Sword Art Online: Alicization

Sword Art Online: Alicization

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Sword Art Online III
SAO Alicization
Sword Art Online 3
SAO 3

Japanese

ソードアート・オンライン アリシゼーション

English

Sword Art Online: Alicization

Information

Type

TV

Aired

Oct 7, 2018 to Mar 31, 2019

Episodes

24

Duration

24 min per ep

Season

fall 2018

Broadcast

Sundays at 00:00 (JST)

Studios

A-1 Pictures

Licensors

Aniplex of America

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Light novel

Rating

R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Themes

Video Game

Demographics

Statistics

Rank

1668

Score

7.57

Scored by

640233

Popularity

146

Members

1082557

Favorites

7386

External Links

Synopsis

The Soul Translator is a state-of-the-art full-dive interface which interacts with the user's Fluctlight—the technological equivalent of a human soul—and fundamentally differs from the orthodox method of sending signals to the brain. The private institute Rath aims to perfect their creation by enlisting the aid of Sword Art Online survivor Kazuto Kirigaya. He works there as a part-time employee to test the system's capabilities in the Underworld: the fantastical realm generated by the Soul Translator. As per the confidentiality contract, any memories created by the machine in the virtual world are wiped upon returning to the real world. Kazuto can only vaguely recall a single name, Alice, which provokes a sense of unease when mentioned in reality. When Kazuto escorts Asuna Yuuki home one evening, they chance upon a familiar foe. Kazuto is mortally wounded in the ensuing fight and loses consciousness. When he comes to, he discovers that he has made a full-dive into the Underworld with seemingly no way to escape. He sets off on a quest, seeking a way back to the physical world once again. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Sword Art Online: Alicization is an adaptation of volumes 9 through 14 of Reki Kawahara's Sword Art Online light novel series.

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