The new promo trailer of Sword Art Online season 2 features the gun themed MMORPG Gun Gale Online.
The trailer was first streamed in the official Facebook page of Sword Art Online as username maidigitv also began streaming the trailer in their official YouTube Channel. The video shows different players fighting in the game using all sorts of guns as the new character Sinon prepares to engage them using her huge sniper rifle.
Season 2 of Sword Art Online will focus on the Phantom Bullet Arc as Kirito will play GGO to investigate a series of murders that are linked with the assassination features of the game. He will meet Sinon along the way as she joins him on his mission to find the people responsible for the murders.
Meanwhile, Twitter user Elliot Gay posted photos of the new character designs for SAO season 2 and Kirito gets a more feminine touch on his avatar in GGO.
Sword Art Online II Newtype spread illustrated by Natsuko Kondo. Kirito sorta becomes a girl. #dump #SAO pic.twitter.com/EmbDr5FB8p
— Elliot Gay (@RyougaSaotome) June 11, 2014
Sword Art Online II character designs. Asuna and some other random folks. #SAO #dump pic.twitter.com/VmuFIF2iaY — Elliot Gay (@RyougaSaotome) June 11, 2014
The Anime Expo 2014 will host the special SAO event with special guests such as SAO creator Reki Kawahara and character designer abec.
Crunchyroll will be streaming the season 2 on July 5 and the series will stream in China on LeTV, in Taiwan on i-funtv, in French-speaking countries (France, Switzerland, Belgium, Algeria, Monaco, Tunisia, and in Quebec, Canada) on Wakanim and Daisuki will stream the series in the rest of Europe.
SAO season 2 will air in Korea on the cable TV station Aniplus and will also air in Thailand and Singapore on cable TV while the show airs 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. Finally the series will also stream in niconico and the d Anime Store.
