A review by rick1508
Sword Art Online 5: Phantom Bullet by Reki Kawahara

4.0

SAO volume 5 covers the first part of the Phantom Bullet arc. What makes SAO strong in my opinion is the tension you feel where death in the game means death in real life. Phantom Bullet brings this tension back in a spectacular way when a new player in the VRMMO Gun Gale Online manages to kill two people. Kirito is send on an investigation which turns out to be closely connected with his time in Aincrad. Sinon is a wonderful new protagonist and volume 5 manages to show a new side of Kirito. Reki Kawahara's writing style is as good as always. Definitely a great start to a new story arc!