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The official website of Sword Art Online: Alicization, the third season in the franchise, revealed main staff and cast members on Saturday. Produced by A-1 Pictures, the anime will air this October. Aniplex also released a 30-second teaser preview for the series.

Staff
Director: Manabu Ono (Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei)
Character Design: Gou Suzuki (Sword Art Online Movie: Ordinal Scale animation director), Tomoya Nishiguchi (Working!!! key animation), Shingo Adachi (Sword Art Online)

Cast
Kirito (Kazuto Kirigaya): Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka)
Asuna Yuuki: Haruka Tomatsu (Ano Natsu de Matteru)
Alice: Ai Kayano (3-gatsu no Lion)
Eugeo: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Hai to Gensou no Grimgar)

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The anime adaptation will cover the entire Alicization arc from Reki Kawahara's original novel series, which spans from volumes 9 through 18.

Source: Moca News
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I Think I'm Gonna Skip this or I am gonna wait till it finishes or gets a few eps out. I Think I Would be Skipping alternative too if it wasn't a spin off.
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Mar 23, 2018 7:13 PM
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They also confirmed to do the whole arc

good luck

new director and designers seems interesting
Mar 23, 2018 7:18 PM
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All the hype!!

I'm hoping A1 does a continuous 50 episode run rather than going split cour of 2 25 ep seasons. It'll probably be the latter though. :^(
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Hype, can't wait for even more SAO bashing :^)



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Well at least we got a date for the series, however... I'm questioning the staff change at least the director. But then again, I don't think it would be that bad I guess.

Then again Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei was rushed only because the series didn't worked for anime format. Soooo...
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What? no Suguha in this arc? 2/10.
Mar 23, 2018 7:46 PM
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ClickBaitBuster said:
What? no Suguha in this arc? 2/10.

Sugu will appear later in the story...

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What? no Suguha in this arc? 2/10.

Suguha appears later on. Waaaay later on.
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Ah, glad they changed the director, I know this guy will be able to deliver exposition even more boringly than the novels did now.
What the hell are you changing directors now, A-1.

But hey, maybe this means they are still open for that Progressive anime (not with this director though, please), Itou Tomohiko said he didn't want to tell the same story that was already told but hey, he's not the director anymore sooo.
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AntwanMantilla said:
All the hype!!

I'm hoping A1 does a continuous 50 episode run rather than going split cour of 2 25 ep seasons. It'll probably be the latter though. :^(

They already announced that the season will cover the whole Alicization arc so it will have 50+ episodes

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Ah, glad they changed the director, I know this guy will be able to deliver exposition even more boringly than the novels did now.
What the hell are you changing directors now, A-1.

But hey, maybe this means they are still open for that Progressive anime (not with this director though, please), Itou Tomohiko said he didn't want to tell the same story that was already told but hey, he's not the director anymore sooo.

This is quite the issue I have since the director of Mahouka... isn't very well known to be honest.

I do like the arc but they'll make the exposition of it work like utter shiet. Especially one of the novels to be honest.
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Well, nice to have a date I guess, but I'll only get hyped once they say how many episodes there are.
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Eugeo is far better than Kirito's cheap bitches harem, which fortunately won't appear until very lateron
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I can't wait to cringe.

I also heard the 2 new heroines got raped, so I hope that gets animated.
Mar 24, 2018 12:52 AM

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Adapt the whole arc, huh?

50 episode confirmed.
Mar 24, 2018 1:41 AM

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The box art looks like from completely different genre.
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Best girl Eugeo coming fall 2018!
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Let's see what the "best arc" of SAO has to offer.
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I did not expect them to change director. Either way, looking forward to this.


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I can't wait to cringe.

I also heard the 2 new heroines got raped, so I hope that gets animated.

A little clarification/spoiler, just in case you're interested in the fact you mentioned:

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Honestly... I AM PISSED!

I just want some more stories around Kirito and Asuna but Asuna makes very little appearance in this arc. What's more, they introduce another girl, but not any girl—a childhood friend!.

I am rating this a 1 as soon as the first episode is released.
Mar 24, 2018 6:23 AM
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> People keeps saying this is where SAO is at its best
> They give this to a worst director

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Ainosense said:
mizukasa said:
I can't wait to cringe.

I also heard the 2 new heroines got raped, so I hope that gets animated.

A little clarification/spoiler, just in case you're interested in the fact you mentioned:



I wonder if Kawahara has rape fetish. In every new arc of SAO, there's always someone, a new heroine becoming the victim of a attempted rape. Kawahara really should just go all the way with it.

The characters in this arc are actually AIs/bots right?
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mizukasa said:
Ainosense said:

A little clarification/spoiler, just in case you're interested in the fact you mentioned:



I wonder if Kawahara has rape fetish. In every new arc of SAO, there's always someone, a new heroine becoming the victim of a attempted rape. Kawahara really should just go all the way with it.

The characters in this arc are actually AIs/bots right?
They're portrayed as humans without a physical body. They're "real souls" that can learn, grow up, and die like every other human's, but they have no real body (only the one in the world they live in). It feels really cruel when right at the start of the series they show what one of these 'humans' would see/feel if they're not in that world.

As for the rape part, i think i don't mind it as long as it actually means something to the story, you know, making things move and go on.
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Ainosense said:
mizukasa said:


I wonder if Kawahara has rape fetish. In every new arc of SAO, there's always someone, a new heroine becoming the victim of a attempted rape. Kawahara really should just go all the way with it.

The characters in this arc are actually AIs/bots right?
They're portrayed as humans without a physical body. They're "real souls" that can learn, grow up, and die like every other human's, but they have no real body (only the one in the world they live in). It feels really cruel when right at the start of the series they show what one of these 'humans' would see/feel if they're not in that world.

As for the rape part, i think i don't mind it as long as it actually means something to the story, you know, making things move and go on.


So where did they come from? Were they "once" real humans who had a physical body? If they were created by programmers using a computer then those are what you call an artificial intelligence- masked as "wannabe human" so we'll feel some sympathy or empathy for them, thus forcing some drama once again for their artificial suffering. Lul.

As for the rape part, I think it's the only way to destroy Kirito and the destruction of one's sanity while watching his waifu's suffering is always entertaining to see.
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mizukasa said:
Ainosense said:
They're portrayed as humans without a physical body. They're "real souls" that can learn, grow up, and die like every other human's, but they have no real body (only the one in the world they live in). It feels really cruel when right at the start of the series they show what one of these 'humans' would see/feel if they're not in that world.

As for the rape part, i think i don't mind it as long as it actually means something to the story, you know, making things move and go on.


So where did they come from? Were they "once" real humans who had a physical body? If they were created by programmers using a computer then those are what you call an artificial intelligence- masked as "wannabe human" so we'll feel some sympathy or empathy for them, thus forcing some drama once again for their artificial suffering. Lul.

As for the rape part, I think it's the only way to destroy Kirito and the destruction of one's sanity while watching his waifu's suffering is always entertaining to see.


Since it's a spoiler i'll be using this again:

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Well I'm kind of hyped for this (I have been reading some of the Alicization arc and I like it so far). Hopefully it will be enough to cover the entire arc and not have to rush things.
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Honestly... I AM PISSED!

I just want some more stories around Kirito and Asuna but Asuna makes very little appearance in this arc. What's more, they introduce another girl, but not any girl—a childhood friend!.

I am rating this a 1 as soon as the first episode is released.

But this is because it isn't about Asuna at all? I mean she appears little but this is more focusing on Eugeo and Alice rather than Kirito himself. He's more of a secondary character in this arc.

And being fair if you're going to give it a 1 because of the fact that she's not going to appear until probably Volume 18, then its best to just not watch the arc altogether. Just saying.
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changelog_ said:
Honestly... I AM PISSED!

I just want some more stories around Kirito and Asuna but Asuna makes very little appearance in this arc. What's more, they introduce another girl, but not any girl—a childhood friend!.

I am rating this a 1 as soon as the first episode is released.

But this is because it isn't about Asuna at all? I mean she appears little but this is more focusing on Eugeo and Alice rather than Kirito himself. He's more of a secondary character in this arc.

And being fair if you're going to give it a 1 because of the fact that she's not going to appear until probably Volume 18, then its best to just not watch the arc altogether. Just saying.

Of course I'm not going to give it a one, that was a joke. I'm still annoyed with little appearance of Asuna since I only watch SAO for Asuna. That's just why I watch it, though.
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Wasshio said:

But this is because it isn't about Asuna at all? I mean she appears little but this is more focusing on Eugeo and Alice rather than Kirito himself. He's more of a secondary character in this arc.

And being fair if you're going to give it a 1 because of the fact that she's not going to appear until probably Volume 18, then its best to just not watch the arc altogether. Just saying.

Of course I'm not going to give it a one, that was a joke. I'm still annoyed with little appearance of Asuna since I only watch SAO for Asuna. That's just why I watch it, though.

Ahh I see Lol, my apologies then for that.

Well, as I've said before, she only becomes relevant around Volume 18-19 iirc. And she does make an appearance in one of said volumes but... that's where the worst volume of that arc is at (can they just cut out some of the unneeded info dumping pls xS)
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Nice to hear will be boradcasted this fall, i read it have a good amount of drama and from the comments above from people who read the novels seems so, but i like both Overlord and SAO for this, they do not make compromises and go straight to the point.
This will be a good fall season for drama isekai fans, and hopefully they will announce the third season of Overlord too. <3
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Sounds interesting. I haven't read the LN for SAO but hope this adaptation will turn out alright!
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changelog_ said:
Wasshio said:

But this is because it isn't about Asuna at all? I mean she appears little but this is more focusing on Eugeo and Alice rather than Kirito himself. He's more of a secondary character in this arc.

And being fair if you're going to give it a 1 because of the fact that she's not going to appear until probably Volume 18, then its best to just not watch the arc altogether. Just saying.

Of course I'm not going to give it a one, that was a joke. I'm still annoyed with little appearance of Asuna since I only watch SAO for Asuna. That's just why I watch it, though.
If it's well done (the way it is in the novel - or better) you'll surely love Asuna's first appearance in the underworld, and her influence in the story from then on.
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Well, the director change shoudn't impact the show that much. I mean, Ito is a good director, but SAO never had a particular direction style that you could attribute to him. The show relied more on it's episode staff, especially on the animators and action directors (on S1 Takahiro Shikama, on S2 Tetsuya Takeuchi). True, Ono isn't a great director but he does have a knack for action. Sooo... might be cool.
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This is not a PV. That's a fucking teaser.
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Ainosense said:
mizukasa said:


So where did they come from? Were they "once" real humans who had a physical body? If they were created by programmers using a computer then those are what you call an artificial intelligence- masked as "wannabe human" so we'll feel some sympathy or empathy for them, thus forcing some drama once again for their artificial suffering. Lul.

As for the rape part, I think it's the only way to destroy Kirito and the destruction of one's sanity while watching his waifu's suffering is always entertaining to see.


Since it's a spoiler i'll be using this again:



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Fantastic news. This is one of the best arcs in the series. Can't wait to see it when it comes out in fall 18
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Hope this one gets better this time. Cause every time they made a sequel, it will be getting worse and worse.
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[quote]The anime adaptation will cover the entire Alicization arc from Reki Kawahara's original novel series, which spans from volumes 9 through 18.[/qoute]

When you'll see that people who wants fast pace anime will be triggered because SAO S3 had a ultra-mega fast pacing.

Yes. That's what I will except.
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Looking forward to how this turns out.


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𝓲𝓼 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓮𝓷𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱."
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Now I can get hype, yeah :D

Though, when will people stop with the harem stuff ?

Alicization is almost a complete shift from the rest of the series.

People are expecting stuff that won't be there,lol. If they get disappointed because of it then ... they are rather strange people
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mizukasa said:
Ainosense said:

A little clarification/spoiler, just in case you're interested in the fact you mentioned:



I wonder if Kawahara has rape fetish. In every new arc of SAO, there's always someone, a new heroine becoming the victim of a attempted rape. Kawahara really should just go all the way with it.

The characters in this arc are actually AIs/bots right?


I actually enjoy SAO, a lot actually but I have to admit that Kawahara definitely has a rape fetish.

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Hit or miss depending on if they properly adapt the arc and don't miss so much out that it leaves LN readers feeling cheated
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All the hype!!

I'm hoping A1 does a continuous 50 episode run rather than going split cour of 2 25 ep seasons. It'll probably be the latter though. :^(

When the anime os good I don't mind it spreading on 2 seasons
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ya_hallo said:
mizukasa said:


I wonder if Kawahara has rape fetish. In every new arc of SAO, there's always someone, a new heroine becoming the victim of a attempted rape. Kawahara really should just go all the way with it.

The characters in this arc are actually AIs/bots right?


I actually enjoy SAO, a lot actually but I have to admit that Kawahara definitely has a rape fetish.


man why tone it down we need more of that rape
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