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Apr 9, 2013 7:19 PM
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In the latest issue of Dengeki Bunko Magazine, it was announced that a new spinoff manga of "Sword Art Online" will begin monthly in the light novel from vol.32 (publication date: June 10th). The manga is named "Sword Art Online Girls Ops" and will focus on events of Silica, Lizbeth, and Leafa and take place in the school for the returnees from SAO and the ALO game world.

It was also announced that the light novel "Sword Art Online Progressive" will also get a manga adaptation which will be published in the monthly game magazine "Dengeki G's Magazine" starting from the issue to be published on June 30th.

Source: Page scan of Dengeki Bunko Magazine

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NaruleachOct 6, 2013 5:42 PM
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
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Apr 9, 2013 7:23 PM
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Inb4 hype.

I wonder if this can bring in good sales like the rest of the franchise.
I probably regret this post by now.
Apr 9, 2013 7:27 PM
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Please No.

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Lafha? I don't remember anyone by that name in SAO... :/
I think that's what the fanbase officially named Sugu's Sugus...
Apr 9, 2013 7:31 PM
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I've read doujinshi's with better character design.
Apr 9, 2013 7:42 PM
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Bet it will be better than SAO, at least.
Apr 9, 2013 7:46 PM
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Cute girls doing cute things SAO style? I'll pass. I liked SAO for Kirito and Asuna, not the pseudo-harem.

*Sigh*, as if there aren't already enough shows with an exclusive cutesy female cast centered around daily life of doing nothing, they've started turning already existing shows into shows centered around the cute little girly cast doing cute little girly things.

Am I the only one slightly annoyed by this?
Apr 9, 2013 7:47 PM
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Nope, I'll pass. I never liked the girls, so I won't be reading this.

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It is also announced that the light novel "Sword Art Online Progressive" will also get a manga adaptation, which will be published in the bimonthly game magazine "Dengeki G's Magazine" starting from the next issue in June.

Source: Page scan of Dengeki Bunko Magazine


This I will be.
Apr 9, 2013 8:08 PM
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Might be interesting who knows, I have my doubts though.
Apr 9, 2013 8:14 PM
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Higashi_no_Kaze said:
Inb4 hate


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Apr 9, 2013 8:16 PM

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Cute SAO girls doing cute things? Sign me up for the inevitable anime.
Apr 9, 2013 8:21 PM

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Oh god... Not more "It's NOT incest since we are just cousins" Leafa.
Apr 9, 2013 8:48 PM
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Ah, I can't wait for the flame wars to erupt when the anime adaptation eventually airs. That was some good popcorn while it lasted. LOL
Apr 9, 2013 8:50 PM

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Let's hope that this follows the Raigun route (Railgun > Index), then it may be worth a read.
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inb4 Railgun vs Index
Apr 9, 2013 9:06 PM

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Cute girls doing cute things SAO style? I'll pass. I liked SAO for Kirito and Asuna, not the pseudo-harem.

My thoughts exactly.
Apr 9, 2013 9:11 PM

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So......Sword Art Offline.
Apr 9, 2013 9:18 PM

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Finally, focus on the characters that were never focused on. Except Leafa, she just fanservice.
Apr 9, 2013 9:35 PM

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So basically this is another Toaru Kagaku no Railgun sort of business?
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Apr 9, 2013 9:39 PM

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Twist ending: they all DIE
Apr 9, 2013 10:08 PM

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ALO was horrible though.
Apr 9, 2013 10:36 PM

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Will watch if it gets animated

Apr 9, 2013 10:56 PM

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I thought SAO was a disappointment in general, the online world SAO had more potential than they got out of it with their dumb harem-ish sidestories, and ALO was quite a bore in total, so no, this manga is not aimed at me...


Apr 9, 2013 11:13 PM

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Can't really say I'm excited. I honestly didn't care for these characters in the anime
Apr 9, 2013 11:24 PM

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Meh, can't say I'm excited about this either considering it will probably be a parody with some lame humor.
Apr 9, 2013 11:30 PM

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i just want intense duel like when they played in aincrad..



Apr 9, 2013 11:40 PM

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meh
I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world..
Apr 9, 2013 11:54 PM
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As long as Leafa and her magnificent miracle breasts are there, I'm in.
Apr 10, 2013 12:24 AM
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Meh.

Lisbeth and Silica were just forced into the story for harem shenanigans.

At least Lyfa had something...till she up and went joined Kazuto's harem...
Apr 10, 2013 12:25 AM

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If it's nothing more than cute girls doing cute things online, it might be better than SAO.
Apr 10, 2013 1:28 AM

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Nah.
Give me a spinoff with Klein as the main MC instead of Kirito.
Apr 10, 2013 1:50 AM

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Nah.
Give me a spinoff with Klein as the main MC instead of Kirito.
Apr 10, 2013 2:08 AM

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I guess I can finally give it the mantle, "Whore Art Online".

I can already tell that this will suck more than it's source material, which was already subpar.

All this time could have gone to improving SAO, but no, give the weak female characters the spotlight.

Apr 10, 2013 2:26 AM

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Cute girls doing cute things might be the best thing to come out of the entire franchise. No Kirito and Asuna in this series sounds like a blessing.

Finally they embrace the core of SAO, pointless fanservice and harem hijinks, without pretending to be an actual show where plot matters. You know this will generic and most likely bad, but at the staff behind this know it is fucking horrible.
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Apr 10, 2013 3:00 AM

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Seems like there's no Sinon, meh.
Apr 10, 2013 3:06 AM

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inb4 more SUPERB QUALITY.
Apr 10, 2013 3:33 AM

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Stuartxtr7 said:
Nah.
Give me a spinoff with Klein as the main MC instead of Kirito.
Apr 10, 2013 4:01 AM

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I will probably read this just for Silica, i always did like her and it would be nice to have more focus on her. To bad Sinon wont appear though i quite like her as well and she would of been a good add to this manga.

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Let's hope that this follows the Raigun route (Railgun > Index), then it may be worth a read.
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inb4 Railgun vs Index


No need for Railgun vs Index you can love them both just like i do. It is not like we have to pick between them since we get both, so hurray for Kamachi Kazuma you wonderful person.
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Stuartxtr7 said:
Nah.
Give me a spinoff with Klein as the main MC instead of Kirito.


Yes!

Klein > Kirito

Would read/watch this.
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Apr 10, 2013 4:08 AM
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Don't tell me Kirito got addicted on virutal gaming he couldn't be bothered going to school.

Kirito should be in this spin off manga too
Apr 10, 2013 4:10 AM

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Raniero said:
Stuartxtr7 said:
Nah.
Give me a spinoff with Klein as the main MC instead of Kirito.
Just curious, not looking for an argument, but is there a legitimate reason you feel this way? Or is it just because it's someone other than Kirito?
Apr 10, 2013 4:39 AM
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So we take the SAO franchise and squeeze in a 'slice of life' sort of story. I shouldn't be surprised anymore, I really shouldn't.
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GuiltyKing said:
So we take the SAO franchise and squeeze in a 'slice of life' sort of story. I shouldn't be surprised anymore, I really shouldn't.


SAO might actually be not horrible then.
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Apr 10, 2013 4:54 AM

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I like Liz so might read .
Apr 10, 2013 4:59 AM

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I guess i'll read this for Lizbeth and Leafa, but I wish Sinon was in this. Well, i'm really waiting on the inevitable 2nd season anime based on GGO...
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Apr 10, 2013 5:24 AM

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There's only one volume so far of Progressive so I don't see the point of making a manga out of it. Though Progressive vol1 is really long and it's getting published bimonthly so it might not be so bad.
As for the spinoff, there's probably not much to expect here except SOL hijinks and stuff. I'm still in I guess.
Apr 10, 2013 6:22 AM

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I think I'll try this manga. It could be a nice read.
Apr 10, 2013 6:42 AM

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Red_Keys said:
Raniero said:
Stuartxtr7 said:
Nah.
Give me a spinoff with Klein as the main MC instead of Kirito.
Just curious, not looking for an argument, but is there a legitimate reason you feel this way? Or is it just because it's someone other than Kirito?


For me it's because Klein never got enough screentime like most people. I would love to see Kleins guild work it's way up near the top like they did.
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Red_Keys said:
Cute girls doing cute things SAO style? I'll pass. I liked SAO for Kirito and Asuna, not the pseudo-harem.

*Sigh*, as if there aren't already enough shows with an exclusive cutesy female cast centered around daily life of doing nothing, they've started turning already existing shows into shows centered around the cute little girly cast doing cute little girly things.

If you really want to fit in, just put Legend of the Galactic Heroes in your top 5 and have it be the only 10-rated anime in your list.
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And here I thought I will be getting a sequel ):
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Red_Keys said:
Raniero said:
Stuartxtr7 said:
Nah.
Give me a spinoff with Klein as the main MC instead of Kirito.
Just curious, not looking for an argument, but is there a legitimate reason you feel this way? Or is it just because it's someone other than Kirito?

I just thought Klein was more interesting than Kirito.
I also would love to see his guild's adventures rather than Kirito and Asuna's romance.
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