* Based on Kawahara Reki's light novel series Sword Art Online.

A year has passed since Sword Art Online (SAO) was cleared. Kirito is asked by Kikuoka to investigate Gun Gale Online, specifically Death Gun, a weapon which seemed to link deaths in the virtual reality world to those in the real world.

Upon entering the game, Kirito meets Sinon who teaches him the ropes of the game. They both enter the Gun Gale Online tournament, Bullet of Bullets. Kirito displays his amazing skills although he is only a newcomer to the game. Later, Kirito finds out that the mysterious deaths are linked to a red guild named Laughing Coffin in SAO.

Source: SAO Wikia

Note: The first episode received advance premiere screening on June 29, 2014. Regular television broadcast started on July 5.

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Prequel: Sword Art Online: Extra Edition
Sequel: Gekijouban Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale
Same setting: Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
Same setting: Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet - The Third Episode