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Sword Art Online S2E16 — The King of the Giants
6.5
Sword Art Online•Season 2•Episode 16

The King of the Giants

6.5/10 · 761 votesOct 25, 201423 min

Ranked #23 of 24 in Season 2•−0.9 vs season avg

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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…

Directed byHidetoshi Takahashi
Written byRyousuke Suzuki, Muneo Nakamoto
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Cast10

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Kirito (voice)

Haruka Tomatsu

Haruka Tomatsu

Asuna (voice)

Hiroaki Hirata

Hiroaki Hirata

Klein (voice)

Rina Hidaka

Rina Hidaka

Silica (voice)

Kanae Itou

Kanae Itou

Yui (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Miyuki Sawashiro

Sinon (voice)

Ayahi Takagaki

Ayahi Takagaki

Lisbeth (voice)

Ayana Taketatsu

Ayana Taketatsu

Leafa (voice)

Soichiro Hoshi

Soichiro Hoshi

Death Gun (voice)

Aoi Yuuki

Aoi Yuuki

Yuuki (voice)

Crew12

LiSA

LiSA

Songs

N

Natsumi Ishizaki

Key Animation

S

Satoshi Noma

Key Animation

N

Nanako Ninomiya

Key Animation

Tomohiko Ito

Tomohiko Ito

Storyboard Artist

R

Ryousuke Suzuki

Writer

M

Muneo Nakamoto

Writer

K

Kengo Matsumoto

Key Animation

T

Tetsuya Takeuchi

Key Animation

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Akira Hamaguchi

Key Animation

Shingo Adachi

Shingo Adachi

Supervising Animation Director

I

Isamu Suzuki

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The King of the Giants" is episode 16 of Sword Art Online season 2. It scored 6.5/10 from 761 votes, ranking #23 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Hidetoshi Takahashi and written by Ryousuke Suzuki, Muneo Nakamoto, it aired on October 25, 2014.

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