Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword Germany, Vietnam, Poland, Netherlands and Serbia. The first book, "The Way of the Warrior", was published in the UK in August 2008 and in the USA in early March 2009. The first print run in the UK sold out in less than a month. As of 2017,"The Way of the Warrior" has been reprinted 26 times. Seven further books followed, with a ninth - "The Return of the Warrior" - being published for the series' tenth anniversary in 2018. The series has sold in excess of 1 million copies worldwide. Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword Young Samurai: The
Sword Art Online May 19, 2015. A manga adaption of "Sword Art Online: Progressive", illustrated by Kiseki Himura, began serialization in the August 2013 issue of "Dengeki G's Magazine". The manga ended serialization in the magazine's May 2014 issue and was transferred to "Dengeki G's Comic" starting with the June 2014 issue. The "Progressive" manga adaption has been licensed by Yen Press, with the first two volumes released in January and April 2015, respectively. A sixth manga, titled "Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet" and illustrated by Kōtarō Yamada, had its first chapter serialized in the May 2014 issue of "Dengeki Bunko Magazine", with