Unboxing [US]: Sword Art Online - Box Set 4: Fairy Dance Part 2: Limited Edition (Blu-ray)

The closing chapter to the Fairy Dance arc and the end of Season 1.

Here's an overview/unboxing for the fourth of four limited edition boxsets from Aniplex of America for Sword Art Online Season 1.

And here's the remaining episodes for both Fairy Dance and SAO Season 1. If there's one thing that entertained me in this arc, it's near the end of the series when Oberon shouts KAYABA. Yes, even Gigguk's video made me laugh.

This very expensive and 'will most likely sell out next' out of print limited edition set from Aniplex of America contains the second half of Sword Art Online's Fairy Dance arc which covers episodes 20 to 25. Note that due to the early release (which is unusual for a lot of English releases) the sets had to be split into multiple parts and as such were given special treatment to make up for the price tag.

The set also provides a bonus DVD of exclusive cast interviews, chipboard artbox, postcards, booklet, a collectible card and on-disc extras including the Sword Art Offline specials and Audio Commentary. Like all Aniplex of America sets, the Blu-ray is region free and contains unlockable subtitles. The audio for this set contains the original Japanese language and an English dub.

Another thing to point out is the audio track for the English audio, like Fate/Zero the content was too big and given Aniplex likes to prioritise on the Japanese part of the discs the English audio had to be reduced to Dolby Digital 2.0. This may be disappointing for many but it's better than not having a dub if you think about it.

Blu-ray Specs (Main Feature):

Languages: Japanese, English

Audio: LPCM 2.0 [Japanese], Dolby Digital 2.0 [English]

Video: 1080p HD Native 16:9

Region: A, B, C

Subtitles: English & Spanish [Japanese language]

Subtitles Locked: No

Discs: 2

DVD Specs (Exclusive Cast Interviews):

Languages: English

Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 [English]

Video: SD NTSC 16:9

Region: 1

Subtitles: English & Spanish [English language]

Subtitles Locked: No

Discs: 1

Plot Synopsis (via Back cover):

Kirito and Leafa have finally reached Central Arun, the largest city in Alfheim by the foot of the World Tree. Kirito is determined to face the dangers of the Grand Quest to rescue Asuna. With the support of the Sylphs and the Cat Sidhes, will Kirito save Asuna in time or will he be crushed by Oberon's evil plans?!

Extra Content:

Chipboard Limited Edition Artbox

Bonus DVD: Exclusive Staff Interview

16-page Deluxe Illustration Booklet

Set of Pin-up Illustration Postcards
WeiB Schwarz Collectible Card #4

Aniplex 'Proof of Purchase' card

Audio Comnentary by Creators and Japanese Cast

Special Animation 'Sword Art Offline'

Original Web Previews

Trailer

2nd Season Textless Ending

Sword Art Online is pretty much no longer available as a Limited Edition Blu-ray set from Aniplex of America (unless they release a standard set). The DVD version is still available. For other territories the Blu-ray and DVD are available from Manga UK and Madman.