Side Stories

Sword Art Online (main series)
Title	Source	Release Date	In-Story Date (Story Arc)
The Next Day	Progressive Aria movie third week screenings cinema bonus	November 13, 2021	November 7, 2022 (Aincrad Arc)
The Seventh Day	Progressive Scherzo movie third week screenings cinema bonus^[1]	November 5, 2022	November 13, 2022 (Aincrad Arc)
Memorable Song	Progressive Aria movie Blu-ray/DVD (limited edition)	July 8, 2022	November, 2022 (Aincrad Arc)
Progressive Story about the "Day of Beginnings" of that man who no one knows	Variant Showdown website leading up to the release of the game^[2]	November 19, 2022	November 21, 2022 (Aincrad Arc, non-canon)
Aria of a Starless Night (Magazine Version)	Dengeki Bunko MAGAZINE Vol.25	April 10, 2012	December 2-4, 2022 (Aincrad Arc)
Curable Pain	Progressive Scherzo movie Blu-ray/DVD (limited edition)^[3]	May 25, 2023	Undefined (Aincrad Arc)
SAOP 4.1	Dengeki Bunko Super Gratitude (Choukansha) Fair 2016	August 1, 2016	January 1, 2023 (Aincrad Arc)
7th Floor, Once More	Dengeki Bunko Super Gratitude (Choukansha) Fair 2022	August 5, 2022
[7th Floor, for the Third Time]]	Dengeki Bunko Super Gratitude (Choukansha) Fair 2023	August 4, 2023
Hopeful Chant	Ordinal Scale third week screenings cinema bonus	March 4, 2017	October 15-18, 2023 (Aincrad Arc, Prequel to Ordinal Scale)
Sisters' Prayer	SAO Season 2 Blu-ray/DVD Vol.9 (limited edition)	June 24, 2015	May 11-23, 2024 (Prequel to Mother's Rosario)
Agil and Klein's Exciting Meal	Dengeki Super Gratitude (Choukansha) Fair 2017	August 1, 2017	August, 2024 (Aincrad Arc)
Sound of Water, Sound of Hammer	Lisbeth Edition (COMITIA 100)	May 5, 2012	August, 2024 (Aincrad Arc)
Open-Air Bath	Dengeki Bunko MAGAZINE Vol.30	February 9, 2013	October 1, 2024 (Aincrad Arc)
The Day Before	SAO Season 1 Blu-ray/DVD Vol.1 (limited edition)	October 24, 2012	October 24, 2024 (Aincrad Arc)
Sugary Days (parts 1-5)	SAO Season 2 Blu-ray/DVD Vol.5 (limited edition)	February 25, 2015	October 24-26, 2024 (Aincrad Arc)
16.8.5	Declaration of Evolution! Dengeki Bunko FIGHTING Fair (2014)	August 1, 2014	October 24, 2024 (Aincrad Arc)
Breaking the Damage Limit	Dengeki Bunko Trounce! Breaking Limits!! Fair	October 1, 2012	Undefined (Aincrad Arc)
Defensive Power	Dengeki Bunko 3000th Title Milestone!! Great Gratitude Fair (2015)	August 1, 2015	Undefined (Aincrad Arc)
The Fourteenth Autumn	Pina Edition (COMITIA 104)	May 5, 2013	October 4, 2024
Extraordinary Ordinary Days	Lisbeth Edition (COMITIA 100)	May 5, 2012	November 2024 (Aincrad Arc, non-canon)
The Final Promise	Silica Edition (COMITIA 102)	November 18, 2012	November 7, 2022 (Aincrad Arc)
Salvia and the MTB	Dengeki Bunko MAGAZINE Vol.62 (Originally released as Material Edition 05)	June 9, 2018	January 26, 2025 (Fairy Dance Arc)
Celeste Fairy	Dengeki Bunko MAGAZINE Vol.31	April 10, 2013	April 10-12, 2025 (Fairy Dance Arc)
The Day After	SAO Season 1 Blu-ray/DVD Vol.9 (limited edition)	June 26, 2013	June 21-24, 2025 (After the Fairy Dance Arc)
Rainbow Bridge	Extra Edition Blu-ray/DVD (limited edition)	April 23, 2014	July 25-26, 2025 (Extra Edition sequel)
Objectors! ～VRMMO Development Tragedy～	Dengeki Bunko MAGAZINE Vol.41	December 10, 2014	October 2025 (After the Fairy Dance Arc)
Ordeals of Kirito	Accel World + Sword Art Online Drama CD	April 6, 2012	Undefined (After the Phantom Bullet Arc)
Calibur SS	Dengeki Bunko MAGAZINE Vol.20	June 10, 2011	December 28, 2025 (Calibur - Alternative Ending)
A Spot of Sunshine in the Winter	Silica Edition (COMITIA 102)	November 18, 2012	December 31, 2025 (Between Calibur and Mother's Rosario)
chromatic colors	abec Art Works	January 20, 2016	February 8, 2026 (Mother's Rosario)
Bluish Memories	Dengeki Bunko Super Gratitude (Choukansha) Fair 2021	August 6, 2021	February 2026 or later (Mother's Rosario)
Cordial Chords	Ordinal Scale Blu-ray/DVD (limited edition)	September 27, 2017	May 7, 2026 (Sequel to Ordinal Scale)
Summer Memories	Dengeki Bunko Super Gratitude (Choukansha) Fair 2019	August 1, 2019	7th Month, 379 HEC (Alicization Arc)
Distant Journey	SAO Alicization Blu-ray/DVD Vol.1 (limited edition)	January 30, 2019	1st-3rd Day of the 3rd Month, 379 HEC (Alicization Arc)
The End of the Summer and the Straw Hat	Dengeki Bunko Super Gratitude (Choukansha) Fair 2018	August 1, 2018	August, 2026 (Aftermath of the Alicization Arc)
If You Were Here	SAO Alicization Blu-ray/DVD Vol.8 (limited edition)	August 28, 2019	5th Month, 380 HEC - 10th Day of the 4th Month, 381 HEC (Alicization Arc - Alternative Timeline)
prismatic colors	abec Art Works Wanderers	March 27, 2020	5th Month, 380 HEC (Alicization Arc - Alternative Timeline)
If You Wish It	SAO Alicization War of Underworld Blu-ray/DVD Vol.2 (limited edition)	January 29, 2020	15th - 17th Day of the 4th Month, 381 HEC (Alicization Arc - Alternative Timeline)
If We Could Walk Together	SAO Alicization War of Underworld Blu-ray/DVD Vol.8 (limited edition)	December 9, 2020	17th - 18th Day of the 4th Month, 381 HEC (Alicization Arc - Alternative Timeline)
Another Heroine Inverter	Sword Art Online Lycoris limited edition bonus Drama CD	July 9, 2020	Undefined (Alicization Arc - Gameverse Timeline)
There is But One Ultimate Way	Material Edition: The Assemblage	August, 2011	Undefined (Alicization Arc - Alternative Timeline)
Versus	Dengeki Bunko MAGAZINE Vol.13	April 10, 2010	2026
Dream Game -Crossover-	Dengeki Bunko MAGAZINE Vol.39	August 9, 2014	2026
Versus II	Dengeki Bunko MAGAZINE Vol.40	October 10, 2014	2026
Cooking with the Wife	Sword Art Online x NewDays collaboration clear file bonuses	August 21, 2018
?	Ichiban Kuji Premium: Sword Art Online STAGE2 D Prize (Drama CD)	Late February 2015
When Asuna and Yuuki Changed into Swimsuits	Ichiban Kuji Premium: Sword Art Online STAGE3 E Prize (Drama CD)	August 1, 2015
The Grand Plan to Overcoming Picky-Eating!	Ichiban Kuji Premium: Sword Art Online STAGE3 E Prize (Drama CD)	August 1, 2015
The Grand Plan for a Summer Festival Performance!	Ichiban Kuji Premium: Sword Art Online STAGE3 E Prize (Drama CD)	August 1, 2015
Melodies Go Beyond the Forgetting Curve...	Ichiban Kuji Premium: Sword Art Online STAGE3 E Prize (Drama CD)	August 1, 2015
A Brief Instant of Reminiscing Right Below the Concert	Ichiban Kuji Premium: Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale- D Prize (Drama CD)	June 17, 2017
From Asuna's Diary on a Certain Day in Late April	Ichiban Kuji Premium: Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale- D Prize (Drama CD)	June 17, 2017
The Great Barrier of the Old Capital of Kyoto	Sword Art Online x KYOTO NIPPON FESTIVAL Collaboration Drama CD	October 25, 2019

Alternative "Gun Gale Online" Series
Title	Source	Release Date	In-Story Date (Story Arc)
Sugoimizugi Jam	Dengeki Girls Swim Wear Festival	October 10, 2015	Undefined (After SJ2)
LLENN and Fukaziroh Talking About Dates	Dengeki Bunko Super Gratitude (Choukansha) Fair 2016	August 1, 2016	Undefined (After SJ2)
MZO	Dengeki Splash	October 8, 2016	Undefined
Mizugi de Tatakaeru ka Online (MTO)	Dengeki Bunko Super Gratitude (Choukansha) Fair 2018	August 1, 2018	Undefined (After SJ3)
Minami no Island Online (MIO)	Dengeki Island!	October 7, 2018	Undefined (After SJ2)
Girl Meets Gun ~P90 ni tsuite Yoku wakaru Online (PYO)~	P-90 Version LLENN Airsoft Gun bonus	September 19, 2018
How LLENN Stopped Fretting and had Her Fire for Combat Sparked by Pitohui	SAO Alternative "Gun Gale Online" Blu-ray/DVD Vol.6 (limited edition)	November 28, 2018
Her step, step	ReoNa's "Prologue" album (limited edition)	June 26, 2019	August 29, 2026
The Untold Tale of the Vorpal Bunny's Birth ~Otherwise Known as the Worries of Two Gun Nuts~	AM.45 Version LLENN “Vorpal Bunny” Airsoft Gun bonus	April 3, 2020
Pitohui, Elsa, and a Fine Day for Handguns	AM.45 Gun Gale Online Original Gas Blowback Handgun model bonus	March 25, 2021

Alternative "Clover's Regret" Series
Title	Source	Release Date	In-Story Date (Story Arc)
The Story of the Matchmaking Bakeneko	Clover's Regret Volume 1 Animate store bonus	November 11, 2016	Undefined (before the main story)
The Strange Tale of Makuwa Melons	Clover's Regret Volume 1 Melonbooks store bonus	November 11, 2016	Undefined
Idle Talk - The Shinobi's Reckless Remarks	Dengeki Bunko MAGAZINE Vol.54 Animate store bonus	February 10, 2017	Undefined (after the main story)
Mysterious Words - Grave of the Tactician	Clover's Regret Volume 2 Animate store bonus	January 10, 2018	Undefined
Killing time - Discussing Favourite Food	Clover's Regret Volume 3 Melonbooks store bonus	August 10, 2018	Undefined

Alternative "Gourmet Seekers" Series
Title	Source	Release Date	In-Story Date (Story Arc)
The Story of the Mysterious Jam Vendor	Gourmet Seekers Volume 1 BOOK☆WALKER bonus	November 17, 2023	Undefined
The Story of Eating a "Tanmen"-Inspired Dish at a NPC Restaurant	Gourmet Seekers Volume 1 Melonbooks store bonus	November 17, 2023	Undefined
The Story of Making "Dongpo pork" with "Frenzy Boar" Meat	Gourmet Seekers Volume 1 Animate store bonus	November 17, 2023	Undefined
The Story of "Pot Helm", an Armour Equipment That Can Also be Used For Cooking	Gourmet Seekers Volume 1 gamers store bonus	November 17, 2023	Undefined