Sword Art Online: Kirito no Gun Gale Wars - Recommendations

• Vol: 1; Ch: 13
• 2007

It's .hack as you've never seen it before! Four hilarious artists give their own takes on the thrilling events and your favorite characters from both The World, and The World R:2. It's Kite vs. Haseo in the eternal struggle over who is the real hero of the story! Plus plenty of the Grunty and Chim Chim antics you know and love! And Atoli gets to... uh... be herself? All this and more in a single hilarious collection of 4-panel strips and short stories.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 6
• 2005

Raid, a newbie Edge Punisher in The World R:2 decides to sell all of his gear and items in order to buy a rare sword. Unfortunately the sword draws the attention of a group of PKers who decide to kill him and steal the sword for themselves. Dead, naked, and penniless it seems that it's all over for Raid, when he is suddenly saved by a group of players from the Seventh Division of the guild Moon Tree.

• Vol: 3
• 2016 - 2017

“Sword & Magic Online,” a VRMMO consisting of 255 floors to clear, harbors a horrible secret: Everything from floor two onwards hasn’t been implemented yet. And all the devs ran away. “What are you gonna do about this?!” “We’re gonna make them now!” “People are already close to beating the first floor, you know?!” “No problem, I’ll let everyone die at the boss!” Also, there is no magic in this world of swords and magic, the gold value has inflated indefinitely due to a dupe glitch, this kusoge (fixed term for a shitty game) is going down the toilet. And yet, there are friends enjoying this kind of game. For that reason and to avoid this world’s destruction (end of service), a youth named “Sasaraki” continues developing this kusoge world together with the mysterious girl Alice who dwells in the debugging room, and…? A VR kusoge development rom-com!

• Vol: 3; Ch: 18
• 2016 - 2017

“Sword & Magic Online,” a VRMMO consisting of 255 floors to clear, harbors a horrible secret: Everything from floor two onwards hasn’t been implemented yet. And all the devs ran away. “What are you gonna do about this?!” “We’re gonna make them now!” “People are already close to beating the first floor, you know?!” “No problem, I’ll let everyone die at the boss!” Also, there is no magic in this world of swords and magic, the gold value has inflated indefinitely due to a dupe glitch, this kusoge (fixed term for a shitty game) is going down the toilet. And yet, there are friends enjoying this kind of game. For that reason and to avoid this world’s destruction (end of service), a youth named “Sasaraki” continues developing this kusoge world together with the mysterious girl Alice who dwells in the debugging room, and…? A VR kusoge development rom-com!

• Vol: 1
• 2018

• Vol: 6
• 2018 - 2020

Ryu Shinjo is a student who is invited (forced) by his best friend to enter the world of virtual and online role-playing games. During the game and when choosing his class, Ryu decides to become a "priest", through which he can regain his health through magic and thus play alone. However, his playing style is far from what you would call a "normal priest". It is time to learn the story from Ryu, the priest who instills terror into anyone who dares to stand in his way.

• Vol: 4+; Ch: 25+
• 2021 - ?

In the new Virtual Reality MMORPG, a new Clan War has begun. The prize: 100 million yen! Since everyone's aiming to be the best, Hayato has been kicked out of his clan. He's chosen crafting skills over combat skills, so will he be stuck without a team? He thought so, until he tried to put an NPC in his clan. Who would have thought, with the right items, it's possible! Cooking, Medicine, Armor, all sorts of crafting is exactly what he needs to make a team of the best NPC's! The result: a maid who loves to eat, a mercenary that loves his sister, a butler with a mysterious past, and many others with their own stories! "You need me on your team! You can die or you can cook for me, the choice is yours!" "Stop that! That's the low HP sound!" Is this team going to be okay? Now begins an RPG fantasy story of the craziest team out there!

• Vol: 1+
• 2023 - ?

• Vol: 1
• 2020

• Vol: 2; Ch: 10
• 2006 - 2007

"The World" is a virtual net game that services twenty million players. When a boy with the alias of Kite logs in for the first time, he's joined by his friend Yasuhiko - alias Orca - and together the two travel to find enemies. However, soon after a mysterious woman named Aura appears, followed by a fierce enemy that defeats Orca and sends him into a coma in real life. Determined to save Orca, Kite travels through The World, gaining both strength and companions such as BlackRose and Mistral along the way. In order to bring back Orca he must defeat strange monsters known as the Eight Phases, and the only way to do so is to use the power of a mysterious bracelet - an illegal item that threatens the safety of the entirety of The World. With system admin Balmung watching Kite's every move, can Kite manage to save his friend?