventure that threatens to erase her existence! As she's slowly emerging into an unknown world, she learns what it means to fight for what's important to her.
DramaActionHistorical
This story happened in the past and it is most unbearable for the Chinese nation to recall it. A group of true heroes dedicated their enthusiasm and lives in those years when there was a temporary shortage of heroes. However, instead of being praised for their deeds, they have been called names and spurned with contempt by their compatriots for over a hundred years. This book is dedicated to commemorating those loyal and brave soldiers.
He has been cursed to be lonely all his life! If he touches any female from 8 to 80, even if it's just with his finger, they will fall instantly in love with him. Sun Lang stays strong and abides by the law. He swear to break this curse and regain his right to help old ladies across the street!
Comedy
Xu Liangjin, a loser in real life, happened to arrive in mysterious planet Sacred Frontier by mistake. From then on, he rewrote all his life. After meeting four female knights with different personalities and specialties, i.e. Cat Knight Forsythia, Fish Knight Orise, Bear Knight Bao and Wing Knight Wenfly, hey joined their team and experienced a series of life-and-death battles, dangerous traps and companions'mutiny... Everyone's fate has his or her own fate. Where to go? That's a question that only future knows.
Science? Superstition? Little tricks? Can all things in the world be explained by science? If not, is there a mysterious force outside of science which secretly controls history? What if you know all about history are lies? This story is set up in the period of the Republic of China (around 1916) when advanced science and technology from Europe are refreshing all recognition of this ancient agricultural country. The title of the book and the first part of the Ch. 1 is a metaphor. “Light” means “to initiate”, “lamp” implies “the container”. The “soul” from the title does not mean the soul basically, but refer to a mysterious force besides the soul. Now let me open the door of “truth": for you.
FantasyComedyAction
The RAIEO continent, which, according to historical records, was once full of demons and bloodshed. That was the darkest Alfie time. Then the Warrior of Light appeared, defeated the Demon King, sealed her magic, freed RAIEO continent, and established a place of the Sacred Sword against the Demons. Years passed, the name of the raves has been inherited and all brave can be inheritors of the Warrior can use the Sacred sword.
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ActionJosei
Golden-haired and blue-eyed Heilong is the clan's most powerful and fearsome assasin; however, he left the group with his blind best friend, Pailong. Nowadays, the two of them are doing street dance performances, but the clan continues to hunt for them... to bring Heilong back! (Source: Hyper Parfait)
AdventureFantasyShounen
A long time ago, in a certain world, the evil magician Aval was thoroughly defeated by a brave man Ruldo, who carried "Sword Breaker". Unfortunately, Ruldo was banished by Aval's curse into a different world. Now, will the call for a hero bring Ruldo back into his original world once more? (Source: MU)
ActionHistoricalMartial Arts
Taepung is born of a rather prestigious family. But he is practically neglected by his father. And while he is purposely being beaten up by a gang, he decides that being beaten up is not much better than living. And then a ghostly girl with a strange voice rescues him. But the girl steals his precious necklace just like that—and when he finds her again, she is a fortune-teller girl who seems to be possessed. What will happen between these two? (Source: Acacia15)
ActionSupernaturalSeinen
A woman died a suspicious death in the forest. Beside her, the sword-smith Amon finds a new-born boy with a tragic fate and takes him in. About 10 years later, this boy who is named Gai and who has become Amon's apprentice, loses his right arm in an accident while making a sword. Amon decides to take a sword called "Shiryuu," which is a sword with demonic powers that has been passed down for generations, and fashion it into an artificial arm for Gai. That was the beginning of it all... The story of this boy, who has become one with a demonic weapon and is drawn into a cruel fate in which he must face countless battles, can be seen as either the story of "a beautiful weapon and an ugly person" or of "the cruelty of weapons and the beauty of humans." This is a completely new world of comic noir. (Source: MU)
HistoricalSupernaturalSeinen
ActionMechaRomance
In the mid 21st century, human civilization is in dire straits. Gene technology had found a huge market, and due to huge profits, research had accelerated accordingly. An "immortality" gene no longer seemed like a mere dream. However, a sample of this gene was accidentally mixed with a biohazard, creating a new life-form. "They" also took in genetic materials from the natural world, evolving into an enemy that has invaded the human world. The "Shahel" are now a force capable of defeating human military forces, and at this point in time both the North and South American continents have fallen under their control. The USA, among others, no longer exists on the map. In Japan, the government has created and is working on improving a "samurai" unit to oppose the Shahel, utilizing soldiers enhanced with nano-machines to connect with an armored exoskeleton. It is at this point that Tsukahara Takemichi is assigned to the 1st platoon at the "Place of the Samurai."
Soul Reviver revolves around a woman who is half human, half Shinigami and whose job is to accompany the souls of the dead to the world of the Shinigami.
DramaYuriSlice of Life
After a heated argument with her mother, Keito runs away from home without knowing where to go. When she helps an old woman to carry her bags home, the woman offers to put her up in one of her rooms. Keito accepts and starts to pick up the pieces of her life. When she's not drawing her own comic, which features a black jazz singer named Angie, the young woman works at a record shop. That's where she meets and falls in love with Niki, an attractive trumpeter in a funk band. They sleep with each other. Unfortunately for Keito, Niki then explains that she's not interested in a serious relationship, but Keito is not willing to give up that easily... (Source: MU)
ActionAdventureSci-Fi
Bem, the bounty hunter engaged in a hunt "bloody", a mythical creature, on a planet at the dawn of evolution.
ComedyFantasyParody
A series of 4-panel comic strips that touch on the days of Aincrad in a comedic viewpoint.
ActionFantasyShounen
Death City is home to the Death Weapon Meister Academy, established by Shinigami—the grim reaper himself. Created to maintain peace, the academy trains Meisters and Demon Weapons—people who take on the form of a weapon—to defend humanity against evil. The ultimate goal of a Meister is to create a "Death Scythe" worthy of being wielded by Shinigami. To do this, their weapon partner must consume the souls of 99 wicked humans and one witch. Maka Albarn and her partner Soul Eater "Soul" Evans are two students who hope to make a Death Scythe. They are joined by the boisterous Black☆Star and his partner Tsubaki Nakatsukasa, as well as the perfectionist Death the Kid—simply known as Kid—and his partners, the twins Patricia "Patty" and Elizabeth "Liz" Thompson. These ambitious students all work towards becoming the ultimate Meister and Demon Weapon team, through misadventures, missions, and many class trials. However, many mysteries surround them, and as new enemies are discovered and secrets are revealed, Maka, Soul, and their friends must fight to protect the academy, Death City, and the world itself from enemies far worse than humans. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
ActionAdventureComedy
The tale of Monster Soul takes place in the land of Elfenland where humans and monsters inhabit. The main characters is a group of monsters called the Black Airs. The Black Airs is recorded as the strongest group of the monster forces in the great war between the humans and monsters.
ActionFantasySupernatural
Vampire
The Van Helsing Church Order is bent on destroying all supernatural creatures, as well as anyone else who gets in their way. However, a certain silver-haired man and red-haired vampire are not waiting for the Church to come to them! During their latest attack on a Van Helsing "cleansing" squad, they inadvertently save the life of a human being... (Source: helz0ne)
FantasyYaoi
While Hara Sakutarou grieves because of the loss of his parents in an accident, he meets an enigmatic young man who calls himself Al. Through the course of events, they start living together. Where did Al come from that he’s always so bewildered and detached from this transient world? Sakutarou is immediately captivated by Al's mysterious and nostalgic ways. Before long, Sakutarou takes advantage of the situation and violently embraces Al. However just he starts, Al’s secret is exposed…!?
FantasyShounen Ai
During an investigation, private detective Amaki comes across Kou, a man with a mysterious aura about him; a man with strangely sharp perception and eyes that shine like a beast’s. Since his meeting with this man, for some reason wild creatures that are not supposed to inhabit the city keep appearing around Amaki... Who is this Kou? The author goes all out, a Shamanic Fantasy begins. (Source: MU)
ActionMysterySupernatural
A rookie female reporter named Kei tackles a story about a dead body one day. The police have determined that it was suicide, but Kei believes it is actually murder. Kei happens to have a special talent in scientific forensic investigation.
MysteryPsychologicalSeinen
A strange silver-hair man, Ameya, helps a young boy, Norio. But no-one seems to see this weird man... A murder takes place in a locked room, with only one clue : a piece of paper filled with an incomprehensible warning « Within three days I will steal the equivalent value of the life of the person who will be in this room» Two inspectors working for Sircam insurance, Isa et Senjô, think that the culprit is "Paper Cut". But who is this enigmatic murderer ?
DramaSupernatural
ActionSci-Fi
Shoujo
Dana is a warm-minded, active and sometimes a clumsy girl. Even though Dana is late for her first class in high school, she feels happy to be a friend of Je-Ah, a talented girl. As Dana gets to know Je-ah's misfortune, she also confesses her secret first love, In-woo, to her. Je-ah is so supportive and everything seems good for Dana until Je-ah agreed to date In-woo without a moment of hesitation when he asked. Moreover, Je-ah's cousin says Je-ah has changed because of Dana. What does he mean? And what are the mysterious dreams Dana always has? (Source: MU)
ActionComedyShoujo
Renji is one of God's most powerful but overly violent angels. As punishment for going too far in the last battle against the demons, Renji is sent to Earth, where he must save 10,000 souls. Only then will he be allowed to return to heaven! (Source: Tokyopop)
Slice of LifeJosei
Body & Soul is a manga "wellness guide," and also a surprising and touching love story. The initial story of Miku's quest for health precedes a fantastic love adventure, where love appears little by little, and where we don't expect it...
ActionMechaSci-Fi
ActionAdventureFantasy
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)
Martial ArtsSchoolShounen
Gaie Kensei is just starting his high school life, at the same school as his childhood friend Nireki Hikari. His high school boasts a highly competitive kendo club, and Kensei is excited to join and begin learning from the older students. However, the fact that Kensei's father is a legendary kendo competitor works against him. Once the other club members learn that Kensei is not as good as his father, they refuse to let him join the team. Wandering around in despair, Kensei comes across the secret hideout of Ashihara Naoto. She seems highly skilled in kendo, though she spends all her time reading and claims she hates the sport. Naoto reluctantly helps him train up to prove his worth to the kendo club, though she refuses to join the club herself. On the final day of club sign-ups, Kensei finally makes it into the Kendo club, along with his childhood friend Hikari, who becomes the first female member! Their kendo-centric high school life is only beginning! (Source: MangaHelpers)
AdventureFantasyShoujo
The Demon Hunter Asagi was born with a mysterious inner force, but his only means of releasing it is through an ancient sword—the Moegi, a blade forged with the power of a hundred and one Demon Orbs. A search for this famed sword will lead to a promise to a young woman, one that will lead Asagi on a wearisome journey of sword fights and broken spirits to claim the magical sword and free its trapped spirits. (ANN)
"Hey, Ryuu. Want to go to the school swimming pool with me tonight?" On a certain day, after school, year one student Yakumo Ryuu received this kind of invitation from Nanami Yuki. In a mysterious academy town where people with strange power gathers, the student council president who is known as the strongest in history is currently sealing off the academy, all the students are under house arrest. Only by defeating five power user in a "duel" will they be able to regain their freedom. Those who choose to rebel are known as heroes, but Ryuu who can only "create a doppelganger within three meter radius" is completely unsuitable to engage in battle, so he is one of the numerous spectators remaining. However, on one particular day, since Ryuu obtained a sword by chance late night in the campus, the power level of the academy has been completely toppled, Ryuu stood up as a traitor! Using a sacred sword and demonic sword to open his path, let the academy battle begins! (Source: NU)
This is a post-war world where human-shaped weapons called scabbards exists. Cuifer and Livia are traveling government agents looking after the declining scabbard population, checking on their living condition, potential abuses and the worthiness of their masters. (Source: DarkoNeko)
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)
"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)
Fantasy
Lyle is a young man who lost his memories when he was young, and doesn't know who he is or where he came from. His only connection to his past is his Soul Gadget, "Czerny." Lyle was adopted by Gio, and has a sister-in-law named Sheska. These three work together on special thieving jobs to make end's meet. Read along as Lyle uncovers the secrets of Czerny and his past... (Source: MU)
Slice of LifeSeinen
One volume short-story collection on "Osaka sentimentality."
Yaoi
High-school student Sawatari has his usual customers and doesn't get emotional about it. So why is it that he always seems to let "that person" drag him around? a very short story. (Source: MU)
ActionSci-FiSeinen
The "gothic cyberpunk action" manga is set in the 23rd century, where monsters have turned the world into an "amusement park of corpses." The series centers on one girl surviving in the world with a personality completely unfit for it. (Source: ANN)
FantasySchoolShoujo
ActionFantasySeinen
In a time when Gods ruled with cruelty, no one dared to oppose them... A girl was offered to the wind god as a sacrifice. A tribe leader sets off on a journey of redemption while trying to save the girl and make her his wife. Kiron, while defying the Gods will, departs for a difficult journey. Will he be successful? And what kind of obstacles will the Gods throw at him? (Source: MU)
DramaRomance
Kai and Spike are best of friends. They have a common background, the fact that they are both half Koreans. They both feel alone and mistreated, angry towards the world, and uncomfortable in their own house. One day in the middle of black Harlem, they accidentally encounter a Korean foreign student, Sunil, and both become interested in her... (Source: Tokyopop)
The story takes place in Okinawa and begins with 19-year-old Naki Kamisato, who was born and raised on the island. Naki makes a living stealing and selling luxury cars, but his life takes an unexpected turn when, after he gets into trouble with an US Air Force deserter, a mysterious beautiful woman in a black uniform uses an impossible method to resolve the issue. (Source: ANN)
ActionAdventureDrama
Belca Noctircus is the son of a commoner and the King of Noctircus. He is the third prince in the royal Noctircus family and is third in line for the throne. Soon after coming back from abroad, his brother and the crown prince of Noctircus, Hector, reveals his amibition to create peace with the Amonel, a race considered to be monsters but mysteriously dies from a chronic disease. Belca and his other older brother, Orcelito discovers the conspiracy behind Hector's death and Belca is nearly killed because of it. However, he is saved by a wandering bard/scholar named Eco. Meanwhile Orcelito is taken by Lagen, whose son, a young nobleman, locks him up and manipulates him to do things by Lagen's bidding and wishes. (Source: Wikipedia)
ActionGameShounen
The story is set 14 years after Atlantia, the largest country in the world of Legendia, was torn apart by riots. The protagonist Tatewaki Tsurugi was secreted away from the chaos at a young age. Oblivious to his true birthplace, Tsurugi grows up as a spirited boy in the neighboring rocky land of Pacifis. One day, Tsurugi suddenly comes across the Shining Sword, and his great adventure begin. An army of darkness is hunting down the 12 Sword Braves, and as the army pursues Tsurugi, a figure appears before him. Bringer is a Card Battle Droid entrusted with the duty of protecting Tsurugi. Trained by Bringer in the ways of the Battle Spirits combat, Tsurugi joins the other Sword Braves in rising up against the army of darkness with his Key Spirit Shining Dragon. (Source: ANN)
ComedyShounen
ActionDramaSchool
Shota Kamine is a boy who could "see" other people's hearts. With this power, he tries to use it for the good of people, but nothing ever goes right. Not being able to sought out the meaning behind the power of his eyes, he becomes discouraged and loses all hope. While then, on the school rooftop he meets a boy, Hibiki Tokisaka, and gets his own heart grasped by the sound of his saxophone!! Kamine who became interested with Hibiki, goes and visits the brass band's concert. There, Kamine witnesses Hibiki's performance shaking up and gripping the people's hearts. Hibiki, who had overcome what Kamine thought could never happen and not possible for him to even do, Kamine approaches him to talk about it, but to find out Hibiki too carry a dark past he cannot tell others. Kamine finds out his secret and he... Included one-shot: Volume 8: Soul Catcher(S) (pilot)
ActionFantasyHistorical
A young Emperor is cast out of his Empire by his uncle, who seizes the throne for himself. The young Emperor sets out to become the strongest among the living, and take back what is rightfully his... (Source: Easy Going Scans)
ActionComedyFantasy
ActionFantasyGame
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)
Rey Yan was an orphan with no home, no skills, and no purpose. But when he comes upon the PaSa sword, a cursed blade made from the bones of the demon king, he suddenly finds himself with the power to be a great hero. The sword's creator is the evil Shiyan, the royal vizier who needs the sword to assist him in releasing his ancestor, the demon king. (Source: Tokyopop)
A 32-page long manga included in Nintendo's official guidebook Hyrule Historia: Zelda no Densetsu Taizen.
ActionComedySchool
A spin-off of Tokyo Ravens series.
ActionHistoricalMusic
The Tokugawa shogunate uses the brainwashing "Heaven's Songs" by the top idols in Shinsengumi to subjugate the country and its people. In this Japan, writing or singing any songs besides the "Heaven's Songs" is a capital offense. Ryouma Sakamoto and the other rockers rise up and change the world with rock 'n' roll for freedom and justice.
SchoolYaoi
The always cheerful Amano Ricku and the cool and distant Masaki You didn’t even like each other very much, but when Riku finds his fellow classmate passed out on the sidewalk one day, he can’t just walk away without helping him. He even finds Masaki a job in his mother’s restaurant, and thus the unlikely relationship between them starts to unfold... (Source: MU)
AdventureFantasyGame
Two side stories bundled with limited editions of anime Blu-ray/DVD.
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.
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)
ActionDramaFantasy
Collection of side stories of +C: Sword and Cornett.
ActionDramaSupernatural
Novelization of the anime. The novels are designed to be complementary to the series and focus on incorporating more of the Marebito's side of events into the main half of the story. (Source: Megami Tensei Wikia)
Martial ArtsSci-FiSeinen
DramaMusicSchool
Tir McDohl is the son of a Great General of the Scarlet Moon Empire, Teo McDohl. Teo is called away to fight a battle in the northlands, leaving his son alone under the guardianship of several family friends to begin his career in the Imperial Army. The Hero soon comes to realise through his missions and association with his leaders that the corruption within the Empire's top tier has led to a country whose populace is enslaved and unhappy. Through his friend Ted, he comes into possession of the Rune of Life and Death (also known as the Soul Eater), one of 27 True Runes that govern various aspects of the world. The Rune, ruthlessly hunted for by corrupt officials within the Empire and their manipulators, force the Hero and his companions to flee the capital city of Gregminster. This early chain of events forces the Hero to cross paths with a rebel organization where he is sheltered, although he is only convinced of the need to struggle against the Empire when the hideout is attacked and sacked by Imperial forces. Recruiting the help of Mathiu Silverberg, a former Imperial strategist, the Hero's Liberation Army starts off as a small force working to unite rebel factions throughout Scarlet Moon, and eventually becomes a force large enough and powerful enough to bring down the Empire itself.
ActionDramaSeinen
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)
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)
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.
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)
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"
The story follows a girl in the "Threshold" (狭間, Hazama), a world beween Heaven and Earth. "Impure souls"—those that could not ascend to Heaven with the burden of their own weight—have drifted to this world of constant warfare. (Source: ANN)
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)
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.
DramaGameSeinen
"Wizard's Soul" is a competitive trading card game. Skilled players are popular, make a lot of money, and are even offered acceptance to prestigious universities. Follow the story of Manaka as she struggles with love, money, and friendship in a world run by cards. (Source: Batoto)
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.
ActionShounen
Once there was a military power called "Amamikado" which invaded other countries and expanded its domain. There were two princes in Amamikado. The younger prince was named Oguna. His father, the Emperor of Amamikado, trained him as an assassin. Oguna was hungry for power to help his father. This is a tale of an assassin before he meets Izumo. (Paraphrased from the cover).
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It follows the story of the original game closely without major deviation, although some events are shortened.
Once there was a legend of a sword. It is said that the sword of a rune god was sealed up in "Jagara-Mogara". When the spirits of Light, Water and Earth come together, the seal will break, then the sword will be immortalised. That is the sword of Susanoh. Izumo, Kumaso and Oguna, upon pursuing the sword of Susanoh came to the nation of Jagara ruled by an Empress and her army of women. They got involved in the wars between Jagara and Amamikado, but what awaits them isn't the clash between two nations, but the darkness involved with the sword of Susanoh that everyone is seeking. Credit: Snow Kiss
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)
Kei Arimoto and Makoto Ohtaki had been bosom buddies since middle school, but their relationship begins to change as college forces the two to spend more time apart. Kei is using all his wiles to take their relationship to the next level but Makoto continues to resist a more physical connection. Can Makoto finally acquiesce to Kei’s advances or will he find his soul mate stolen by a formidable rival instead? “Love Soul” shows that their paths to true love and positions in bed can be ambiguous and painfully funny. Included one-shots: Love Is a Question, Double Face
Supernatural
Rendered immortal by an infusion of mystical worms that can repair any wound, the masterless samurai Manji wanders the hillsides of feudal Japan, his quest to slay one thousand evil men to atone for his past sins. By his side is the young woman Rin, an orphan who seeks vengeance for the murders of her parents. Driven in a quest for absolution, the two have faced many deadly challenges, both natural and supernatural. But can they survive their greatest battle, against the all-powerful Inugami? Hiroaki Samura's groundbreaking tale of redemption and magic finds new life in this first prose novel, featuring six all new illustrations by Samura. (Source: Dark Horse)
A side story of Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka. It covers the story of the strongest 1st class adventurer, Ais Wallenstein, the "Sword Princess," and her desire to reach even greater heights with her friends in the Loki Familia. (Source: MU)
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