Unboxing [UK]: Sword Art Online II - Part 3: Collector's Edition (BD/DVD)

For the past couple of days I have been playing Sword Art Online: Lost Song and I decided to go ahead and try to acquire the rest of the series. Part 2 has already gone out of print so I figured there was no point waiting for a good sale and just get it out of the way.

Like Parts 1 & 2, these boxes have a special texture of sorts that makes the set really hard to take photos on.

Sword Art Online II is the second season of the franchise following Kirito and his usual antics. I liked the second season as a whole but I can see some flaws throughout, most notably with the Calibur arc.

Sword Art Online II is split into three story arcs this time around. The first half of the series covered the Gun Gale Online (aka Phantom Bullet) arc, and now we're on Part 3 which ventures back to Alfhelm Online with the entirety of the Calibur arc and the start of the Mother's Rosario arc. Due to Aniplex, Anime Limited had no choice but to go along with the four part release, however they were able to bring it out with special treatments - that being booklets, a sturdy box and shiny covers.

Part 3 contains the next five episodes of the season (15-17 covering Calibur, 18-19 covering Mother's Rosario Part 1) across one Blu-ray and DVD disc. Both discs have the English dub and original Japanese audio with optional English subtitles. The discs are locked to region B and 2 only.

Blu-ray Specs:

Languages: Japanese, English

Audio: DTS-HD MA 2.0 [Japanese], DTS-HD MA 2.0 [English]

Video: 1080p HD Native 16:9

Region: B

Subtitles: English

Subtitles Locked: No

Discs: 1

DVD Specs:

Languages: Japanese, English

Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 [Japanese], Dolby Digital 2.0 [English]

Video: SD 16:9 NTSC

Region: 2

Subtitles: English

Subtitles Locked: No

Discs: 1

Plot Synopsis (via Anime Limited):

ARC 2: CALIBUR

News spreads among the players that the legendary Holy Sword Excalibur has been discovered inside ALO. This was actually the very sword that Kirito and Leafa found in the underground realm of Jotunheim several months ago when they saved Tonky. Hearing the news, they decide to acquire Excalibur before the other players. Summoning Asuna, Klein, Sinon and the others, they set off for the dungeon in Jotunheim for an exciting new mission!

ARC 3: MOTHER'S ROSARIO

Hearing rumors about an undefeated player known as Zekken, Asuna decides to mount a challenge. Zekken has been seeking opponents to duel for an ultra-fast 11-hit combo original sword skill. Not a single challenger has been successful so far, will Asuna succeed where so many have failed?

On-Disc Extra Content:

Special Animation "Sword Art Offline II"

Original Web Previews

Textless Opening
Textless Ending

Collector's Edition Extras:

Chipboard rigid box packaging with digipack

52-page Booklet