Clad in desert pink and the size of a mere child, the infamous “Pink Devil” mercilessly hunts down other players in the firearm-centered world of the virtual reality game Gun Gale Online. But in real life, this feared player killer is not quite who anyone would expect. A shy university student in Tokyo, Karen Kohiruimaki […]

In the year 2022, virtual reality has progressed by leaps and bounds, and a massive online role-playing game called Sword Art Online (SAO) is launched. With the aid of “NerveGear” technology, players can control their avatars within the game using nothing but their own thoughts.Kazuto Kirigaya, nicknamed “Kirito,” is among the lucky few enthusiasts who […]

Chosen by the Church’s god, Origin, a young country girl named Flum Apricot is enlisted in the hero’s party and expected to fight demons. However, her one innate skill, Reversal, has no practical use, and the party’s sage, Jean Inteige, treats her as a burden, eventually selling her off to a slave dealer. In the […]

“There’s no way to beat this game. The only difference is when and where you die…” One month has passed since Akihiko Kayaba’s deadly game began, and the body count continues to rise. Two thousand players are already dead. Kirito and Asuna are two very different people, but they both desire to fight alone. Nonetheless, […]