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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 his mind around the increased might of his Legion that has now tripled in size! He’ll need to keep his wits about him, though, because the biggest surprise is yet to come...

Having procured a boat, Kirito and Asuna are one step closer to unraveling the mysterious new quest on the fourth floor. However, a sudden encounter with a faction of fallen elves proves to be a hurdle they weren’t expecting or prepared for...Together with his faithful friends, Kirito is certain they’ll clear this task and any new puzzles of SAO that await them. The final volume of Sword Art Online Progressive Barcarolle of Froth concludes with a crash!

«Alice, la Sacerdotessa di luce, cadrà in mano mia, anche a costo di sacrificare l''intero esercito dell''oscurità.» Siamo al secondo giorno della fase finale dell''esperimento di carico. Decimato dalle gesta impavide dei Cavalieri d''Integrità, l''esercito del Dark Territory ricorre a una mossa sleale: Critter, il mercenario impegnato a osservare l''Underworld dall''esterno, ha iniziato a inviare sul campo di battaglia anche esseri umani provenienti dal mondo reale e il numero dei beta tester interessati al "VRMMO di ultima generazione" supera le cinquantamila unità. L''esercito del mondo umano viene quindi messo alle strette dai rinforzi delle truppe dell''oscurità. Asuna non è in grado di affrontarli da sola, ma ecco che nell''Underworld fanno la loro comparsa le altre dee della creazione: Solus, la lucente divinità solare, e Terraria, l''amorevole divinità della terra. E se dietro alle loro fattezze si nascondessero Sinon e Leafa?

After clearing the Five Ordeals, LPFM and SHINC scarcely have a moment to rest before the Fifth Squad Jam is announced. This time, there’s a new rule that’s sure to disorient the participants: Players can swap gear with any of their teammates during the match. Naturally, Llenn and her squad resolve to take on the challenge and quickly get to strategizing. However, they soon catch wind of an additional stipulation that will stack the odds against them: Whoever takes out Llenn in the tournament will receive a bounty of one hundred million credits!

"That''s game over, Arita--I mean, Silver Crow."His life completely transformed since meeting Kuroyukihime, the most beautiful girl in school, Haruyuki has grown up into a magnificent knight, fat and bullied though he might be. As the season turns to spring, a strange new student appears before Haruyuki and his friends, now in eighth grade. This mysterious seventh grader has mastered the art of using Brain Burst in everyday life, despite being curiously absent from the Duel matching list. With Kuroyukihime away on a field trip for the ninth grade class, this new member of the student body, in the guise of a warped duel avatar called Dusk Taker, steals "something precious" from Haruyuki with overwhelming force. Cast once again to the bottom rungs of the school hierarchy ladder, Haruyuki is driven into a corner, and his only course of action is--?!

Bei einem gemütlichen Beisammensein mit ihren Freunden erfährt Asuna von dem außergewöhnlich starken Spieler "Zekken", der einen herausragenden "Original Sword Skill" erstellt hat. Dieser Spieler veranstaltet inoffizielle Duelle und auch Asuna tritt aus Neugier an. Doch noch bevor das Duell beginnt, erlebt Asuna eine große Überraschung ... doch das ist nichts im Vergleich zu der verblüffenden Bitte, die Zekken nach dem Duell an sie richtet.

Prepare for a full dive!At long last, Haruyuki and the others have exposed the White Legion as the villains they are! Sadly, the celebration is short-lived. In a harrowing turn of events, Kuroyukihime and the other kings fall victim to a deadly trap laid by White Cosmos herself! Now at the mercy of every Burst Linker’s worst fear, Unlimited EK, the Legion leaders’ hopes rest with Haruyuki once again-but to save them, he’ll have to triumph against his toughest opponent yet: the Sun God Inti...

The Acceleration Research Society, a mysterious organization maneuvering in secret, makes their headquarters at the top of Tokyo Midtown Tower, where the Archangel Metatron is enshrined. This completely invincible Legend-class Enemy guards the Society from all would-be attackers, and so the Seven Kings meet in order to devise some means to defeat the Enemy and the Acceleration Research Society along with it. The secret plan they come up with necessitates that Silver Crow gain a new ability, Theoretical Mirror. Although he''s been ordered to obtain this ability--which can withstand even the instant death of Metatron''s ultimate laser--abilities require action to trigger their manifestation, in contrast with the way Incarnate techniques are generated through the imagination. Thus, Haruyuki''s powerful imagination won''t help him this time! While Haruyuki is stumped at how to even begin this difficult task, Ardor Maiden (a.k.a. Utai Shinomiya) begins relating a sad past...

Kirito viene assunto da una potente azienda per aiutare a sviluppare intelligenze artificiali. Il suo compito sarà immergersi, senza mantenere nessuna memoria della sua vita “umana”, in un mondo virtuale popolato da AI (dove il tempo scorre in modo diverso) per capire come funziona la loro mente. Ciò che il ragazzo non immagina è che il vero obiettivo della sua missione sia quello di agire da inconsapevole grimaldello per sbloccare capacità che renderebbero le AI perfette macchine da guerra!

A BRAND-NEW BATTLEFIELD AWAITS!The fifth Squad Jam has had one surprise twist after another, and it’s finally reaching a climax. Other teams have proven they’re more interested in Llenn’s hundred-million-credit bounty than winning the competition! It doesn’t help that even her friends are tempted to take her out as well. Thanks to the target on her back, Llenn’s allies are dropping like flies. It all comes down to a game of tower defense—will Llenn persevere when she’s caught between a hail of bullets and a ten-thousand-foot drop?!

Prepare for a full dive!Despite their grueling battle and narrow victory over Oscillatory Universe, Nega Nebulus was unable to get any hard evidence of the connection between the White Legion and the Acceleration Research Society...or so they thought. Thanks to a key exchange captured by Chocolat Puppeter’s replay card, they’ve got all the proof they need! It’s time to expose the White Legion’s crimes before the entire Accelerated World! Let the fourth meeting of the Seven Kings begin!

Prepare for a full dive! Umesato Junior High''s culture festival is just around the corner, and Haruyuki is busy helping his classmates prepare for their exhibit. While everything may appear calm in the real world, however, the Accelerated World is steadily falling into chaos. Magenta Scissors is zeroing in on Silver Crow from an unexpected direction, and even his newfound Optical Conduction ability may not be enough to avert a tragedy!

After receiving the archangel Metron''s blessing, Haruyuki sets off with Takumu, Chiyuri, and Blood Leopard still determined to fulfill his vow to save Nico from imprisonment. When they charge into the Acceleration Research Society''s main base, they overcome several obstacles and eventually face off against Black Vise and Argon Array! But the moment they think the true fight is beginning, a mysterious red light descends, heralding the birth of Disaster Armor Mk. 2!!

Asuna ist eine Musterschülerin, die ihre Zeit lediglich damit verbringt, sich auf die nächsten Prüfungen vorzubereiten. Doch das hat ein Ende, als sie in die virtuelle Welt von Sword Art Online gezogen wird. Um in ihr altes Leben zurückzugelangen, setzt sie sich in den Kopf, ihre Gaming- Fähigkeiten zu perfektionieren, um das Spiel zu beenden. Beeindruckt von ihrer Entschlossenheit, erhält sie bald Unterstützung durch den Pro-Gamer Kirito. Werden sie es gemeinsam schaffen?

When Kuroyukihime returns from her school trip, she finds that Nega Nebulus has had quite the harrowing adventure in her absence, having been taken very much to task by a new threat--Dusk Taker! It seems, though, that the Black Legion has emerged stronger than ever and with two new members to boot! Could it be that they are ready to tackle a new challenge and take their adventures to the next frontier...?!

Während Kuroyukihime auf Klassenfahrt war, musste Haruyuki gegen Seiji Noumi alias Dusk Taker kämpfen. Von dieser schweren Woche erzählt er Kuroyukihime, als sie endlich zurückkommt ... Und auch das nächste Abenteuer lässt nicht lange auf sich warten. Haruyuki kommt zu Ohren, dass die japanischen Social Cameras auch am brandneuen Weltraumlift eingesetzt werden sollen. Könnte der dann nicht als neue Stage in Brain Burst auftauchen?! Das würde er sich jedenfalls auch für Sky Raker, das neueste Mitglied seiner Legion, sehr wünschen. Denn diese hegt immer noch große Schuldgefühle gegenüber Kuroyukihime ...

An alien parasite living inside of Minoru Utsugi gives him the power of Isolation--an unbreakable shield that surrounds his body. With this power, he''s managed to defeat an evil Ruby Eye. Having done so, he''s invited by the Accelerator--a girl named Yumiko--to join a mysterious organization whose goal is to defend humanity from the threat of the Ruby Eyes. Minoru agrees to join, with one condition: Once he has fulfilled his duty, the syndicate will erase all memory of his existence from the world--for Minoru seeks a world without any knowledge of him, a world of total and perfect isolation.

Sinon und Kirito machen sich bereit für den finalen Kampf gegen Death Gun, während sie dessen wahre Identität herauszufinden versuchen. Beide müssen sich vergangenen Traumata stellen, um diesen Kampf zu gewinnen.

All''interno del misterioso mondo fantasy, Kirito ed Eugeo sono diventati Spadaccini d''alto livello all''Accademia Imperiale di Scherma di Centoria nord e passano le loro giornate allenandosi per diventare Cavalieri d''Integrità. Il tempo trascorre serenamente finché... le loro attendenti non cadono nella sordida trappola di due nobili.

Yuuma Ashihara is playing Actual Magic, a virtual reality MMORPG, when it suddenly begins to fuse with the real world. While he tries to make sense of what’s happening, he runs into Sumi, one of his classmates. Before, she was one of the cutest girls in his grade, but she’s undergone a terrible metamorphosis—into one of the game''s monsters! From the author of Sword Art Online and Accel World comes a story beyond VR and AR, where game and reality are one and the same.

Der Startschuss für das Trans-Hermes-Code-Rennen ist gefallen und Haruyuki nimmt mit dem festen Entschluss daran teil, Kuroykihime und seine Legionskameraden aus Nega Nebulus zum Sieg zu führen. Es ist die erste Mission für Nega Nebulus, bei der auch Kuroyukihimes alte Freundin Sky Raker dabei ist. Die Teams schenken sich nichts – und dann mischt sich auch noch die Forschungsgruppe Beschleunigung ein, die natürlich nichts Gutes im Sinn hat ...!

Prepare for a full dive!For as long as anyone can remember, Kuroyukihime’s one true goal has always been the same: clear Brain Burst and uncover the truth of the Accelerated World. Hoping to help her realize this goal before her graduation, Haruyuki breaks into the Castle where he is reunited with Graphite Edge and Trilead Tetroxide. It is they who ultimately reveal the truth of The Fluctuating Light—Brain Burst’s best kept secret—to Haruyuki. And with this newfound knowledge, the last piece falls into place for the combined forced of the Black and Red Legions to confront Oscillatory Universe. The final battle draws ever closer!

No matter how much the times change, bullied kids aren''t going anywhere. And fat junior high school student Haruyuki is one of them. But one day, Haruyuki encounters Kuroyukihime, the most beautiful and elegant girl at school, who gives him a mysterious program: "Brain Burst"...and the secret of the "Accelerated World." He may be at the bottom of the food chain at school, but Haruyuki and his destiny begin to "accelerate" with incredible speed in the virtual realm as he aims for the top!! The manga adaptation of Reki Kawahara''s wildly popular Accel World light novel series follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, bringing you a futuristic coming-of-age tale about the potential that lies within all of us!

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 guidance, Yuuma and his party set out to save their missing friend, Nagi. But an unexpected encounter awaits them...

Witness the first steps in the story of the girl who would one day become the infamous “Zekken!” Leaving behind the VR hospice program Serene Garden, Yuuki and her older sister Ran follow their new friend Merida into the Japanese-style VRMMMORPG Asuka Empire! Astounded by the twins’ rapid progress, Merida questions how they acclimated so fast, leading Ran to divulge that they’re running the game on modified NerveGear-- the same technology used to dive into SAO...

Thinking of her friend who can move no longer, she continues to fight-- Minoru has decided to join the fight against the Ruby Eyes that threaten humanity across the world. Soon after, reports come in about a violent Ruby Eye who has a history with Yumiko. This dangerous man''s name is--Incinerator.