Sword Art Online Season 2 Second Promo Trailer Features New Scenes And Opening Theme 'Ignite' By Japanese Singer Eir Aoi [VIDEO] 'SAO' Fans Are Hyped For The Return Of The Anime Series!

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SAO fans rejoice as a new trailer for Sword Art Online season 2 has been released!

Anime News Network reports that the new Sword Art Online 2 trailer featured some news scenes, and new opening song titled "Ignite" by Japanese singer Eir Aoi.

Season 2 of Sword Art Online will focus on the Phantom Bullet Arc as Kirito will play a new game called Gun Gale Online (GGO) to investigate a series of murders that are linked with the assassination features of the game. Along the way he meets Sinon, a female sniper who will serve as a rival/ally of Kirito in GGO.

The Anime Expo 2014 will play host to a special SAO event which will feature SAO creator Reki Kawahara and character designer abec. The event will also screen SAO season 2 on July 4 while Crunchyroll will stream season 2 on July 5, according to the SAO official website.

The series will stream in China on LeTV, in Taiwan on i-funtv, and in French-speaking countries (France, Switzerland, Belgium, Algeria, Monaco, Tunisia, and in Quebec, Canada) on Wakanim. Daisuki will stream the series in the rest of Europe. Additionally, the show will air in Korea on the cable TV station Aniplus and will also air in Thailand and Singapore on cable TV. The show will also air in Japan via Tokyo MX TV on July 5 at 11:30 p.m. before the show also airs on MBS, TV Aichi, tvk, BS11 and several other stations. The series will also stream in niconico and the d Anime Store.

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka will reprise his role as Kirito in the anime and Miyuki Sawashiro will also reprise her role as Sinon from the Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment PSP video game.

Tomohiko Ito will again direct the series at A-1 Pictures, while Shingo Adachi will again adapt original character designs for animation and Luna Haruna will perform the ending theme of the anime.

Are you ready for Sword Art Online season 2?

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