Aniplex of America Begins Ticket Sales for SWORD ART ONLINE -ALICIZATION- Special Premiere Event in Hollywood
Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: sao-alicization.net (Japan), swordart-onlineusa.com/alicization (US) Special Thanks to Aiko Makino Tickets for the special premiere event of SWORD ART ONLINE -ALICIZATION- (???????????? ????????, Soodo Aato Onrain Arishizeeshon) are now on sale as Aniplex of America hosts a special one-night event ahead of the highly anticipated mega hit anime series’ third season. Part of a worldwide celebration alongside six other countries including Japan, Australia, France, Germany, Russia, and Korea, the U.S. special premiere event will be held on Saturday, September 15th at the stunning Montalbán Theatre in Hollywood, California. Fans will receive an original illustration board at the event and be treated to a special English subtitled screening of a supersized one hour first episode of SWORD ART ONLINE -ALICIZATION-, several weeks in advance of the series’ premiere in October. Aniplex of America also plans to host an exclusive SWORD ART ONLINE retail store at the Montalbán Theatre, where fans will have an opportunity to snag exclusive SWORD ART ONLINE -ALICIZATION- merchandise from Japan as well as a variety of SWORD ART ONLINE goods. Tickets for the special premiere event are priced at $15 and available at swordart-onlineusa.com/alicization/tickets. Doors are scheduled to open at 4 p.m. (PDT) on September 15th with the show starting at 6 p.m. (PDT). Fans are urged to buy tickets early as seating is extremely limited, and the event is expected to sell out very quickly. Based on Reki Kawahara’s bestselling Sword Art Online light novels, -ALICIZATION- is hailed by fans as the best and longest arc full of mystery, drama, and action. After the success of the first and second seasons, the franchise expanded with a feature length film in 2017 with SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE –ORDINAL SCALE– (??? ???????????? -???????????-, Gekijooban Soodo Aato Onrain -Oodinaru Sukeeru-). The highly anticipated new season, SWORD ART ONLINE -ALICIZATION-, is scheduled to premiere October 2018. Last week, the series revealed that the opening theme “ADAMAS” would be performed by fan favorite ani-song artist LiSA, who also handled the theme song “Catch the Moment” for SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE –ORDINAL SCALE–, and ending theme “Iris” by Eir Aoi, who performed the opening theme “RYUSEI” for SWORD ART ONLINE ALTERNATIVE: GUN GALE ONLINE (???????????? ??????? ???????????, Soodo Aato Onrain Orutanatibu Gangeiru Onrain, 2018). Event: SWORD ART ONLINE -ALICIZATION- Special Premiere Date/Time: Saturday, September 15, 2018. Doors Open at 4 p.m. (PDT), Show Starts at 6 pm (PDT) Location: The Montalbán Theatre 1615 Vine St., Los Angeles, CA 90028 Ticket Price: $15 (Tax & fees not included) Ticket Link: swordart-onlineusa.com/alicization/tickets STORY “Where...am I..?” Before he knows it, Kirito has made a full-dive into an epic, fantasy-like virtual world. With only a murky recollection of what happened right before he logged in, he starts to wander around, searching for clues. He comes upon an enormous, pitch dark tree called the Gigas Cedar, where he encounters a boy. “My name is Eugeo. Nice to meet you, Kirito.” Although he is supposedly a resident of the virtual world - an NPC - the boy shows the same array of emotions as any human being. As Kirito bonds with Eugeo, he continues to search for a way to log out of this world. Meanwhile, he remembers a certain memory deep down within him. He remembers racing through the mountains with Eugeo as a child… A memory that he should not have in the first place. And in this memory, he sees someone other than Eugeo, a young blond girl. Her name is Alice. And it is a name that must never be forgotten... For more information, please visit the official website at: http://www.swordart-onlineusa.com/alicization Credits STAFF Written by: Reki Kawahara (Dengeki Bunko) Original Illustration / Character Design Concept: abec Director: Manabu Ono Character Design: Shingo Adachi / Go Suzuki / Tomoya Nishiguchi Assistant Director: Takashi Sakuma Chief Animation Directors: Go Suzuki / Tomoya Nishiguchi Prop Design: Asami Hayakawa / Kiminori Ito Monster Design: Toshiya Kouno Action Scene Animation Director: Yoshihiro Kanno / Tetsuya Takeuchi Art Director: Yukako Ogawa / Keito Watanabe Art Setting: Kenichi Morioka / Yuho Taniuchi Color Setting: Naomi Nakano Director of Photography: Kentaro Waki / Kenta Hayashi Motion Graphics Designer: Hiromu Oshiro CG Director: Ryuta Undo Editing: Yuji Kondo Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami Effects: Yasumasa Koyama Sound Production: sonilude Music: Yuki Kajiura Produced by: EGG FIRM / Straight Edge Animation Production: A-1 Pictures Production Committee: SAO-A Committee CAST Kirito: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Asuna: Haruka Tomatsu Eugeo: Nobunaga Shimazaki Alice: Ai Kayano
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