Sword Art Online: Progressive

is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec, which has been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint since October 10, 2012.

The series has been licensed for an English release by Yen Press under their Yen On imprint.

Synopsis
"There's no way to beat this game. The only difference is when and where you die..."

One month has passed since Akihiko Kayaba's deadly game began, and the body count continues to rise. Two thousand players are already dead.

Kirito and Asuna are two very different people, but they both desire to fight alone. Nonetheless, they find themselves drawn together to face challenges from both within and without. Given that the entire virtual world they now live in has been created as a deathtrap, the surviving players of Sword Art Online are starting to get desperate, and desperation makes them dangerous to loners like Kirito and Asuna. As it becomes clear that solitude equals suicide, will the two be able to overcome their differences to find the strength to believe in each other, and in so doing survive?

The Series is a telling of the Aincrad arc of the Sword Art Online Series.

Characters

 * Kirigaya Kazuto / Kirito
 * Yuuki Asuna / Asuna
 * Andrew Gilbert Mills / Agil
 * Hosaka Tomo / Argo

Sword Art Online: Progressive
The manga adaptation of the first volume of the light novel: with art by Kiseki Himura. It was serialised in Dengeki G's Magazine and released under the Dengeki Comics NEXT imprint from February 2014.

Sword Art Online: Progressive - Barcarolle of Froth
The manga adaptation of the third volume of the light novel: with art by Shiomi Miyoshi. It was serialised in Dengeki G's Comic and released under the Dengeki Comics NEXT imprint from December 2018.

Sword Art Online: Progressive - Scherzo of Deep Night
The manga adaptation of the fourth volume of the light novel: with art by Puyocha. It was serialised on ComicWalker and released under the Dengeki Comics NEXT imprint from October 2020.

Sword Art Online: Progressive - Canon of the Golden Rule
The manga adaptation of the fifth and sixth volumes of the light novel: with art by Mugetsu. It was serialised on ComicWalker and released under the Dengeki Comics NEXT imprint.

Sword Art Online
An anime adaptation of the main Sword Art Online light novel. Aired for 24 episodes between July 8, 2012 and December 23, 2012. Episode 2 Adapted part of Volume 1 of Sword Art Online: Progressive.

Sword Art Online The Movie: Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night
An animated movie adapting the first volume of Sword Art Online: Progressive. It released on October 30, 2021.

CAST:
 * Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as KAZUTO KIRIGAYA (KIRITO)
 * Haruka Tomatsu as ASUNA YUUKI

Related Series

 * Sword Art Online (Main Series)