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Sword Art Online II's 4th Promo Shows Sinon Sniping in Gun Gale Online

The official website for the Sword Art Online television anime began streaming the fourth in a series of short promotional videos for the Sword Art Online II series on Friday. The video depicts the world within the online game Gun Gale Online and features narration by the sniper Sinon:

This pressure … this anxiety … this fear … That's right. Compared to that time…

The new series will adapt the third arc, Phantom Bullet, from Reki Kawahara's original light novel series. The arc from the fifth and sixth novel volumes features the heroine Sinon and the protagonist Kirito.

The United States premiere screening event will be held at Anime Expo in Los Angeles on July 4. Original light novel author Reki Kawahara and illustrator and character designer abec will be in attendance. Crunchyroll will stream the series starting on July 5.

The following venues will simultaneously run the anime:

United States: Hulu, Daisuki, Crunchyroll streaming
China: LeTV streaming
South Korea: Aniplus cable television
Taiwan: i-funtv streaming
French-speaking countries (France, Switzerland, Belgium, Algeria, Monaco, Tunisia, and Quebec, Canada): Wakanim streaming
German-speaking countries (Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Austria, but also Poland) Peppermint.TV streaming
Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Central and South America, Europe outside French- and German-speaking countries, Asia outside China/South Korea/Taiwan: Daisuki streaming
Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Central and South America, Asia outside China/South Korea/Taiwan: Crunchyroll streaming

The show will air in Japan on Tokyo MX TV on July 5 at 11:30 p.m. before the show also airs on MBS, TV Aichi, tvk, BS11 and several other other stations. The series will also stream in Japan on niconico and the d Anime Store.

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka will reprise his role as the main protagonist Kirito from the Sword Art Online anime series. Miyuki Sawashiro will also reprise her role as Sinon from the Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment PSP video game. Ignite" by returning singer .

Tomohiko Ito will again direct the series at A-1 Pictures, and Shingo Adachi will again adapt abec's original character designs for animation. Eir Aoi will perform the opening theme.

Thanks to Kagayaki for the news tip

Source: Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web