Reki Kawahara

Accel World, Vol. 27 (light novel), written by Reki Kawahara and translated by Jocelyne Allen, is perfect for fans of Sword Art Online and .Hack/Sign. This series was a bestseller, becoming the second best-selling light novel franchise of 2012, only surpassed by its author's other acclaimed series, Sword Art Online. The first novel in the Accel World series won the...

Prepare for a full dive! The crimes of the Acceleration Research Society are numerous and unforgivable. The White Legion, Oscillatory Universe—suspected to be connected to the Society—will answer for their atrocities. After intense negotiation, Nega Nebulus and Prominence take the final plunge and become one unified Legion to confront White Cosmos and her enigmatic entourage. But Haruyuki can hardly wrap...

Even in the future, all the advances and innovation in the world can't change the dynamics of the school playground. And for Haruyuki Arita, a fat kid in junior high, that means he's destined to always be at the bottom of the food chain, prime pickings for the school bullies. But when he encounters the beautiful Kuroyukihime, an avatar in...

Prepare for a full dive! Following a narrow triumph against the Sun God Inti, Haruyuki and company are immediately faced with a new adversary: The Deity of Demise, Tezcatlipoca, whose appearance heralds the end of the Accelerated World as they know it. To stand a chance, Haruyuki will once again have to dig deep and discover new reserves of untapped...

Even in the future, all the advances and innovation in the world can't change the dynamics of the school playground. And for Haruyuki Arita, a fat kid in junior high, that means he's destined to always be at the bottom of the food chain, prime pickings for the school bullies. But when he encounters the beautiful Kuroyukihime, an avatar in...

This is more than a game; this is real life. Sixth-grader Yuuma Ashihara and his twin sister, Sawa, are playing Actual Magic, a brand-new virtual reality MMORPG, when it suddenly begins fusing with the real world. Amid all the chaos and confusion, it becomes clear that death is lurking around every corner, including when Yuuma runs into his classmate Sumika....

Fifty-thousand troops led by Gabriel Miller, aka Emperor Vecta, the God of Darkness, prepare to invade the human lands defended by Bercouli and his army of five thousand. Kirito, still out of commission, is left in the care of Ronie and Tiese. The Chancellor of the dark mages guild, Dee Eye Ell, also threatens to vanquish the army by launching...

A BRAND-NEW BATTLEFIELD AWAITS! There may be a hundred-million-credit bounty on Llenn's head, but she's not going to let that stop her from gunning for the champion's throne. However, she won't have the help of SHINC this time, thanks to a new rule that forces all players to scatter to the four winds! Loose bonds will form while the bullets...

The students of Yukihana Elementary School Class 6-1 remain trapped inside Althea, a mixed-reality hellscape. Yuuma wants everyone to work together to escape this nightmare, but unexpected treachery leaves several of his classmates turned to stone. A surprise attack with unclear motives, betrayal from a trusted ally, a disturbing new stat called a demonization ratio and now, Aria has transformed...

Kirito is still trying to figure out how to recover Asuna's lost memories. When all hope seems lost, the enigmatic girl who exists solely in Ordinal Scale appears before him and explains that the only way to uncover the truth is to rise to the top of the OS ranks. But will he make it in time? And even if...

As the grace period comes to an end, Kirito and the others are stripped of all the gear they brought over from ALfheim Online, leaving them practically unarmed! But then they run into another group of ALO players who were forcibly transported into this new world and learn a shocking fact about Sword Art Online Unital Ring, Vol. 2 (manga)....

The latest VRMMORPG, Actual Magic, has sealed an entire class of sixth graders in a terrifying game of life or death. Countless dangers await eleven-year-old Yuuma and his friends. One of their classmates has been turned into a monster, and gargantuan beasts lurk around every corner. Their only hope? The demon Valac who has possessed Yuuma's twin sister. Following Valac's...

Die in the game, and you die in real life. This is Sword Art Online, the latest VRMMORPG, and Kirito now finds himself trapped in its unforgiving virtual world. By chance, he comes across a swordswoman named Asuna, who agrees to team up with him to challenge the boss of the first floor. The two join a large raid party...

Seiji Nomi is a mysterious new student whose skilful use of Brain Burst abilities in the real world has boosted him to astonishing heights of achievement (not to mention astonishing heights of jerkitude). When his wings are stolen by Seiji's cunning and ability, Haruyuki suffers a crushing defeat. Stripped of his greatest ability, will Haruyuki ever be able to rise...

Prepare for a full dive! The Deity of Demise, Tezcatlipoca, has visited pandemonium upon the Accelerated World and driven Haruyuki to withdraw from Nega Nebulus! Parting ways with Kuroyukihime proves difficult, and harder still is surrendering himself to none other than the White King! Now finding himself among the ranks of Oscillatory Universe, Haruyuki pays a visit to Eternal Girls...