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	Part(s)
Main Characters
	Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito	Yoshitsugu Matsuoka	Bryce Papenbrook	1-2
	Eugeo	Nobunaga Shimazaki	Brandon Winckler	1-2
	Alice Zuberg	Ai Kayano	Kayli Mills	1-2
	Asuna Yuuki / Asuna / Stacia	Haruka Tomatsu	Cherami Leigh	1-2
Secondary Characters
	Shino Asada / Sinon / Solus	Miyuki Sawashiro	Michelle Ruff	1-2
	Yui	Kanae Itō	Stephanie Sheh	1-2
	Suguha Kirigaya / Leafa / Terraria	Ayana Taketatsu	Cassandra Lee Morris	1-2
	Keiko Ayano / Silica	Rina Hidaka	Christine Marie Cabanos	1-2
	Rika Shinozaki / Lisbeth	Ayahi Takagaki	Sarah Anne Williams	1-2
	Ryotaro Tsuboi / Klein	Hiroaki Hirata	Kirk Thornton	1-2
	Andrew Gilbert Mills / Agil	Hiroki Yasumoto	Patrick Seitz	1-2
	Seijiro Kikuoka	Toshiyuki Morikawa	Matthew Mercer	1-2
	Rinko Kojiro	Sanae Kobayashi	Jennifer Losi	1-2
	Takeru Higa	Kenji Nojima	Brian Beacock	1-2
Recurring Characters
	Akihiko Kayaba / Heathcliff	Kōichi Yamadera	David W. Collins	1-2
	Cardinal	Sakura Tange	Lizzie Freeman	1-2
	Natsuki Aki	Ayako Kawasumi	Julie Ann Taylor	1-2
	Charlotte	Yōko Honna	Julia McIlvaine	1
	Sakuya	Sayuri Yahagi	Lauren Landa	2
	Alicia Rue	Chiwa Saitō	Kayli Mills	2
	Alicia Rue	Chiwa Saitō	Cristina Valenzuela	2
	Wol-Saeng / Moonphase	Soungdok	Alan Lee	2
	Li Wang / Mei Mei Xiang	Emiri Iwai	Suzie Yeung	2
Integrity Knights
	Bercouli	Junichi Suwabe	Imari Williams	1-2
	Fanatio	Hitomi Nabatame	Laila Berzins	1-2
	Deusolbert Synthesis Seven	Hikaru Hanada	Armen Taylor	1-2
	Linel	Hina Kino	Brianna Knickerbocker	1-2
	Fizel	Konomi Kohara	Michelle Marie	1-2
	Eldrie	Takeaki Masuyama	Ezra Weisz	1-2
	Sheyta	Lynn	Justine Huxley	2
	Renly Synthesis 27	Mutsumi Tamura	Morgan Berry	2
Axiom Church
	Quinella / Administrator	Maaya Sakamoto	Maureen Price	1-2
	Chudelkin	Wataru Takagi	Frank Todaro	1-2
Sword Mastery Academy
	Tiese	Kaori Ishihara	Kimberly Woods	1-2
	Ronie Arabel	Reina Kondō	Deneen Melody	1-2
	Sortiliena	Megumi Han	Jeannie Tirado	1-2
	Golgorosso Balto	Ryō Sugisaki	Mick Lauer	1-2
	Raios Antinous	Shūhei Iwase	Steve Staley	1
	Humbert Zizek	Ryūichi Kijima	Chris Hackney	1
	Azurika	Akiko Hiramatsu	Julia McIlvaine	1
Glowgen Defense Systems
	Gabriel Miller / Subtilizer / Vector	Akira Ishida	Ted Sroka	1
		Akira Ishida	Greg Chun	2
		Rie Kugimiya (young)	Amanda Celine Miller	2
	Vassago Casals / PoH	Tsuyoshi Koyama	Xander Mobus	1-2
	Vassago Casals / PoH	Nobuhiko Okamoto (young)		2
	Critter	Isshin Chiba	Jon Allen	2
	Hans	Yasunori Matsumoto	Ben Lepley	2
Rulid Village
	Selka	Kaori Maeda	Jackie Lastra	1-2
	Gasupht Zuberg	Kanehira Yamamoto	Jalen K. Cassell	1-2
	Zink	Haruki Ishiya	Ted Sroka	1-2
	Sister Azalia	Kumiko Nakane	Philece Sampler	1
Dark Kingdom
	Shasta	Hiroki Tōchi	Steve Blum	2
	Iskahn	Taku Yashiro	Khoi Dao	2
	Dee Eye Ell	Yūko Kaida	Kari Wahlgren	2
	Lilpilin	Junya Enoki	Aleks Le	2

Episodic Characters[]

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Episode
Alicization
	Kanamoto Atsushi / Johnny Black	Ryōta Ōsaka	Alejandro Saab	1
	Midori Kirigaya	Aya Endō	Caitlin Glass	5, 47
	Sadore	Hisao Egawa	Jason Marnocha	7
	Volo Levanteinn	Taishi Murata	Christopher Niosi	7-8
	Frenica Szeski	Miku Itō	Skyler Davenport	10
	Operator	Mao Ichimichi	Jennie Kwan	16
Alicization - War of Underworld
	Nigel Barbossa	Kenta Sasa	Steve Kramer	25-26
	Lipia Zankale	Sayaka Senbongi	Abby Trott	2
	Rengil Gila Scobo	Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi	Kellen Goff	2
	Shibori	Masashi Yamane	Joe Hernandez	28, 30
	Sigurosig	Takanori Hoshino	Brook Chalmers	30
	Dakira	Kanako Sakuragi	Jennie Kwan	30
	Kosogi	Shunichi Maki	Kellen Goff	30-31
	Lenju	Saori Ōnishi	Stephanie Southerland	32
	Tecchi	Nobuyuki Kobushi	Chris Cason	38
	Talken	Atsushi Tamaru	Zach Aguilar	38
	Eugene	Kenta Miyake	Joshua Tomar	38-39
	Nori	Tano Asami	Erica Lindbeck	38-39
	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(archived)	42
	Sachi	Saori Hayami	Xanthe Huynh(archived)
	Keita	Toshiyuki Toyonaga	Lucien Dodge(archived)
	Sasamaru	Tsubasa Yonaga	Bobby Thong(archived)
	Tetsuo	Kenji Akabane	Tyler Shamy(archived)
	Kuradeel	Kōji Yusa	Doug Erholtz(archived)
	Yuuki Konno	Aoi Yūki	Erica Mendez(archived)
	Nobuyuki Sugo / Oberon	Takehito Koyasu	Todd Haberkorn(archived)
	Death Gun	Sōichirō Hoshi	Benjamin Diskin(archived)
	Minetaka Kirigaya	Shunsuke Sakuya	John DeMita	47
	Laurannei Arabel	Reina Kondō	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.