Sword Art Online: Progressive Movie 1 - Aria of a Starless Night - Recommendations

• Vol: 2; Ch: 11
• 2010 - 2012

The year is 2022, and gamers have lined up on launch day to connect to Sword Art Online, a hotly anticipated MMORPG that allows players to connect to an immersive, lush virtual reality world with special helmets called Nerve Gear. Kirito is eager to return to the place where he spent a good deal of time as a beta tester, and quickly becomes friends with Klein, a newbie player. But soon, Sword Art Online's 10,000 players discover that not only are they unable to logout, the only way they can return to their physical bodies is by beating the 100-level tower's final boss - that is, if their HP doesn't drop to zero first, for death in the game means death in the real world. Now, with no one else to turn to, Kirito and the other participants must survive the game as best they can – some forming guilds, others ruthlessly leaving their peers behind, and many tragically falling by the wayside or to the merciless monsters populating the lands...

• Vol: 2+; Ch: 26+
• 2021 - ?

In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online—a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other—opens its virtual doors, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in the game world by manipulating their brain waves to create a wholly realistic gaming experience. But when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to horror as they discover that, for all its amazing features, SAO is missing one of the most basic functions of any MMORPG—a log-out button. Now trapped in the virtual world of Aincrad, their bodies held captive by NerveGear in the real world, users are issued a chilling ultimatum: conquer all one hundred floors of Aincrad to regain your freedom. But in the warped world of SAO, "game over" means certain death-both virtual and real...

• Vol: 3; Ch: 16
• 2019 - 2021

While on their way to Zakkaria from Rulid Village, Eugeo and Kirito encounter a noble girl named Medina battling monsters on the highway. Medina Orthinanos is a noble whose family was banished to the borderlands due to being considered defects by the empress of Norlangarth. Having lost her father in an accident, Medina seeks to become an Integrity Knight to clear her family's besmirched name. Little did she know that the two boys she encountered on the road to Zakkaria shared her goal of becoming Integrity Knights but would one day go up against the Axiom Church and kill the supreme ruler of the church...

• Vol: 3; Ch: 16
• 2019 - 2023

• Vol: 12+
• 2016 - ?

Following the development of virtual reality, Thera, a revolutionary and ultra-realistic online game to the almost infinite universe is born. Inside, everyone can become what they want and experience many adventures. But for Sakuu, the first immersion turns into a nightmare: unable to disconnect, he finds himself a prisoner of a virtual world populated by wild creatures. Without access to the interface of the game nor to the items of care, who knows what will happen to him if he loses the life in Thera ... And he is not the only one in this situation: he crosses paths with other players who are victims of the same problem. For these Outlaw Players, game over is not an option. Whatever the cause of the bug, Sakuu and his companions have no choice: they must grow stronger, explore, learn, and sue.

• One Shot
• 2017

In 2022, a genius by the name of Akihiko Kayaba created the first FullDive VRMMORPG: Sword Art Online. However, this game has a terrifying secret: You can't log out until the game is beaten, and dying in game means death in real life... This is the story of a player trapped in this deadly game, dreaming of conquering Aincrad. Your story.

• Vol: 3; Ch: 15
• 2021 - 2022

At the recommendation of her younger brother who lives with her, Mari Akizuki decides to play the massively popular VRMMORPG "Mebius World Online". Being a beginner, she had only wanted to enjoy the game at a leisurely pace... But before she knows it, she ends up battling a boss monster, earning a rare skill, and becoming the center of attention?! And so begins the kind-hearted Mari-nee's VRMMO life, as she bonds with both players and NPCs alike!

• Vol: 3; Ch: 15
• 2020 - 2022

Futayado Nanaka who calls herself a part time warrior, though all the places she worked at got bankrupt, now has too much time on her hands. And to that opportunity, she was invited by a very close friend of hers, a pro gamer and a livestreamer, to take part in the world’s first VRMMO with a livestream function "WorldLive-ONLINE". And so, a 21-year-old real cheat girl who has extraordinary strength, carries a blunt weapon and rampages through the VR world.

• Vol: 2; Ch: 12
• 2008 - 2009

Lara Hoerwick is visiting her uncle Harald, and starts playing a game on his computer while he is away. At first she is excited to find herself in the world of the Epitaph of Twilight, until she realizes that she's stuck in the game. To make matters worse, the game's world is about to be destroyed by the Cursed Wave. Lara's only hope is to set out in search of the Twilight Dragon.

• Vol: 2; Ch: 10
• 2014

Sky World takes place in the eponymous world of the MMORPG, Sky World. One day, thousands of players woke up to find themselves in the world. Junichiro Mikimori is one of these players who has now come to live in Sky World. The story begins with Junichiro on Altaria Island. There, he encounters an all-female guild and befriends two of its members. Together, they decide to leave Altaria Island and journey to the highest point of the world: Aion Island, in hopes of being able to find a way back to the real world.