Sword Art Online Cosplay Shines Spotlight on Yuuki

If you are a fan of Sword Art Online, then you have to know who Yuuki Konno is. The character is a [...]

By Nick Valdez

If you are a fan of Sword Art Online, then you have to know who Yuuki Konno is. The character is a fan-favorite within the fandom, and it is thanks to her charming heroism. While the character has taken on numerous roles in the series, fans will best remember Yuuki for acting as the Absolute Sword back in Alfheim Online. Sadly, her time in Sword Art Online was short, but she proved herself to be a promising warrior at that time. So if you are surprised by Yuuki's popularity amongst Sword Art Online fans, well - think again.

But this continued the more we learned about her as a person, and her quick journey with Asuna Yuuki through the second season's final arc cemented her within the franchise as a whole. So much so that even after her departure from the franchise she's still managed a huge cameo in the anime's massive third season. Artist @zuyane_ has shown the spotlight on Yuuki with some great cosplay that helps further demonstrate why she's still such a big deal years later. Check it out below:

Although Yuuki's time in the second season ended with her death, the heroine actually made a surprising cameo during the final events of the massive Alicization saga in the third season of the series. With Yuuki passing her unique eleven hit sword skill, Mother's Rosario, to Asuna following her death, Asuna actually made good use of this new technique years later. With an additional boost from Yuuki herself, the Mother's Rosario was stronger than ever as Asuna's goddess form pushed the skill to a new level.

Yuuki remains one of the most unique heroines in the franchise overall not only because of her departure from the series, but also because she's one of the leads that rarely interacted with Kirito himself. It was a huge boon for Asuna fans as it was the first time she got her own focused story, and hopefully it won't be the last as the anime prepares for its next big entry.

But what do you think? Where does Yuuki rank among your favorite heroines in Sword Art Online? Let us know your thoughts in the comments or you can even reach out to me directly about all things animated and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

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