Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-27384850-20171001033940/@comment-3212968-20171012233241

2A02:2788:8C4:36B4:943B:6873:B8DC:88B2 wrote: Question: Will Asuna and the other characters be in this new arc?

Yes. Though from I what I heard Asuna and the regular SAO characters (aka Kirito's Harem) wouldn't appear until the end. Kirito will once again be the main character but a whole slew of new characters will be introduced. Again...