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Sword Art Online: Progressive

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: SAO Progressive, Aria in the Starless Night, Hoshinaki Yoru no Aria
Japanese: ソードアート・オンライン プログレッシブ
English: Sword Art Online: Progressive
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Information

Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Oct 10, 2012 to ?
Genres: Action Action, Adventure Adventure, Fantasy Fantasy, Romance Romance
Theme: Video Game Video Game
Serialization: Dengeki Bunko Magazine
Authors: BUNBUN (Art), Kawahara, Reki (Story)

Statistics

Score: 8.251 (scored by 74297,429 users)
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Ranked: #3622
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Popularity: #843
Members: 22,750
Favorites: 789

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Synopsis

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, they find themselves drawn together to face challenges from both within and without. Given that the entire virtual world they now live in has been created as a deathtrap, the surviving players of Sword Art Online are starting to get desperate, and desperation makes them dangerous to loners like Kirito and Asuna. As it becomes clear that solitude equals suicide, will the two be able to overcome their differences to find the strength to believe in each other, and in so doing survive?

(Source: Yen Press)

Background

Sword Art Online: Progressive is a retelling of the Aincrad story arc.

The series has been published in English by Yen Press under the Yen On imprint since March 24, 2015. It has also been released in Polish by Kotori since June 28, 2019; and in Spanish by Planeta Cómic since November 17, 2020.

Characters

Kirigaya, Kazuto
Main
Yuuki, Asuna
Main
Mills, Andrew Gilbert
Supporting
Argo
Supporting
Kizmel
Supporting
Diabel
Supporting
Morte
Supporting
Shivata
Supporting
Liten
Supporting
Kibaou
Supporting

Reviews

Jun 6, 2024
Preliminary (103/? eps)
In a nutshell, this light novel scratches an itch that had been bothering me since I watched the main SAO anime… Mostly good ideas that weren't developed enough (like a balanced battle couple or long-term survival inside an MMO), or drowned in… not as good ideas (like harem characters or other, less interesting video games).

So far it's a been a tremendous read (8 volumes published and read as I write this).

First, a very important point: it isn't necessary to know the original light novel or anime to get into this one (in short, it's because it's an expanded re-telling of the beginning).


What is the original ...
Oct 29, 2020
Preliminary (45/? eps)
My enjoyment for SAOP volume 1 was just ineffable. The premise, characters, and pacing of the story was an upgrade from the original SAO itself; the latter substantiated by the fact that this novel published after Reki Kawahara, the author of this magnificent series, has palpably improved his writings. Furthermore, the myriad details which dawn the more auspicious personalities for our protagonists: Kirito & Asuna. Albeit taken aback by the notion of revitalizing the Aincrad series, there is gain from doing so; Reki Kawahara has improved his writings from the dozens of novels he had written in the past, and took those experiences, thus exploiting ...
Jun 7, 2022
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (26/? eps)
Sword Art Online Progressive Volume 8
(continuation of volume 7, Casino Floor, Published in English on June 7th. 2022.).

This is the 10th. Anniversary of the Sword Art Online franchise. It actually turns out that this year 2022, 10,000 players will get stuck into a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game), called Sword Art Online, SAO, (on Nov. 4th. 2022). It is called a Death-Game by its author because the players must finish it or die trying…Without any pomp or circumstance, the author and his team (publisher, anime producer, etc.) have not really prepared anything special to celebrate the date in which the ...

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Poll: Sword Art Online: Progressive Chapter 8 Discussion
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