Manga like Sword Art Online: Aincrad

What is Sword Art Online: Aincrad about?

Status: Finished

In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online - a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other - debuts, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in a wholly realistic gaming experience. But when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to horror as they discover that, for all its amazing features, SAO is missing one of the most basic functions of any MMORPG - a log-out button. Now trapped in the virtual world of Aincrad, their bodies held captive by NerveGear in the real world, users are issued a chilling ultimatum: conquer all one hundred floors of Aincrad to regain your freedom. But in the warped world of SAO, "Game Over" means certain death - both virtual and real...

Notes:
Covers the Aincrad Arc from Volume 1 and some side stories in Volume 2 of the light novel series.
The American version of this manga published all 12 chapters in one volume.

Tags: Virtual World , Survival , Male Protagonist , Video Games , Death Game , Isekai , Medieval

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THE NEW GATE

Also known as The New Gate.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

THE NEW GATE—an online game transformed into a life-and-death struggle for its players. Thanks to the valiant efforts of Shin, the most powerful of them all, an end to the game and freedom for everyone seemed within reach. But just moments after Shin defeats the game’s final boss, he finds himself bathed in an unknown light and transported some 500 years into the future of the in-game world. Thrown from a simple game gone wrong into a strange new land, one young swordsman of unrivalled strength is about to embark on a legendary journey!

Tags: Virtual World , Swordplay , Video Games , Elf , Magic , Seinen , Isekai , Nekomimi , Primarily Adult Cast , Time Skip , Female Harem , Reincarnation , Death Game , Male Protagonist

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Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.

Also known as Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense..

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Kaede Honjou has never been much of a gamer. So when her best friend, Risa, ropes her into trying out the hit new VRMMO NewWorld Online, her biggest concern is…whether it will hurt! Her solution? To dump all her stat points into defense! She may not have anything in the way of magic, agility, or strength, but her extreme build transforms her from a total noob into a nigh-invulnerable walking fortress the game’s admins never accounted for!

Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Video Games , Virtual World , Parody , Henshin , Magic , Iyashikei , Battle Royale , Monster Girl , Twins , Samurai , Swordplay , Female Protagonist , Fishing , Robots , Steampunk , Swimming , Shounen , Medieval

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ComicWalker Web Ace

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Yu☆Gi☆Oh!

Also known as Yu-Gi-Oh!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

10th grader Yugi spent most of his time alone playing games--until he solved the Millennium Puzzle, a mysterious Egyptian artifact! Possessed by the puzzle, Yugi becomes Yu-Gi-Oh, the King of Games, and challenges evil-doers to the Shadow Games--weird games with high stakes and high risks! These graphic novels contain new stories not seen in the anime, including the origin of Yugi and his friends!

Notes:
The Viz Media release split the series into three parts with separate chapter/volume counts. "Yu-Gi-Oh!" includes volumes 1-7, "Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist" includes volumes 8-31, and "Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World" includes volumes 32-38.
The final chapter of Viz Media's "Yu-Gi-Oh!" was moved from its final volume to the first volume of "Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist."

Tags: Dissociative Identities , Card Battle , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Mythology , Primarily Teen Cast , Death Game , Gambling , Dragons , Urban Fantasy , School , Bullying , Reincarnation , Primarily Child Cast , Gods , Magic , Amnesia , School Club , Adoption , Torture , Desert , Gore , Body Horror , War

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Viz

Shonen Jump Plus

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.hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu

Also known as .hack//Legend of the Twilight.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Welcome to The World, the most advanced online game ever created. In The World you can be anyone you want to be, act out your adventure fantasies and through teamwork and determination, you can even become a hero. 14-year-old twins Shugo and Rena just won a contest that lets them play as the legendary avatars 'Kite' and 'Black Rose.' Armed with the power of the Twilight Bracelet, the two must discover what is causing rogue monsters to infect The World and carry on the legend of the .hackers.

Tags: Shounen , Virtual World , Video Games , Artificial Intelligence , Twins , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast

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Sword Art Online: Integral Factor - PROLOGUE COMIC

Also known as Sword Art Online: Integral Factor - Prologue Comic.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

In 2022, a genius by the name of Akihiko Kayaba created the first FullDive VRMMORPG: Sword Art Online. However, this game has a terrifying secret: You can't log out until the game is beaten, and dying in game means death in real life... This is the story of a player trapped in this deadly game, dreaming of conquering Aincrad. Your story.

Tags: Death Game , Swordplay , Virtual World , Video Games , Elf

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Gachiakuta

Also known as Gachiakuta.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy

A boy lives in a floating town, where the poor scrape by and the rich live a sumptuous life, simply casting their garbage off the side, into the abyss. When he’s falsely accused of murder, though, his wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment—exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash. Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity has bred vicious monsters, and to travel the path to vengeance against those who cast him into Hell, a boy will have to become a warrior…

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Revenge , Super Power , Survival , Dystopian , Class Struggle , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Assassins , Primarily Male Cast , Urban , Gods , Body Horror , Adoption , Guns , Love Triangle

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Pocket Magazine

K MANGA

Coolmic

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Boushoku no Berserk: Ore Dake Level to Iu Gainen wo Toppa Suru THE COMIC

Also known as Berserk of Gluttony.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Fate Graphite has never tasted true power. Born into a world with two kinds of people—those with superior skills and those without—he’s been shunned his entire life. Fate’s skill is Gluttony, a curse that leaves him constantly hungry… until he awakens its terrible potential. When he kills someone, he can devour their skills and feed his insatiable appetite. How many lives will it take for Fate’s Gluttony to finally be satisfied?

Tags: Shounen , Male Protagonist , Revenge , Female Harem

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Mangas.io

Nico Nico Seiga

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.hack//G.U. Begins

Also known as .hack//G.U. Begins.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Experience the beginning of the .hack G.U series in this original manga! This manga condenses the content of the three stories leading to G.U.: .hack//SIGN, .hack, and .hack//Roots. Follow the story of a young man named Sora who later becomes the dark hero seeking revenge known as Haseo and the protagonist of G.U.

Notes:
The manga was released incrementally on Bandai Namco Entertainment's website as a part of the promotion for.hack//G.U. Last Recode's release on Nintendo Switch.
The physical volume of the manga came bundled with the video game, original soundtrack and an art book and released on March 11, 2022.

Tags: Virtual World , Male Protagonist

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Samurai 8: Hachimaruden

Also known as Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

He can't run! He can't eat hard food. You can't get any weaker than the boy named Hachimaru. But his dream is to become a samurai. For a boy who can't even survive without the help of his father, that dream seemed impossible. But when a samurai cat appears before him, his whole life will change! A legendary manga creator and a rising star come together to bring you this science fiction samurai epic!

Tags: Samurai , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Space , Swordplay , Cyborg , Video Games , Battle Royale , Disability , Amnesia , Twins

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Viz

Shonen Jump MANGA Plus Mangas.io MANGA Plus

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Log Horizon: Nishikaze no Ryodan

Also known as Log Horizon: The West Wind Brigade.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

The beautiful harem guild fights bravely!! In the online RPG world of Elder Tales, the West Wind Brigade is renowned among players for its skills, strength, and...gorgeous members! But when a disastrous expansion Pack traps thousands of players inside the game world, it's up to guild master Soujirou to keep his friends safe-from man and beast alike!!

Tags: Shounen , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Virtual World , Primarily Female Cast

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