The popular light novel by Reki Kawahara and Abec, Sword Art Online, has excited fans by announcing its return after more than 1 year since the release of its volume #27, and in its respective official media it provided more details about its new volume, which will be titled “Sword Art Online 28: Unital Ring VII“.
Among the new updates, the official cover of this volume stands out, which will feature the characters Kirito, Alice Zuberg and Fanatio. According to the information presented on the official website of the publisher KADOKAWA, the volume “Sword Art Online 28: Unital Ring VII” is scheduled to be released for sale in bookstores and stores in Japan on June 7 of this year and the book will consist of a total of 280 pages.
Sword Art Online light novel Sword Art Online revealed the official cover of its volume #28
“Sword Art Online” is an Isekai genre light novel that combines action, adventure and romance. It was written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by Abec and began publication at ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Bunko imprint in April 2009. In total, 27 volumes of this light novel have been published, and it was reported some time ago that the work has exceeded an impressive 30 million copies in circulation.
In addition to the novel, “Sword Art Online” has been adapted into more than 10 manga versions, each by different authors. All of these adaptations have seen the light of day in Dengeki Bunko Magazine, owned by ASCII Media Works (Kadokawa).
On July 7, 2012, an anime adaptation of the Sword Art Online light novel was released, which consisted of several seasons covering different story arcs (Sword Art Online II, Alternative GGO, Alicization and Alicization – War of Underworld) and also has 2 movies (Ordinal Scale and Progressive) and a third movie titled “Sword Art Online: Progressive – Kuraki Yuuyami no Scherzo“.
Sword Art Online puts us in context in a universe where the launch of a technology called NerveGear is announced. This device has caught the attention of gamers around the world and offers the opportunity to experience a fully immersive virtual reality, introducing them to Sword Art Online (SAO), one of the most recent games on the console. This title offers a gateway to the wondrous world of Aincrad, a vivid medieval landscape where users can do anything within the limits of imagination. With the release of this worldwide sensation, gaming has never seemed so real.
However, the idyllic fantasy quickly turns into a brutal nightmare when SAO’s creator traps thousands of players inside the game as many have found that the “log out” function has been removed, and the only method of escape is to beat Aincrad’s one hundred increasingly difficult levels. In addition, any death in the game becomes permanent and ends the player’s life in the real world, a detail that has ignited despair among many players.
Kazuto “Kirito” Kirigaya was lucky enough to try out the beta version of the game, but soon realized that, despite its advantages, he could not overcome SAO’s challenges alone. Teaming up with Asuna Yuuki and other talented players, Kirito strives to tackle seemingly insurmountable trials, but with difficult bosses and menacing dark cults impeding his progress, Kirito discovers that this is much easier said than done.
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