Sword Art Online II/Episodes

Series Overview[]

Season	Episodes	Toonami Premiere	Toonami Finale
Phantom Bullet Arc	14	March 28, 2015	July 11, 2015
Calibur Arc	03	July 18, 2015	August 1, 2015
Mother's Rosario Arc	07	August 8, 2015	September 26, 2015

Phantom Bullet Arc[]

#	Episode Title	Japanese Airdate	Toonami Airdate
01	"The World of Guns"	July 5, 2014	March 28, 2015
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 linked to the popular VR game, Gun Gale Online (GGO), the only game in Japan played by pros. After being shot in-game by a player calling himself Death Gun, two prominent GGO players have mysteriously turned up dead in real life.
02	"Ice Sniper"	July 12, 2014	April 4, 2015
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 taking out her first target. But when she takes aim at her second target, a robed “Behemoth,” he dodges the bullet. The Behemoth reaches for the heavy machine gun he’s been hiding beneath his robe, and overwhelms Sinon’s squadron with devastating firepower, and they soon find themselves in dire straits.
03	"Memories of Fresh Blood"	July 19, 2014	April 11, 2015
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 money from Shino, but she bravely refuses. At this, Endo points her finger at Shino like a gun, and shoves it in her face. Shino turns pale and starts to tremble. Because of an incident from her childhood, Shino is traumatized by the sight of guns.
04	"GGO"	July 26, 2014	April 18, 2015
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 powerful gunman in GGO. But as a first-timer, he doesn't know his way around this game, and soon loses his way, when he catches sight of Sinon and approaches her. Sinon helpfully agrees to guide Kirito, and lectures him on the world of GGO, advising him on what weapons to purchase, and explaining GGO's unique system of Ballistic Prediction Lines.
05	"Guns and Swords"	August 2, 2014	April 25, 2015
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 temporarily torn when he realizes that without this info, he won't be eligible for the top prizes, but in the end he submits his registration without filling in those columns. Kirito will be competing in Block F of the preliminary tournament. Sinon is also in Block F, and there's a chance that they'll clash in the final if they both advance. They promise each other to go all-out if they do meet.
06	"Showdown in the Wilderness"	August 9, 2014	May 2, 2015
After witnessing the fight Kirito puts up while winning his first preliminary match, a man clad in a ragged cloak asks him, "Are you the real deal?" This man, who sports a tattoo from Laughing Coffin - a Player Killing guild that formerly existed within SAO - leaves Kirito with the words "Someday, I'll kill you" and vanishes. This brush with the man in the ragged cloak causes Kirito to recall all his desperate battles in SAO, and he is almost broken by the trauma. It is then that Kirito and Sinon, having both advanced in the preliminary round, face off in the Block F final.
07	"Crimson Memories"	August 16, 2014	May 9, 2015
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 that it worries Suguha. Meanwhile, Shino can't shake off her irritation towards Kirito, and she launches into a tirade against him to Kyoji, swearing that she'll defeat him in the final. But Kyoji, who has always admired Sinon's cool-headed combat style, sees that this unusually passionate Shino isn't acting like herself at all.
08	"Bullet of Bullets"	August 23, 2014	May 16, 2015
Certain that both Death Gun and the man in the ragged cloak are competing in the BoB final, Kirito approaches Sinon beforehand about exchanging information, and begins to investigate the other players. Sinon, sensing that something is up with Kirito after having seen him acting strangely after his first match in the prelims, pushes him to come clean, and learns that he’s an SAO survivor. Meanwhile, the final round begins, and a Battle Royale between 30 players is now underway on a massive field measuring 10 km in diameter.
09	"Death Gun"	August 30, 2014	May 30, 2015
After the man in the ragged cloak shoots the Pale Rider, the latter is eliminated even though he should still have some HP remaining. The man in the ragged cloak reveals himself to be Death Gun, and announces that he’ll be bringing on real-life death. Watching the BoB live stream, Asuna and the others are stunned to realize that Death Gun is the former head of Laughing Coffin. Meanwhile, Kirito and Sinon decide to join forces, hoping to take Death Gun down before there are any more casualties.
10	"Death Chaser"	September 6, 2014	June 6, 2015
Attacked from behind by Death Gun, Sinon has her back to the wall. Death Gun's weapon, the Type 54 Black Star is, oddly enough, the same gun that Sinon used to kill the bank robber. Death Gun tries to kill Sinon, stunned by flashbacks of the incident, in order to agitate Kirito. But just before he pulls the Black Star's trigger, Kirito barely manages to rescue Sinon. She has lost her will to fight, and Kirito attempts to flee with her, but they are pursued by Death Gun, and find themselves on the brink of disaster.
11	"What it Means to be Strong"	September 13, 2014	June 13, 2015
After escaping from Death Gun, Kirito and Sinon lay low in a desert cave. There, Kirito speculates on how Death Gun murdered the other players. Since Death Gun switched from the Black Star to a rifle when he attacked him, Kirito deduces that some kind of condition must be met in order to kill a player in the real world. As he ponders further, he hits upon a certain terrifying possibility.
12	"Bullet of a Phantom"	September 20, 2014	June 20, 2015
BoB has reached its last stage, and the field of survivors has been narrowed down to Kirito, Sinon, Death Gun, and Yamikaze, the previous tournament's runner-up. Since it's possible that Death Gun has multiple accomplices, and Yamikaze himself is another target, Kirito makes up his mind to defeat Yamikaze before Death Gun, and then take out the latter as well. He bursts out of the cave as a decoy, and leaves the job of sniping in Sinon's hands. Rewarding Kirito's trust, Sinon's shot goes as planned, and Kirito finds himself confronting Death Gun at last.
13	"Phantom Bullet"	September 27, 2014	June 27, 2015
Subjected to Death Gun’s Star Splash, an SAO swordplay skill that doesn’t exist in GGO, Kirito is in dire straits. He is driven into a corner due to Death Gun’s prowess not only as a gunman, but as a swordsman, too, and he is beginning to lose all strength. Meanwhile, Sinon, unable to snipe after Death Gun destroyed her scope during their one-on-one, can only watch as Kirito and Death Gun battle it out. Barely able to sit still, Sinon desperately tries to figure out what she can do at that moment.
14	"A Small Step"	October 4, 2014	July 11, 2015
Kyoji attacks, intent on ending his own life after first killing Shino. But just in the nick of time, Kazuto bursts through the door, and tackles Kyoji. As they struggle furiously, Kyoji shoves the poison-filled syringe against Kazuto, but thanks to a miraculous accident, he avoids being injected and narrowly escapes disaster. A few days later, Kazuto and Shino are meeting with Kikuoka to hear the facts about the GGO incident.
14.5	"Debriefing"	October 11, 2014	Unaired
A recap of the first 14 episodes.

Calibur Arc[]

#	Episode Title	Japanese Airdate	Toonami Airdate
15	"Queen of the Lake"	October 18, 2014	July 18, 2015
It's reported that the Holy Sword Excalibur has been discovered inside ALO. Several months earlier, Kirito and Leafa had found this sword in Jotunheim, an underground realm, where they had saved a beast-type god named Tonky. Hearing the news, the siblings make up their minds to take possession of Excalibur before other players get to it first. Summoning Asuna, Klein, Sinon and the others, they set off for the dungeon in Jotunheim as a 7-member party.
16	"King of the Giants"	October 25, 2014	July 25, 2015
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 something automatically generated by the system. And if that's the case, depending on the outcome of the quest, there's a chance that ALO itself could be destroyed... Kirito and the others rush to clear the dungeon and fulfill the quest before that comes to pass. On the way, they discover a female NPC, Freyja, locked in a cage, calling for help.
17	"Excalibur"	November 1, 2014	August 1, 2015
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 danger - getting blasted by a freezing air attack. Just then, their new ally, Freyja, raises her voice. She informs the party that to defeat Thrymr, they will need her tribe's secret treasure, the Golden Hammer.

Mother's Rosario Arc[]

#	Episode Title	Japanese Airdate	Toonami Airdate
18	"The House in the Forest"	November 8, 2014	August 8, 2015
ALO issues an update, unlocking Floors 21 - 30 in New Aincrad. Asuna, who in the past lived with Kirito and Yui in a log cabin on Aincrad's 22nd floor, is hopeful that her dream of living there again will come true.
19	"Zekken"	November 15, 2014	August 15, 2015
Hearing rumors about a brilliant player known as Zekken, Asuna decides to mount a challenge. Zekken has been calling for opponents to play for an ultra-fast 11-hit combo Original Sword Skill, and has defeated every single challenger until now. But when Asuna logs out, upon her return to the real world, she is told by her mother, Kyoko, to take an exam to transfer into an academically-oriented high school.
20	"The Sleeping Knights"	November 22, 2014	August 22, 2015
Asuna is asked by Yuuki to help the guild that she leads, the Sleeping Knights. Due to its members’ various personal reasons, the Sleeping Knights are planning to disband soon, and so in order to create a lasting memory for themselves, they’re attempting to launch a single-party boss raid. But since raids are normally 49-player assaults launched by multiple parties, it will be almost impossible for just the six Sleeping Knights plus Asuna to defeat a Floor Boss.
21	"The Monument of Swordsmen"	November 29, 2014	August 29, 2015
Asuna and the Sleeping Knights prepare to raid the 27th Floor Boss, but another guild specializing in boss raids is on to them. Not only has this guild acquired the Sleeping Knights' knowhow, they're also blocking anyone from getting to the boss before them. Asuna and her comrades soon find themselves in dire straits.
22	"The End of the Journey"	December 6, 2014	September 12, 2015
Several days have gone by since Yuuki vanished from Asuna’s sight and stopped logging in to ALO. Asuna asks Sleeping Knights member Siune why Yuuki disappeared. Rather than explaining in any detail, Siune answers vaguely, saying only that “Yuuki probably doesn’t want to see you again.” A few days later, Asuna, still longing to see Yuuki one more time, receives a text from Kazuto: “I’ll be waiting for you on the roof.” When she arrives on the roof, he hands her a note, telling her that if she goes to that address, she might get to see Yuuki.
23	"The Dream Begins"	December 13, 2014	September 19, 2015
As a tester for the world’s first medical-use Full-Dive device, the Medicuboid, Yuuki has been diving into virtual worlds from the hospital. Terminally ill and unable to leave her sterile hospital room, she longs to go to school one more time. To make that wish come true, Asuna enlists the aid of Kazuto and some friends from school, and Yuuki is able to experience a day at their school.
24	"Mother's Rosario"	December 20, 2014	September 26, 2015
Now that she is able to experience the outside world, Yuuki’s daily life is more rewarding than it’s ever been before. She spends her days in ALO enjoying cookouts and quests with numerous other players. In the real world, she attends classes with Asuna and the others, and even joins them on trips to Kyoto. Then one day, as the month of March is nearing its end and the cherry blossom buds begin to bloom Asuna receives an email.

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