Sword Art Online: Alicization
ソードアート・オンライン アリシゼーション
Kirito awakens in a vast, fantastical forest filled with towering trees. In his search for clues to the truth of his surroundings, he encounters a young boy who seems to know him. He ought to be a simple NPC, but the depth of his emotions seem no different than a human. As they search for the boy's parents, Kirito finds a peculiar memory returning to him. A memory from his own childhood, of this boy and a girl, too, with golden hair, and a name he should have never forgotten - Alice. (Source: Yen Press) Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
Sword Art Online: Alicization is a tv with 24 episodes, from Fall 2018, produced by A-1 Pictures, rated 7.5/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
Kirito awakens in a vast, fantastical forest filled with towering trees. In his search for clues to the truth of his surroundings, he encounters a young boy who seems to know him. He ought to be a simple NPC, but the depth of his emotions seem no different than a human. As they search for the boy's parents, Kirito finds a peculiar memory returning to him. A memory from his own childhood, of this boy and a girl, too, with golden hair, and a name he should have never forgotten - Alice. (Source: Yen Press) Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
Main Characters
Tags
- Virtual World — Partly or completely set in the world inside a video game.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Swordplay — Prominently features the use of swords in combat.
- Artificial Intelligence — Intelligent non-organic machines that work and react similarly to humans.
- Memory Manipulation — Prominently features a character(s) who has had their memories altered.
- Isekai — Features a character from a modern-day setting being transported into an alternate world and has to adapt to their new surroundings.
- Time Skip — Features a gap in time used to advance the story.
- Primarily Female Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of female characters.
- Heterosexual — Prominently features a romance between a man and a woman, not inherently sexual.
- Medieval — Partially or completely set in the Middle Ages or a Middle Ages-inspired setting. Commonly features elements such as European castles and knights.
- Class Struggle — Contains conflict born between the different social classes. Generally between an dominant elite and a suffering oppressed group.