Is Sword Art Online Over? When Will The New Season Return?

When you watch season 4 of Sword Art Online, you will see that it completed the whole story. Nothing was left out or left hanging. So, Sword Art Online is over for now but there could also be a new season.

We still have an additional arc, Unital Ring arc, from the author. There are also several side stories and spin-offs that can be brought to life.

When is Sword Art Online New Season Coming Out?

The story that plays out in Sword Art Online is actually gotten from a couple of light novels that have the same name. Seasons 1 to 4 of the series have covered everything in those novels. So, technically, the anime is over for now.

Therefore, there is no release date for any new season of Sword Art Online as there may never be any.

However, it is also possible that we could get a new season of Sword Art Online. Apart from those light novels we talked about, Sword Art Online has side stories and spin-off novels to be covered. Also, in December 2018, the person who wrote the story brought out a fresh major arc known as Unital Ring. So, there is still ample material in the Sword Art Online universe and we may get a new season but nothing is confirmed yet.

Sword Art Online Season 5 Release Date

If you watched the entire season 4 of Sword Art Online, you will know that the story is complete. There is nothing left to resolve; no cliffhanger at all. That season 4 also completed the telling of the story in the source novels. Therefore, there is no need for a season 5. However, as we have shown above, it could still happen.

If it does, when can we expect it on the screens? It is in 2025 or 2026 that we may see season 5 of Sword Art Online. There is no confirmation of these dates, though, as Season 5 of the anime is not a sure deal.

Will There Be Sword Art Online Season 6?

We are not even sure that season 5 of Sword Art Online will ever happen so it’s a bit bonkers to be talking about six but it could happen.

How? So, the Sword Art Online light novels are complete. However, in 2018, the person who wrote the stories, Reki Kawahara, brought out a new story arc known as the unital ring arc. Ten chapters is what this arc has

If Season 5 can treat it all, then there will be no need for Season 6. If not, then there will be a season 6 of Sword Art Online. But hold up, we are only doing guess work here. Nothing is sure for now.

Sword Art Online Episodes

What happens when an anime has caught up with the source manga and has to wait for more stories to be written? Well, the producers of the episodes usually put in filler episodes based on stories not in the manga.

Some of the most popular animes out there have so many filler episodes but this is not the case with Sword Art Online. Sword Art Online has 96 episodes and four seasons. Not even one episode is filler.

A Look at Sword Art Online Seasons

Playing an online game with your life on the line; this was what happened to Kirito in Sword Art Online. He kept a cool head though. He joined hands with the likes of Asuna and Alice and all of them survived.

Sword Art Online has a total of four seasons. The first season has 25 episodes which originally aired from July 2012 to December 2012. From July to December 2014, people could watch season 2. Seasons 3 (October 2018 to March 2019) and 4 (October 2019 to September 2020) then followed.

Sword Art Online Movies

How good was Sword Art Online? Well, it was so good that we not only got an anime but movies as well. Sword Art Online has about four movies.

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