Sword Art Online Arisimation: War of Underworld" Episode 2 Advance Cuts Arrive!

The fall anime "Sword Art Online Arisimation War of Underworld," which finally began airing on October 12, 2019 (Sat), has released an advance cut of the second episode and a synopsis.

Sword Art Online" is an anime work based on the novel by Reki Kawahara, winner of the 15th Dengeki Novel Award (Grand Prize), which depicts the activities of the main character Kirito in the mysterious next generation online game "Sword Art Online". On February 18, 2017, "Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale," an anime movie based on a story written by Kawahara, was released. It was a huge hit, grossing over 4.3 billion yen at the box office worldwide. Then "Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online"airedin April 2018, and"Sword Art Online Arisimation" aired on October 6, 2018.Sword Art Online Arisimation War of Underworld is the latest in the series; itis a sequel toSword Art Online Arisimation, whichaired from October 2018.
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The following is an advance cut and synopsis of the second episode, which will be aired sequentially from October 19 (Sat) onward .

Synopsis】 （※敬称略略）

Episode 2 "Attack

The army of the Dark Territories attacked the village of Loulid. Alice rides her flying dragon "Ameren" to the village.
There, she finds the villagers, who are unable to escape from the goblins because they are unable to disobey the orders of the chief guard due to the "Forbidden List".
Alice, who had lost sight of the purpose of fighting, once again dons the armor of the Knights of Integrity and wields the Sword of Kinmokusei for the sake of her own family and those whom Kirito and Eugio were trying to protect!

＜Broadcast Information
TOKYO MX October 19 (Sat) 24:00～
BS11 October 19 (Sat) 24:00～
Gunma TV Saturday, October 19, 24:00～
Tochigi TV Saturday, October 19, 24:00～
MBS Saturday, October 19, 26:08～
TV Aichi October 22 (Tue) 26:35～
AT-X October 20 (Sun.) 22:00- (JST)
AbemaTV Saturday, October 19, 24:00～ *Simultaneous terrestrial distribution
The broadcast date and time may be subject to change due to programming reasons or other reasons. Please be forewarned that the broadcast date and time may be subject to change due to programming reasons.

Productions】 ※Honorifics are omitted.
SWORD ART ONLINE ARISATION War of Underworld
＜Introduction
Kirito, Eugio, and Alice.
Half a year has passed since the two swordsmen and a knight with integrity defeated the High Priest and Administrator.
After the battle, Alice lives in her hometown of Lourid.
Next to her is Kirito, who has lost his best friend, his arm, and his heart.
Alice, who supports him devotedly, no longer has the heart of a knight as she once did.
Tell me, Kirito,......, what should I do,......?"
However, the countdown to the "Final Load Experiment," which will lead the entire Underworld to tragedy, is relentless.
As if in response, deep within the depths of the Dark Territory, the dark god Bekta has returned. Leading his dark army, he begins his invasion of the Human Realm in order to obtain the Priestess of Light.
The knight of integrity Vercuri, who commands the forces of the Human Realm, decides to engage the forces of the Dark Territory in a war of unprecedented scale.
However, Alice is still nowhere to be found. And the two heroes who saved the "human world" are still missing.
The final chapter of the longest and most beautiful battle in the "SAO" series, "Alicization," finally begins!

＜Broadcast Information
TOKYO MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, BS11: Every Saturday from 24:00~ starting October 12
MBS: Every Saturday from October 12 at 26:08
TV Aichi: From October 15, every Tuesday at 26:35
AT-X: From October 13, every Sunday at 22:00
AbemaTV: Every Saturday from October 12, 24:00~ (Simultaneous distribution with terrestrial broadcasting)
The broadcast start date and time may be subject to change for programming reasons. Please be forewarned.

＜STAFF>
Original story: Reki Kawahara (Dengeki Bunko)
Original illustration and character design 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
Art Director：Yukako Ogawa Yoshihito Watanabe
Art Setup：Kenichi Morioka, Yuho Taniuchi
Color Designer: Naomi Nakano
Director of Photography: Akintaro Waki, Kenta Hayashi
Motion Graphics : Takemune Oshiro
CG Director: Ryuta Undo
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