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Log Horizon

2010, Light novel, ongoing, 80%

Recommended by 11 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. The same kind of story: trapped-in-an-MMO adventures.

Thirty thousand Japanese gamers awake one day to discover that the fantasy world of Elder Tales, an MMORPG that was formerly their collective hobby, has become their cold hard reality. Severed from their everyday lives, they confront a new horizon filled with ravenous monsters,…

More manga for fans of Sword Art Online

  1. Cover of Infinite Dendrogram
    Infinite Dendrogram

    2016, Light novel, ongoing, 78%

    The same kind of story: trapped-in-an-MMO adventures.

  2. Cover of Demons' Crest
    Demons' Crest

    2022, Manga, ongoing, 61%

    Video Games, Virtual World, Male Protagonist

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

    2015, Light novel, 65%

    Virtual World, Tragedy, Video Games

  4. Cover of Overlord
    Overlord

    2012, Light novel, ongoing, 85%

    Recommended by 3 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. Both have Virtual World, Swordplay, Isekai.

  5. Cover of In the Land of Leadale
    In the Land of Leadale

    2019, Manga, ongoing, 74%

    Both have Virtual World, Isekai.

  6. Cover of .hack//AI buster
    .hack//AI buster

    2002, Light novel, 17 ch, 75%

    The same kind of story: trapped-in-an-MMO adventures.

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

    2014, Light novel, ongoing, 88%

    Both have Isekai.

  8. Cover of Accel World
    Accel World

    2010, Manga, 42 ch, 70%

    The same kind of story: trapped-in-an-MMO adventures.

  9. Cover of No Game No Life
    No Game No Life

    2012, Light novel, ongoing, 81%

    Both have Isekai.

  10. Cover of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
    That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

    2015, Manga, ongoing, 82%

    Both have Isekai.

  11. Cover of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
    Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

    2014, Manga, ongoing, 78%

    Both have Isekai.

  12. Cover of Goedame Tteoreojyeodo Chulgeuneul Haeya Haneunguna
    Goedame Tteoreojyeodo Chulgeuneul Haeya Haneunguna

    2026, Manga, ongoing, 86%

    Male Protagonist, Ghost, Full Color

  13. Cover of Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess
    Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess

    2019, Manga, ongoing, 66%

    Both have Virtual World.

  14. Cover of Fate/Zero
    Fate/Zero

    2006, Light novel, 18 ch, 84%

    Both have Swordplay.

  15. Cover of WorldEnd: What Do You Do at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us?
    WorldEnd: What Do You Do at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us?

    2014, Light novel, 25 ch, 84%

    Both have Swordplay.

  16. Cover of Return of the Blossoming Blade
    Return of the Blossoming Blade

    2021, Manga, ongoing, 85%

    Both have Swordplay.

  17. Cover of The Eminence in Shadow
    The Eminence in Shadow

    2018, Manga, ongoing, 80%

    Both have Swordplay, Isekai.

  18. Cover of Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!
    Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!

    2013, Light novel, 127 ch, 84%

    Recommended by 4 Sword Art Online fans on AniList. Both have Isekai.

  19. Cover of I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too
    I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too

    2019, Manga, ongoing, 67%

    Both have Isekai.

  20. Cover of So I'm a Spider, So What?
    So I'm a Spider, So What?

    2015, Manga, ongoing, 76%

    Both have Swordplay, Isekai.

  21. Cover of Magus of the Library
    Magus of the Library

    2017, Manga, ongoing, 84%

    Politics, Seinen, Writing

  22. Cover of Made in Abyss
    Made in Abyss

    2012, Manga, ongoing, 85%

    Survival, Primarily Child Cast, Travel

  23. Cover of Decapitation: Kubikiri Cycle
    Decapitation: Kubikiri Cycle

    2002, Light novel, 9 ch, 84%

    Philosophy, Male Protagonist, Detective

Anime for fans of Sword Art Online

The Rising of the Shield Hero2019, TV, 25 eps, 76% Accel World2012, TV, 24 eps, 67% Log Horizon2013, TV, 25 eps, 76% Overlord2015, TV, 13 eps, 76% Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?2015, TV, 13 eps, 73% Shangri-La Frontier2023, TV, 25 eps, 80% Fate/Zero2011, TV, 13 eps, 81% That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime2018, TV, 24 eps, 80%

About Sword Art Online

2009, Light novel, ongoing, 78%

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...

(Source: Yen Press)

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