List of Sword Art Online manga volumes

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There are twelve manga adaptations of Sword Art Online, all written by Reki Kawahara and published by ASCII Media Works. Sword Art Online: Aincrad (ソードアート・オンライン アインクラッド), illustrated by Tamako Nakamura, was serialized in Dengeki Bunko Magazine between the September 2010 and May 2012 issues. Two tankōbon volumes of Aincrad were released on September 27, 2012.[1][2] A comedy four-panel manga, titled Sword Art Online. (そーどあーと☆おんらいん。) and illustrated by Jūsei Minami, began serialization in the September 2010 issue of Dengeki Bunko Magazine. The first volume of Sword Art Online. was released on September 27, 2012.[3] A third manga, titled Sword Art Online: Fairy Dance (ソードアート・オンライン フェアリィ・ダンス) and illustrated by Hazuki Tsubasa, began serialization in the May 2012 issue of Dengeki Bunko Magazine. The first volume of Fairy Dance was released on October 27, 2012;[4] the third volume was released on June 27, 2014.[5] The Aincrad and Fairy Dance manga have been acquired for release in North America by Yen Press.[6] The first volume of Aincrad was published on March 25, 2014.[7]

Created by
  • Reki Kawahara
  • Tamako Nakamura
  • Jūsei Minami
  • Hazuki Tsubasa
  • Neko Nekobyō
  • Kiseki Himura
  • Kōtarō Yamada
  • Shii Kiya
  • Hazuki Tsubasa
  • Kōtarō Yamada
OwnersDengeki Bunko and Dengeki G's Magazine/Comic
(via ASCII Media Works)
Yen Press (English)
Years2012–present
Novel(s)
  • Ongoing series:
Re:Aincrad (2022–present)
Unital Ring (2023–present)
Gourmet Seekers (2024–present)
  • Ended series:
4-koma (2012–2016)
Fairy Dance (2012–2014)
4-koma Official Anthology (2012–2013)
Comic Anthology (2013–2014)
Progressive (2014–2022)
Phantom Bullet (2014–2022)
Girls' Ops (2014–2021)
Mother's Rosario (2014–2016)
Gun Gale Online (2016–2021)
Kirito's Thousand and One Night Story (2017–2021)
Project Alicization (2017–2021)
Hollow Realization (2017–2019)
Ordinal Scale (2017–2020)
Kiss & Fly (2020–2023)
Alicization Lycoris (2020–2021)
  • One-off volumes:
Aincrad (2012)
Calibur (2015)
Dengeki Comic Anthology (2017)
Official Comic Anthology (2018)
Memory Defrag Comic Anthology (2019)
Quick facts Sword Art Online, Created by ...
Sword Art Online
Created by
  • Reki Kawahara
  • Tamako Nakamura
  • Jūsei Minami
  • Hazuki Tsubasa
  • Neko Nekobyō
  • Kiseki Himura
  • Kōtarō Yamada
  • Shii Kiya
  • Hazuki Tsubasa
  • Kōtarō Yamada
OwnersDengeki Bunko and Dengeki G's Magazine/Comic
(via ASCII Media Works)
Yen Press (English)
Years2012–present
Print publications
Novel(s)
  • Ongoing series:
Re:Aincrad (2022–present)
Unital Ring (2023–present)
Gourmet Seekers (2024–present)
  • Ended series:
4-koma (2012–2016)
Fairy Dance (2012–2014)
4-koma Official Anthology (2012–2013)
Comic Anthology (2013–2014)
Progressive (2014–2022)
Phantom Bullet (2014–2022)
Girls' Ops (2014–2021)
Mother's Rosario (2014–2016)
Gun Gale Online (2016–2021)
Kirito's Thousand and One Night Story (2017–2021)
Project Alicization (2017–2021)
Hollow Realization (2017–2019)
Ordinal Scale (2017–2020)
Kiss & Fly (2020–2023)
Alicization Lycoris (2020–2021)
  • One-off volumes:
Aincrad (2012)
Calibur (2015)
Dengeki Comic Anthology (2017)
Official Comic Anthology (2018)
Memory Defrag Comic Anthology (2019)
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A spin-off manga starring Lisbeth, Silica, and Leafa, titled Sword Art Online: Girls' Ops (ソードアート・オンライン ガールズ・オプス) and illustrated by Neko Nekobyō, began serialization in the July 2013 issue of Dengeki Bunko Magazine.[8] Girls' Ops was licensed by Yen Press in November 2014, the first volume of which was released on May 19, 2015.[9][10] A manga adaption of Sword Art Online: Progressive, illustrated by Kiseki Himura, began serialization in the August 2013 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine. The manga ended serialization in the magazine's May 2014 issue and was transferred to Dengeki G's Comic starting with the June 2014 issue.[11] The original series ended with the seventh volume, and a new one started, subtitled Progressive: Barcarolle of Froth. The Progressive manga adaption has been licensed by Yen Press, with the first two volumes released in January and April 2015, respectively.[12][13]

A sixth manga, titled Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet and illustrated by Kōtarō Yamada, had its first chapter serialized in the May 2014 issue of Dengeki Bunko Magazine, with following chapters being digitally serialized on Kadokawa's Comic Walker website. A seventh manga, titled Sword Art Online: Calibur and illustrated by Shii Kiya, was serialized in Dengeki G's Comic between the September 2014 and July 2015 issues.[14] A single compilation volume was released on August 10, 2015. An eighth manga, titled Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosario and also by Hazuki Tsubasa, is based on the seventh volume of the novel series and began serialization in the July 2014 issue of Dengeki Bunko Magazine. A ninth manga, adapting Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online, began serialization in the November 2015 issue of Dengeki Maoh.

A tenth manga, titled Sword Art Online: Project Alicization and illustrated by Kōtarō Yamada, based on the Alicization arc of the light novel series, began serialization in the September 2016 issue of Dengeki Bunko Magazine.

Volumes

Sword Art Online: Aincrad

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1Sword Art Online: Aincrad 1September 27, 2012
978-4-04-886906-5		March 25, 2014[7]
978-0-316-37123-0
2Sword Art Online: Aincrad 2September 27, 2012
978-4-04-886907-2		March 25, 2014[7]
978-0-316-37123-0
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Sword Art Online (4-koma)

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1Sword Art Online (4-koma) 1
Sōdoāto☆Onrain。 (1) (そーどあーと☆おんらいん。（１）)		September 27, 2012[15]978-4-04-886905-8
2Sword Art Online (4-koma) 2
Sōdoāto☆Onrain。 (2) (そーどあーと☆おんらいん。（２）)		August 27, 2014[16]978-4-04-866925-2
3Sword Art Online (4-koma) 3
Sōdoāto☆Onrain。 (3) (そーどあーと☆おんらいん。（３）)		September 27, 2016[17]978-4-04-892397-2
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Sword Art Online: Fairy Dance

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1Sword Art Online: Fairy Dance 1October 27, 2012
978-4-04-886976-8		June 24, 2014[18]
978-0-316-40738-0
2Sword Art Online: Fairy Dance 2August 27, 2013
978-4-04-891911-1		November 18, 2014[19]
978-0-316-33655-0
3Sword Art Online: Fairy Dance 3June 27, 2014
978-4-04-866685-5		March 24, 2015[20]
978-0-316-38373-8
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4-koma Official Anthology Sword Art Online

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14-koma Official Anthology Sword Art OnlineOctober 27, 2012[21]978-4-04-891108-5
24-koma Official Anthology Sword Art Online 2February 27, 2013[22]978-4-04-891445-1
34-koma Official Anthology Sword Art Online 3August 27, 2013[23]978-4-04-891834-3
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Sword Art Online: Comic Anthology

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1Sword Art Online: Comic Anthology 1May 27, 2013[24]978-4-04-891574-8
2Sword Art Online: Comic Anthology 2March 27, 2014[25]978-4-04-866489-9
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Sword Art Online: Progressive

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1Sword Art Online: Progressive 1February 27, 2014
978-4-04-866011-2		January 20, 2015[26]
978-0-316-25937-8
2Sword Art Online: Progressive 2July 10, 2014
978-4-04-866705-0		April 21, 2015[27]
978-0-316-38377-6
3Sword Art Online: Progressive 3December 10, 2014
978-4-04-869085-0		September 22, 2015[28]
978-0-316-34875-1
4Sword Art Online: Progressive 4August 10, 2015
978-4-04-865304-6		March 22, 2016[29]
978-0-316-31465-7
5Sword Art Online: Progressive 5July 9, 2016
978-4-04-892222-7		March 21, 2017[30]
978-0-316-46926-5
6Sword Art Online: Progressive 6June 9, 2017[31]
978-4-04-892922-6		January 30, 2018[32]
978-0-316-48012-3
7Sword Art Online: Progressive 7May 10, 2018[33]
978-4-04-893852-5		December 11, 2018[34]
978-1-9753-2919-8
8Sword Art Online: Progressive: Barcarolle of Froth 1December 10, 2018[35]
978-4-04-912230-5		November 3, 2020[36]
978-1-9753-1753-9
9Sword Art Online: Progressive: Barcarolle of Froth 2January 10, 2020[37]
978-4-04-912988-5		February 2, 2021[38]
978-1-9753-1755-3
10Sword Art Online: Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night 1October 26, 2020[39]
978-4-04-913501-5		June 20, 2023[40]
978-1-9753-6109-9
11Sword Art Online: Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night 2June 25, 2021[41]
978-4-04-913842-9		September 19, 2023[42]
978-1-9753-6111-2
12Sword Art Online: Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night 3January 27, 2022[43]
978-4-04-914240-2		January 23, 2024[44]
978-1-9753-6113-6
13Sword Art Online: Progressive: Canon of the Golden Rule 1November 27, 2021[45]
978-4-04-914018-7		March 19, 2024[46]
978-1-9753-9100-3
14Sword Art Online: Progressive: Canon of the Golden Rule 2August 26, 2022[47]
978-4-04-914549-6		July 30, 2024[48]
978-1-9753-9102-7
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Sword Art Online: Girls' Ops

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1Sword Art Online: Girls' Ops 1July 10, 2014
978-4-04-866686-2		May 19, 2015[49]
978-0-316-34205-6
2Sword Art Online: Girls' Ops 2April 10, 2015
978-4-04-865089-2		January 26, 2016[50]
978-0-316-26899-8
3Sword Art Online: Girls' Ops 3May 10, 2016
978-4-04-892104-6		November 29, 2016[51]
978-0-316-55267-7
4Sword Art Online: Girls' Ops 4February 10, 2017
978-4-04-892688-1		October 31, 2017[52]
978-0-316-44197-1
5Sword Art Online: Girls' Ops 5February 10, 2018[53]
978-4-04-893650-7		March 19, 2019[54]
978-1-9753-0375-4
6Sword Art Online: Girls' Ops 6February 9, 2019[55]
978-4-04-912387-6		September 24, 2019[56]
978-1-9753-3220-4
7Sword Art Online: Girls' Ops 7August 26, 2020[57]
978-4-04-913365-3		June 8, 2021[58]
978-1-9753-2585-5
8Sword Art Online: Girls' Ops 8May 27, 2021[59]
978-4-04-913818-4		September 6, 2022[60]
978-1-9753-4284-5
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Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet

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1Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet 1September 10, 2014
978-4-04-866926-9		January 26, 2016[61]
978-0-316-26888-2
2Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet 2September 10, 2015
978-4-04-865315-2		April 26, 2016[62]
978-0-316-31495-4
3Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet 3September 10, 2016
978-4-04-892435-1		September 19, 2017[63]
978-0-316-43974-9
4Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet 4February 26, 2022
978-4-04-914247-1		January 17, 2023[64]
978-1-9753-6175-4
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Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosario

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1Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosario 1December 10, 2014
978-4-04-869156-7		March 22, 2016[65]
978-0-316-27033-5
2Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosario 2August 10, 2015
978-4-04-865316-9		June 28, 2016[66]
978-0-316-27235-3
3Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosario 3June 10, 2016
978-4-04-892109-1		September 19, 2017[67]
978-0-316-43975-6
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Sword Art Online: Calibur

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1Sword Art Online: CaliburAugust 10, 2015
978-4-04-865303-9		December 12, 2017[68]
978-0-316-44256-5
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Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online

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1Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online 1October 8, 2016[69]
978-4-04-892373-6		November 14, 2017[70]
978-0-316-44241-1
2Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online 2November 10, 2017[71]
978-4-04-893446-6		July 24, 2018[72]
978-1-9753-2650-0
3Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online 3November 10, 2018[73]
978-4-04-912180-3		June 18, 2019[74]
978-1-9753-5765-8
4Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online 4March 27, 2021[75]
978-4-04-913771-2		January 25, 2022[76]
978-1-9753-1406-4
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Sword Art Online: Kirito's Thousand and One Night Story

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1Sword Art Online: Kirito's Aincrad Night
Kirito no Sen'yaichiyamonogatari (キリトの千夜一夜物語(アインクラッドナイト))		March 10, 2017[77]978-4-04-892723-9
2Sword Art Online: Kirito's Gun Gale Wars
Kirito no Sen'yaichiya Sōdō (キリトの千夜一夜騒動(ガンゲイルウォーズ))		February 9, 2019[78]978-4-04-912348-7
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Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization

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1Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization 1March 27, 2017[79]
978-4-04-892772-7		November 13, 2018[80]
978-1-9753-5474-9
2Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization 2September 27, 2017[81]
978-4-04-893361-2		February 19, 2019[82]
978-1-9753-2788-0
3Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization 3March 27, 2018[83]
978-4-04-893717-7		May 21, 2019[84]
978-1-9753-2791-0
4Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization 4September 27, 2018[85]
978-4-04-893821-1		August 20, 2019[86]
978-1-9753-0554-3
5Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization 5March 27, 2019[87]
978-4-04-912308-1		December 24, 2019[88]
978-1-9753-0613-7
6Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization 6October 25, 2019[89]
978-4-04-912658-7		August 18, 2020[90]
978-1-9753-1558-0
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Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale

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1Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale 1April 27, 2017[91]
978-4-04-892650-8		February 18, 2025[92]
979-8-8554-1176-8
2Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale 2January 27, 2018[93]
978-4-04-893371-1		May 27, 2025[94]
979-8-8554-1178-2
3Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale 3October 26, 2018[95]
978-4-04-893822-8		November 25, 2025[96]
979-8-8554-1180-5
4Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale 4June 26, 2019[97]
978-4-04-912449-1		May 26, 2026[98]
979-8-8554-1182-9
5Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale 5May 27, 2020[99]
978-4-04-913049-2		November 24, 2026[100]
979-8-8554-1184-3
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Sword Art Online: Dengeki Comic Anthology

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1Sword Art Online: Dengeki Comic Anthology 1June 9, 2017[101]978-4-04-892926-4
2Sword Art Online: Dengeki Comic Anthology 2October 7, 2017[102]978-4-04-893382-7
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Sword Art Online: Project Alicization

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1Sword Art Online: Project Alicization 1October 7, 2017[103]
978-4-04-893481-7		December 8, 2020[104]
978-1-9753-1817-8
2Sword Art Online: Project Alicization 2October 10, 2018[105]
978-4-04-912095-0		March 2, 2021[106]
978-1-9753-1819-2
3Sword Art Online: Project Alicization 3August 10, 2019[107]
978-4-04-912788-1		June 29, 2021[108]
978-1-9753-1821-5
4Sword Art Online: Project Alicization 4August 26, 2020[109]
978-4-04-913388-2		March 22, 2022[110]
978-1-9753-4178-7
5Sword Art Online: Project Alicization 5August 27, 2021[111]
978-4-04-913914-3		July 5, 2022[112]
978-1-9753-4532-7
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Sword Art Online: Official Comic Anthology

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1Sword Art Online: Official Comic Anthology 1March 10, 2018[113]978-4-04-893773-3
2Sword Art Online: Official Comic Anthology 2August 9, 2018[114]978-4-04-893985-0
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Sword Art Online: Memory Defrag Comic Anthology

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1Sword Art Online: Memory Defrag Comic AnthologyApril 26, 2019[115]978-4-04-912365-4
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Sword Art Online: Kiss & Fly

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1Sword Art Online: Kiss & Fly 1March 10, 2020[116]
978-4-04-913106-2		June 18, 2024[117]
978-1-9753-6574-5
2Sword Art Online: Kiss & Fly 2November 10, 2022[118]
978-4-04-914717-9		October 15, 2024[119]
978-1-9753-7515-7
3Sword Art Online: Kiss & Fly 3July 10, 2023[120]
978-4-04-915178-7		January 21, 2025[121]
978-1-9753-9472-1
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Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris

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1Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris 1May 27, 2020[122]978-4-04-913178-9
2Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris 2December 26, 2020[123]978-4-04-913557-2
3Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris 3July 27, 2021[124]978-4-04-913887-0
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Sword Art Online: Re:Aincrad

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1Sword Art Online: Re:Aincrad 1April 27, 2022[125]
978-4-04-914388-1		May 21, 2024[126]
978-1-9753-9704-3
2Sword Art Online: Re:Aincrad 2March 10, 2023[127]
978-4-04-914913-5		December 10, 2024[128]
979-8-8554-0393-0
3Sword Art Online: Re:Aincrad 3January 9, 2024[129]
978-4-04-915455-9		April 22, 2025[130]
979-8-8554-1470-7
4Sword Art Online: Re:Aincrad 4November 9, 2024[131]
978-4-04-916087-1		January 20, 2026[132]
979-8-8554-2317-4
5Sword Art Online: Re:Aincrad 5July 10, 2025[133]
978-4-04-916482-4		—
6Sword Art Online: Re:Aincrad 6April 10, 2026[134]
978-4-04-952194-8		—
7Sword Art Online: Re:Aincrad 7——
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Sword Art Online: Unital Ring

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1Sword Art Online: Unital Ring 1November 25, 2023[135]
978-4-04-114248-6		July 8, 2025[136]
979-8-8554-0964-2
2Sword Art Online: Unital Ring 2May 24, 2024[137]
978-4-04-114891-4		January 27, 2026[138]
979-8-8554-1673-2
3Sword Art Online: Unital Ring 3April 25, 2025[139]
978-4-04-115958-3		August 25, 2026 (scheduled)[140]
979-8-8554-3370-8
4Sword Art Online: Unital Ring 4January 23, 2026[141]
978-4-04-117027-4		—
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Sword Art Online Alternative Gourmet Seekers

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1Sword Art Online Alternative Gourmet Seekers 1March 10, 2025[142]978-4-04-916325-4
2Sword Art Online Alternative Gourmet Seekers 2September 27, 2025[143]978-4-04-916427-5
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