Accel World
Anime Like Sword Art Online If You’re Looking for Something Similar
Accel World is another action anime that tosses its characters into a video game world where decisions and outcomes can still impact the real world. While Accel World features the same socially-awkward-yet-skilled gamer protagonist, this time found in a young man by the name of Haruyuki Arita, there are some big differences that set these worlds apart. Accel World does not tell the story of players who are trapped in a world and trying to escape or adjust to. Instead, the players who enter the virtual reality MMO fighting game called Brain Burst are free to exit the game at any time. Brain Burst is more than just a game though. The more points one earns in the game, the better abilities they have access to in real life. This means characters in Accel World return to their virtual reality gaming lives as a result of their own motives and determination. This really shakes up the way certain characters are developed and how the plot overall is able to unfold.
Both Accel World and Sword Art Online feature a male and female duo that are solid as separate players but even more impressive as a team. The overall goal in these anime is also very similar. Haruyuki and the popular student council president Kuroyukihime are on a mission to reach level 10 so they can meet the creators of the Brain Burst program and find out why it was even created in the first place.
