Sword Art Online II

Sword Art Online II is the second season of the Sword Art Online anime television series, produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Tomohiko Itō. It adapts volumes 5–8 of Reki Kawahara's light novel series, covering the story arcs 'Phantom Bullet', 'Calibur', and 'Mother's Rosario'. The season follows Kazuto 'Kirito' Kirigaya as he investigates a player called Death Gun in the virtual reality game Gun Gale Online, later returning to Alfheim Online to retrieve the Holy Sword Excalibur, while Asuna befriends a terminally ill girl named Yuuki Konno. The 24-episode season aired in Japan from July 5 to December 20, 2014, and was simulcast worldwide by Aniplex, with Crunchyroll streaming in North America and Daisuki in select European countries.