Sword Art Online mangas are the manga adaptations of the original Sword Art Online light novel series, written by Kawahara Reki. There are multiple manga adaptations of the series: manga that follow the main story of the Aincrad Arc, Fairy Dance Arc, Phantom Bullet Arc, and the Alicization Arc, two manga based on the Calibur and Mother's Rosario side stories respectively, a 4-koma counterpart, an adaptation of the Progressive series, an adaptation of the Gun Gale Online spin-off series, and a spin-off manga, titled "Girls Ops". So far only the Aincrad, Fairy Dance, Calibur and Mother's Rosario manga have been completed, while the other manga are still ongoing, with new chapters being released about every 1-2 months.
There are also a few SAO-themed comic anthologies, which include short manga stories drawn by various authors. Additionally, some doujinshi work created wholly or partly by the series original author was published in the form of manga. Publications that at least partially fall under this range include Material Edition 1, Material Edition 3, Silica Edition, Lisbeth Edition, and Pina Edition.
Major manga adaptation and spin-off list
| Illustrator | Title | Serialisation | Run-time | Chapters | Next Chapter Release |
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| Nakamura Tamako | Sword Art Online - Aincrad | Dengeki Bunko Magazine | August 10, 2010 [1] - April 10, 2012 | 12[† 1] | Finished |
| Minami Juusei | Sword Art Online 4-Koma | Dengeki Bunko Magazine | August 10, 2010 [1] - August 9, 2016 | 38[2] | Finished |
| Hazuki Tsubasa | Sword Art Online - Fairy Dance | Dengeki Bunko Magazine | April 10, 2012 [3] - April 10, 2014 | 14[† 2] | Finished |
| Yamada Kōtarō | Sword Art Online - Phantom Bullet | Comic Walker[† 3] | April 10, 2014[4] - ongoing | 11 (12)[† 4] | TBA[† 5][5] |
| Hazuki Tsubasa | Sword Art Online - Mother's Rosario | Dengeki Bunko Magazine | June 10, 2014 - April 10, 2016 | 12+2 | Finished |
| Kiya Shii | Sword Art Online - Calibur | Dengeki G's Comic | July 30, 2014 - June 30, 2015 | 10 | Finished |
| IsII[6] | Sword Art Online - Ordinal Scale[6] | Comic Walker[† 6] | April 27, 2017 - ongoing | 9 | TBA |
| Yamada Kōtarō | Sword Art Online - Project Alicization | Dengeki Bunko Magazine | August 9, 2016 - ongoing | 12 | August 9, 2018 |
| Kiseki Himura | Sword Art Online - Progressive | Dengeki G's Comic[† 7] | June 30, 2013 - February 28, 2018 | 43+5 | Finished |
| Miyoshi Shiomi | Sword Art Online - Progressive Barcarolle of Froth | Dengeki G's Comic | April 28, 2018 - ongoing | 2 | June 30, 2018 |
| Nekobyō Neko | Sword Art Online - Girls Ops | Dengeki Bunko Magazine | June 10, 2013[7] - ongoing | 31+5 | August 9, 2018 |
| Tamori Tadadi | Sword Art Online Alternative - Gun Gale Online | Dengeki Maoh | October 27, 2015 - ongoing | 12 (10)[† 8] | September 27, 2017 |
| Hirokawa Tomo[8][9] | Sword Art Online - Hollow Realization | Sword Art Online Magazine (October 24, 2016 - February 18, 2017) Dengeki Maoh (March 27, 2017 - ongoing)[10] |
October 24, 2016 - ongoing | 6 | August 26, 2017 |
| Kurogewagyuu[9][11] | Sword Art Online - Aincrad Night of Kirito | Sword Art Online Magazine[9] | October 24, 2016 - March 10, 2017 | 8 | Finished |
| Kurogewagyuu | Sword Art Online - Kirito's Gun Gale Wars | Sword Art Online Magazine | January 31, 2018 - ongoing | 2 | June 25, 2018 |
| Akinoshuu[9] | Sword Art Online Alternate Story - Kibaou-han! | Sword Art Online Magazine[9] | October 24, 2016 - February 18, 2017 | 3 | Finished |
Manga volumes
- Main article: Category:Manga Volumes
| Cover | Name | Japan Release | America Release |
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| Aincrad manga | |||
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Sword Art Online Aincrad 1 | September 27, 2012 ISBN 978-4-04-886906-5 |
March 25, 2014 ISBN 978-0-316-37123-0[† 9] |
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Sword Art Online Aincrad 2 | September 27, 2012 ISBN 978-4-04-886907-2 | |
| Fairy Dance manga | |||
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Sword Art Online Fairy Dance 1 | October 27, 2012 ISBN 978-4-04-886976-8 |
June 24, 2014 ISBN 978-0-316-40738-0 |
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Sword Art Online Fairy Dance 2 | August 27, 2013 ISBN 978-4-04-891911-1 |
November 18, 2014 ISBN 978-0-316-33655-0 |
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Sword Art Online Fairy Dance 3 | June 27, 2014 ISBN 978-4-04-866685-5 |
March 24, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-38373-8 |
| Phantom Bullet manga | |||
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Sword Art Online Phantom Bullet 1 | September 10, 2014 ISBN 978-4-04-866926-9 |
January 26, 2016 ISBN 978-0-316-26888-2[12] |
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Sword Art Online Phantom Bullet 2 | September 10, 2015 ISBN 978-4048653152 |
April 19, 2016 ISBN 978-0-316-31495-4 |
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Sword Art Online Phantom Bullet 3 | September 9, 2016 ISBN 978-4048924351 |
September 19, 2017 ISBN 978-0-316-43974-9[13] |
| Calibur manga | |||
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Sword Art Online Calibur | August 10, 2015[14] ISBN 978-4-04-865303-9 |
December 19, 2017[15] ISBN 978-0-316-44256-5 |
| Mother's Rosario manga | |||
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Sword Art Online Mother's Rosario 1 | December 10, 2014 ISBN 978-4-04-869156-7 |
March 22, 2016[16] ISBN 978-0-316-27033-5 |
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Sword Art Online Mother's Rosario 2 | August 10, 2015[17] ISBN 978-4-04-865316-9 |
June 21, 2016 ISBN 978-0-316-27235-3 |
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Sword Art Online Mother's Rosario 3 | June 10, 2016[18][† 10] ISBN 978-4-04-892109-1 |
September 19, 2017[19] ISBN 978-0-316-43975-6 |
| Project Alicization manga | |||
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Sword Art Online Project Alicization 1 | October 7, 2017[20] ISBN 978-4-04-893481-7 |
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| Progressive manga | |||
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Sword Art Online Progressive 1 | Special Edition: February 8, 2014 ISBN 978-4-04-866061-7 |
January 20, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-25937-8 |
| Regular Edition: February 27, 2014 ISBN 978-4-04-866011-2 | |||
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Sword Art Online Progressive 2 | July 10, 2014 ISBN 978-4-04-866705-0 |
April 21, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-38377-6 |
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Sword Art Online Progressive 3 | December 10, 2014 ISBN 978-4-04-869085-0 |
September 22, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-34875-1 |
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Sword Art Online Progressive 4 | August 10, 2015[21] ISBN 978-4-04-865304-6 |
March 22, 2016 ISBN 978-0-316-31465-7 |
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Sword Art Online Progressive 5 | July 9, 2016[22][† 11] ISBN 978-4-04-892222-7 |
March 21, 2017 ISBN 978-0-316-46926-5[23] |
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Sword Art Online Progressive 6 | June 9, 2017[24] ISBN 978-4-04-892922-6 |
January 30, 2018 ISBN 978-0-316-48012-3[25] |
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Sword Art Online Progressive 7 | May 10, 2018[26] ISBN 978-4-04-893852-5 |
December 11, 2018[27] ISBN 978-1-975-32919-8 |
| Girls Ops manga | |||
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Sword Art Online Girls Ops 1 | July 10, 2014[28] ISBN 978-4-04-866686-2 |
May 19, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-34205-6 |
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Sword Art Online Girls Ops 2 | April 10, 2015[29] ISBN 978-4-04-865089-2 |
January 26, 2016[30] ISBN 978-0-316-26899-8 |
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Sword Art Online Girls Ops 3 | May 10, 2016[31][† 12] ISBN 978-4-04-892104-6 |
November 22, 2016[33] ISBN 978-0-316-55267-7 |
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Sword Art Online Girls Ops 4 | February 10, 2017[34] ISBN 978-4-04-892688-1 |
October 31, 2017[35] ISBN 978-0-316-44198-8 |
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Sword Art Online Girls Ops 5 | February 10, 2018[† 13][36][37] ISBN 978-4-04-893650-7 |
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| Ordinal Scale manga | |||
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Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale 1 | April 27, 2017 ISBN 978-4-04-892650-8 |
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Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale 2 | January 27, 2018[38] ISBN 978-4-04-893371-1 |
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Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale 3 | Autumn, 2018[39] |
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| 4-koma manga | |||
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Sword Art Online 4-Koma 1 | September 27, 2012 ISBN 978-4-04-886905-8 |
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Sword Art Online 4-Koma 2 | August 26, 2014 ISBN 978-4-04-866925-2 |
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Sword Art Online 4-Koma 3 | September 27, 2016 ISBN 978-4-04-892397-2 |
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| Alternative: Gun Gale Online manga | |||
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Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online 1 | October 7, 2016[40] ISBN 978-4-04-892373-6 |
November 14, 2017[41] ISBN 978-0-316-44241-1 |
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Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online 2 | November 10, 2017[citation needed] ISBN 978-4-04-893446-6 |
July 24, 2018[42] ISBN 978-1-975-32650-0 |
| Aincrad Night of Kirito | |||
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Sword Art Online Aincrad Night of Kirito | March 10, 2017[43] ISBN 978-4-04-892723-9 |
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| Hollow Realization manga | |||
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Sword Art Online Hollow Realization 1 | March 27, 2017[44] ISBN 978-4-04-892772-7 |
November 13, 2018[45] ISBN 978-1-97-535474-9 |
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Sword Art Online Hollow Realization 2 | September 27, 2017[46] ISBN 978-4-04-893361-2 |
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Sword Art Online Hollow Realization 3 | March 27, 2018[47] ISBN 978-4-04-893717-7 |
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| 4-koma Official Anthology | |||
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Sword Art Online 4-koma Official Anthology 1 | October 27, 2012 ISBN 978-4-04-891108-5 |
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Sword Art Online 4-koma Official Anthology 2 | February 27, 2013 ISBN 978-4-04-891445-1 |
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Sword Art Online 4-koma Official Anthology 3 | August 27, 2013 ISBN 978-4-04-891834-3 |
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| Comic Anthologies | |||
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Sword Art Online Comic Anthology | May 27, 2013 ISBN 978-4-04-891574-8 |
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Sword Art Online Comic Anthology 2 | March 27, 2014 ISBN 978-4-04-866489-9 |
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Sword Art Online Dengeki Comic Anthology 1 Him, the sword, her and love. |
June 9, 2017[48] ISBN 978-4-04-892926-4 |
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Sword Art Online Dengeki Comic Anthology 2 Just as I thought, I love you. |
October 7, 2017[49] ISBN 978-4-04-893382-7 |
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Sword Art Online Official Comic Anthology 1 -if- | March 10, 2018[50] ISBN 978-4-04-893773-3 |
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| Other | |||
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Accel World 5 (Versus) | February 27, 2014 ISBN 978-4-04-866389-2 |
October 27, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-30614-0 |
Specials
An official and original manga, named the Sword Art Online Cybersecurity Handbook, was drawn by Kiseki Himura for the Cybersecurity Month Event, in collaboration with the Japanese Government National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity. The manga was released for free in an event starting from March 4, 2017 and has also been made available for download for free on the official site.[51]
Notes
- ↑ The magazine version did not include Yui's chapter, but it was included in the tankoubon version
- ↑ The last chapter(s) of Volume 3 Tankoubon version is not included in magazine serialization version. Due to lack of info, the extra content is counted as one chapter here.
- ↑ Chapter 1 was first published via an attachment to Dengeki Bunko Magazine Volume 37, before being put onto the site.
Chapter 4 was first published in a Tankoubon before being published via other means. - ↑ One of the chapters of the Phantom Bullet manga from Comic Walker was split into two chapters in the tankoubon version. The number in the parentheses indicates the equivalent number of chapters in the tankoubon version.
- ↑ Latest chapter was released on July 27, 2016
- ↑ Starting with chapter 9. Used to be published directly solely in tankoubon format before then.
- ↑ Before Dengeki G's Comic Vol.1 (April 30, 2014), the manga was serialized on Dengeki G's Magazine
- ↑ Four chapters of the manga were merged into two chapters after their initial release on the magazine.
- ↑ Separate digital release,
Vol. 1
E-book version: ISBN 9780316296465
App version: ISBN 9780316296502
Vol. 2
E-book version: ISBN 9780316296472
App version: ISBN 9780316296526 - ↑ Available on Amazon as of June 9, 2016
- ↑ Released on Amazon JP on July 8, 2016
- ↑ Available on Amazon as of May 7, 2016[32]
- ↑ Released a day early on Amazon
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 電撃文庫MAGAZINE VOL.15 2010年 9月号
- ↑ Dengeki Bunko MAGAZINE, Vol 35 came with Log.022
- ↑ https://twitter.com/kunori/statuses/189613748691017729
- ↑ First chapter included in a special booklet attached to Dengeki Bunko Magazine, Vol 37 (April 2014)
- ↑ Comic Walker
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sword Art Online Magazine Vol.1
- ↑ Nekobyō Neko to draw manga focusing on characters Lisbeth, Silica, Leafa
- ↑ Dengeki Bunko MAGAZINE vol.51
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Dengeki Online article on SAO Magazine contents
- ↑ SAO Magazine Volume 3
- ↑ An illustration by the artist
- ↑ Hachette's page for Phantom Bullet manga volume 1
- ↑ Hachette's page for Phantom Bullet manga volume 3
- ↑ http://dc.dengeki.com/newreleases/978-4-04-865303-9/
- ↑ Yen Press
- ↑ Hachette's page for Mother's Rosario manga volume 1
- ↑ http://dc.dengeki.com/newreleases/978-4-04-865316-9/
- ↑ Dengeki Comic Web
- ↑ Hachette's page for Mother's Rosario manga volume 3
- ↑ Dengeki Bunko site. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ↑ http://dc.dengeki.com/newreleases/978-4-04-865304-6/
- ↑ http://dc.dengeki.com/newreleases/978-4-04-892222-7/
- ↑ Hachette
- ↑ Amazon JP
- ↑ Hachette's page for Progressive volume 6
- ↑ Amazon JP
- ↑ Yen Press' page for Progressive volume 7
- ↑ Amazon Japan's page
- ↑ Dengeki Bunko MAGAZINE Volume 42
- ↑ Hachette's page for Girls' Ops volume 2
- ↑ Dengeki Comic Web page for Girls Ops Volume 3
- ↑ Amazon JP
- ↑ Hachette's page for Girls' Ops volume 3
- ↑ Amazon JP
- ↑ Hachette's page for Girls' Ops volume 4
- ↑ Dengeki Bunko site
- ↑ Dengeki Bunko MAGAZINE vol. 59
- ↑ Dengeki Bunko site
- ↑ Ordinal Scale manga volume 2
- ↑ https://www.amazon.co.jp/ソードアート・オンライン-オルタナティブ-ガンゲイル・オンライン-1-電撃コミックスNEXT/dp/4048923730
- ↑ Hachette's page for AGGO manga Volume 1
- ↑ Hachette's page for AGGO manga Volume 2
- ↑ Amazon JP
- ↑ Dengeki Bunko site
- ↑ Yen On website
- ↑ Dengeki Bunko site
- ↑ Dengeki Bunko site
- ↑ Dengeki Bunko site.
- ↑ Dengeki Bunko site.
- ↑ Amazon JP
- ↑ SAO x NISC collaboration official homepage