Sword Art Online: Alicization

Sword Art Online: Alicization (ソードアート・オンラインアリシゼーション Sōdoāto Onrain Arishizēshon) is a 2018 anime series based on Reki Kawahara's light novel series. It premiered in Japan on October 7, 2018. The English dubbed version began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami block from February 9, 2019.

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.

Cast[]

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Season
Main Characters
	Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito	Yoshitsugu Matsuoka	Bryce Papenbrook	1-
	Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito	Yoshitsugu Matsuoka	Bryce Papenbrook	1-
	Eugeo	Nobunaga Shimazaki	Brandon Winckler	1-
	Alice Zuberg	Ai Kayano	Kayli Mills	1-
	Asuna Yuuki / Asuna	Haruka Tomatsu	Cherami Leigh	1-
	Suguha Kirigaya / Leafa	Ayana Taketatsu	Cassandra Lee Morris	1-
	Suguha Kirigaya / Leafa	Ayana Taketatsu	Cassandra Lee Morris	1-
	Ryotaro Tsuboi / Klein	Hiroaki Hirata	Kirk Thornton	1-
	Ryotaro Tsuboi / Klein	Hiroaki Hirata	Kirk Thornton	1-
	Keiko Ayano / Silica	Rina Hidaka	Christine Marie Cabanos	1-
	Keiko Ayano / Silica	Rina Hidaka	Christine Marie Cabanos	1-
	Rika Shinozaki / Lisbeth	Ayahi Takagaki	Sarah Anne Williams	1-
	Rika Shinozaki / Lisbeth	Ayahi Takagaki	Sarah Anne Williams	1-
	Akihiko Kayaba / Heathcliff	Kōichi Yamadera	David W. Collins	5, 6, 21
Supporting Characters
	Kanamoto Atsushi / Johnny Black	Ryōta Ōsaka	Alejandro Saab	1-
	Kanamoto Atsushi / Johnny Black	Ryōta Ōsaka	Alejandro Saab	1-
	Deusolbert Synthesis Seven	Hikaru Hanada	Armen Taylor	1-
	Takeru Higa	Kenji Nojima	Brian Beacock	1-
	Linel	Hina Kino	Brianna Knickerbocker	1-
	Volo	Taishi Murata	Christopher Niosi	1-
	Humbert Zizek	Ryūichi Kijima	Chris Hackney	1-
	Ronie	Reina Kondo	Deneen Melody	1-
	Eldrie	Takeaki Masuyama	Ezra Weisz	1-
	Chudelkin	Wataru Takagi	Frank Todaro	1-
	Bercouli	Junichi Suwabe	Imari Williams	1-
	Shino Asada / Sinon	Miyuki Sawashiro	Michelle Ruff	1-
	Shino Asada / Sinon	Miyuki Sawashiro	Michelle Ruff	1-
	Sortiliena	Megumi Han	Jeannie Tirado	1-
	Rinko Kojiro	Sanae Kobayashi	Jennifer Losi	2
	Gasupht Zuberg	Kanehira Yamamoto	Jalen K. Cassell	1
	Selka	Kaori Maeda	Jackie Lastra	1
	Tiese	Kaori Ishihara	Kimberly Woods	1
	Cardinal	Sakura Tange	Lizzie Freeman	1
	Seijiro Kikuoka	Toshiyuki Morikawa	Matthew Mercer	1-
	Quinella / Administrator	Maaya Sakamoto	Maureen Price	1
	Fizel	Konomi Kohara	Michelle Marie	1
	Raios Antinous	Shuuhei Iwase	Steve Staley	1
	Sister Azalia	Kumiko Nakane	Philece Sampler	1
	Vassago	Tsuyoshi Koyama	Xander Mobus	1
	Lilpilin	Junya Enoki	Aleks Le	2
	Subtilizer / Gabriel Miller	Akira Ishida	Ted Sroka	1
		Akira Ishida	Greg Chun	2-
		Rie Kugimiya (young)	Amanda Celine Miller	2
	Dee Eye Ell	Yūko Kaida	Kari Wahlgren	2-
	Iskahn	Taku Yashiro	Khoi Dao	2
	Fanatio	Hitomi Nabatame	Laila Berzins	2
	Renly Synthesis 27	Mutsumi Tamura	Morgan Berry	2
	Ronie Arabel	Reina Kondo	Deneen Melody	1-
	Wol-Saeng / Moonphase	Soungdok	Alan Lee	3
	Nori	Tano Asami	Erica Lindbeck	3
	Eugene	Kenta Miyake	Joshua Tomar	3
	Sakuya	Sayuri Yahagi	Lauren Landa	2-
	Dampa	Takumu Miyazono	Mick Lauer	2-
	Lenju	Saori Ōnishi	Stephanie Southerland	2
	Kubiri	Hiroki Gotō	Kellen Goff	2
	Hiraki	Shinya Takahashi	Mark Whitten
	Rengil Gila Scobo	Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi	Kellen Goff	2
	Li Wang / Mei Mei Xiang	Emiri Iwai	Suzie Yeung	3
	Alicia Rue	Chiwa Saitō	Kayli Mills	2
	Alicia Rue	Chiwa Saitō	Cristina Valenzuela	3
	Sheyta	Lynn	Justine Huxley
	Hgashi	N/A	Joe Hernandez	2
	Yanai	Yūsuke Numata	Chris Cason	3
Minor Characters
	Azurica	Akiko Hiramatsu	Julia McIlvaine	1
	Yui	Kanae Itō	Stephanie Sheh	1-
	Yui	Kanae Itō	Stephanie Sheh	1-
	Natsuki Aki	Ayako Kawasumi	Julie Ann Taylor	1-2
	Andrew Mills / Agil	Hiroki Yasumoto	Patrick Seitz	1-
	Selka Zuberg	Kaori Maeda	Jackie Lastra	2
	Gasfut Zuberg	Kanehira Yamamoto	Jalen K. Cassell	2
	Critter	Isshin Chiba	Jon Allen	2
	Rinko Kojiro	Sanae Kobayashi	Jennifer Losi	2
	Shasta	Hiroki Touchi	Steve Blum	2
	Barbossa	Kenta Sasa	Steve Kramer	2
	Zink	Haruki Ishiya	Ted Sroka	2
	Lipia Zankale	Sayaka Senbongi	Abby Trott	2
	Hans	Yasunori Matsumoto	Ben Lepley	2
	Eldrie Synthesis 31	Takeaki Masuyama	Ezra Weisz	2
	Kosogi	Shunichi Maki	Kellen Goff	2
	Yotte	Akane Ōuchi	Jessica DiCicco	2
	Golgorosso Balto	Ryou Sugisaki	Mick Lauer	2
	Sigurosig	Takanori Hoshino	Brook Chalmers	2
	Shibori	Masashi Yamane	Joe Hernandez	2
	Tecchi	Nobuyuki Kobushi	Chris Cason	3
	Talken	Atsushi Tamaru	Zach Aguilar	3

Episodic Characters[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Episode
Midori Kirigaya	Aya Endō	Caitlin Glass	5, 23
Sadore	Hisao Egawa	Jason Marnocha	7
Frenica Szeski	Miku Itō	Skyler Davenport	10
Operator	Mao Ichimichi	Jennie Kwan	16
Charlotte	Yoko Honna	Julia McIlvaine	22
Dakira	Kanako Sakuragi	Jennie Kwan	30
Chudelkin	Wataru Takagi	Frank Todaro	31
Eiji Nochizawa / Eiji	Yoshio Inoue	Chris Patton	41
Yuna / Yuna Shigemura	Sayaka Kanda	Ryan Bartley
Vassago's Mother	Ren Katō	Suzie Yeung
Vassago's Father	Yūji Takada	Patrick Seitz
Ducker	Takuya Eguchi	Erik Kimerer	42
Sachi	Saori Hayami	Xanthe Huynh
Keita	Toshiyuki Toyonaga	Lucien Dodge
Sasamaru	Tsubasa Yonaga	Bobby Thong
Tetsuo	Kenji Akabane	Tyler Shamy
Kuradeel	Kōji Yusa	Doug Erholtz
Yuuki Konno	Aoi Yūki	Erica Mendez
Nobuyuki Sugo / Oberon	Takehito Koyasu	Todd Haberkorn
Nobuyuki Sugo / Oberon	Takehito Koyasu	Todd Haberkorn
Death Gun	Sōichirō Hoshi	Benjamin Diskin
Minetaka Kirigaya	Shunsuke Sakuya	John DeMita	47
Laurannei Arabel	Reina Kondo	Deneen Melody
Stica Schtrinen	Kaori Ishihara	Kimberly Woods

Additional Voices[]

Notes[]

Unlike the previous two series which were largely non-union dubs, "Alicization" starting with the "War of Underworld" arc is a Unionized dub production due to the appearances of Kari Wahlgren and Steve Blum and also for the original voice cast to continue voicing their respective characters. This makes it the 2nd anime series dubbed at Bang Zoom! to transition from a non-union to a Unionized dub production after Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga.
David W. Collins replaced Marc Diraison as Akihiko Kayaba in his flashbacks, due to scheduling conflicts according to Alex Von David (Voice director) through twitter.
Lizzie Freeman’s anime debut role at Bang Zoom! Entertainment.

Video Releases[]

Distributor	Year	Format	Contents	Region	Country
Aniplex of America	2019		1 Volume	A DVB-T	United States
Aniplex of America	2019		6 Discs	A DVB-T	United States

External Links[]

Sword Art Online at the Internet Movie Database
Sword Art Online: Alicization (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Sword Art Online: Alicization on Behind The Voice Actors