What You Need to Know:
- Aniplex of America is excited to announce the Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld Premiere with Special Guest Bryce Papenbrook at Anime Fest @ NYCC 2019 on October 6 at 3 PM (EST). The special event will feature the North American premiere of episodes one and two of the “War of Underworld,” ahead of its October 12 premiere date for streaming, followed by a very special Q&A session with the voice actor of Kirito, Bryce Papenbrook. The Sword Art Online series is the latest to join the schedule of events planned by Anime Fest, the celebration of all things anime at New York Comic Con, which describes itself as “the NYCC home for exclusive and intimate anime panels and signings, interactive and immersive experiences, afterhours parties, and a place to geek out and connect with other fans.” Tickets for the event are $19 for general admission, which includes guaranteed seating and special clear file, and $39 for premium tickets, which includes priority reserved seating, special clear file, and post-event meet and greet plus autograph signing with Bryce.
- As the longest arc of the franchise based on Reki Kawahara’s bestselling light novels, Sword Art Online Alicization premiered to much fanfare in October of 2018 with a hugely successful 24 episode run on Hulu, Crunchyroll, and FunimationNow, followed by the English dub on Cartoon Network’s Toonami from February to July. The series revealed that it would consist of four cours with “War of Underworld” marking the final two cours of the Alicization arc. Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld picks up following the dramatic events of the last episode and the series recently revealed that Haruka Tomatsu, the voice actress of Asuna, will sing the opening theme song titled “Resolution.”
- The Sword Art Online franchise has become a global phenomenal, recently celebrating its 10 year anniversary since publication. After the success of the first and second seasons of the TV series produced by A-1 Pictures, the franchise expanded with a feature length film in 2017 with Sword Art Online the Movie –Ordinal Scale–, which grossed over $40 million in box office ticket sales globally.
Source: Official Press Release
About Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld
Kirito, Eugeo, and Alice.
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 that she once had as a knight.
“Tell me, Kirito… What should I do?”
Nevertheless, the time for the final stress test – one which will engulf the entire Underworld with tragedy – draws relentlessly closer.
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…
