Dengeki announced at their 2017 Autumn Festival Sunday that Sword Art Online Season 3 is officially in production. As of right now, there is no release date.
【『#SAO アリシゼーション』アニメ化決定!】
原作イラストレーターabecによるティザービジュアルと、キャスト情報が解禁となりました!キリト:松岡禎丞
アスナ:戸松 遥
アリス:茅野愛衣
ユージオ:島﨑信長#sao_anime pic.twitter.com/GH695vVcar— アニメ ソードアート・オンライン 公式 (@sao_anime) October 1, 2017
All original cast members will be returning, and the voice actors playing Alice and Eugeo have been announced as follows:
- Ai Kayano – Alice
- Nobunaga Shimazaki – Eugeo
The below region-locked trailer was also shown. It says that “Production of SAO Alicization TV anime has begun.”
If you aren’t located in Japan, watch the official trailer on Twitter here:
【TVアニメ告知PV公開!】
『#ソードアート・オンライン アリシゼーション』の告知PVが公開となりました!是非ご覧ください!https://t.co/86ZYUuLV9h #sao_anime pic.twitter.com/Skv00FkUmw— アニメ ソードアート・オンライン 公式 (@sao_anime) October 1, 2017
Additionally, the official Sword Art Online Season 3 website has bee updated with the new cast members, key visual, trailer, and synopsis. ‘Project Alicization’ follows the Mother’s Rosario and Ordinal Scale arcs, and is the longest arc in the series to date, having a total of 10 novels.