Part 2 of Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld Set to Air From July 11
The TV anime was scheduled to air in April but was postponed due to COVID-19
The official Twitter account for the Sword Art Online TV anime announced on June 10 that the second part of Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld has finally got a release date. After solidifying that they were working hard on the series during a live stream and would meet the July scheduled release, it was confirmed that the final season of Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld will broadcast from July 11.
【放送開始日時決定のお知らせ】
— アニメ ソードアート・オンライン 公式 (@sao_anime) June 10, 2020
「SAO アリシゼーションWoU」最終章(2ndクール)につきまして、7月11日(土)24:00より放送開始が決定いたしました。
さらに放送に先駆けて、7月4日(土)は「アリシゼーションWoU」1stクール総集編を放送いたします。
詳細はこちらhttps://t.co/ZhxrQ0WteL#sao_anime pic.twitter.com/myibeVDlwr
The above tweet also announced that an "omnibus" of the story of the first part of Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld would be broadcast on July 4 on Japanese TV. The second part will air from July 11 at 24:00 (effectively July 12 at 12:00 AM) on Tokyo MX and affiliated channels.
Aniplex originally announced the next season would air from April 25, before being delayed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Crunchyroll also originally announced on March 19 that the new season would be coming to the platform.
Source: Sword Art Online on Twitter
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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.
