The anime premiered on October 12, although a compilation episode for Sword Art Online: Alicization titled “Reflection” aired on October 5.
Adult Swim’s Toonami programming block announced on Wednesday that Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld, the second half of the Sword Art Online: Alicization anime, will premiere on January 18 at 12:00 a.m. EST (effectively January 19).
The overall Sword Art Online: Alicization anime run premiered in Japan in October 2018, and is streaming on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and FunimationNow.
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale animation directors Gou Suzuki and Tomoya Nishiguchi are joining Shingo Adachi for the character designs.