In the year 2022, thousands of people get trapped in a new virtual MMORPG and the lone wolf player, Kirito, works to escape.

The year is 2022, and gamers have lined up on launch day for Sword Art Online, a hotly-anticipated MMORPG that lets players connect to an immersive virtual reality world with special helmets called Nerve Gear. Kirito is one such gamer who's eager to jump back into action, having spent a great deal of time as a beta tester, and quickly becomes friends with newbie warrior Klein. But soon, Sword Art Online's 10,000 players discover that not only are they unable to log out, the only way they can return to their physical bodies is by beating the 100-level tower's final boss - 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.—Anonymous

The continuation of Sword Art Online. This continuation focuses on the Gun Gale Online arc, otherwise known as GGO. Kirito receives a call from a government worker who wants Kirito to investigate a player named Death Gun. This player appears to have the ability to kill players in real life, by simply shooting them in game.—J N G ~Dkmstr

The story takes place beginning in year 2022. A new game called Sword Art Online (SAO for short), has come out on the NerveGear. A new technology that allows players to be inside the game. Beta tester and solo player Kirito re-enters SAO where he soon meets and befriends a newbie player. Then, the game's secrets spill from the shadows...

The story begins in year 2022, a new video game called Sword Art Online (SAO for short) has just been released. The latest technology (the NerveGear) allows a player to be "literally in the game". Beta tester and solo player Kirito, re-enters this game. He then meets and befriends a newbie player named Klein. Soon, all the game's secrets spill from the shadows...