Sword Art Online

Year 2022, virtual reality has progressed by leaps and bounds, and a massive online role-playing game called Sword Art Online (SAO) is launched.  With the hip of the new "NerveGear" technology, players can control their avatars within the game using only their thoughts. 

So Kazuto Kirigaya otherwise nicknamed "Kirito," is one of the lucky people who had gotten the game before everyone else. (other wise known as he was a beta)  When the other ten-thousand people got the game he finds himself back in the elaborate world of Aincrad, one full of fantastic medieval weapons and gruesome monsters.  However, in a cruel turn of events, the players soon realize that they cannot log out of the game.  It would seem that the game's creator (Kayaba Akihiko) has trapped them in his new world until they defeat the final boss on the 100th floor.  

To escape Aincrad, Kirito will now have to cooperate with his fellow players.  Some are allies, while others are foes.  Kind of like Asuna Yuuki, who commands the leading group attempting to escape from the ruthless game.  And to make matters worse, Sword Art Online is definitely not all fun and games, for example if you die in Aincrad, then they die in real life.  Kirito must adapt to new reality, fight to stay alive, and hopefully break free from this virtual hell.