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Sword Art Online: where to start reading
Adapts Sword Art Online by Reki Kawahara. Say how far you watched, and pick the book up exactly there.
IsekaiActionAdventure
2 seasons
on screen
3 books
to read
Tracks closely
from the books
After Seasons 1-2 (Aincrad through Mother's Rosario), in the books you are
at Volume 8.
Alicization begins at volume 9, so the first two seasons cover through volume 8.
The first two seasons cover through volume 8. Continue from volume 9, Alicization Beginning, which is where season 3 starts.
Start reading at Volume 9
Spoiler-safe, only what the show already showed you.
Get the book
Seasons 1-2 (Aincrad through Mother's Rosario) leaves off around volume 9. Pick the manga up right there:
Volume 9
Reki Kawahara
or borrow it: your library
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Faithful here
The show stays close to the book here, with nothing major changed, cut, or invented.
Sources disagree slightly on this one, so we used the earlier chapter. You may re-read a little rather than risk reading past yourself.
Where this comes from: en.wikipedia.org. Spotted a mistake? The report link at the foot of this page comes straight to us.
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The source is a LIGHT NOVEL, so answers are volumes. The Alicization arc alone spans volumes 9 through 18, which is why it takes three cours of television.
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