User blog:Kaantantr/Sword Art Online Alicization and Game news from October 7, 2018

With Kirito's birthday, we got a bunch of news right after the first episode of Alicization Arc finished airing on October 7 in Japan! So, as usual, we decided to work on a blog post to provide you the latest and juiciest news in a way that'd make Argo proud! Well, maybe not usual, we are still testing out blog posts, so we'd love to hear if you enjoy hearing the news without leaving the Wikia in this blog post form!

For those who don't want to wait for news recap posts and want to learn everything as they come, we strongly recommend following us on twitter at the handle @SAO_Wikia! And mind you, this news post is not yet complete, as the Dengeki Autumn Festival is just hours away and has 2 separate stages available, one for SAO Anime content and one for SAO Game content. We will keep sharing the news on twitter and update this post once the reporting concludes there. And unlike Argo, we won't try charging you for it!

First and obvious things first, Sword Art Online Alicization Episode 1 is now available on Crunchyroll, Hulu, Funimation, Wakanim and other regional licencors all around the world, so you can watch the hour long special there right now if you haven't done so already! But there are tons of news to go along with it!

First off, the Bluray/DVD release for the first Alicization Anime Volume has been made public, marking it for a January 30th release! This first volume will include Episodes 1-3 of the Anime! On top of that, the Limited Edition version of the first volume will come with an original story written by Reki Kawahara, but those are not the only bonuses! In addition to the brand new original story, a special booklet, various character songs, promotional and commercial video recordings, along with an Audio Commentary, will be included as well! As the Sword Art Online Wikia, we will do our utmost best at bringing the brand new original stories and information to you as quickly as possible!



But that's not all, a special Illustration by the series' Light Novel Illustrator, abec, will be given away for people who purchase SAO BD/DVD's V1-8 as a bundle in certain stores!

More news may be revealed at the SAO Anime Stage at Dengeki Fall Festival, which will start at 7:00am UTC and you can watch it by clicking here!

In SAO Games news, Sword Art Online Fatal Bullet COMPLETE EDITION, that includes all 3 DLC episodes and the upcoming Dissonance of the Nexus/Diva of the Snow Fields DLC, has been slated for a January 18 release! More info is promised during Dengeki Autumn Festival later today in Japan! For reference, the SAO Games stage at the Festival will be held at 8:30am UTC and you can watch it through clicking here!

As news come from the panels, we will bring them to you very quickly on twitter @SAO_Wikia and will update this blog post accordingly as mentioned earlier, after the news are complete!

See y'all in a couple of hours! Here's a treat while you wait, have fun with the Alicization Opening!