According to an afterword from Sword Art Online light novel series author Reki Kawahara himself at the end of the series’s 13th book (which goes on sale tomorrow in Japan), the Sword Art Online: Extra Edition end-of-year TV special is an abridged compilation of the entire anime series – but with some new scenes added.
So if you were holding out hope to see the Gun Gale Online chapter of the light novels in anime form… well, I’m not saying you should completely dash those hopes right now, but that’s quite unlikely to happen.
Here’s our full translation of what Kawahara said in his afterword from Sword Art Online light novel volume 13, as far as the SAO TV special is concerned:
“I’d like to do a bit of promotional plugging on this page here. You probably already know this from looking at the book’s wraparound jacket band, but at the end of 2013 the Sword Art Online TV anime series will be getting a TV special.
Although the year-end TV special is fundamentally a compilation of the Aincrad and Fairy Dance chapters from the 2012 TV anime series, there will be some new scenes added.
It’s been almost a year since we’ve all been able to see Kirito move around in animated form on a TV screen, so please do watch the TV special.”
Kawahara then ended his afterword by thanking the light novel team’s staff members for coping with production delays on book 13.
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Sword Art Online: Extra Edition year-end TV special is an abridged compilation -- with new scenes
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