Manga Like Sword Art Online

The 12 best manga like Sword Art Online — also known as mangas like Sword Art Online — that readers recommend next.

If you loved Sword Art Online, you're in for a treat. This Action, Adventure, Fantasy manga (2009) is beloved for its Virtual World, Tragedy, Death Game elements, and the titles below share that same DNA — handpicked based on community votes, overlapping genres, and thematic similarities. Each recommendation is ranked by reader affinity on AniList.

Sword Art Online

ソードアート・オンライン

★ 7.7/10

By Reki Kawahara2009NOVELReleasing

Action Adventure Fantasy Romance Sci-Fi

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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Top 12 Manga Similar to Sword Art Online

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Accel World

2009★ 7.0NOVEL

ActionRomanceSci-Fi

Accel World shares the Action, Romance, Sci-Fi genres and similar themes: Virtual World, Male Protagonist, Isekai.

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Log Horizon

2010★ 7.7NOVEL

ActionAdventureFantasy

Log Horizon shares the Action, Adventure, Fantasy genres and similar themes: Virtual World, Isekai.

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The Isolator

2014★ 6.4NOVEL

Sci-Fi

The Isolator shares the Sci-Fi genre and similar themes: Male Protagonist.

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Demons' Crest

2022NOVEL

ActionAdventureFantasy

Demons' Crest shares the Action, Adventure, Fantasy genres and similar themes: Virtual World, Death Game, Male Protagonist.

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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

2013★ 8.1NOVEL

ActionAdventureFantasy

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? shares the Action, Adventure, Fantasy genres and similar themes: Swordplay, Medieval.

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Infinite Dendrogram

2016★ 7.0NOVEL

ActionAdventureFantasy

Infinite Dendrogram shares the Action, Adventure, Fantasy genres and similar themes: Virtual World, Male Protagonist.

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The Eminence in Shadow

2018★ 8.3NOVEL

ActionFantasy

The Eminence in Shadow shares the Action, Fantasy genres and similar themes: Swordplay, Male Protagonist, Isekai.

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Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!

2013★ 8.4NOVEL

AdventureFantasyRomance

Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! shares the Adventure, Fantasy, Romance genres and similar themes: Male Protagonist, Isekai.

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Seven Senses of the Re'Union

2015NOVEL

ActionFantasySci-Fi

Seven Senses of the Re'Union shares the Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi genres and similar themes: Virtual World, Tragedy.

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In the Land of Leadale

2019★ 7.4NOVEL

AdventureFantasy

In the Land of Leadale shares the Adventure, Fantasy genres and similar themes: Virtual World, Isekai.

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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side: Sword Oratoria cover

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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side: Sword Oratoria

2014★ 7.9NOVEL

ActionAdventureFantasy

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side: Sword Oratoria shares the Action, Adventure, Fantasy genres and similar themes: Swordplay.

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