7.1/10602 votes#1 - The World of Guns
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/5/2014
A year has passed since SAO was cleared. Summoned by Kikuoka of the Virtual Division at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Kazuto learns of a series of bizarre murders linked to the popular VR game, Gun Gale Online (GGO), the only game in Japan played by pros.
Director: Tomohiko Ito
Writer: Tomohiko Ito
7.5/10518 votes#2 - Cold-Hearted Sniper
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 7/12/2014
Armed with a large sniper rifle, Hecate II, the young girl Sinon is making a name for herself as the No. 1 sniper in GGO. When her squadron ambushes another squadron, she succeeds in taking out her first target. But when she takes aim at her second target, a robed “Behemoth,” he dodges the bullet.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Yukie Sugawara
7.1/10496 votes#3 - Memories of Blood
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/19/2014
In real life, the player Sinon is a high school student named Shino Asada. On her way home from school, she’s dragged into an alley by delinquent girls. Their leader, Endo, tries to extort money from Shino, but she bravely refuses.
Director: N/A
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto
7.6/10530 votes#4 - GGO (Gun Gale Online)
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 7/26/2014
Kikuoka has recruited Kirito to investigate GGO, and so he logs in. To lure Death Gun into targeting him, he hopes to enter Bullet of Bullets (BoB), a tournament to decide the most powerful gunman in GGO. But as a first-timer, he doesn't know his way around this game, and soon loses his way, when he catches sight of Sinon and approaches her.
Director: N/A
Writer: Yukie Sugawara
7.7/10492 votes#5 - Guns and Swords
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/2/2014
To register for BoB, Kirito starts entering the required information into a terminal, but is astounded to see that the form includes columns for his real-world name and address. He is temporarily torn when he realizes that without this info, he won't be eligible for the top prizes...
Director: N/A
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto
7.7/10484 votes#6 - Showdown in the Wilderness
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 8/9/2014
A man in a beat-up cloak watches Kirito fight his first battle and demands to know if he's "the real thing". The man has the tattoo of Laughing Coffin, a murderer's guild that existed within SAO. He tells Kirito that he'll kill him someday, and vanishes.
Director: Shunsuke Machitani
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
6.8/10470 votes#7 - Crimson Memories
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 8/16/2014
The man in the ragged cloak is an SAO survivor, and he might also be a player Kirito fought with to the death... This thought consumes Kirito, and his anguish is palpable - to the point that it worries Suguha.
Director: Shu Watanabe
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
7.6/10473 votes#8 - Bullet of Bullets
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/23/2014
Kirito decides that Death Gun and the man in the cape will be appearing in BoB. He uses the remaining time to exchange information with Sinon and find out more about the contestants. Sinon sees how strange he was acting during the qualifier and asks him what happened. She learns that he is a SAO survivor. The main BoB tournament begins and 30 players are dropped in a 10km wide field.
Director: Hirokazu Yamada
Writer: Yukie Sugawara
8.0/10496 votes#9 - Death Gun
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/30/2014
The man in the cape shoots Pale Rider and he is eliminated despite the fact that he has HP remaining. The man says that he is Death Gun, and declares that he will bring true death. Asuna and her friends are watching a live stream of BoB and realize that Death Gun is one of the leaders of Laughing Coffin.
Director: Yoshihiko Iwata
Writer: Yukie Sugawara
7.5/10481 votes#10 - Death Chaser
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 9/6/2014
Sinon is attacked from behind by Death Gun and paralyzed. He's using a Black Star Type-54, ironically the same gun that Sinon used to shoot the robber. Her memories of the incident come flooding back and Sinon loses control, and Death Gun tries to kill her to make Kirito angry. But just before he can kill her Kirito saves her at the last second. Sinon is out of the fight, and Kirito tries to flee with her but is pursued by Death Gun.
Director: Makoto Hoshino
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto
7.2/10460 votes#11 - What It Means To Be Strong
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 9/13/2014
After escaping from Death Gun, Kirito and Sinon lay low in a desert cave. There, Kirito speculates on how Death Gun murdered other players. In doing so, he hits upon a certain terrifying possibility.
Director: N/A
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto
7.5/10467 votes#12 - Bullet of a Phantom
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/20/2014
BoB nears its end, and the only surviving players are Kirito, Sinon, and Dark Wind, the second place winner of the last tournament. Since Death Gun may have multiple partners, and Dark Wind may be in danger as well, Kirito decides to defeat him first. He acts as a decoy while Sinon snipes the enemy. Kirito's trust in her pays off as her bullet strikes true, and he finally faces off with Death Gun.
Director: Hiroshi Kimura
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
7.8/10514 votes#13 - Phantom Bullet
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 9/27/2014
Death Gun's attack is modeled after Star Splash, a SAO skill that doesn't exist in GGO. Death Gun is skilled with not only a gun but a blade as well, and he gradually wears down Kirito's health. Meanwhile, Sinon's scope has been destroyed by Death Gun and she cannot attack, so she's forced to simply watch the fight. She grits her teeth and wonders if there's anything else she can do.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
7.3/10466 votes#14 - One Little Step
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 10/4/2014
Kyouji attacks Shino, saying he'll kill himself after she's dead. Kazuto saves her at the last second by jumping Kyouji. During the fight, Kazuto is hit with Kyouji's poison syringe, but miraculously it doesn't work and Kirito is saved. The next day Kazuto and Shino go to meet Kikuoka, and discuss the incident. Kikuoka has a message from one of the captured Death Guns...
Director: Tomohiko Ito
Writer: Yukie Sugawara
6.2/10467 votes#15 - The Queen of the Lake
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 10/18/2014
It's reported that the Holy Sword Excalibur has been discovered inside ALO. Hearing the news, Kirito and Leafa decide to take possession of Excalibur before other players get to it first.
Director: Shu Watanabe
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto, Atsushi Takayama
6.5/10452 votes#16 - The King of the Giants
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 10/25/2014
Kirito and the others are tasked with subjugating the Frost King Thrymr, and a quest to recover Excalibur. It's Yui's guess that this isn't a quest planned by the game admins, but something automatically generated by the system. And if that's the case…
Director: Hidetoshi Takahashi
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto, Ryousuke Suzuki
6.7/10447 votes#17 - Excalibur
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 11/1/2014
Kirito and the others are taking on Thrymr, the Boss lurking at the bottom level of the dungeon. But unable to make much of a dent in Thrymr's HP, they soon find themselves in grave danger. Just then, their new ally, Freyja, raises her voice…
Director: Hirokazu Yamada
Writer: Yukie Sugawara
6.8/10437 votes#18 - Forest House
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 11/8/2014
In an upcoming update of ALO, Floors 21-30 of New Aincrad will be unlocked. Asuna, Kirito and Yui revisit their dream of once again living together in their log cabin on Floor 22.
Director: N/A
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto
7.2/10437 votes#19 - Zekken
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 11/15/2014
Hearing rumors about a brilliant player known as Zekken, Asuna decides to mount a challenge. But when Asuna logs out, she is told by her mother to take an exam to transfer into an academically oriented high school.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto
7.2/10438 votes#20 - The Sleeping Knights
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 11/22/2014
Asuna is asked to help the guild “Sleeping Knights,” which has decided to disband soon due to the members’ circumstances. Before they do, they want to defeat a Floor Boss with only their party.
Director: N/A
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto, Ryousuke Suzuki
7.5/10443 votes#21 - The Monument of Swordsmen
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 11/29/2014
Asuna and the Sleeping Knights’ attempt to defeat the boss on Floor 27 has been observed by a guild specializing in boss raids. Now 20 of its members block the boss room. With Kirito stalling the rest of the guild, can Asuna and the others break through?
Director: Yasuyuki Fuse
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto, Atsushi Takayama
7.7/10479 votes#22 - The End of the Journey
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 12/6/2014
A few days have passed since Yuuki suddenly disappeared from in front of Asuna, and she still hasn’t logged in to ALO. Later, Asuna meets Kazuto on the school roof, where he hands her a note and tells her Yuuki might be at the location written on it.
Director: Yasuto Nishikata
Writer: Yukie Sugawara
7.4/10459 votes#23 - The Dream Begins
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 12/13/2014
As a tester for the world’s first medical-use Full-Dive device, Yuuki has been diving into virtual worlds from the hospital. Unable to leave her hospital room, she longs to go to school again. To make that wish come true, Asuna asks Kazuto for help…
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Yukie Sugawara
8.5/10685 votes#24 - Mother's Rosario
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 12/20/2014
Getting to experience the outside world, Yuuki’s days are more satisfactory than ever before. In ALO, the players have a barbecue and end up on a quest. In the real world, Asuna and the girls take a trip to Kyoto. One day, Asuna receives an email…
Director: Tomohiko Ito
Writer: Tomohiko Ito
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The World of Guns" is the best rated episode of "Sword Art Online" season 2. It scored 7.1/10 based on 602 votes. Directed by Tomohiko Ito and written by Tomohiko Ito, it aired on 7/5/2014. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Cold-Hearted Sniper".