Sword Art Online II has kicked off this weekend and it’s getting a pretty wide range of digital distribution so you can see it in a number of places. It’s gotten its kickoff on Hulu as well which is providing it within the same time frame as other distributors. It also works out well for hulu Plus members as those with a subscription can watch this show in HD on their TV, mobile and computer. Check out the first episode below!
Plot concept: A year has passed since the SAO incident. Kirito receives a strange request from Seijiro Kikuoka of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Virtual Division. He has been researching a strange phenomenon, Death Gun, that suddenly occurred in the VRMMO Gun Gale Online (GGO). If a player is shot by the avatar who has the black gun, they will die in real life as well. Kirito is unable to reject the the request to log into GGO, despite his doubt about the physical impact that the virtual world can have on reality.