Sakon Kaidou

I like this story a lot. It's about a VR world and the main question is are NPCs 'alive' and how should they be treated [at least as far as I've gotten]. Of course, there are the usual battle arcs and level grinding and such as well. I like the anime more than the manga though the art is pretty similar. I am not a fan of the shonen battle scenes in manga. I am interesting in getting the light novel if there is one. :)