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Kadokawa released various videos “celebrating” the Sword Art Online video game being “beaten” and ending. In the original light novel, manga, and anime, the Sword Art Online VR MMORPG game itself was beaten by Kirito on November 7, 2024 at 2:55pm JST.

To celebrate the occasion and to promote the original light novel series, the Dengeki Bunko official YouTube channel posted a fictionalized news report sharing the news of the Sword Art Online game being beaten, and approximately 6,000 people waking up from their induced comas.

You can check out the video here:

Dengeki Bunko also shared a synthesized voice video of Asuna and Kirito retelling various major events that took place during the Aincrad Arc of the Sword Art Online series, such as the duo teaming up for the first time to beat the boss of the first floor, the strategy used to beat The Gleam Eyes, the boss of the 74th floor, the incident with Kuradeel, meeting Yui and enjoying their life on the 22nd floor, and the final confrontation with Heathcliff on the 75th floor.

Finally, a new Sword Art Online "game beaten" merchandise collection is now available to preorder from the Aniplex online store. Pre-orders close on November 24, 2024 and the merchandise is expected to release in Japan by late February 2025.

Here's the lineup for the merchandise line and their prices:

• Acrylic Diorama – 4,000 yen (~$26.12)
• Big Button Badge Set – 1,000 yen (~$6.53)
• Special Print Card – 1,500 yen (~$9.80)
• Postcard and Postcard Holder Set – 1,700 yen (~$11.10)
• B2 Tapestry – 3,000 yen (~$19.59)
• Big Acrylic Stand – 3,500 yen (~$22.86)
• Sticker – 600 yen (~$3.92)
• Lenticular Acrylic Charm – 1,200 yen (~$7.84)
• Semi Relief Aincrad Metal Charm – 1,800 yen (~$11.76)
• Temperature Sensitive Mug – 2,500 yen (~$16.33)
• Chara Fine Graph A4 – 13,000 yen (~$84.93)
• Chara Fine Graph A3 – 20,000 yen (~$130.66)

The new Sword Art Online merchandise line is now available for pre-order until November 24, 2024. The Sword Art Online original light novel and manga are handled by Yen Press in North America, and the anime adaptation is streaming on Crunchyroll.

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After about eleven years of radio silence, Shakugan no Shana will return. Kadokawa announced via its Dengeki Bunko Twitter that a new volume for the series, with the working title of Shakugan no Shana SIV, will come out some time in 2023. [Thanks ANN!]

Miki Kazuma, an editor for Dengeki Bunko, teased the news in the early hours of May 23, 2023 by stating that there will be news that’ll move veteran Dengeki Bunko fans to tears. The news in  question, of course, is the announcement of Shakugan no Shana SIV. This will be the fourth short story collection following SIII. For reference, SIII came out in Japan on November 10, 2012. There’s not much concrete information beyond this, though.

Shakugan no Shana, written by Yashichiro Takahashi and illustrated by Noizi Ito, ran from 2002 to 2012. There are also manga and anime adaptations of it, along with a film. It follows the story of ordinary boy (though not so ordinary later) Yuji Sakai and Flame Haze Shana as they fight against other Flame Hazes and Denizens to protect Earth. The series was a highly popular and influential piece of media. Shana in particular was one of the blueprints for the small flat-chested tsundere love interest during the early to mid-2000s.

Shakugan no Shana SIV will come out some time in 2023.

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