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“Post-SAO, Kirito faces secretive counseling while Asuna and friends enjoy pool time at survivor school.”
Sword Art Online: Extra Edition
ソードアート・オンライン Extra Edition
6.55
7,387 rank · 334,516 viewers · 595 favorites
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Fantasy
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Synopsis
Post-SAO, Kirito faces secretive counseling while Asuna and friends enjoy pool time at survivor school.
The story is set a couple of years after the events of Sword Art Online, where Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and his sister Suguha meet up with Asuna Yuuki, Rika "Lisbeth" Shinozaki, and Keiko "Silica" Ayano at the SAO Survivor School. Kirito then attends emergency counseling, while the girls go for a swim at the pool. It turns out that said "emergency counseling" is a subterfuge set up by Seijirou Kikuoka, aiming to rehash the incident of Sword Art Online in hopes of determining Akihiko Kayaba's motives. What will the girls get up to in the pool, and what awaits Kirito and his "counseling"?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 65 sampled reviews
5.9
/10
What 65 viewers settled on.
64%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 5
σ 2.35
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.35 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.3 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 2.8
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 1.94
Running avg · Dec 2013 → Sep 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “It's goes to show that, when you hear the opening theme, you know what time is it! "LINK START!" I did enjoy how they recap with Kirito help all the years in the SAO. I kinda wish we learn more...”
- 7 “It's goes to show that, when you hear the opening theme, you know what to expect next! "LINK START!" The overall recap of season 1 was not that bad would have been nice if more had been added to...”
- 9 “More of a review of the original show than anything; "Sword Art Online: Extra Edition" was very enjoyable to watch. It talked about much of what happened in the original run of the series, and...”
Verbosity
Short · 55%
Medium · 28%
Long · 17%
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- Format 1 × 101′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 41m all episodes
- Aired Dec 2013 – ongoing
- Source Special media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-8178 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
Licensed by
- Aniplex of America Licensor