Virtual reality event "Sword Art Online Synthesis -The Period of Alicization Project-" will be held!

Sword Art Online Synthesis -The Period of Alicization Project-, a VR event looking back at the "Sword Art Online" series, will be held on December 26 (Sat.) and 27 (Sun.), 2020.

The "Sword Art Online" series of novels by Reki Kawahara, winner of the 15th Dengeki Novel Award (Grand Prize), is published by Dengeki Bunko.
Sword Art Online Progressive", for which the start of the anime project was announced at the "Sword Art Online Alicization-AfterWar" special event held on November 8 (Sun.), will be performed under the title of "Sword Art Online Progressive the Movie: Hoshinaki Yoru no Aria The anime project was announced at the "Sword Art Online Progressive" night performance.

⇒ The film will be released in theaters in 2021 under the title " Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria on a Starless Night! Key visuals and a special news release video were released!

⇒ TV anime "SAO Alicization" special event visual revealed! The event will feature original reading & live recording and theme song live performance!

⇒Click here for the screening schedule of the anime movie.

The "Sword Art Online Synthesis -The Period of Alicization Project-", a VR event to look back on the TV anime "Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld" based on the "Alicization" version, which finished airing in September 2020, will be held at the "Sword Art Online Synthesis -The Period of Alicization Project-". Alicization Project-" will be held on December 26, 2020 (December 26, 2020).

For two days from December 26 (Sat.) to 27 (Sun.), 2020, the VR platform "VRChat" will host an exhibition project where the world of "Sword Art Online" can be enjoyed in a virtual space, and the main cast and the main staff of the original work, anime and game will look back on the trajectory of the "Alicization" version. The "VRChat" will also feature a variety of contents that can only be experienced here.

VRChat" is a social VR platform that is widely supported around the world, and whether you are familiar with participating in games and events in VR space or experiencing them for the first time, you can enjoy experiencing events in the virtual space and interacting with the user community.

New information will be updated on the special event page, so be sure to check it out.

VR Event Information

Highlights of "Sword Art Online Synthesis -The Period of Alicization Project

<Distribution of the special talk show
A number of talk programs will be delivered with a variety of splendid performers. Updates on the program themes and timetable will be announced on the special event website and the official Twitter account of the "SWORD ART ONLINE" anime.

＜Symphonic Alicization Orchestra Special Edition" Screening
A special movie will be screened, re-edited to the music of the character song "Symphonic Alicization Orchestra" included in the bonus CD of the "SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization" Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD series.
Symphonic Alicization Orchestra Special Edtion" *Special movie shown at the Fujikyu Collaboration held in April 2019.
Symphonic Alicization Orchestra War of Underworld Special Edition" *Special movie newly edited for this event.

Movie Information
SWORD ART ONLINE ARISATION War of Underworld

＜Story.
A war between the forces of the "human world" and the forces of darkness, known as the "Final Load Experiment," engulfs the entire Underworld.
The war is turning into a battle between the Dark Territory's Gabriel faction, which plans to seize Alice, the Priestess of Light, and the Human World's Asuna and her allies, who are trying to protect the Underworld.
While Kirito still sleeps deep in his mental world, Gabriel, the "Dark God Vecta," has tens of thousands of U.S. players log in from the real world, aiming to annihilate the "Human World" forces once and for all.
In contrast, Asuna and her team fight back with three super accounts bearing the names of the gods of the Underworld's creation.
Asuna, who has obtained the super-account of "Stacia, God of Creation," engages in mortal combat with the "Human World" forces against American players, while Shinon, who has obtained the super-account of "Solus, Sun God," pursues Gabrielle, who has abducted Alice. And Reefa, who has obtained the super-account of Terraria, the Earth God, also reaches the Underworld.
And that's not all. In response to Lizbeth's spirited appeal, the players of "ALO" convert their well-trained characters and join the side of the "human world" army!
This war is not just about the survival of the Underworld. This war is not only a battle for the survival of the Underworld, but also a battle for the future of bottom-up artificial intelligence, the ultimate AI, and even the future of humanity. And the end of the war is in the hands of a boy who is now deeply asleep - the "Black Swordsman".
The "Alicization" part is now complete!

<Distribution Information
Available on all distribution platforms.

<STAFF> Original story by
Original story: Reki Kawahara (Dengeki Bunko)
Original illustrations and character designs by: abec
Director：Manabu Ono
Character Design：Shingo Adachi, Go Suzuki, Tomoya Nishiguchi, Yumiko Yamamoto, Kento Toya
Assistant Director: Takashi Sakuma
Chief Animation Director: Suzuki Gou, Yamamoto Yumiko, Toya Kento
Prop Design: Mami Hayakawa, Kiminori Ito
Monster Design : Toshiya Kono
Action Animation Director：Yoshihiro Kanno, Daikatsu Maruyama
Art Director：Yukako Ogawa Yoshihito Watanabe
Art Setup：Kenichi Morioka, Yuho Taniuchi
Color Designer: Naomi Nakano
Director of Photography: Akintaro Waki
Motion Graphics : Takemune Oshiro
CG Director: Kengo Oda
Editing: Yuji Kondo
Sound Director: Miwa Iwanami
Effects: Yasumasa Koyama
Sound Production: Sonirudo
Music: Yuki Kajiura
Produced by EGG FIRM Straight Edge
Production: A-1 Pictures
Production: SAO-A Project

＜CAST
Kirito(Kazuto Kirigaya): Sadayuki Matsuoka
Asuna(Asuna Yuki): Haruka Tomatsu
Alice: Ai Chino
Leafa: Ayana Taketatsu
Shinon: Sawashiro Miyuki

(C)2017 Reki Kawahara/KADOKAWA Ascii/Media Works/SAO-A Project