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Stark700 · 2017-09-30, 22:02

Requesting Sword Art Online III topic.

Official site is up:
http://www.swordart-online.net/alicization/

Trailer/Preview may be region blocked though.

ANN's source
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...on-arc/.122101

cyberdemon · 2017-09-30, 23:00

I wonder how long this will be. The others were 24 episodes covering 3-4 volumes but Alicization is quite a bit longer than that

Ultragunner · 2017-09-30, 23:02

Can they even go all the way? Or they might just split it up and make more than 1 season

cyberdemon · 2017-09-30, 23:08

YouTube

https://youtu.be/AZLxgvqhZD4

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Originally Posted by Ultragunner

Can they even go all the way? Or they might just split it up and make more than 1 season

It would likely need at least 50 episodes at the rates of the previous seasons.

IceHism · 2017-09-30, 23:18

I'd be down for a 4 cour season 3

Kazu-kun · 2017-10-01, 00:54

I didn't really like this arc so I'm gonna pass on this one.

I might give Alternative: Gun Gale Online a try though.

belatkuro · 2017-10-01, 01:24

Already knew it when the end of the OS movie said it will be back and that they gave Alice and Eugeo voices in the Memory Defrag game. Now the question is how much they'll cover.

FlareKnight · 2017-10-01, 01:48

Glad to hear that we've got another season of SAO to look forward to. My overall hype isn't through the roof, but will be glad to watch it.

Random14 · 2017-10-01, 02:26

I wonder how long this arc will last. One season/cour (13 episodes about) was usually enough for two volumes. This LN arc covers nine, so that would take.. eight cour to adapt? Unless they really rush through some stuff. Well, it'll be interesting how they do it.

Stark700 · 2018-03-23, 19:39

The official site updated. It's coming for this Fall.

http://www.swordart-online.net/alicization/

IceHism · 2018-03-23, 21:08

Still no update on how many cours it will be :/

l.kostas · 2018-03-23, 22:45

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...emiere/.129432

AP24 · 2018-03-24, 01:06

Fall season will be a big one since Index III and DanMachi S2 most likely will air during the same time.

Honoakari · 2018-03-24, 02:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kazu-kun

I didn't really like this arc so I'm gonna pass on this one.

I might give Alternative: Gun Gale Online a try though.

I share the sentiment... (though I will watch season 3, at least out of curiosity).

Alicization was interesting and had its fun moments, but overall it felt too different from the original series. What I wanted to see was more of the original, with more development for the characters and worlds (particularly Alfheim).

Alternative: Gun Gale Online expands on the world of GGO, but sadly with an entirely new cast...

l.kostas · 2018-03-25, 00:27

The director will not be Tomohiko Itō:
Manabu Ono (Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere, Saki, The Asterisk War) is directing the anime at A-1 Pictures. Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale animation directors Gou Suzuki and Tomoya Nishiguchi will join Shingo Adachi for the character designs.

Shingo Adachi has been in charge of the designs for the entirety of the anime.
Gou Suzuki did work on Ordinal Scale as sub-character designer and an animation director, as well as being the animation director for a few episodes of SAO II.
Tomoya Nishiguchi has done animation direction and key animation work throughout the entirety of the anime.

Anime Music Composer Yuki Kajiura Leaves Agency After 25 Years

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...teaser/.129472

YouTube

https://youtu.be/tQaUe9Fy50Q

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l.kostas · 2018-03-28, 00:08

http://comicbook.com/anime/2018/03/2...view-season-3/

Ito: First off, it’s really packed. Not only is the story long, but you have to depict war as well. It made me wonder, “Just how (can you turn this into an anime)?” When I read the original novels, I figured it would take at least ten years from the time of the first season to adapt it for anime.

Ono: I felt the same way as Mr. Ito. It seemed to be a story of epic scale that would be tough to bring to the screen. But I did sense that what Mr. Ito felt would “take ten years” to depict, when he first read the novels, is something that we can now achieve in an anime adaptation, thanks to all the recent technological innovations. So I was pretty sure that we’d be up to the challenge.

Znail · 2018-03-28, 12:29

The official news is that SOA III will cover the entire Alicization Arc. There was a joke made that it would be 48 cours, but maybe the truth is 48 episodes? That's a bare minimum of what is needed.

coded321 · 2018-03-29, 01:45

What are the odds that SAO progressive will be animated? That's something I would love to see

Rageth · 2018-03-30, 22:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by coded321

What are the odds that SAO progressive will be animated? That's something I would love to see

I think the odds are pretty good, maybe.
Might be a while tho.

dragon1412 · 2018-04-05, 10:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by coded321

What are the odds that SAO progressive will be animated? That's something I would love to see

actually pretty high, SAO progressive sales is surprisingly good/

Alicization arc is pretty long, and most of them are very hard to skip if you don't want to lose info as well. So if i consider the amount of content and the pacing of previous seasons, around 50 eps is likely. And SAO is pretty popular, i'd say the budget should be pretty good as well

2017-09-30, 22:02	Link #1
Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	Requesting Sword Art Online III topic. Official site is up: http://www.swordart-online.net/alicization/ Trailer/Preview may be region blocked though. ANN's source https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...on-arc/.122101 __________________ Last edited by Stark700; 2017-09-30 at 22:30.

2017-09-30, 23:00	Link #2
cyberdemon Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007	I wonder how long this will be. The others were 24 episodes covering 3-4 volumes but Alicization is quite a bit longer than that __________________

2017-09-30, 23:02	Link #3
Ultragunner Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012	Can they even go all the way? Or they might just split it up and make more than 1 season __________________

2017-10-01, 00:54	Link #6
Kazu-kun Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006	I didn't really like this arc so I'm gonna pass on this one. I might give Alternative: Gun Gale Online a try though. __________________

2017-10-01, 01:48	Link #8
FlareKnight User of the "Fast Draw" Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada	Glad to hear that we've got another season of SAO to look forward to. My overall hype isn't through the roof, but will be glad to watch it. __________________ Anime-Evo

2017-09-30, 23:18	Link #5
IceHism Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014	I'd be down for a 4 cour season 3

2017-10-01, 01:24	Link #7
belatkuro Kuro-chan Join Date: Mar 2012	Already knew it when the end of the OS movie said it will be back and that they gave Alice and Eugeo voices in the Memory Defrag game. Now the question is how much they'll cover.

2017-10-01, 02:26	Link #9
Random14 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014	I wonder how long this arc will last. One season/cour (13 episodes about) was usually enough for two volumes. This LN arc covers nine, so that would take.. eight cour to adapt? Unless they really rush through some stuff. Well, it'll be interesting how they do it.

2018-03-23, 19:39	Link #10
Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	The official site updated. It's coming for this Fall. http://www.swordart-online.net/alicization/ __________________

2018-03-23, 21:08	Link #11
IceHism Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014	Still no update on how many cours it will be :/

2018-03-23, 22:45	Link #12
l.kostas Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012	https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...emiere/.129432

2018-03-24, 01:06	Link #13
AP24 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011	Fall season will be a big one since Index III and DanMachi S2 most likely will air during the same time.

2018-03-25, 00:27	Link #15
l.kostas Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012	The director will not be Tomohiko Itō: Manabu Ono (Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere, Saki, The Asterisk War) is directing the anime at A-1 Pictures. Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale animation directors Gou Suzuki and Tomoya Nishiguchi will join Shingo Adachi for the character designs. Shingo Adachi has been in charge of the designs for the entirety of the anime. Gou Suzuki did work on Ordinal Scale as sub-character designer and an animation director, as well as being the animation director for a few episodes of SAO II. Tomoya Nishiguchi has done animation direction and key animation work throughout the entirety of the anime. Anime Music Composer Yuki Kajiura Leaves Agency After 25 Years https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...teaser/.129472 YouTube https://youtu.be/tQaUe9Fy50Q Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? Last edited by l.kostas; 2018-03-25 at 23:30.

2018-03-28, 00:08	Link #16
l.kostas Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012	http://comicbook.com/anime/2018/03/2...view-season-3/ Ito: First off, it’s really packed. Not only is the story long, but you have to depict war as well. It made me wonder, “Just how (can you turn this into an anime)?” When I read the original novels, I figured it would take at least ten years from the time of the first season to adapt it for anime. Ono: I felt the same way as Mr. Ito. It seemed to be a story of epic scale that would be tough to bring to the screen. But I did sense that what Mr. Ito felt would “take ten years” to depict, when he first read the novels, is something that we can now achieve in an anime adaptation, thanks to all the recent technological innovations. So I was pretty sure that we’d be up to the challenge.

2018-03-28, 12:29	Link #17
Znail Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011	The official news is that SOA III will cover the entire Alicization Arc. There was a joke made that it would be 48 cours, but maybe the truth is 48 episodes? That's a bare minimum of what is needed.

2018-03-29, 01:45	Link #18
coded321 He Who Games Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: the virtual world	What are the odds that SAO progressive will be animated? That's something I would love to see