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So I was wondering if there is a Sword Art Online manga, and if so which is
the original, the manga or the anime?


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Is there a Sword Art Online manga?


_Sword Art Online_ started as a [light novel
series](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_Art_Online#Light_novels) (in 2009),
and spawned [five manga
adaptations](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_Art_Online#Manga) (starting in
2010) and [an anime](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_Art_Online#Anime) (in
2012). However, to my knowledge, the anime is based entirely on the first four
volumes of the light novels and does not borrow from the manga material at
all.


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At the time of writing (July 2014), there are currently [8 manga
adaptations](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3#.E6.BC.AB.E7.94.BB)
of the series, all written by [Kawahara
Reki](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=107067), the
original author of [Sword Art
Online](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_Art_Online) light novel series.

  * _Sword Art Online: Aincrad_ 『ソードアート・オンライン アインクラッド』

Illustrated by [中村]{Nakamura} [貯子]{Tamako}. Serialized from September 2010 to
May 2012.

Adapt the Aincrad arc (volume 1 and 2 of the light novel series).

  * _Sword Art Online: Fairy Dance_ 『ソードアート・オンライン フェアリィ・ダンス』

Illustrated by [葉月]{Hazuki} [翼]{Tsubasa}. Serialized from May 2012 to May
2014.

Adapt Fairy Dance arc (volume 3 and 4 of the light novel series).

  * _Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet_ 『ソードアート・オンライン ファントム・バレット』

Illustrated by [山田]{Yamada} [孝太郎]{Koutarou}. Serialize from May 2014.

Adapt the Phantom Bullet arc (volume 5 and 6 of the light novel series).

  * _Sword Art Online: Caliber_ 『ソードアート・オンライン キャリバー』

Illustrated by [木谷]{Kiya} [椎]{Shii}. Serialize from September 2014.

Adapt the Caliber arc, a chapter from volume 8 _Sword Art Online: Early and
Late_ of the light novel series.

  * _Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosario_ 『ソードアート・オンライン マザーズ・ロザリオ』

Illustrated by [葉月]{Hazuki} [翼]{Tsubasa}. Serialize from July 2014.

Adapt the Mother's Rosario arc (volume 7 of the light novel series).

  * _Sword Art Online: Girls Ops_ 『ソードアート・オンライン ガールズ・オプス』

Illustrated by [猫猫]{Nekobyou} [猫]{Neko}. Serialize from July 2013.

An original story starring Leafa, Silica, Lizbeth with ALO as the stage.

  * _Sword Art Online: Progressive_ 『ソードアート・オンライン プログレッシブ』

Illustrated by [比村]{Himura} [奇石]{Kiseki}. Serialize from August 2013.

Adapt _Sword Art Online: Progressive_ light novels, but from Asuna's point of
view.

  * _Sword Art☆Online_ 『そーどあーと☆おんらいん。』

Illustrated by 南十字星. Serialize from September 2010.

A comedy 4-panel manga.


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