Sword Art Online Extra Edition

Sword Art Online Extra Edition (ソードアート・オンライン Extra Edition) is a special recap episode that aired on December 31, 2013 on Tokyo MX, BS11 and Niconico Douga and featured new footage for the series. The episode was streamed worldwide at midnight (UTC +9) on January 1, 2014 on Crunchyroll and Daisuki. This episode features a new ending theme song called Niji no Oto, sung by Aoi Eir.

Synopsis
To fulfill Yui's wish of seeing a whale, Kirito accepts an underwater quest, but they find out that Leafa - Suguha has a difficult time dealing with water. Therefore, Asuna, Keiko and Rika start swimming training for Suguha. Meanwhile, Kirito goes to the councillors office for an "emergency meeting", which was a trick by Kikuoka Seijirou to meet him, and talk to him about his time in Sword Art Online. Kirito tells Kikuoka what happened in SAO, starting with the day it started, and what happened when Kayaba Akihiko told everyone the truth of SAO, and what would happen if they died. He then explains his reason for being a solo player to Kikuoka, telling him, that at the start, he didn't want to play solo. At the same time, the girls are helping Suguha swim, starting with her holding her breathe underwater. The girls then take a break, and Suguha asks them all how they met Kirito, which Silica recounts when he saved her life and then helped her bring Pina back.

Named Monsters

 * Kraken the Abyss Lord
 * Armachthys

Named NPCs

 * Nerakk (Kraken's NPC form)
 * Leviathan the Sea Lord

Location

 * SAO Survivor School
 * Turle Island
 * Yggdrasil City
 * An undersea dungeon in ALO to the south of Swilvane