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Arc 2 of 7 in Sword Art Online

Arc 2: Fairy Dance

I’ve watched through

Seen by the end of Season 1.

Seen by the end of Sword Art Online II.

Seen by the end of Ordinal Scale.

Seen by the end of Alicization.

Seen by the end of War of Underworld.

What happens

Kirito enters a new fairy world to find players who have not returned from the previous game.

Where it sits

Fairy Dance in Sword Art Online
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Light novelVol 3, 4Volume 3, prologue – volume 4, chapter 9Japanese
Light novelVol 3, 4Volume 3, prologue – volume 4, chapter 9English
AnimeSeason 1Season 1, episodes 15–25—

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