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Sword Art Online: Corrupted by Edge is the upcoming fifth and final season of the anime series adapted from the Sword Art Online light novel series, written by Reki Kawahara, illustrated by abec, animated by A-1 Pictures, and directed by Manabu Ono. Officially slated for release as an original net animation season on Netflix in March 2024, it covers the first two parts of the "Corruption" arc and adapts from the novel's twenty-seventh volume, Corruption Rising, to the thirtieth volume, Corruption Unveiling. The second part of the anime, titled Sword Art Online: Corrupted by Edge – Age of Deception, adapts from the novel's thirty-first volume, Corruption Awakening, to the thirty-fifth volume, Corruption Fading. While directly based on a fanfiction story of the same name, created by Nagihiko and Koriks, Flame Kell, Corrupted by Edge takes place after Unital Ring, incorporating elements not shown in previous seasons and novels.
The first part of the series will premiere on March 10, 2024, and air until September 1, 2024, with a one-hour world premiere airing in Japan, the United States, Mexico, Australia, France, Germany, Russia, and South Korea on March 3, 2024. The second part of the series will be split up into two cours, with the first premiering on March 2, 2025, and airing until [TBA], followed by a recap episode summarizing the first part airing on February 23, 2025, and the second premiering on [TBA], and airing until [TBA], followed by a special episode airing on [TBA].
The first opening theme of Sword Art Online: Corrupted by Edge is "Monster" by Aldious and the first ending theme is "filament" (妖精帝國) by Yousei Teikoku. The second opening theme is "Usseewa" (うっせぇわ) by Ado and the second ending theme is "My Way" by Frank Sinatra, with episode [TBA] featuring "Saigo no Iiwake" (最後の言い訳, Last Excuse) by Hideaki Tokunaga. In Sword Art Online: Corrupted by Edge – Age of Deception, the first opening theme is "Mischievous of Alice" by Yousei Teikoku and the first ending theme is "Check the Rhime" by A Tribe Called Quest. The second opening theme is "Unlimited" by Eir Aoi and the second ending theme is "Taste of You" by REZZ and Dove Cameron, although the third and fourth ending themes, "Dernière Danse" (Last Dance) by Indila and "No Time to Die" by Billie Eilish, are used for episodes 61 and 62, respectively, with episode [TBA] featuring "Recovering The Courage" by Kazuto Kirigaya, Asuna Yuuki, Suguha Kirigaya, Shino Asada, and Eugeo's respective voice actors Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu, Ayana Taketatsu, Miyuki Sawashiro, and Nobunaga Shimazaki. The series' music is composed by Yuki Kajiura, Michael Salvatori, Skye Lewin, Josh Mosser, Michael Sechrist, Rotem Moav, Audiomachine, Kings and Creatures, and Takaha Tachibana.
Description[]
WHERE WILL YOU BE WHEN IT ALL ENDS?
Some months and years have passed since the events that transpired after the end of the War of Underworld had come to a climactic conclusion. With the staggering fight over, the world was ready to return to normal... until the day its enemies of both present and past brought forth its end and the rise of chaos. Watching its fall firsthand are Kirito and Asuna, its only living survivors who lost not only their loved ones and friends, but also their will to follow the Light.
With all hope and light wiped off, they now walk the path of darkness to survive what comes ahead in the actual world. But, even in the shadows of evil, will they fight for one another?
The curtain rises on the final chapter of the SAO series' longest and most climatic battle and the rise of their powers that have emerged from the fragments of what the world would come to call the Pyramids.
Synopsis[]
"We meet at last, Kazuto... Narusaka."
Before he knows it, Kirito has found himself face-to-face with a being too powerful and too dangerous to be kept alive. With only a sword and his will to defend him, he expects to meet his impending fate within the virtual world he calls home.
But instead, she gives him answers from the deepest of all memories and knowledge... and a vision too good to be true.
"Why are you telling me this?"
"Everything you have always dreamt about... shall become all yours."
He suddenly sees his entire past unravel before him. One moment, he saw himself saving Sachi and her guildmates in less than one second, and then the next thing he knew, he found himself in that same hospital room where he first met Sugou, only this time, he has already done away with Asuna's would-be captor while simultaneously embracing her not long after her slumber ended.
"Asuna-chan..."
"I love you, Kirito-kun."
His mind suddenly drifts around him as he races deeper into this dream world, running towards himself reviving Eugeo, coming upon a childhood that he couldn't help but yearn for... a memory that he should never have had in the first place. And in this memory, he sees himself as a boy, surrounded by toys, stuffed animals, bright decorations, and his parents.
"Happy birthday, son!"
"Thanks, Daddy! Thanks, Mommy!"
"We love you so much, Kazuto... our sweet baby."
"Mama... Papa..."
When he opens his eyes again, he sees himself next to Asuna, holding their baby son while he cradles their baby daughter.
"He has your eyes, Kirito-kun."
"She has your smile, Asuna-chan."
"Yuna... Kuro... Everything's going to be okay. Mommy and Daddy will keep you safe."
He smiles sweetly as he sees all this, tears running down his face. This is a dream come true... no, a dream that would become a reality.
"Why does all this feel so real?"
"Because it's all true."
With everything that would soon come his way, he can have everything he wants within the snap of a finger.
"Why be a HERO... when you can become a GOD?"
Because in a world of swords and guns, the truth is the most dangerous weapon of all. And it is a terrifying truth that must never be allowed to survive.
Weeks have passed since Kazuto Kirigaya was outed as the Black Swordsman and arrested for crimes he didn't commit. Now trapped, weak, and all alone in a hostile prison, he struggles to survive its brutality and maintain what remains of his sanity.
Besides him is a mysterious ally, who has suffered a fate similar to his, vowing to regain the will to fight he once had as a soldier. As this man devotes himself to looking after the former Black Swordsman and the other innocent prisoners, Kazuto finds out that his time as a hero is on the verge of running out.
"Welcome to hell, Swordsman."
Meanwhile, in the darkest territories of Japan, the Mistress of Evil has resurrected, as if to have waited a long time for this very moment. Leading an army of dark forces, heartless player-killers, and vicious monsters, they begin their assault into the heart of the Ocean Turtle in hopes of destroying the one thing that has kept the Swordsman's legacy alive: the World Seed.
At the same time, Kazuto's friends and allies prepare for an impending war of an unimaginable and catastrophic scale against the armies of the Overtakers, struggling to brace themselves for a life without their hero.
Despite their pleas, it might not be enough to give them a fighting chance against this terror... and end an old curse that still threatens humanity's very existence.(TBA)
Overview[]
The story is centered around Kirito and Asuna, their journey in Aincrad, and their path towards the Darkness. It will also focus on various events that occurred as a result of the Death Game Incident.
Chapters/Arcs[]
- Arc I: Corruption Rising
- Arc II: Corruption Interluding
- Arc III: Corruption Bursting
- Arc IV: Corruption Unveiling
- Arc V: Corruption Awakening
- Arc VI: Corruption Raging
- Arc VII: Corruption Lasting
- Arc VIII: Corruption Fading
- Arc IX: Destiny Rewritten
Episodes[]
Characters[]
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Cast[]
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito
- Haruka Tomatsu as Asuna Yuuki / Asuna
- Daisuke Endō as Totomaru
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash
- Hikaru Hanada as Malcolm Merlyn / Dark Archer
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Damien Darhk
- Satoshi Hino as Tobias Whale
- Saori Hayami as Sachi / Reign
- Daisuke Namikawa as Leopold Fitz / The Doctor / Boshtok the Marauder
- Ken Narita as Anton Ivanov / Omega
- Kazuya Nakai as Hiram Lodge
- Aya Endō as Morgana le Fay
- Atsushi Tamaru as Zevon
- Kōji Yusa as Genm
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Eolyne Herlentz / Eugeo
- Junichi Suwabe as Fikrul, the Fanatic
- Akira Ishida as Uldren Sov
- Takayuki Sugō as Djin / Uno
- Noriaki Sugiyama as Sasuke Uchiha
- Naoya Uchida as Phoenixaro Uchihamaki / Threatmaster
- Aya Marsh as Ruby Hale / Graviton
- Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Kotrik
- Kōji Ishii as Dominus Gha'arn
- Yui Kondō as Mallory Bertha / Mal
- Megumi Han as Tatsuyi Kirigaya
- Kanae Itō as Yui Narusaka / Yui
- Mariya Ise as Stocking Anarchy
- Ryoka Yuzuki as Eldritch Witch
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Mar Novu / The Monitor and Andrew Gilbert Mills / Agil
- Yuuichi Nakamura as Yakedo Kaisei / Evangelion
- Ami Koshimizu as Ryuko Matoi
- Toshihiko Seki as Senketsu
- Bryce Papenbrook as Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito
- Cherami Leigh as Asuna Yuuki / Asuna
- Justin Cook as Totomaru
- Matt Letscher as Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash
- John Barrowman as Malcolm Merlyn / Dark Archer
- Neal McDonough as Damien Darhk
- Marvin "Krondon" Jones III as Tobias Whale
- Xanthe Huynh as Sachi
- Odette Annable as Reign
- Iain De Caestecker as Leopold Fitz / The Doctor / Boshtok the Marauder
- Zach McGowan as Anton Ivanov / Omega
- Mark Consuelos as Hiram Lodge
- Lena Headey as Morgana le Fay
- Bradley Stevens Perry as Zevon / Genm
- Brandon Winckler as Eolyne Herlentz / Eugeo
- Matthew Mercer as Fikrul, the Fanatic
- Brandon O'Neill as Uldren Sov
- Danny Trejo as Djin / Uno
- Yuri Lowenthal as Sasuke Uchiha
- Neil Kaplan as Phoenixaro Uchihamaki / Threatmaster
- Dove Cameron as Ruby Hale / Graviton and Mallory Bertha / Mal
- Kellen Goff as Kotrik
- Mahershala Ali as Dominus Gha'arn
- Ross Lynch as Tatsuyi Kirigaya
- Stephanie Sheh as Yui Narusaka / Yui
- Monica Rial as Stocking Anarchy
- Debra Wilson as Eldritch Witch
- Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler
- Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper
- Miranda May as Lou Hockhauser
- LaMonica Garrett as Mar Novu / The Monitor
- Kylie Cantrall as Laureline / Gabby Duran
- Bob Morley as Yakedo Kaisei / Evangelion
- Erica Mendez as Ryuko Matoi
- David Vincent as Senketsu
- Patrick Seitz as Andrew Gilbert Mills / Agil
Appearances[]
Locations[]
- Aincrad
- Forest House K4 (vision)
- Overworld Village
- Earth
- Auradon (flashback)
- Danville (archived footage)
- Egypt (archived footage)
- Enchancia (vision)
- Italy (archived footage)
- Japan
- Dicey Cafe
- Kirigaya Residence
- London (archived footage)
- Ogre Street (mentioned)
- Metropolis (archived footage)
- Morioh (archived footage)
- The Last City (flashforward)
- SBC Glocken
- Spriggan Shadowfleet (flashforward)
- Underworld
- Central Cathedral
Events[]
- The Auradonian War (flashback)
- Bullet of Bullets
- Final Load Test (mentioned)
- The Second Collapse (flashforward)
- SAO Incident (mentioned)
- Squad Jam (mentioned)
Items[]
- Dark Elucidator
Vehicles[]
- Chevrolet Camaro FNR-X
Sentient Species[]
- Artificial Intelligence
- Avatars
- Awoken (flashforward)
- Cait Sith
- Eliksni (flashforward)
- Exos (flashforward)
- Hive (flashforward)
- Humans
- Taken (flashforward)
- Vex (flashforward)
Creatures[]
- Darkseekers
- Mutants
- Orcs
- Parademons
- Zombies
Organizations[]
- Agents of DIO (archived footage)
- Aincrad Liberation Force
- Cult of the Scorned (flashforward)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Future Tech Industries
- House of Shadows (flashforward)
- Insurgency (mentioned)
- Intergalactic Peacekeeping Regime
- Justice League (vision)
- Justice Lords
- Knights of the Blood (mentioned)
- Laughing Coffin
- Moonlit Black Cats (vision)
- Overtakers
- Passione (archived footage)
- Rath
- RECT
- The Reborn (flashforward)
- Regime
- Shadow Brood (flashforward)
- Shadow Divisive (flashforward)
- Shadow Legion (flashforward)
- Shadowkeepers (flashforward)
- Speedwagon Foundation (mentioned)
- Titan's Hand
- Vanguard (flashforward)
Video Gallery[]
To access the video link, click the "More info" button on the image and then click on said link.
Sword Art Online: Corrupted by Edge – Special Look | Ex-Chronicle
Trivia[]
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