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Sword Art Online II
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SAO2, GGO, ซอร์ดอาร์ตออนไลน์ ภาค 2, Sword Art Online II, ソードアート・オンライン II, Default, Synonym, Phantom Bullet, SAO II, Sword Art Online 2, SAO 2, Japanese, English, French, Sword Art Online Ⅱ

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Sword Art Online II

ソードアート・オンライン II

One year after the SAO incident, Kirito is approached by Seijiro Kikuoka from Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Department "VR Division" with a rather peculiar request. That was an investigation on the "Death Gun" incident that occurred in the gun and steel filled VRMMO called Gun Gale Online (GGO). "Players who are shot by a mysterious avatar with a jet black gun lose their lives even in the real world..." Failing to turn down Kikuoka's bizarre request, Kirito logs in to GGO even though he is not completely convinced that the virtual world could physically affect the real world.

Kirito wanders in an unfamiliar world in order to gain any clues about the "Death Gun." Then, a female sniper named Sinon who owns a gigantic "Hecate II" rifle extends Kirito a helping hand. With Sinon's help, Kirito decides to enter the "Bullet of Bullets," a large tournament to choose the most powerful gunner within the realm of GGO, in hopes to become the target of the "Death Gun" and make direct contact with the mysterious avatar.

(Source: Crunchyroll)

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Mar 3, 2026, 01:39 AM

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68.3

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  • Cross-platform popularity indexAggregate reach of ~186,083 followers
  • Favourite base strength5,382 cross-platform favourites
  • Cross-platform audience ratingWeighted audience rating 68.2
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Financial & Commercial92
Production Feasibility45
Audience Reception68
Strategic Priors84
Fandom Engagement16

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SourceMetricGeoValueCollected
anilistaverage scoreGLOBAL65Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistfavoritesGLOBAL5,382Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistpopularityGLOBAL418,628Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilisttrendingGLOBAL3Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trendsinterest dailyGLOBAL38Dec 12, 2025, 12:00 AM
google trendsinterest weeklyGLOBAL23Nov 30, 2025, 12:00 AM
kitsufavoritesGLOBAL4,577Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsumember countGLOBAL192,011Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsurating rankGLOBAL3,116Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsuscore meanGLOBAL73.58Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
malcompletedGLOBAL1,788,604Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
malplan to watchGLOBAL107,140Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
malwatchingGLOBAL82,715Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimoriscore meanGLOBAL66.5Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipediapageviews dailyEN.WIKIPEDIA144Jan 31, 2026, 12:00 AM