A member of the guild «Black Cats of the Full Moon». All the members are actually computer research club members from the same high school in the real world except Kirito. She uses a two-handed long spear and her level is rather low compared to the rest of the guild members. She never intended to leave the Starting City but she did, knowing that she probably would die because she is afraid of monsters. According to Kirito, she and him are a lot alike and are both socially awkward, wall themselves in from people but fear loneliness.

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... 
(Source: Crunchyroll)

__Agency:__ I'm Enterprise

[Profile](https://www.imenterprise.jp/profile.php?id=74) | [Website](https://hayamisaoriofficial.com/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/hayami_official)  | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtUcK6HrhD024CkPDsURBwg) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/hayamisaori_official/)

Member of the duet [Blue Drops](https://anilist.co/staff/106305/Blue-Drops) with [Hitomi Yoshida](https://anilist.co/staff/101088/Hitomi-Yoshida).

**Non-Anime Roles:**
- Elisanne (Dragalia Lost)
- Kamisato Ayaka (Genshin Impact)
- Munechika (Utawarerumono)
- Pramanix (Arknights)
- Rei Shijo (Princess Connect! Re:Dive)
- Tao Isonokami (Shin Megami Tensei V)
- Vector (Girls' Frontline)
- Shimakaze (Azur Lane)
- Kirifuji Nagisa (Blue Archive)
- Kunimitsu II (Tekken 7)
- Emma Millstein (The Legend of Heroes Series)
- Hulkenberg (Metaphor: ReFantazio)

[Website](https://www.xanthesvoice.com/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ItsXanthor) | [Instagram](http://instagram.com/itsxanthor) | [Facebook](http://fb.me/ItsXanthor) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/itsXANTHOR)

Xanthe Huynh is an American voice-actress of Vietnamese descent. Huynh's path to acting began during a course in theatre acting during an elective course while in middle school. She fell in love with acting and continued on the acting path throughout high school and her passion eventually led to her graduating with a degree in Dramatic Arts at the University of Irvine in California. 

Huynh also enjoyed anime as a hobby and confided in her friends if there was any way to combine her two loves. Her friends were supportive of the idea and pushed her to try out for Anime Expo's voice acting competition called AX Idol. She would eventually make it as a finalist and was invited to audition for, and eventually signed with Bang Zoom! Entertainment and is still currently working for them since 2008, and is currently based in Los Angeles, California. 

Since signing, Huynh has gone on to voice minor and major character roles in anime and video games in major productions. Besides voice acting, Huynh also enjoys cosplaying, which is proudly displayed on her Instagram. 

__Non-Anime Roles:__

- Pela - Honkai: Star Rail (VG)

[Twitter](https://twitter.com/azul_valadez/) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/azulvaladez_/)

**Azucena Valadez Romero** is a Mexican voice actress. She is known for being the Latin American Spanish voice of Elizabeth "Betty" Cooper in _Riverdale_ and Sabrina Spellman in _Chilling Adventures of Sabrina_.

[Website](https://www.emanuelapacotto.it/) | [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/PacottoEmanuela/) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/emanuelapacotto/) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX2mCqIssAGwur0_tH61VEw)

An Italian actress, voice actress and singer, mostly known for her roles as [Bulma](https://anilist.co/character/678/), [Nami](https://anilist.co/character/723/), [Sakura Haruno](https://anilist.co/character/145/), [Lina Inverse](https://anilist.co/character/1169/) and [Musashi](https://anilist.co/character/3935/) (Jessie).

[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/gabrielapellegrino) | [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/gabrielafcpellegrino)

Gabriela Fernandes Costa Pellegrino, better known as Gabriela Pellegrino, is a Brazilian actress, voice actress, singer, and dancer.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Pike Trickfoot (The Legend of Vox Machina)
- Mouk (Mouk)
- Kitty Fairy (Gabby’s Dollhouse)
- Mikayla (Infinity Train)
- McKeyla McAllister (2nd voice - 2nd-6th season; Project Mc²)
- Nihan Sezin (2nd dub; Kara Sevda)
- Sydney Quinn (Prince of Peoria)
- Zoe Phillips (Free Rein)
- Amanda Brotzman (Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency)
- Olivia (The Kissing Booth 1 and 2)
- Nazlı Gülengül (Mucize Doktor)
- Stella (Winx Club: La Magia dell'Italia)
- Sophia Greenleaf (Greenleaf)
- Paz Espinosa (El internado: Las Cumbres)
- Jenny "Fortune Cookie" Chey (Glow)
- Sophie Mercer (Warrior)
- Zoe Marconi (Nine Perfect Strangers)
- Num Nums (The ZhuZhus)
- Hunter and Arthrisha (Rick and Morty)
- Pete the Cat (Pete the Cat)
!~


[Official Website](https://www.dany-benedito.com) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/dan_benedito_comedienne/)

Yui wants to see a whale with Kirito during an underwater quest in Alfeim Online. During the quest however, it is revealed Leafa cannot swim. Asuna and the other female characters decide to train Suguha in a real-world pool to help her in ALO. Meanwhile, Kirito meets a certain someone.

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)

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)
 
Notes: 
- Covers the Aincrad Arc from Volume 1 and some side stories in Volume 2 of the light novel series. 
- The American version of this manga published all 12 chapters in one volume.

A series of 4-panel comic strips that touch on the days of Aincrad in a comedic viewpoint.

In 2022, a genius by the name of Akihiko Kayaba created the first FullDive VRMMORPG: Sword Art Online. However, this game has a terrifying secret: You can't log out until the game is beaten, and dying in game means death in real life... This is the story of a player trapped in this deadly game, dreaming of conquering Aincrad. Your story.
 
(Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment)

Kazuto Kirigaya (aka Kirito) has beaten Sword Art Online, a VRMMORPG that transformed into a literal game of death, and returned to the real world. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Asuna Yuuki (aka Asuna the Flash), the girl with whom Kirito fell in love in the virtual world of Aincrad but who has yet to awaken from her game-induced slumber. As his sister, Suguha, sadly looks on, Kazuto continues to visit Asuna in the hospital in the hope of finding answers. But when one day he meets a man claiming to be Asuna's fiancé, Kazuto fears that Asuna may be lost to him forever... That is until a fellow survivor of SAO taken form the latest VRMMORPG sensation, ALfheim Online - a screenshot that features someone being held captive who looks entirely too much like Asuna! His hope renewed, Kirito dives headlong into an all-new virtual adventure, but can true love conquer the game?!
 
Note: Covers the Fairy Dance Arc from Volumes 3 and 4 of the light novel series.
 
(Source: Yen Press)

A year after Kazuto and Asuna escaped from Aincrad, the deadly setting of Sword Art Online, they're still coping with the aftermath as they try to recover from the harrowing experience. Meanwhile, there's a new VRMMO game sweeping the world's gamers--Gun Gale Online. When a mysterious player who calls himself "Death Gun" claims to be responsible for real-world deaths, Kazuto (aka Kirito) is recruited to enter the game to investigate, bringing an end to his hard-won peace!
 
(Source: Yen Press)
 
Note: Covers the Phantom Bullet Arc from Volumes 5 and 6 of the light novel series.

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