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Sword Art Online: Alicization Part 2 release date confirmed: War of Underworld confirmed, SAO Season 3 break begins after Episode 24’s ending – Hiatus to end in spring 2020

What will the number of episodes be for the second half? For Part 1 the official website lists eight Blu-Ray/DVD box sets, with each volume containing three episodes. Assuming Part 2 follows suit, that means Sword Art Online: Alicization 2 should also have 24 episodes.

The final part of the Alicization story arc is being called the “Last Season” by the official website. The opening (OP) theme song music will be “ANIMA” as performed by ReoNa. The artist previously performed the second ending (ED) for the Alicization anime.

Sword Art Online Season 3 Part 2 Alicization Anime Alice Kirito
Kirito and Alice will return for Sword Art Online Season 3 Part 2. Pic credit: A-1 Pictures

Trailer:

•Updated February 12, 2020: Added preview trailer.
•Updated February 10, 2020: Added Final Season OP.
•Updated December 28, 2019: Added release time frame for final fourth cour of Alicization anime.
•Updated September 6, 2019: Added exact release date and new trailer video.

Sword Art: Alicization 2 story summary
Warning: Minor spoilers contained in the following plot summary/synopsis.

Sword Art: Alicization Episode 24 ended on a cliffhanger since it is adapting the final chapters of light novel Volume 14. Assuming that Episode 25 of Sword Art: Alicization 2 opens with Volume 15, the story will shift back to the real world and show what happened leading up to events on Ocean Turtle.

Sinon will also be competing against a player named Subtilizer in the fourth Bullet of Bullets tournament of the Gun Gale Online game. It turns out Subtilizer is somehow connected to everything happening.

Meanwhile, Kirito is recovering from the aftermath of the battle against Administrator Quinella. Alice takes Kirito to visit her hometown of Rulid Village. Alice must rally the people of the Human Empire together in order to defend against the looming invasion by the Dark Territory.

Asuna eventually dives down into Underworld to rescue Kirito and to prevent the invaders from taking Alice. But the invaders trick American gamers into joining the war and the Japanese gamers are outnumbered since it’s the middle of the night. Now, it’s a full-on war between the sides that transcends both reality and the virtual world.

The second half of Sword Art Online Season 3 Part 2 release date confirmed for 2020
In September 2019, it was announced that Sword Art Online Season 3 Part 2 will premiere on October 12, October 2019. The anime then went on a second hiatus at the end of December 2019. It was eventually announced that the final fourth cour of the Alicization anime will air in April 2020, the spring 2020 anime season.

The exact premiere date for the fourth cour has not yet been announced. Once the news is officially confirmed this article will be updated with the relevant information.

Part 2 has 23 episodes, which means the entire adaptation will be 47 episodes in total.

That means Sword Art Online: Alicization 2 will finish airing with Episode 47 in June 2020. Stay tuned!