History Fanfic / TheKiritaChronicles

* GenderBender: Several characters have had their genders changed in this story while others remain the same.
** Kazuta does this in-universe by pretending to be a boy in the different video games she plays, so she can be more comfortable around male players. At the beginning of the story, she still goes by the name Kirito.

** ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'': Kazuta wears shorts underneath her skirt in the real world and indirectly references the franchise.

* BareYourMidriff: The [[http://z3phyra.deviantart.com/art/The-Kirita-Chronicles-textless-387021248 cover art]] depicts Kirita/Kirito as wearing an outfit of that type. However, at the current point in the story, she wears more reserved clothing.

* BonusMaterial: There is bonus material at the beginning and end of each of each chapter. At the beginning, there is a haiku poem, and at the end of the chapter there are omakes where characters break the fourth wall. The author notes both at the beginning and ending of the chapter provide more depth about certain things within the story as well.

* ValuesDissonance: Aspects of Japanese Culture that differ from Western Culture pop up regularly, good and bad.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9469870/1/The-Kirita-Chronicles The Kirita Chronicles]]'' is a semi-genderbent ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' fanfiction story created by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/~knowledgeseeker66 Knowledgeseeker66]]. In this story, certain characters are genderbent, such as Kirito (Kirita), Asuna (Akio), Argo (Argo) and Lizbeth (Leonardo) while genders for other characters remain the same, such as Agil, Klein, Suguha, and Kayaba. In this story, there are a number of divergences from canon due to different circumstances and decisions.

* SingleAttemptGame: The fic uses the same premise as its source material, that "players die when their avatars do" of ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline''. The protagonist survives due to having help from the source protagonist who was part of the non-lethal beta tests and therefore has more experience than most everyone else.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters The cast goes far beyond this.]]]]

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Within the first six chapters, more than fifty characters have made appearances and have had at least one line. The number will likely continue to go up.

** LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex: Kazuta wears shorts underneath her skirt in the real world and indirectly references the franchise.

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: In Chapter Nine, Akio tells Kirita that she is a lot better than she claims to be, and that he trusts her with his life.

A semi-genderbent fanfiction story created by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/~knowledgeseeker66 Knowledgeseeker66]]. The story can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9469870/1/The-Kirita-Chronicles here]].

This is a semi-genderbent ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' story that takes place in an alternate universe. In this story, certain characters are genderbent, such as Kirito (Kirita), Asuna (Akio), Argo (Argo) and Lizbeth (Leonardo) while genders for other characters remain the same, such as Agil, Klein, Suguha, and Kayaba. In this story, there are a number of divergences from canon due to different circumstances and decisions.

* {{Adorkable}}: Kirita have shades of this whenever she has trouble speaking to male players. She goes from being a confident player to someone who stutters relatively frequently.

** VideoGame/{{Persona}}: During a flashback, Kirita remembers how she found a number of games were friendship between the characters was important, yet relatively easy to achieve.

* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Subverted by Kazuta

* GoodIsNotNice: Delano

* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler:During Chapters Four, Six, and Seven, it is shown that Grimlock already is showing signs of this due to Griselda being a better at handling the virtual world better than him.]]

** [[spoiler:[=PoH=]: Even during the Beta Test, he enjoyed Player-Killing, and he developed an obsession with Kirito/Kirita after she killed him for his crimes during the Beta Test. As of Chapter Four, he is stalking Kirito/Kirita partly because she killed him during the Beta Test.]]

** [[spoiler:In Chapter Three, he gracefully accepts his defeat at the hands of Kazuta. In Chapter Five, he saves Johnny Black's life and makes a 'grave' to honor Johnny Black's two friends who died during the first day of the Death Game.]]

* MassOhCrap: The players of sword art online have this reaction when Kayaba announces that he has trapped them all in the game.

* NamedByTheAdaptation: Kazuta's parents and grandfather who are unnamed in the canon series are named in this story.

* NeverMyFault: Kira never acknowledges that her actions during the first boss fight (particularly her tying down Kirita's legs with a rope when Diabel was charging at Illfang) prevented Kirita from helping Diabel.

** What Akihiko Kayba does for Midori when she has difficulties adopting Kazuta. From hiring an actor to play her fiance, to giving her money to look after Kazuta.

* SmallRoleBigImpact

* {{Tomboy}}: Kazuta

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: In Chapter Nine, Akio tells Kirita that she is a lot better than she claims to be, and that he trusts her.

** [[spoiler: During the Beta Test in Chapter Three, [=PoH=] was interested in Kirita/Kazuta because she killed/defeated him in the Beta Test. After finding about her true gender in Chapter Four, he has started stalking her.]]

** Delano: Although he may have good reasons to be bitter towards his mother, he can take things rather far

** Kira: She is the genderbent version of Kiabou is a clear cut example.

* PettheDog:
** What Akihiko Kayba does for Modori when she has difficulty adopting Kirita. From hiring an actor to play her fiance, to giving her money to look after Kirita.
** Kayaba in his Heathcliff peersona listens to Juho's worries.

** Sugou gives one Akio in chapter 2, making it clear that Akio needs to stand up to his parents if he doesn't want to be CEO.

** Kayaba Akihiko to Suzuki Katsumi
** Hideyoshi to Kayaba Akihiko
** Gorobei and Kikuchiyo share this with each other even though they do not always see eye to eye
** Akio appears to be developing this for Kirita

* {{Badass}}: A majority of the characters trapped in the game will most likely develop into badasses at some point, but as of this moment the notable badasses are Kirita/Kirito, Gorobei, and Delano.

This is a semi-genderbent Sword Art Online story that takes place in an alternate universe. In this story, certain characters are genderbent, such as Kirito (Kirita), Asuna (Akio), Argo (Argo) and Lizbeth (Leonardo) while genders for other characters remain the same, such as Agil, Klein, Suguha, and Kayaba. In this story, there are a number of divergences from canon due to different circumstances and decisions.

** SevenSamurai / Anime/SamuraiSeven: Having several of the original characters, Heihachi, Kikuchiyo, and Gorobei, sharing the same names as the main characters of the film and its loose anime adaptation. Justified in Kikuchiyo and Gorobei's cases since SevenSamurai was their favorite movie growing up, and they enjoyed the anime. They have also made several references to the film and anime too.

** SevenSamurai / SamuraiSeven: Having several of the original characters, Heihachi, Kikuchiyo, and Gorobei, sharing the same names as the main characters of the film and its loose anime adaptation. Justified in Kikuchiyo and Gorobei's cases since SevenSamurai was their favorite movie growing up, and they enjoyed the anime. They have also made several references to the film and anime too.