Sword Art Online: Kirito stars on the cover of Dengeki G’s Magazine

In the July edition of the Dengeki G’s Magazine from the Kadokawa publishing house, it was observed that she was starring the character Kirito (Kazuto Kirigaya) from the Sword Art Online series, in an illustration by Yumiko Yamamoto. This is a peculiar event, because for the last ten years the covers of Dengeki G’s Magazine have only been carried out by female characters.


About Sword Art Online 

Reki Kawahara began publishing the novels independently in 2002, and subsequently published it through the Kadokawa publishing house in April 2009, with 23 volumes to date. The franchise is one of the most successful light novel series in Japan, considered the light novel of the past decade by fans.

Currently, the Sword Art Online: Alicization series is the adaptation of the "Arc Alicization" of the light novel series that will air for a total of four arches. "War of Underworld" will consist of 23 episodes, the first 12 being broadcast in the first part premiered in October 2019, and the second part that was scheduled to premiere on April 25 was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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