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Sword Art Online: Alicization
Synopsis
The story
Kirito awakens in a vast, fantastical forest filled with towering trees. In his search for clues to the truth of his surroundings, he encounters a young boy who seems to know him. He ought to be a simple NPC, but the depth of his emotions seem no different than a human. As they search for the boy's parents, Kirito finds a peculiar memory returning to him. A memory from his own childhood, of this boy and a girl, too, with golden hair, and a name he should have never forgotten - Alice. Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
ActionAdventureFantasySci-Fi
Episode guide
25 episodes
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Characters & voices
500 credited
Kazuto Kirigaya
Main
Asuna Yuuki
Supporting
Akihiko Kayaba
Supporting
Ryoutarou Tsuboi
Supporting
Suguha Kirigaya
Supporting
Midori Kirigaya
Supporting
Keiko Ayano
Supporting
Yui
Supporting
Rika Shinozaki
Supporting
Andrew Gilbert Mills
Supporting
Shino Asada
Supporting
Vassago Casals
Supporting
Atsushi Kanamoto
Supporting
Eugeo
Main
Seijirou Kikuoka
Supporting
Alice Zuberg
Main
Quinella
Supporting
Azurica
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Yuki KajiuraMusic
Yoshikazu IwanamiSound Director
Rieke WernerADR Director (German)
Tetsuya TakeuchiAction Animation Director (eps 8, 12, 17, 20, 22-24)Tetsuya TakeuchiEpisode Director (OP2)Tetsuya TakeuchiStoryboard (OP2)Tetsuya TakeuchiKey Animation (OP1, OP2, eps 1, 7, 10, 24)
Kou YoshinariKey Animation (ep 24)
Manabu OnoDirectorManabu OnoStoryboard (eps 1, 18, 24)Manabu OnoEpisode Director (eps 1, 24)Manabu OnoKey Animation (ep 24)
Yasunori MoriMusic Producer
LiSATheme Song Performance (OP 1)
Kanetoshi KamimotoAnimation Director (eps 16, 20, 23, 24)
Reki KawaharaOriginal StoryKeito WatanabeArt Director
Eir AoiTheme Song Performance (ED 1)
Atsuhiro IwakamiPlanningMasakazu OharaStoryboard (eps 10, 23)Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
Virtual WorldSetting-Universe99%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast89%
SwordplayTheme-Action88%
Artificial IntelligenceCast-Traits85%
IsekaiTheme-Fantasy83%
Primarily Female CastCast-Main Cast80%
Class StruggleTheme-Drama79%
MedievalSetting-Time79%
HeterosexualTheme-Romance79%
Primarily Teen CastCast-Main Cast75%
Video GamesTheme-Game58%
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast56%
Time ManipulationTheme-Sci-Fi56%
GoreTheme-Other53%
NudityCast-Traits53%
GoblinCast-Traits43%
Community pulse
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Current16,104
Planning34,690
Completed225,028
Dropped8,544
Paused5,861
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
The best installation of sao
@Necokeniii74/92 helpful
Alicization ultimately fails to capitalize on any of its initial setup leading to a boring, half baked conclusion.
@Defiant3630/71 helpful
Ironically soulless, but still entertaining enough.
@DesolatePsyche9/27 helpful
The soft-reboot feeling of Alicization breathes new life into SAO, but it still struggles to be greater than before.
@tsugan7/12 helpful