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Sword Art Online S4E5 — The Night Before Battle

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Sword Art Online•Season 4•Episode 5

The Night Before Battle

7.8/10 · 602 votesNov 10, 201923 min

Ranked #16 of 23 in Season 4•−0.2 vs season avg

Resolved to fight for humankind, Alice joins the forces of the Human Empire, bringing Kirito with her. But while the forces of darkness boast overwhelming numbers, only thirteen Integrity Knights are available to fight for the Human Empire.

Directed byTomohisa Onoue

Written byYukito Kizawa

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Seasons4

Cast16

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Kirito (voice)

Haruka Tomatsu

Haruka Tomatsu

Asuna (voice)

Hiroaki Hirata

Hiroaki Hirata

Klein (voice)

Ai Kayano

Ai Kayano

Alice Synthesis Thirty (voice)

Rina Hidaka

Rina Hidaka

Silica (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto

Hiroki Yasumoto

Agil (voice)

Isshin Chiba

Isshin Chiba

Critter (voice

Kaori Maeda

Kaori Maeda

Selka (voice)

Taku Yashiro

Taku Yashiro

Iskahn (voice)

Yuhko Kaida

Yuhko Kaida

Dee Eye Ell (voice)

Junya Enoki

Junya Enoki

Lilpilin (voice)

Kanae Itou

Kanae Itou

Yui (voice)

Crew10

T

Takashi Sakuma

Storyboard Artist

Y

Yukito Kizawa

Writer

K

Kohei Tokuoka

Animation Director

M

Masaru Yoshioka

Animation Director

W

Won Chang-hee

Animation Director

J

Jang Hee-kyu

Animation Director

K

Kwon Oh-sik

Animation Director

L

Lim Keun-soo

Animation Director

J

Joung Eun-joung

Animation Director

T

Tomohisa Onoue

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Night Before Battle" is episode 5 of Sword Art Online season 4. It scored 7.8/10 from 602 votes, ranking #16 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Tomohisa Onoue and written by Yukito Kizawa, it aired on November 10, 2019.

Next: E6 · Battle of the Knights Best of Season 4