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Sword Art Online Replacement DVDs Now Shipping

posted on 2013-08-21 03:12 EDT by Egan Loo

Online retailer Right Stuf is now shipping replacement DVDs for Aniplex of America's Sword Art Online Part 1 DVD box set, and they should arrive in two to three weeks. Right Stuf had explained that Aniplex encountered an issue in the replication process, and some of the DVDs that were distributed had incorrect content on them.

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