The second cour of TV anime “Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld” (ソードアート・オンライン アリシゼーションWar of Underworld) is confirmed to premiere on 11th July 2020 after the delay due to the new coronavirus disease. Also, A special episode concluding the anime 1st cour will air on 4th July 2020.
The single of the anime’s opening theme song “ANIMA” performed by ReoNa will be on sale on 22th July 2020. It also includes the OP song “Scar/let” of the video game “Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris”.
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【最終章：最新映像公開！】
4/25（土）放送開始の「SAO アリシゼーションWoU」最終章の最新映像を公開！映像内ではOPテーマ「ANIMA」（ReoNa）の音源も初公開！聴けるのはここだけ！
英雄よ、もう一度立ち上がれ――
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— アニメ ソードアート・オンライン 公式 (@sao_anime) March 22, 2020
▍Story
Six months have passed since the two disciples and an Integrity Knight brought down the pontifex, Administrator.
With the fighting over, Alice has been living in her hometown of Rulid Village. Beside her is Kirito, who has not only lost his arm and soul, but also his dear friend. As Alice devotes herself to looking after Kirito, she too has lost the will to fight she once had as a knight.
Meanwhile, in the deepest areas of the Dark Territory, the Dark God Vecta has resurrected, as if to have waited for this very moment. Leading an army of dark forces, they begin their invasion into the human empire in hopes of attaining the Priestess of Light.
The human empire force led by the Integrity Knight Bercouli prepares for a war of an unimaginable scale against the army of the Dark Territory. Even then, Alice is nowhere to be seen, nor the two heroes that saved the realm…
▍Staff and Production
“Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere” director Manabu Ono (小野 学) is directing the anime at A-1 Pictures. “Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale” animation directors Gou Suzuki (鈴木 豪) and Tomoya Nishiguchi (西口 智也) are joining Shingo Adachi (足立 慎吾) for the character designs.
▍ Cast
■ Kirito – CV: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (松岡 禎丞)
■ Asuna – CV: Haruka Tomatsu (戸松 遥)
■ Alice – CV: Ai Kayano (茅野愛衣)
■ Leafa – CV: Ayana Taketatsu (竹達彩奈)
■ Sinon – CV: Miyuki Sawashiro (沢城 みゆき)