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Aniplex of America Announces Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld Complete Blu-ray Set
Mar 24th 2021“And so the grand finale of the Alicization arc begins…”
SANTA MONICA, CA (March 23, 2021) – Aniplex of America is delighted to announce the next home video release of the Sword Art Online: Alicization series, with the Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Complete Blu-ray Set coming June 22, 2021! The complete Blu-ray set comes with six Blu-ray discs and includes all 23 episodes plus 2 recap episodes in both English and Japanese audio, housed in a stunning box featuring art by abec (Original Illustrator/ Character Design Concept). The set also includes bonus content such as trailers, commercials, textless openings and endings, as well as audio commentary by Japanese cast and staff members, along with a special booklet and an original soundtrack CD by the acclaimed composer, Yuki Kajiura. The Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Complete Blu-ray Set is now available for pre-order at Right Stuf Anime (//www.rightstufanime.com/).
Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld is the final chapter of the thrilling Alicization arc, the longest and most glorious battle of the Sword Art Online series. Featuring animation production by A-1 Pictures (Blue Exorcist, The Promised Neverland), the series chronicles the events leading up to the final, epic battle between the Human Empire and the Dark Territory. While Sword Art Online: Alicization focuses on Kirito and beloved newcomer Eugeo's journey through the Underworld to defeat the evil Pontifex, War of Underworld follows Alice, who rediscovers her will to be a knight, as she cares for Kirito, who has lost his soul. Joined by familiar friends from the Sword Art Online series, the fate of Underworld and the future of mankind rest on the still-slumbering Black Swordsman, Kirito.
The War of Underworld arc premiered in October 2019, with the English dub airing on Adult Swim's Toonami in January 2020. Aniplex of America released the Sword Art Online: Alicization Complete Blu-ray Set on April 21, 2020, available now on Right Stuf.
All episodes of season 1 and 2 of Sword Art Online: Alicization are streaming now on Hulu, Crunchyroll, and Funimation, while Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld is streaming on HIDIVE.
For more information, please visit the official website at:
sao-alicization.com
Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Complete Blu-ray Set includes:
Disc Specs
Spoken Languages: English & Japanese
Subtitles: English
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 HD Widescreen 1920x1080p
Episodes: 1-23 + 2 recap episodes
Number of Discs: 6 Blu-ray Discs
Total Run Time: Approx. 610 minutes
Rating: 16 UP
Bonus Contents
· Trailers and Commercials
· Textless Openings and Endings
· Audio Commentaries for 1 & 23 by Japanese cast and staff
* Bonus content subject to
change.
* Bonus content includes English subtitles.
Bonus Materials & Package
Box art by abec (Character Design Concept)
Special booklet
Original Soundtrack CD by Yuki Kajiura
* Bonus materials subject to change.
Retailer Link: //www.rightstufanime.com/Sword-Art-Online-Alicization-War-of-Underworld-Box-Set-Blu-ray
About Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld:
"And so the grand finale of the Alicization arc begins…"
The final load test… The war between the Human Empire and the Dark Territory has engulfed Underworld entirely. The battle has shifted course with the Dark Territory army led by Gabriel, who seeks to capture Alice, the Priestess of Light, in their fight against Asuna and the Human Empire forces fighting to save Underworld.
As Kirito's consciousness remains buried in a deep sleep, Gabriel, standing in as the Dark God Vecta, has recruited thousands of American players to log in to the Underworld to annihilate the Human Empire forces.
In this great war, the stakes are not only the Underworld's continued existence, but also the bottom-up artificial intelligence, the ultimate AI, and even the very future of mankind!
Though he has yet to awaken, only one man holds the fate of this world: the Black Swordsman.
STAFF
Written by Reki Kawahara (Dengeki Bunko)
Original Illustration / Character Design Concept: abec
Director: Manabu Ono
Assistant Director: Takashi Sakuma
Character Design: Shingo Adachi, Go Suzuki, Tomoya Nishiguchi, Yumiko Yamamoto, Kento Toya
Chief Animation Directors: Go Suzuki, Yumiko Yamamoto, Kento Toya
Prop Design: Asami Hayakawa, Kiminori Itō
Monster Design: Toshiya Kōno
Action Scene Animation Directors: Yoshihiro Kanno, Hirokatsu Maruyama
Art Directors: Yukako Ogawa, Keito Watanabe
Art Setting: Kenichi Morioka, Yuho Taniuchi
Color Setting: Naomi Nakano
Directors of Photography: Kentarō Waki, Kenta Hayashi, Shōta Kodera
Motion Graphics Designer: Hiromu Ōshiro
CG Directors: Ryuta Undo, Kengo Oda
Editing: Yūji Kondō
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
Effects: Yasumasa Koyama
Sound Production: sonilude
Music: Yuki Kajiura
Produced by EGG FIRM, Straight Edge
Animation Production: A-1 Pictures
Production Committee: SAO-A Committee
English Voice Director / ADR Script Writer: Alex Von David
CAST (Japanese / English)
Kirito (Kazuto Kirigaya): Yoshitsugu Matsuoka / Bryce Papenbrook
Asuna (Asuna Yuuki): Haruka Tomatsu / Cherami Leigh
Alice: Ai Kayano / Kayli Mills
Lisbeth: Ayahi Takagaki / Sarah Anne Williams
Silica: Rina Hidaka / Christine Marie Cabanos
Klein: Hiroaki Hirata / Kirk Thornton
Agil: Hiroki Yasumoto / Patrick Seitz
Sinon: Miyuki Sawashiro / Michelle Ruff
Selka: Kaori Maeda / Jackie Lastra
Ronie Arabel: Reina Kondo / Deneen Melody
Tiese Schtrinen: Kaori Ishihara / Kimberly Woods
Rinko Kojiro: Sanae Kobayashi / Jennifer Losi
Seijirou Kikuoka: Toshiyuki Morikawa / Matt Mercer
Deusolbert Synthesis Seven: Hikaru Hanada / Armen Taylor
Fanatio Synthesis Two: Hitomi Nabatame / Laila Berzins
Bercouli Synthesis One: Junichi Suwabe / Imari Williams
Leafa (Suguha Kirigaya): Ayana Taketatsu / Cassandra Lee Morris
Yui: Kanae Itō / Stephanie Sheh
Takeru Higa: Kenji Nojima / Brian Beacock
Golgorosso Balto: Ryo Sugisaki / Mick Lauer
Sheyta Synthesis Twelve: Lynn / Justine Huxley
Renly Synthesis Twenty-Seven: Mutsumi Tamura / Morgan Berry
Linel Synthesis Twenty-Eight: Hina Kino / Brianna Knickerbocker
Fizel Synthesis Twenty-Nine: Konomi Kohara / Michelle Marie
Eldrie Synthesis Thirty-One: Takeaki Masuyama / Ethan Murray
Gabriel Miller / Dark God Vecta: Akira Ishida / Greg Chun
Vassago Casals: Tsuyoshi Koyama / Xander Mobus
Critter: Isshin Chiba / Jon Allen
Iskahn: Taku Yashiro / Khoi Dao
Dee Eye Ell: Yuhko Kaida / Kari Wahlgren
Lilpilin: Junya Enoki / Aleks Le
About Aniplex of America Inc.
Aniplex of America, Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex, Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a division of
Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), Inc., and a leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. The company's ever-growing lineup of shows includes: Sword Art Online, FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: BROTHERHOOD,
Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], Fate/Zero, Kill la Kill,
Gurren Lagann, Monogatari series, anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day-, Cells at
Work!, The Promised Neverland, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED and many more. In 2017, the company released the English version of the popular mobile game, Fate/Grand Order.
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