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The Japanese novel-manga-anime-video game franchise Sword Art Online would not exist if Neuromancer never came along It was a huge influence on The Matrix, of course The concept of living people whose bodies are controlled and puppet-mastered by other minds was a background detail in Neuromancer but is the central premise of Altered Carbon  Molly,[...]

Yen Press announced nine new titles in its June 2024 lineup, including seven manga (A Sinner of the Deep Sea; Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra; Sister and Giant: A Young Lady Is Reborn in Another World; Penguin Highway; Senpai, This Can't Be Love!; Sword Art Online: Kiss & Fly; This Monster Wants to Eat Me), one novel[...]

With releases in March and April 2024, the lineup includes eight manga (Sword Art Online Progressive Canon of the Golden Rule; Trinity Seven Revision; The Tiger Hasn't Eaten the Dragon Yet; My Gemini; All or Nothing; Fox-Colored Jealousy; I Want a Gal Gamer to Praise Me; Adults' Picture Book) and five novels (Amalgam Hound; Classroom for Heroes,[...]

Bandai Namco released an all-new trailer this morning for Sword Art Online: Last Recollection, as we get a better look at the character Gladia Yuuki The trailer is about a minute long, and it basically just shows off the Sword Goddess at her finest as we see her take on all sorts of enemies and[...]

Bandai Namco has released two new videos this week to show off more of the content you'll find in Sword Art Online: Last Recollection Each one offers a little something different, as the first will go over all of the playable characters that you can try out, with some familiar names coming back to the[...]

Bandai Namco has released another trailer for Sword Art Online: Last Recollection, this time around giving us a better look at the weapons in the game This video basically does the best job it can to show you all of the different weapon types you'll come across and how they work if you choose to[...]

Bandai Namco has released a new trailer today for Sword Art Online: Last Recollection, as we get a better look at the mechanics and systems in place for the game The three-and-a-half-minute trailer gives a bit of an overview of everything this latest title has to offer as they reveal how battles will go, the[...]

Bandai Namco has released an all-new trailer this week for Sword Art Online: Last Recollection that shows off more gameplay The trailer goes for about three minutes and does a pretty decent job of telling a piece of the story happening in this alternate timeline, while also giving you a good glimpse of what to[...]

Bandai Namco officially revealed a release date for Sword Art Online: Last Recollection, as the game will be coming out this October In case you haven't seen anything for this one yet, the game takes on the franchise in a spin-off storyline in which you explore what would have happened if the characters did not[...]

Crunchyroll, in partnership with Aniplex of America, announced that tickets are now on sale for the highly anticipated sequel, sci-fi action adventure Sword Art Online The Movie – Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night in North America The film, coming to theaters on February 3, will be available in both English dub and subtitled Tickets[...]

Crunchyroll has partnered with Aniplex of America to bring Sword Art Online, the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night, to theaters across Crunchyroll's English-speaking territories in February 2023 The popular sci-fi action adventure arrives in theaters in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Wednesday, February 1; in Australia and New Zealand on Thursday, February 2;[...]

Bandai Namco revealed a brand new entry in their Sword Art Online series of games with Sword Art Online: Last Recollection This latest game will actually be the culmination of the alternate storyline arc the company has been producing, which originally started with the 2013 title Infinity Moment This game will not only mark the[...]

Bandai Namco has released a major DLC pack for Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris, adding a ton of content to the game The DLC is called Blooming Of Matricaria, and with it comes an entirely new storyline that will throw you into the middle of a massive battle in which all of the characters will[...]

Kirito and Asuna from the hit anime series Sword Art Online are back with some new collectibles The gorgeous anime couple is joining the Nendoroid Swacchao! Series This line of collectibles features Good Smile's original Nendoroid sculpt, but features each character sitting in a chair This preset allows for a new way of displaying options[...]

Bandai Namco announced they have a new mobile title coming out this year as we'll be getting Sword Art Online Variant Showdown This is going to be a new free-to-play action title that will come with in-app purchases, as you take on the familiar character of Kirito and run through the world of Cross Edge[...]

Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night is a new theatrical anime movie from the unstoppable Sword Art Online series by author Reiki Kawahara Adapted from another series of spinoff light novels from the original mothership series, this new movie goes back to the beginning of the series to tell new[...]

Good Smile Company is back with another statue as they dive into the hit anime series Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld The final episodes of the last season of Sword Art Online consist of Kirito's allies coming into the Underworld with powerful avatars One of those avatars was the Goddess of Creation,[...]

Bandai Namco has released a new update for Tales Of Arise this week, as players can get in on a special crossover with Sword Art Online The update itself has added a ton of new content to keep you busy as they have now introduced new difficulty settings, new training ground battles, more items and[...]

Sword Art Online is easily one of my favorite anime and what they did with Sword Art Online Alicization was a true wonder A while back, Good Smile Company teased that Max Factory would be releasing Alice Synthesis Thirty as a figma Not much has been heard about the figure until now, as pre-orders finally[...]

Funimation and Aniplex of America will be releasing Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night, a new theatrical feature film in theatres, and on IMAX on December 3rd in the United States The movie is part of the official canon of the long-running Sword Art Online series. Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive-[...]

We are traveling Aincrad again with the hit anime Sword Art Online this time as both Asuna and Kirito are back Both hit protagonists are back, featuring their outfits from within the game world, with Asuna wearing her Knights of the Blood Oath Kirito, on the other hand, will feature his black costume from his[...]

Some new Soda Vinyls have been released with a wide variety of franchises covered yet again, from Teen Titans Go! and Rat Fink to anime hits like Sword Art Online The first current wave of Soda figures includes: Disney Villains – Maleficent – 15,000 Pieces – Flaming Chase Monopoly – Mr Monopoly – 10,000 Pieces – Ghostly[...]

The hit anime series Sword Art Online has been an absolute blast to watch, especially after its latest season The series has been all over the place since its first season, which showcases a group of online gamers stuck inside a video game The VR game pulled players from the real world and keep them[...]

The first volume of SOLO LEVELING, a South Korean novel by Chugong originally published online in serial releases and the basis of the bestselling webtoon of the same name, will be the first audiobook in the collaboration, slated for publication July 2021. "Sword Art Online" cover, art, Yen Press The second release will take place in August when the[...]

Some cool news from SEGA today as Phantasy Star Online 2 will be holding a special collaboration event with Sword Art Online in May Two of the series' most popular and iconic characters will be making their way into the game as Asuna and Kirito will arrive on May 14th But this isn't just a[...]

That said, I am also thankful for some TV bullets I have dodged over the years and some I wish I could put a big bow on and regift to some other unexpecting soul (no judgments): Twin Peaks, How I Met Your Mother, Dragonball Z, Sword Art Online, and Darling in the Franxx. How I Met[...]

Bandai Namco has revealed their plans to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Sword Art Online: Alicization Rising Steel The game has been doing fairly well on both iOS and Android with fans of the series clinging to a new storyline set within the original game's universe Playing a lot more to the novels than the[...]

Good Smile Company has unveiled a new statue from Sword Art Online Alicization: War of Underworld This time, Asuna is taking charge of the war as she dons her Knights of the Blood Outfit Her white and red colors will stand out on the battlefield and a worthy collectible for any Sword Art Online fan[...]

This can only mean we still have quite some time until we can get our hands on some of these, some of which include: Max Factory: DEATH STRANDING – figma Sam Porter Bridges (Prototype) (Reverse Trike by Kotobukiya not included). Max Factory: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – figma Nezuko Kamado (Prototype). Max Factory: Sword Art Online Alicization:[...]

Yen Press announced they will publish the Sword Art Online Platinum Collector's Edition, a deluxe limited edition box set of the iconic Sword Art Online light novel series written by Reki Kawahara with illustrations by abec. Sword Art Online Platinum Collector's Edition, Yen Press Sword Art Online could be considered the crown jewel of the Isekai genre[...]