Accel World

Accel World
First light novel volume cover, featuring Kuroyukihime
アクセル・ワールド
(Akuseru Wārudo)
Genre
Light novel
Written byReki Kawahara
Illustrated byHIMA [ja]
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
ImprintDengeki Bunko
MagazineDengeki Bunko Magazine
DemographicMale
Original runFebruary 10, 2009 – present
Volumes27
Manga
Written byReki Kawahara
Illustrated byHiroyuki Aigamo [ja]
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
MagazineDengeki Bunko Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 10, 2010June 9, 2017
Volumes8
Manga
Acchel World
Written byReki Kawahara
Illustrated byRyuryū Akari [ja]
Published byASCII Media Works
MagazineDengeki Bunko Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 10, 2010June 10, 2016
Volumes5
Manga
Accel World / Dural: Magisa Garden
Written byAyato Sasakura
Published byASCII Media Works
MagazineMonthly Comic Dengeki Daioh
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 27, 2012June 27, 2017
Volumes8
Anime television series
Directed byMasakazu Obara
Written byHiroyuki Yoshino
Music by
StudioSunrise
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, TV Saitama, Chiba TV, tvk, TV Aichi, MBS, AT-X, HBC, RKB, BS11
English network
Original run April 7, 2012 September 22, 2012
Episodes24 (+ 2 OVA episodes) (List of episodes)
Film
Video games
  • Accel World: Ginyoku no Kakusei (2012)
  • Accel World: Kasoku no Chōten (2013)
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Accel World (Japanese: アクセル・ワールド, Hepburn: Akuseru Wārudo) is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by HIMA [ja]. 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 Hiroyuki Aigamo [ja], published in Dengeki Bunko Magazine from April 2010 to June 2017; Acchel World by Ryuryū Akari [ja], 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.

  1. ^ a b c "The Official Website for Accel World". Viz Media. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.