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THE NEW GATE

2024, TV, 12 eps, 64%, CLOUDHEARTS

Recommended by 51 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. Both have Swordplay, Isekai.

When an online game turns real, trapping its players in its virtual space, the strongest of them, Shin, rises up to put a stop to the madness. But just moments after defeating the game’s final boss, Origin, and freeing everyone, Shin is transported 500 years into the future of…

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  1. Cover of Infinite Dendrogram
    Infinite Dendrogram

    2020, TV, 13 eps, 59%

    Recommended by 66 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. The same kind of story: trapped-in-an-MMO adventures.

  2. Cover of Log Horizon
    Log Horizon

    2013, TV, 25 eps, 76%

    Recommended by 291 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. The same kind of story: trapped-in-an-MMO adventures.

  3. Cover of Overlord
    Overlord

    2015, TV, 13 eps, 76%

    Recommended by 41 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. The same kind of story: trapped-in-an-MMO adventures.

  4. Cover of Seven Senses of the Re'Union
    Seven Senses of the Re'Union

    2018, TV, 12 eps, 57%

    Recommended by 19 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. The same kind of story: trapped-in-an-MMO adventures.

  5. Cover of Shangri-La Frontier
    Shangri-La Frontier

    2023, TV, 25 eps, 80%

    Recommended by 165 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. The same kind of story: trapped-in-an-MMO adventures.

  6. Cover of Accel World
    Accel World

    2012, TV, 24 eps, 67%

    Recommended by 125 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. The same kind of story: trapped-in-an-MMO adventures.

  7. Cover of .hack//SIGN
    .hack//SIGN

    2002, TV, 26 eps, 66%

    Recommended by 13 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. The same kind of story: trapped-in-an-MMO adventures.

  8. Cover of Overgeared
    Overgeared

    2026, ONA, 12 eps, ongoing, 76%

    Recommended by 27 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. Both have Virtual World, Video Games, Swordplay.

  9. Cover of I'm Standing on a Million Lives
    I'm Standing on a Million Lives

    2020, TV, 12 eps, 63%

    Recommended by 23 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. Both have Isekai.

  10. Cover of BTOOOM!
    BTOOOM!

    2012, TV, 12 eps, 68%

    Recommended by 5 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. Both have Video Games.

  11. Cover of Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
    Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash

    2016, TV, 12 eps, 74%

    Recommended by 24 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. Both have Isekai.

  12. Cover of HELL MODE: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing
    HELL MODE: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing

    2026, TV, 12 eps, 72%

    Recommended by 6 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. Both have Video Games, Isekai.

  13. Cover of Solo Leveling
    Solo Leveling

    2024, TV, 12 eps, 80%

    Recommended by 166 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. Both have Swordplay, Urban Fantasy.

  14. Cover of Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles
    Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles

    2021, TV, 12 eps, 69%

    Recommended by 15 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. Both have Swordplay, Isekai.

  15. Cover of Darwin's Game
    Darwin's Game

    2020, TV, 11 eps, 70%

    Recommended by 13 Sword Art Online fans on AniList.

  16. Cover of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
    Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

    2015, TV, 13 eps, 73%

    Recommended by 238 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. Both have Swordplay.

  17. Cover of Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
    Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-

    2016, TV, 25 eps, 81%

    Both have Isekai.

  18. Cover of A Wild Last Boss Appeared!
    A Wild Last Boss Appeared!

    2025, ONA, 12 eps, 74%

    Recommended by 3 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. The same kind of story: trapped-in-an-MMO adventures.

  19. Cover of The Rising of the Shield Hero
    The Rising of the Shield Hero

    2019, TV, 25 eps, 76%

    Recommended by 401 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. Both have Prison, Found Family, Swordplay.

  20. Cover of Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life!
    Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life!

    2021, TV, 12 eps, 62%

    Recommended by 59 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. The same kind of story: trapped-in-an-MMO adventures.

  21. Cover of Recovery of an MMO Junkie
    Recovery of an MMO Junkie

    2017, TV, 10 eps, 73%

    Recommended by 7 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. The same kind of story: trapped-in-an-MMO adventures.

  22. Cover of Quality Assurance in Another World
    Quality Assurance in Another World

    2024, TV, 13 eps, 63%

    Recommended by 5 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. The same kind of story: trapped-in-an-MMO adventures.

  23. Cover of The Eminence in Shadow
    The Eminence in Shadow

    2022, TV, 20 eps, 81%

    Both have Swordplay, Isekai.

Manga for fans of Sword Art Online

Accel World2010, Manga, 42 ch, 70% The Isolator2015, Manga, 29 ch, 65% Log Horizon2010, Light novel, ongoing, 80% Demons' Crest2022, Manga, ongoing, 61% So I'm a Spider, So What?2015, Manga, ongoing, 76% The Eminence in Shadow2018, Manga, ongoing, 80% Overlord2012, Light novel, ongoing, 85% Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!2013, Light novel, 127 ch, 84%

About Sword Art Online

2012, TV, 25 eps, 70%, A-1 Pictures

In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a piece of technology called Nerve Gear. One day, players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive unless they reach the 100th floor of the game's tower and defeat the final boss. However, if they die in the game, they die in real life. Their struggle for survival starts now...

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