Source: Aniplex of America
Summary:

Aniplex of America announced that they will release Sword Art Online: Extra Edition on DVD and Blu-Ray. The Blu-Ray release, which includes the Sword Art Offline mini-special a trailer for Sword Art Online II, and a poster, will be priced at $59.98. The DVD version, which is a bare-bones release, will cost $39.98.

Both the DVD and Blu-Ray are slated to hit stores on December 23, 2014.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 27, 2014

Aniplex of America to Release SWORD ART ONLINE -Extra Edition-

The Sequel to the Hit SWORD ART ONLINE Series Coming This Winter!

SANTA MONICA, CA (September 27, 2014) –Aniplex of America, Inc. recently announced at their industry panel at Anime Weekend Atlanta (Atlanta, GA.) that they will be releasing the home video versions of SWORD ART ONLINE –Extra Edition– on Blu-ray and DVD on December 23rd. Pre-orders for this product will begin next Monday (9/29/2014) on the official U.S. Sword Art Online homepage (www.SwordArt-OnlineUSA.com) and also through official retailers. The SWORD ART ONLINE –Extra Edition– will be available in the U.S., Canada, Central and South Americas.

The SWORD ART ONLINE –Extra Edition– will feature both the original Japanese and English audios with English and Spanish subtitles. Bonus contents for the Blu-ray release will include the “Sword Art Offline” special animation (English subtitles included), the Sword Art Online II trailer, a deluxe booklet and an exclusive poster. The standard edition DVD will include the SAO II trailer as the bonus content.

< BD Features>

Spoken Languages: Japanese & English
Subtitles: English & Spanish
Total Run Time: Approx. 100 min.
Rating: 13UP
Special Animation “Sword Art Offline” (English subtitled)
SAO II Trailer

Deluxe booklet
Exclusive poster

*Bonus contents subject to change.

Product number and UPC bar code
Title: Sword Art Online –Extra
Street Date: 12/23/2014
SKU #: AOA-2905B
UPC: 856137005216
SRP: $59.98
Store price: $49.98
Edition– Blu-ray

< DVD Features>

Spoken Languages: Japanese & English
Subtitles: English & Spanish
Total Run Time: Approx. 100 min.
Rating: 13UP
SAO II Trailer

*Bonus content subject to change.

Title: Sword Art Online –Extra
Street Date: 12/23/2014
SKU #: AOA-2905D
UPC: 856137005223
SRP: $39.98
Store price: $29.98
Edition– Standard Edition DVD

Both Blu-ray and DVD Editions can be pre-ordered and purchased at:

RightStuf: SWORD ART ONLINE –Extra Edition–Blu-ray: Rightstuf.com/i/aoa2905B SWORD ART ONLINE –Extra Edition–DVD: Rightstuf.com/i/aoa2905D

Official Retailers: www.AniplexUSA.com/retailers
About SWORD ART ONLINE –Extra Edition–

The Sequel to the Hit Anime “SWORD ART ONLINE” and Prequel to the New Chapter, “SWORD ART ONLINE II”!!

On a hot summer day, Kazuto (Kirito) takes Suguha (Leafa) to his school, to meet Asuna, Keiko (Silica) and Rika (Lisbeth). Their mission: teach Suguha how to swim. Kazuto, however, has a prior commitment to see Seijiro Kikuoka, an officer with the Virtual Reality Section of the Department of General Affairs. Kikuoka wants to go over Kazuto’s recollection of his time in

SAO and ALO, to resolve some unanswered questions. Later in ALO, Kirito and the girls (along with Klein and Agil), embark on an underwater quest to show Yui her very first whale. But the deeper down they go, the more mysterious the quest becomes…

For details on SWORD ART ONLINE –Extra Edition–, please visit: www.SwordArt-OnlineUSA.com

CAST
Kirito: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka / Bryce Papenbrook
Asuna: Haruka Tomatsu / Cherami Leigh
Leafa: Ayana Taketatsu / Cassandra Lee Morris
Yui: Kanae Ito / Stephanie Sheh
Silica: Rina Hidaka / Christine M Cabanos
Lisbeth: Ayahi Takagaki / Sarah Anne Williams
Klein: Hiroaki Hirata / Kirk Thornton
Agil: Hiroki Yasumoto / Patrick Seitz

STAFF

Original Story: Reki Kawahara (Dengeki Bunko / ASCII MEDIA WORKS) Original Character Design: abec

Director: Tomohiko Ito Character Design: Shingo Adachi

Supervising Animation Director: Shingo Adachi Monster Design: Ryuta Yanagi

Prop Design: Takahiro Ishimoto
Color Setting: Kazuko Nakajima

Art Director: Yusuke Takeda (Bamboo), Takayuki Nagashima (Bamboo) Art Setting: Yoshinori Shiozawa

Director of Photography: Gaku Hirooka, Atsushi Usuda CG Director: Ryuta Undo

Editing: Shigeru Nishiyama

Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami Sound Effects: Yasuyuki Konno Sound Production: Ducks Production Music: Yuki Kajiura

Music Produced by ANIPLEX Project Supervising: GENCO Animation Production: A-1 Pictures
Produced by: SAO Project

About Aniplex of America Inc.

Aniplex of America Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a group of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and a leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. Aniplex of America has launched fan-favorite Blu-ray and DVD releases such as Sword Art Online, KILL la KILL, Bakemonogatari, Durarara!!, Fate/Zero, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, the Garden of sinners, Blue Exorcist, Anohana: The Movie, Silver Spoon, OREIMO 2, Blast of Tempest, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, VALVRAVE the Liberator, Oreshura, and Vividred Operation. The company’s ever-growing line-up of shows include our most recent titles Sword Art Online II, ALDNOAH.ZERO, Persona4 the Golden ANIMANTION, MEKAKUCITY ACTORS, The irregular at magic high school, Mushi-Shi Next Passage, Nanana’s Buried Treasure, NISEKOI, World Conquest Zvezda Plot, Magi: The Kingdom of Magic, and Samurai Flamenco.

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