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Sword Art Online S3E1 — Underworld

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Sword Art Online•Season 3•Episode 1

Underworld

7.9/10 · 890 votesOct 7, 201847 min

Ranked #9 of 24 in Season 3•+0.1 vs season avg

Kirito, along with his childhood friend, Eugeo, has been tasked with cutting down a colossal tree called the Gigas Cedar. They’re swinging their ax when their friend Alice arrives with lunch. As they eat, the three friends decide to go to a fabled cave.

Directed byTsuyoshi Tobita, Manabu Ono

Written byYukito Kizawa

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Seasons4

Cast7

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Kirito (voice)

Haruka Tomatsu

Haruka Tomatsu

Asuna (voice)

Ai Kayano

Ai Kayano

Alice Synthesis Thirty (voice)

Kaori Maeda

Kaori Maeda

Selka (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Sanae Kobayashi

Rinko Koujiro (voice)

Maaya Sakamoto

Maaya Sakamoto

Administrator (voice)

Sakura Tange

Sakura Tange

Cardinal (voice)

Crew12

T

Tsuyoshi Tobita

Director

K

Keiichi Sasajima

Key Animation

M

Manabu Ono

Storyboard Artist

Y

Yoshihiro Kanno

Key Animation

T

Tomoya Nishiguchi

Supervising Animation Director

G

Gou Suzuki

Supervising Animation Director

C

Chisato Nakata

Key Animation

C

Chisato Nakata

Animation Director

Y

Yukito Kizawa

Writer

H

Han Min-gi

Key Animation

T

Tetsuya Takeuchi

Key Animation

H

Hiroshi Mimata

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Underworld" is episode 1 of Sword Art Online season 3. It scored 7.9/10 from 890 votes, ranking #9 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Tsuyoshi Tobita, Manabu Ono and written by Yukito Kizawa, it aired on October 7, 2018.

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