Sword Art Online - Ordinal Scale Volume 01 (manga)

Sword Art Online - Ordinal Scale Volume 01 (劇場版 ソードアート・オンライン -オーディナル・スケール- 1) is the first volume of the Ordinal Scale manga adaptation. The volume covers the events of the Ordinal Scale movie up to the end of Eiji's assault on the Fuurinkazan guild and the defeat of The Storm Griffin, the boss of the 11th Floor in Sword Art Online.

Summary
In the year 2026, a highly-advanced augmented reality console known as the Augma entered the market as an alternative to the most widely used virtual reality console, the AmuSphere. With the introduction of Ordinal Scale (OS), the first Augmented Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (ARMMORPG) for the Augma, the new console quickly became popular.

On April 24, 2026, having learnt about rumors of Sword Art Online (SAO) monsters appearing in OS from his friends, Kirigaya Kazuto (Kirito) decided to participate in a boss fight alongside Yuuki Asuna and Tsuboi Ryoutarou (Klein). As the players participating in the battle struggled with the boss, the second-ranked player in the game, Eiji, suddenly joined the fight, helping change the tide of battle.

The next day, while the Fuurinkazan guild was waiting for their last member appear, a boss suddenly spawned nearby. Although the guild was faring well against the monster, the group was abruptly assaulted by Eiji mid-battle, who physically injured the players, before allowing the boss to defeat them in-game.

Prologue
One night in Sword Art Online, Asuna and Kirito were enjoying the night sky of Aincrad. As Asuna complained about having never seen shooting stars because her neighbourhood was too bright, Kirito remarked that there were several good places to see them in his area, and thus they made a promise to see meteor showers some day in the real world. Kirito additionally promised to have a gift for Asuna that day.