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Template:Nihongo is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by Template:Ill. It has been published by ASCII Media Works under its Dengeki Bunko imprint since February 2009. The series has spawned three manga series; Accel World by Template:Ill, published in Dengeki Bunko Magazine from April 2010 to June 2017; Acchel World by Template:Ill, published in the same magazine from April 2010 to June 2016; and Accel World / Dural: Magisa Garden by Ayato Sasakura, published in Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh from January 2012 to June 2017. The light novel series and its manga adaptation of the same name have been licensed for English release in North America by Yen Press.

A 24-episode anime adaptation produced by Sunrise aired between April and September 2012. It was licensed by Viz Media and began streaming in English on its Neon Alley service in April 2013. Two video games were released for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 in September 2012 and January 2013, each containing an original video animation (OVA) episode. An anime film titled Accel World: Infinite Burst featuring an original story by Kawahara premiered in Japan in July 2016.

Plot

Template:See also Haruyuki "Haru" Arita is a short, overweight boy who is frequently ridiculed by delinquents at the Umesato Junior High School. Using his Neuro Linker to escape the torment of real life, he logs onto the school's local network cyberspace where he always plays virtual squash alone, and his innate video game skills bring him to the attention of Kuroyukihime (literally meaning "Black Snow Princess"), the school's popular, highly intellectual and attractive female student council vice-president.

After helping him against the delinquents, Kuroyukihime introduces Haruyuki to Brain Burst, a secret program that is able to accelerate the human cognitive process to the point at which time appears to stop. Haruyuki soon learns that Brain Burst is more than just a program, but an augmented-reality massively-multiplayer online (ARMMO) fighting game where people fight each other in fierce duels in order to obtain burst points, which can be spent for acceleration abilities in the real world.

Kuroyukihime then enlists Haruyuki's help in reaching level 10 within Brain Burst by defeating the "Six Kings of Pure Colour" and ultimately meeting the creator of Brain Burst to learn its true purpose. With every challenge they face in the accelerated world, Haru and Kuroyukihime, under their aliases "Silver Crow" and "Black Lotus", gather trusted allies and confront treacherous enemies. Their bond grows stronger while working to attain their ultimate objective: to reach the highest in-game level and meet the game's creator, who will reveal why the game was created and the true purpose of it.

Media

Light novels

Accel World began as a light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by Template:Ill. Originally, Kawahara entered the first novel in the series into ASCII Media Works' 15th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2008 and the novel won the Grand Prize.[1] The first novel was published by ASCII Media Works on February 10, 2009, under their Dengeki Bunko imprint.[2] As of March 2024, 27 volumes have been published.[3] At their Japan Expo USA panel, Yen Press announced the rights to publish the light novels in English.[4] The English version is translated by Jocelyne Allen.[5] The first volume was released on July 22, 2014.[6]

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Manga

Accel World

A manga adaptation by Template:Ill was serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko Magazine between April 10, 2010,[7] and June 9, 2017.[8][9] Its chapters were collected in eight Template:Transliteration volumes, released between July 27, 2011, and July 27, 2017.[10][11]

In North America, the manga has been licensed for English release by Yen Press.[12] The English translation is by Jocelyne Allen.[13] The volumes were released between September 23, 2014, and December 11, 2018.[14][15]

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Acchel World

A four-panel comic strip manga by Template:Ill, titled Template:Nihongo, was serialized in Dengeki Bunko Magazine between April 10, 2010,[7] and June 10, 2016.[16] Five Template:Transliteration volumes were released between July 27, 2011,[17] and October 26, 2013.[18]

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Accel World / Dural: Magisa Garden

A spin-off manga written and illustrated by Ayato Sasakura, titled Template:Nihongo, was serialized in ASCII Media Works's Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh from January 27, 2012,[19] to June 27, 2017;[20] its chapters were collected in eight volumes. It spotlights female burst linkers who attend a private school, Kiyomi Gakuin, in Nakano, Tokyo. Some of the characters from the main story also appear.

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Anime

Template:Main An anime television series adaptation aired between April 7 and September 22, 2012.[21] The opening theme until episode 13 is "Chase the world" by May'n and the ending theme is "→unfinished→" by Kotoko.[22] From episode 14 onwards the opening theme is "Burst the Gravity" by Altima and the ending theme is "unite." by Sachika Misawa.[23] Warner Home Video, ASCII Media Works, Namco Bandai Games, Sunrise and Genco were involved in the production of this adaptation. Viz Media announced the streaming of the anime on Hulu on April 6, 2012.[24] An English-dubbed version premiered on Viz Media's online streaming service, Neon Alley, on April 19, 2013.[25] An anime film titled Accel World: Infinite Burst featuring an original story by Kawahara was released on July 23, 2016.[26] Hanabee Entertainment has licensed the series alongside Little Busters!, and previously From the New World, Campione!, and The Familiar of Zero in May 2014.[27] Muse Communication has licensed the series in Asia-Pacific and is streaming on Muse Asia's YouTube channel.[28]

Video games

Two video games based on the series were developed by Banpresto and published by Namco Bandai Games for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable.[29] The first of these, Template:Nihongo, was released in Japan on September 13, 2012. The second one, Template:Nihongo, was released in Japan on January 31, 2013. The limited edition versions of these games include an original video animation (OVA) of the anime series (Blu-ray for the PS3 version, DVD for the PSP version).[30] In Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman for PSP, Silver Crow is an unlockable costume. In Sword Art Online: Lost Song, Black Lotus is an obtainable character and is also one of the opponents you can defeat.[31]

An action role-playing game titled Accel World vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight was announced in October 2016. The game is a crossover with Sword Art Online, developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita and released on July 7, 2017.[32] The Windows PC version was released on September 12, 2017.

Reception

Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network reviewed the series and gave a story rating of A−, stating a similar basis of Sword Art Online with improved characters.[33] Richard Eisenbeis of Kotaku praised the anime for its well-thought out story, relatable main character, and great villain protagonist, but criticizes the anime for its third arc. At the end, he says that the anime starts out strong, but ends on a weak note.[34]

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