The official website of Sword Art Online: Alicization, the third season in the franchise, revealed main staff and cast members on Saturday. Produced by A-1 Pictures, the anime will air this October. Aniplex also released a 30-second teaser preview for the series.

Staff
Director: Manabu Ono (Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei)
Character Design: Gou Suzuki (Sword Art Online Movie: Ordinal Scale animation director), Tomoya Nishiguchi (Working!!! key animation), Shingo Adachi (Sword Art Online)

Cast
Kirito (Kazuto Kirigaya): Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka)
Asuna Yuuki: Haruka Tomatsu (Ano Natsu de Matteru)
Alice: Ai Kayano (3-gatsu no Lion)
Eugeo: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Hai to Gensou no Grimgar)

Teaser PV

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The anime adaptation will cover the entire Alicization arc from Reki Kawahara's original novel series, which spans from volumes 9 through 18.

Source: Moca News