ReoNa will perform the W opening theme for the spring anime "SAO Alicization WoU" 2nd cool and the game "SAO Lycoris"!

The opening theme for the 2nd cool of "SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization War of Underworld," which will start airing in April 2020, will be "ANIMA" sung by ReoNa. In addition, "SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris" for PlayStation 4/Xbox One/Steam, which will be released on May 21, 2020, will have the opening theme sung by ReoNa. The opening theme song for "SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris" will be "Scar/let" sung by ReoNa, who also sings the theme song.

Sword Art Online" (hereafter referred to as "SAO") is an anime work based on the novel by Reki Kawahara, which won the 15th Dengeki Novel Award (Grand Prize). The first TV anime season ran from July to December 2012, followed by the second season "Sword Art Online II" from July to December 2014, and the third season Part 1 "Sword Art Online Alsimation" in October 2018. Online Arisiation" aired from October 2018 to March 2019. And the second part of the third season, the first cool of "Sword Art Online Arisimation War of Underworld" aired from October to December 2019.

⇒The key visual for the 2nd cool of "Sword Art Online Arisimation WoU," which will start airing in April, has been released!

Opening theme for 2nd cool decided!

Singer ReoNa will sing the opening theme song "ANIMA" for the 2nd season of "SWORD ART ONLINE ARISATION War of Underworld," which will start airing in April 2020. Alternative: Gun Gale Online," and released a mini-album "ELZA" on July 4, 2018 (Wednesday) as "Kanzaki Elsa starring ReoNa" as the singer of the song artist "Kanzaki Elsa. She also sang the ending theme "forget-me-not" and the insert song "Niji no Kanata ni Kanata ni" for "Sword Art Online Alicization," the first part of the third season of the TV anime. She also sings "Till the End," the theme song for the 10th anniversary of the original "Sword Art Online" novel.

Anime Outline
SWORD ART ONLINE ARISATION War of Underworld" Part 2 2nd Cool

Broadcast start date: April 2020
Opening theme: ReoNa/"ANIMA"

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

＜Cast＞
Kirito (Kirigaya Kazuto): CV. Teijo Matsuoka
Asuna (Asuna Yuki): CV. Haruka Tomatsu
Alice: CV. Ai Chino

The latest trailer for the game "SWORD ART ONLINE ARIZATION LICORICE" is now available!

Also, "Sword Art Online Arisation Lycoris", in which ReoNa sings the OP theme "Scar/let", is an RPG set in the "Underworld", a virtual world that appears in the TV anime "Sword Art Online Arisiation" version. In this game, players control the main character Kirito and explore the vast world of "Underworld" with familiar characters and beautiful graphics.

⇒The game is now available for pre-order on PS4/Xbox One/Steam!

The latest trailer for the game has now been released. The trailer shows the battle system, which has not been introduced before, and the main character Kirito's journey with his new friends to avoid the dangers in the "Underworld".

Game Outline
SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris

Compatible platforms: PlayStation 4/Xbox One (Xbox One is download-only)/Steam
Release date: May 21, 2020 (Thursday) *Steam will be released on May 22, 2020 (Friday)
Price:
Standard Edition for PlayStation 4/Xbox One: 7,600 yen (excluding tax) (same price for downloadable version)
Limited First Edition for PlayStation 4: 10,980 yen (excluding tax)
Deluxe Edition for PlayStation 4/Xbox One download only: 11,800 yen (excluding tax)
Steam: open price
Genre: RPG
CERO: to be reviewed
Players: Offline: 1 player Online: 1 to 4 players
Opening theme:ReoNa/"Scar/let"

Screenshots are from the game under development.
Information is current as of the date of distribution. The contents may be changed after the announcement without prior notice. Please be aware that the information may change without prior notice.

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