Notes:

I do not claim that any of these translations are done by myself. This is purely an archive so that anyone can find the appropriate links for each & every SAO side story. This archive is kept up to date at all times, so please do bookmark this page!
Massive appreciation to all the amazing SAO translators that have been archived here:
- gsimenas & gang (including me!) from dreadfuldecoding.blogspot.com
- Tap Trans from taptaptaptaptap.net
- Team Defan from defan752.wordpress.com
- SAO Archive Team from sao-archive.maamue.de
​For accessing the sao-archive.maamue.de sites, the username is 'sao' & the password is 'Alicization'.
What to know the chronological timeline of the whole SAO Aincrad arc?
Checkout my SAO Complete Aincrad Arc Timeline with information such as the priority of reading each story, the current floor, the current date, Kirito's current level, and more!

Pre-SAO Stories
SAO: The Beginning - Prologue:

Aincrad Stories
Re:Aincrad manga (So far follows events of Kirito's First Day in Aincrad featuring Klein & The Town of Beginnings story from SAO V1, The First Day story from SAO V8, Aria of a Starless Night story from SAO Progressive V1, as well as the Moonlit Black Cats story from SAO V2):
The Next Day (Continues The First Day/The Day of Beginnings story from SAO V8 - SAO Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night Theatre Bonus LN):
[Progressive - Aria Audio Drama] Lisbeth Edition (SAO Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night Theatre Bonus)
[Progressive - Aria Audio Drama] Silica Edition (SAO Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night Theatre Bonus)
Material Edition 7 - Continuation: Area in the Starless Night - aka 'A Reason For The Whiskers' (From SAO Progressive V1 section 2) [Recommend just reading the official light novel]:
Material Edition 8 - Rondo of the Transient Sword Chapter 1 (From SAO Progressive V1 section 3) [Recommend just reading the official light novel]:
"Day of Beginnings" of that man no one knows (Side story released for commemorating launch of SAOVS mobile game)
Material Edition 9 - Monochrome Concerto Chapter 1 (From SAO Progressive V2) [Recommend just reading the official light novel]:
SAO Progressive 4.1 (Became the beginning of SAO Progressive V5) [Recommend just reading the official light novel]:
Material Edition 21 - SAO Progressive 4.2:
Defence/Defensive Power:
Hopeful Chant (SAO Ordinal Scale Theatre Bonus LN):
Material Edition 1 - The Progressors:
Material Edition 1 - The Progressors - Remix Edition (Updated visuals):
Agil and Klein's Exciting Meal:
Lisbeth Edition - Sound of Water, Sound of Hammer LN:
Material Edition 4 - Cold hand, Warm heart:
Material Edition 17 - The Much-Talked-About Esteemed Sub-Leader:
Story Pencil Board:
Pina Edition - The Fourteenth Autumn LN:
The Day Before (SAO Season 1 BD Bonus LN - Now published in SAO V22) [Recommend just reading the official light novel]:
Material Edition 10 - Sugary Days 1/16.6:
Material Edition 11 - Sugary Days 2/16.7:
Material Edition 12 - Sugary Days 3/16.8:
16.8.5 - Material Edition 12.5- Sugary Days 3.5/16.8.5:
Material Edition 13 - Sugary Days 4/16.9:
Material Edition 14 - Sugary Days 5:
Material Edition 15 - Sugary Days 6:
Material Edition 16 - Sugary Days 7:
Material Edition 18 - Sugary Days 8:
Material Edition 19 - Sugary Days 9:
Material Edition 23 - Sugary Days 10:
Material Edition 24 - Sugary Days 11:
Material Edition 25 - Sugary Days 12:
Material Edition 26 - Sugary Days 13:
Material Edition 27 - Sugary Days 14:
Sugary Days Compilation Epilogue:
Material Edition 6 - Algade Showdown:
[Non-canon] Lisbeth Edition - Extraordinary Ordinary Days manga:
Breaking the Damage Limit:
Silica Edition - The Final Promise manga:
Pina Edition - Pina Edition Bonus Manga Theatre manga:
[Non-canon] SAO Comic Anthologies manga - New story: Yui-chan and the Road to the Abyss

ALfheim Online Stories
Material Edition 5 - Salvia:
Material Edition 5 - Salvia and the MTB - Remix Edition (Updated Story):
The Celeste Fairy:
The Day After (SAO Season 1 BD Bonus LN - Now published in SAO V22) [Recommend just reading the official light novel]:
Cooking with the Wife:
Rainbow Bridge (SAO Extra Edition BD Bonus LN - Now published in SAO V22) [Recommend just reading the official light novel]:
VRMMO Development Tragedy:
[Non-canon] Calibur SS (SAO Season 2 Calibur Alternative Ending):
Silica Edition - A Spot Of Sunshine In The Winter LN:
Material Edition 3 - Ceramic Heart:
Material Edition 3 - Ceramic Heart - Remix Edition (Updated visuals):

Yuuki in ALO/Asuka Empire Stories
Sister's Prayer (SAO Season 2 BD Bonus LN - Now published in SAO V22) [Recommend just reading the official light novel]:
Chromatic Colours (Sword Art Online abec Artworks Book exclusive story) [Recommend just reading the official English translated Artwork Book]:
Material Edition 20 - Monochromatic Colours/Chromatic Colours 2 (Sword Art Online abec Artworks Wanderers Book exclusive story):
Bluish Memories:
Sword Art Online Alternative: Clover's Regret V1 LN (Spin-off series in VRMMO Asuka Empire - Not yet officially translated and released in English, but V1 has been fan translated - V2&3 not yet fan translated):

Ordinal Scale Stories
Hopeful Chant (Pre-Ordinal Scale - SAO Ordinal Scale Theatre Bonus LN):

Please find this in the Aincrad Stories section as it does actually take place during that time as a backstory for Eiji & Yuna.
Cordial Chords (Post-Ordinal Scale - SAO Ordinal Scale BD Bonus LN):

Alicization Stories
Summer Memories (Walde Farm, Zakkaria):
Distant Journey (Post-Zakkaria, Pre-Swordcraft Academy - SAO Alicization BD Bonus LN):
[Non-canon] There is But One Ultimate Way (Post-Alicization):
The End of the Summer and the Straw Hat (Post-Alicization, Pre-Unital Ring):

Alicization - Cake/Crab Spin-Off Timeline Stories
Material Edition 28 - SAO Gaiden X3 [32/33]/If You Were Here Parts 1-3 [Recommend just reading the full IF story below]:
Material Edition 29 - SAO Gaiden X3 [32/33] ②/If You Were Here Parts 3-5 [Recommend just reading the full IF story below]:
If You Were Here (SAO Alicization BD Bonus 2 LN):
Prismatic Colours (Sword Art Online abec Artworks Wanderers Book exclusive story - Takes place inbetween part 1 & 2 of If You Were Here) [Recommend just reading the official English translated Artwork Book]:
If You Wish It (SAO Alicization -War of Underworld- BD Bonus LN):
If We Could Walk Together (SAO Alicization -War of Underworld- BD Bonus 2 LN):

Unital Ring Stories
[Non-canon] Material Edition 22 - Augmented Magic (Original draft of SAO V21: Unital Ring prologue):
SAO Unital Ring manga (currently publishing):

Non-canon Crossover Stories
Versus (SAO X Accel World Crossover - Now published in Accel World V10) [Recommend just reading the official light novel]:
Dream Game -Crossover- (SAO X The Irregular At Magic High School Crossover):
Versus II (SAO X Accel World X The Irregular At Magic High School Crossover):

Character Books

Note: All interviews include spoilers that correlate ​with having read up to SAO LN Volume 18
Character Book Vol.1 Kirito:
Character Book Vol.2 Asuna:
Character Book Vol.3 Leafa:
Character Book Vol.4 Sinon:
Character Book Vol.5 Liz & Silica:
Character Book Vol.6 Alice:

Early Material Edition Concept Art
Material Edition 2 - Early Characters:

Web novel popularity contest Q&A (2005)

Note: Answers based on the web novels (pre-light novels) where the progress of the web-novel story was comparatively up to around SAO Volume 9 of the light novels
Kirito Section:
Heathcliff & Kunori Sections:
Yui & Asuna Sections:
Sinon, Leafa & Yuuki Sections:
Lisbeth, Agil, Klein & Silica Sections:
All Other Character Sections:
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