We are officially just over a week away from our release of Sword Art Online II: Part 1 arriving on DVD and Limited Collector’s Edition Blu-ray/DVD. (It’s released on Monday 21st September.) Today we want to give you a run down of everything you need to know about our Limited Collector’s Edition release. Read below for all the details and to see photos of the finished product.
WHERE CAN I BUY IT?
Ahead of release if your wanting to pre-order your copy you can do so today from the likes Amazon UK, Zavvi, Base and our own web shop.
On day of release we can confirm that HMV retailers across the UK will be stocking this.
WHAT IS SWORD ART ONLINE II ABOUT?
If you’re not familiar with the series, this is the sequel to the popular series Sword Art Online. We suggest giving THIS blog post of ours about the first season a read.
Check out the trailer for Sword Art Online II below.
A year has passed since SAO was cleared. Summoned by Seijirou Kikuoka of the Virtual Division at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Kazuto (Kirito) learns of a series of bizarre murders linked to the popular VR game, Gun Gale Online (GGO). After being shot in-game by a player calling himself Death Gun, two prominent GGO players have mysteriously turned up dead in the real world.
As Kazuto logs into GGO and starts investigating the mystery, he meets a girl sniper named Sinon who wields a Hecate II rifle. Is she friend or foe? Kirito enters the virtual world once more for an all-new adventure!
WHAT’S INSIDE? WHAT’S ON THE DISCS?
Our release of Sword Art Online II: Part 1 Limited Collector’s Edition comes packed in a rigid case, with a digipack to hold the two discs (1 x DVD and 1 x Blu-ray) along with a 52 page booklet containing information about the series translated from the original Japanese release.
But in addition to this (while stock lasts) Part 1 Collector’s Edition will come with a box to store all 4 volumes of our Sword Art Online II releases! We want to stress that no matter where you purchase the Collector’s Edition of Sword Art Online II: Part 1 on day of release you will receive the box with it.
When it comes to what’s on the discs, here is what you can expect:
- Episodes 1-7 of the series with both the English language dub and original Japanese audio with subtitles.
- Textless Opening title sequence: Phantom Bullet
- Special Animation “Sword Art Offline II” [Blu-ray disc exclusive extra]
- Original Web Previews [Blu-ray disc exclusive extra]
Want to see a preview from the show? You can watch a clip from the first episode below.
WHAT DOES THE FINISHED PRODUCT LOOK LIKE?
One of the special things we’ve done with this release is print both the rigid case and the box to store all 4 volumes with mirror board. This gives a great shiny reflective look and feel to the overall release. Take a look at the photos below of the finished product below.
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- The front side of the box with the plastic wrap on. The box has printed with mirror board to give a shiny effect. The black bar is part of a sticker going around the plastic wrap.
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- The spine of the box with the plastic wrap around it. The box has printed with mirror board to give a shiny effect.
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- The back of the back with the plastic wrap on.
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- The open side of the box, with the plastic wrap around. This will fit all four volumes of our Sword Art Online II releases.
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- The top and bottom of the box with the plastic wrap still on. The sticker runs from the front, then underneath and onto the back of the plastic wrap.
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- Now the front of the box without the plastic wrap.
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- The spine of the box without the plastic wrap.
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- The back side of the box without the plastic wrap.
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- The open side of the box without the plastic wrap.
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- The top and bottom of the box once the plastic wrap is removed.
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- Onto the rigid case. Here’s the front side of it.
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- The reverse side of the rigid case.
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- All four spines of the rigid case.
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- The outer side (top) and inside of the digipack holding the discs.
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- The front of the Guide Book included with our SAO II:Part 1 Collector’s Edition release.
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- The inside pages of the Guide Book
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- A glimpse at some of the content in the book. This section is focusing on the story.
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- Another glimpse inside the book. This section shows off some concept art.
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- Another glimpse inside the book. There interviews included in this book, this particular one is with members of Aniplex marketing team.
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- There is also a gallery section in the book.
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- And the reverse cover of the book.
And that ladies and gentlemen is our release of Sword Art Online II: Part 1 Limited Collector’s Edition, available from 21st September. We hope you’re excited for it. We certainly are!
Signing out~!
Jeremy
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