Episode guide
Sword Art Online: Sword Art Online II
24 episodes · premiered Jul 5, 2014
A year after escaping Sword Art Online, Kazuto Kirigaya has been settling back into the real world. However, his peace is short-lived as a new incident occurs in a game called Gun Gale Online, where a player by the name of Death Gun appears to be killing people in the real world by shooting them in-game. Approached by officials to assist in investigating the murders, Kazuto assumes his persona of Kirito once again and logs into Gun Gale Online, intent on stopping the killer.
- Episode 1: The World of Guns Jul 5, 2014 · 23m A year has passed since SAO was cleared. Summoned by Kikuoka of the Virtual Division at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Kazuto learns of a series of bizarre murders…
- Episode 2: Cold-Hearted Sniper Jul 12, 2014 · 23m Armed with a large sniper rifle, Hecate II, the young girl Sinon is making a name for herself as the No. 1 sniper in GGO. When her squadron ambushes another squadron, she succeeds in…
- Episode 3: Memories of Blood Jul 19, 2014 · 23m In real life, the player Sinon is a high school student named Shino Asada. On her way home from school, she’s dragged into an alley by delinquent girls. Their leader, Endo, tries to extort…
- Episode 4: GGO Jul 26, 2014 · 23m Kikuoka has recruited Kirito to investigate GGO, and so he logs in. To lure Death Gun into targeting him, he hopes to enter Bullet of Bullets (BoB), a tournament to decide the most…
- Episode 5: Guns and Swords Aug 2, 2014 · 23m To register for BoB, Kirito starts entering the required information into a terminal, but is astounded to see that the form includes columns for his real-world name and address. He is…
- Episode 6: Showdown in the Wilderness Aug 9, 2014 · 23m A man in a beat-up cloak watches Kirito fight his first battle and demands to know if he's "the real thing". The man has the tattoo of Laughing Coffin, a murderer's guild that existed…
- Episode 7: Crimson Memories Aug 16, 2014 · 23m The man in the ragged cloak is an SAO survivor, and he might also be a player Kirito fought with to the death... This thought consumes Kirito, and his anguish is palpable - to the point…
- Episode 8: Bullet of Bullets Aug 23, 2014 · 23m Kirito decides that Death Gun and the man in the cape will be appearing in BoB. He uses the remaining time to exchange information with Sinon and find out more about the contestants. Sinon…
- Episode 9: Death Gun Aug 30, 2014 · 23m The man in the cape shoots Pale Rider and he is eliminated despite the fact that he has HP remaining. The man says that he is Death Gun, and declares that he will bring true death. Asuna…
- Episode 10: Death Chaser Sep 6, 2014 · 23m Sinon is attacked from behind by Death Gun and paralyzed. He's using a Black Star Type-54, ironically the same gun that Sinon used to shoot the robber. Her memories of the incident come…
- Episode 11: What It Means To Be Strong Sep 13, 2014 · 23m After escaping from Death Gun, Kirito and Sinon lay low in a desert cave. There, Kirito speculates on how Death Gun murdered other players. In doing so, he hits upon a certain terrifying…
- Episode 12: Bullet of a Phantom Sep 20, 2014 · 23m BoB nears its end, and the only surviving players are Kirito, Sinon, and Dark Wind, the second place winner of the last tournament. Since Death Gun may have multiple partners, and Dark…
- Episode 13: Phantom Bullet Sep 27, 2014 · 23m Death Gun's attack is modeled after Star Splash, a SAO skill that doesn't exist in GGO. Death Gun is skilled with not only a gun but a blade as well, and he gradually wears down Kirito's…
- Episode 14: One Little Step Oct 4, 2014 · 23m Kyouji attacks Shino, saying he'll kill himself after she's dead. Kazuto saves her at the last second by jumping Kyouji. During the fight, Kazuto is hit with Kyouji's poison syringe, but…
- Episode 15: The Queen of the Lake Oct 18, 2014 · 23m It's reported that the Holy Sword Excalibur has been discovered inside ALO. Hearing the news, Kirito and Leafa decide to take possession of Excalibur before other players get to it first.
- Episode 16: The King of the Giants Oct 25, 2014 · 23m Kirito and the others are tasked with subjugating the Frost King Thrymr, and a quest to recover Excalibur. It's Yui's guess that this isn't a quest planned by the game admins, but…
- Episode 17: Excalibur Nov 1, 2014 · 23m Kirito and the others are taking on Thrymr, the Boss lurking at the bottom level of the dungeon. But unable to make much of a dent in Thrymr's HP, they soon find themselves in grave…
- Episode 18: Forest House Nov 8, 2014 · 23m In an upcoming update of ALO, Floors 21-30 of New Aincrad will be unlocked. Asuna, Kirito and Yui revisit their dream of once again living together in their log cabin on Floor 22.
- Episode 19: Zekken Nov 15, 2014 · 23m Hearing rumors about a brilliant player known as Zekken, Asuna decides to mount a challenge. But when Asuna logs out, she is told by her mother to take an exam to transfer into an…
- Episode 20: The Sleeping Knights Nov 22, 2014 · 23m Asuna is asked to help the guild “Sleeping Knights,” which has decided to disband soon due to the members’ circumstances. Before they do, they want to defeat a Floor Boss with only their…
- Episode 21: The Monument of Swordsmen Nov 29, 2014 · 23m Asuna and the Sleeping Knights’ attempt to defeat the boss on Floor 27 has been observed by a guild specializing in boss raids. Now 20 of its members block the boss room. With Kirito…
- Episode 22: The End of the Journey Dec 6, 2014 · 23m A few days have passed since Yuuki suddenly disappeared from in front of Asuna, and she still hasn’t logged in to ALO. Later, Asuna meets Kazuto on the school roof, where he hands her a…
- Episode 23: The Dream Begins Dec 13, 2014 · 23m As a tester for the world’s first medical-use Full-Dive device, Yuuki has been diving into virtual worlds from the hospital. Unable to leave her hospital room, she longs to go to school…
- Episode 24: Mother's Rosario Dec 20, 2014 · 23m Getting to experience the outside world, Yuuki’s days are more satisfactory than ever before. In ALO, the players have a barbecue and end up on a quest. In the real world, Asuna and the…