Just as we reach the midway point in the second season of Sword Art Online, Aniplex USA announced they will be releasing the english dub release of SAO Extra Edition this December in North America. The exact release date is Dec 23rd, 2014. Pre orders will begin on Monday 9/29. As with the first season of SAO, Bryce Papenbrook (Eren on Attack On Titan) returns to voice Kirito in the english release.
THIS JUST IN: Sword Art Online -Extra Edition- is coming to Blu-ray & DVD on 12/23! Pre-orders will begin 9/29… http://t.co/Nz9nSajke2
— Aniplex USA (@aniplexUSA) September 27, 2014
Literally just announced : Sword Art Online Extra Edition is being released this December & I’ll return to play… http://t.co/Q6fhs52jBK
— Bryce Papenbrook (@BrycePapenbrook) September 27, 2014
Here is what you can expect for the price tag of around $50 from Aniplex:
The Sequel to the Hit Anime “SWORD ART ONLINE” and Prequel to the New Chapter, “SWORD ART ONLINE II”!!
On a hot summer day, Kazuto (Kirito) takes Suguha (Leafa) to his school, to meet Asuna, Keiko (Silica) and Rika (Lisbeth). Their mission: teach Suguha how to swim. Kazuto, however, has a prior commitment to see Seijiro Kikuoka, an officer with the Virtual Reality Section of the Department of General Affairs. Kikuoka wants to go over Kazuto’s recollection of his time in SAO and ALO, to resolve some unanswered questions. Later in ALO, Kirito and the girls (along with Klein and Agil), embark on an underwater quest to show Yui her very first whale. But the deeper down they go, the more mysterious the quest becomes…
Release Date: 12/23/14
SRP $59.98
Retail Price: $49.98
Spoken Languages:Japanese & English
Aspect ratio: 16:9 widescreen
Subtitles: English and Spanish
Number of Disc:1BD disc
Total Run Time: Rating: Approx. 100 min. 13 UP
Bonus Contents: Special Animation ”Sword Art Offline” (English subtitled) & SAO II Trailer
Bonus Materials: Deluxe Booklet & Exclusive Poster