'Sword Art Online: Alicization' Airs in Split Cours

by Vindstot
Mar 30, 2019 9:36 AM | 29 Comments

The 24th episode of Sword Art Online: Alicization anime series ended with an announcement on Sunday that its second half, subtitled War of Underworld, will premiere in October 2019. The official website also revealed a new key visual for the third cours (pictured).

The "Zoku Owarimonogatari and Monogatari Series Selection" program will replace Sword Art Online: Alicization's airtime on Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, and BS11 channels on April 7 at 12:00 a.m. The "Monogatari Series Selection" will air six select episodes in that timeslot, followed by Zoku Owarimonogatari, which will air in six episodes beginning May 18.

Kadokawa began publishing the adventure sci-fi light novel by Reki Kawahara and abec in 2009, which has 21 volumes in print as of last December.

A-1 Pictures produced the first two seasons in 2012 and 2014. The Sword Art Online Movie: Ordinal Scale anime film featuring an original story by Kawahara opened in Japan in February 2017, grossing over 4.3 billion yen worldwide.

Sword Art Online: Alicization is schedule to air for four cours, adapting the Alicization arc which spans from volumes 9 through 18.

Announcement

Note: The video is region-locked; click here for an alternative link.

Source: PR Times

Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld on MAL

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Damn, better 23 eps in War of Underworld.

Nov 14, 2019 1:36 AM by Ferdimass

ED: "unlasting" by LiSA

https://twitter.com/sao_anime/status/1180785077673807873?s=20

Oct 6, 2019 3:06 AM by _MushiRock11_

New PV and key visual
https://moca-news.net/article/20190721/2019072120160a_/01/

Announced via 10th Anniversary AbemaTV Live (w. 10 casts)
https://twitter.com/Anime_AbemaTV/status/1152848011732516865

Airing on Saturdays at 24:00 (Sunday 0:00 a.m.) via Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV and Tochigi TV, followed by AT-X and TV Aichi starting October 12 (13th after midnight). AbemaTV will also stream the anime.

Recap on the Alicization first half "Reflection" one week prior.
https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1568084639

New PV
OP: "Resolution" by Haruka Tomatsu
https://moca-news.net/article/20190921/2019092117000a_/01/

Gets Radio show on October 1
AbemaTV before broadcast show on October 12
https://moca-news.net/article/20190922/2019092216000a_/01/

ED: "unlasting" by LiSA
https://moca-news.net/article/20191006/2019100619000a_/01/

23 eps. total listed (when rumored spilit cours not applied)
https://sao-alicization.net/bddvd/08.html

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Stage via Anime Expo on July 7 will be live-streamed, Teaser included
https://moca-news.net/article/20190705/2019070517000b_/01/

Teaser, 10th anniversary AbemaTV show announced for July 21
https://moca-news.net/article/20190707/2019070709300a_/01/

Jul 5, 2019 1:17 AM by tsubasalover

What do you mean? Major plot twist? Asuna dies? Breakup?

Apr 7, 2019 6:39 AM by Wiz213

Aaaa dammit. A 6 month pause. And we finally got to the LN I didn’t read.

Well, at least the 2 cours so far have been more than enjoyable. The ending was a bit rushed, and a lot of details that were in the LN were skipped (like Charlotte looking after Kirito and Eugeo), but otherwise, Alicization so far redeemed SAO.

We got to see character development for Kirito, an equal protagonist in the form of Eugeo, and a more developed world (compared to Aincrad) in the form of the Underworld.

A solid 8.5/10 from me.

Apr 2, 2019 5:52 PM by removed-user

Another 24 episodes? Damn, they're going all out with SAO now, nice.

Apr 1, 2019 2:12 AM by Gator

SnesTea said:
SAO: A has left me massively disappointed. Every week I trudged through a new episode struggling to care about any of the new characters. Alice and Eugeo were flat and boring. I really wanted to see more of what was going on with Asuna, but we were trapped in the pitiful world known as Underworld.

Seriously? 10 episodes of them climbing a tower? Then it ends on that massive cliffhanger. Pretty much my least favorite arc of SAO thus far. And I thought Alfheim was bad.

its rare to see someone that i heavily agree with
the tower was just absolutely horribly boring, and the characters are weak
i also think that there was way too much overdramatization and emotional bullshit that just dragged on for the whole goddamn episode

its also my least favourite arc so far
but oh well lets see how the 2nd part plays out

Apr 1, 2019 2:01 AM by DenkiDestroy99X

SAO: A has left me massively disappointed. Every week I trudged through a new episode struggling to care about any of the new characters. Alice and Eugeo were flat and boring. I really wanted to see more of what was going on with Asuna, but we were trapped in the pitiful world known as Underworld.

Seriously? 10 episodes of them climbing a tower? Then it ends on that massive cliffhanger. Pretty much my least favorite arc of SAO thus far. And I thought Alfheim was bad.

Mar 31, 2019 8:20 PM by SnesTea

Good decision. That's all I need to said.

Mar 31, 2019 9:03 AM by Detective1412

I really did not like this last episode zzz

Mar 31, 2019 8:17 AM by FoxSenpaiYT

blocked in my country, this isnt germany..

Mar 31, 2019 6:28 AM by multigamerclubxd

i really hope the 6 month wait is worth to make the 2nd part have proper animation and action

Mar 31, 2019 3:34 AM by zalapeno

I'm ecstatic to see what's to come!

Mar 31, 2019 2:05 AM by xchyssa

Have to wait 6 months with that cliffhanger :(

Mar 31, 2019 12:52 AM by ZainKean

Tanma said:
Punished Alice looks badass

kek'd at this, but pretty true.

Mar 31, 2019 12:06 AM by Ramkec

HaXXspetten said:
Wasn't this announced ages ago? Or was it just so obvious that it was split that we all took it for granted anyway

The rumors were lingering but there was never an official announcement of split-cour. But we kinda assumed A1 didn't have the stamina, nor do most studios, to have a full 4 cour show. Glad to get confirmation now. I can pick up the blu-rays and avoid the horrible TV version lol.

Mar 30, 2019 3:34 PM by moodie

It was already given that they were going to split the arc into 2 different parts

Nowadays, hardly any studio make long running anime's(should have more than 26 episodes )

Mar 30, 2019 3:14 PM by madarchod

Wasn't this announced ages ago? Or was it just so obvious that it was split that we all took it for granted anyway

Mar 30, 2019 2:54 PM by HaXXspetten

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