Sword Art Online Season 3 Episodes

Episode 1

Underworld

Sun, Oct 7, 2018 30 mins

Kirito, along with his childhood friend, Eugeo, has been tasked with cutting down a colossal tree called the Gigas Cedar.

Episode 2

The Demon Tree

Thu, Oct 4, 2018 30 mins

Kirito wakes up to find himself inside a mysterious world evoking a fantasy game. His memory fuzzy, he tries to log out, but is unable to return to the real world.

Episode 3

The End Mountains

Sun, Oct 21, 2018 30 mins

Kirito makes up his mind to journey to Centoria. Since he'll need Eugeo's help, he also decides to fell the Gigas Cedar.

Episode 4

Departure

Sun, Oct 28, 2018 30 mins

Kirito and Eugeo realize Selka has taken off to the End Mountains alone, and decide to chase after her. As they enter the cave, they encounter goblins.

Episode 5

Ocean Turtle

Sun, Nov 4, 2018 30 mins

Kikuoka requests for the unconscious Kazuto to be moved to a well-equipped hospital.

Episode 6

Project Alicization

Sun, Nov 11, 2018 30 mins

Asuna infiltrates Rath, the research lab in the Ocean Turtle, where she relentlessly grills Kikuoka about Kazuto's whereabouts.

Episode 7

Swordcraft Academy

Sun, Nov 18, 2018 30 mins

Kirito and Eugeo attend North Centoria Imperial Swordcraft Academy, hoping to become Integrity Knights.

Episode 8

Swordsman's Pride

Sun, Nov 25, 2018 30 mins

Kirito duels the Elite Disciple Volo Levantein with real swords.

Episode 9

Nobleman's Responsibilities

Sun, Dec 2, 2018 30 mins

Now an Elite Disciple along with Kirito, Eugeo struggles with the question of what he should infuse in his sword so he can become stronger.

Episode 10

Taboo Index

Sun, Dec 9, 2018 30 mins

Ronie and Tiese are late getting to the dorm. Kirito rushes out in search of them, but no sooner has he gone than Frenica appears.

Episode 11

Central Cathedral

Sun, Dec 16, 2018 30 mins

Now considered criminals, Kirito and Eugeo are thrown into an underground prison.

Episode 12

The Sage of the Library

Sun, Dec 23, 2018 30 mins

Kirito and Eugeo escape from their cell, only to be blocked by Eldrie Synthesis Thirty-One, under orders from Alice to lie in wait for them.

Episode 13

Ruler and Mediator

Sun, Jan 6, 2019 30 mins

Kirito and Eugeo have been rescued by the young girl, Cardinal, who has secluded herself inside the Central Cathedral's Great Library.

Episode 14

The Crimson Knight

Sun, Jan 13, 2019 30 mins

After being entrusted with the fate of the world by Cardinal, Kirito and Eugeo head to the top floor of the Central Cathedral.

Episode 15

The Relentless Knight

Sun, Jan 20, 2019 30 mins

In the Central Cathedral, Kirito and Eugeo discover an innocent pair of girls.

Episode 16

The Osmanthus Knight

Sun, Jan 27, 2019 30 mins

Kirito manages to activate his perfect weapon control art; and continuing on their way to the top floor of the Central Cathedral, Kirito and Eugeo find themselves standing before a strange-looking floating platform.

Episode 17

Truce

Sun, Feb 3, 2019 30 mins

Kirito and Alice unleash the perfect weapon control art in the Cloudtop Garden, and the impact rips a hole into the seemingly impregnable Central Cathedral wall, which sends them both flying outside.

Episode 18

The Legendary Hero

Sun, Feb 10, 2019 30 mins

Eugeo crosses swords with Bercouli Synthesis One. Kirito and Alice climb up the outside of the Cathedral.

Episode 19

The Seal of the Right Eye

Sun, Feb 24, 2019 30 mins

Alice discovers the truth about the Integrity Knights.

Episode 20

Synthesis

Sun, Mar 3, 2019 30 mins

Kirito and Alice reach the communal bath on the ninetieth floor. There, they find the Integrity Knight Commander, Bercouli, who's been turned to stone by Chudelkin.

Episode 21

The 32nd Knight

Sun, Mar 10, 2019 30 mins

Standing in Kirito and Alice's way is Eugeo, who's undergone the Synthesis Ritual and become an Integrity Knight. Kirito is rattled, until Alice admonishes him into resolving to fight Eugeo.

Episode 22

Titan of the Sword

Sun, Mar 17, 2019 30 mins

On the top floor of the Central Cathedral, Kirito, Eugeo, and Alice finally face Administrator.

Episode 23

Administrator

Sun, Mar 24, 2019 30 mins

Cardinal appears on the top floor of Central Cathedral for a showdown with her bitter foe of the last two hundred years.

Episode 24

My Hero

Sun, Jul 14, 2019 30 mins

Carrying the hopes of Cardinal, Eugeo, and Alice in his heart, Kirito stands yet again and visualizes the Black Swordsman, the top player who cleared SAO.

Episode 25

In The Far North

Sun, Jan 19, 2020 30 mins

Months after her encounter with Administrator, Alice looks back on past events with Kirito.

Episode 26

Raids

Sun, Jan 26, 2020 30 mins

Alice takes up the Osmanthus Blade to take on a force from the Dark Territory attacking Rulid Village.

Episode 27

The Final Load Test

Sun, Feb 2, 2020 30 mins

Episode 28

Dark Territory

Sun, Feb 9, 2020 30 mins

Episode 29

The Night Before Battle

Sun, Feb 16, 2020 30 mins

Episode 30

Battle of the Knights

Sun, Feb 23, 2020 30 mins

Episode 31

Stigma of the Disqualified

Sun, Mar 1, 2020 30 mins

Episode 32

Blood and Life

Sun, Mar 8, 2020 30 mins

Episode 33

Sword and Fist

Sun, Mar 15, 2020 30 mins

Episode 34

Stacia, the Goddess of Creation

Sun, Mar 22, 2020 30 mins

Episode 35

Heartless Choice

Sun, Mar 29, 2020 30 mins

Asuna has built a bottomless chasm; The pugilists and the dark knights try to reach the other side where the Human Empire Army are.

Episode 36

Ray of Light

Sun, Apr 5, 2020 30 mins

30,000 American players dive into the Underworld and begin to relentlessly slaughter everyone. Asuna, Alice, Bercouli, Renly, and Sheyta work to combat the American players.

Episode 37

War of Underworld

Sun, Nov 8, 2020 30 mins

A force from the Dark Territory launches an attack on Rulid Village. Alice rushes over on her dragon, Amayori. There she finds the villagers unable to flee because the Taboo Index prevents them from defying the Chief Man-at-Arms' orders.

Episode 38

End to Eternity

Sun, Nov 15, 2020 30 mins

The Human Empire Army and Asuna valiantly battle the wave of American players surging towards them. But they're hopelessly outnumbered, and soon, the Human Empire soldiers start to fall one after another.

Episode 39

Instigation

Sun, Nov 22, 2020 30 mins

Bercouli comes after Vecta and uses his secret sword skill; Higa is threatened by Yanai.

Episode 40

Code 871

Sun, Nov 29, 2020 30 mins

Revealing that he is the traitor cooperating with the Americans, Yanai confesses that he used to work with Sugou in his illegal experiments and was also working with Administrator to sabotage the Alicization Project out of love for her and wants Kirito to die in revenge for her death. Meanwhile, Kikuoka and Rinko discover that Yanai was responsible for inserting code 871 into UW and realize his betrayal.

Episode 41

Prince of Hell

Sun, Dec 6, 2020 30 mins

Asuna and the rest fall against Vassago and the Chinese-Korean players; Vassago kicks his wheelchair in anger after finding Kirito.

Episode 42

Memories

Sun, Jan 3, 2021 30 mins

Sinon manages to severely damage Gabriel, but her strength has been sapped. Leafa collapses after wiping out the American players. Asuna, her situation now hopeless, gazes at Kirito. The Black Swordsman continues to wander through his dreams.

Episode 43

Awakening

Sun, Jan 10, 2021 30 mins

Kirito fights Vassago at a disadvantage, unable to use his right arm to prevent the foreign players from escaping and attacking the others, until Eugeo's spirit appears next to him and together, they use the power of both swords to forcibly log out all red players from UW. Vassago attempts to use their residual life force to empower himself, but Kirito uses it to restore Eugeo's sword instead and revert to his old SAO avatar.

Episode 44

The Night-Sky Blade

Sun, Jan 17, 2021 30 mins

Alice and Asuna head to the World's End Altar as Kirito confronts Gabriel. Unless he can defeat Gabriel and return to the real world before the maximum-acceleration phase begins, Kirito will have to spend the next 200 years in the Underworld.

Episode 45

Beyond Time

Sun, Jan 24, 2021 30 mins

The maximum-acceleration phase has begun. Alice successfully logs out of the Underworld, but Kirito doesn't make it in time. In the real world, Higa and Kikuoka rush to shut down the STL, in order to disable the maximum-acceleration phase.

Episode 46

Alice

Sun, Jan 31, 2021 30 mins

The "Rath Attack Incident," masterminded by the American National Security Agency, is over. Now head of the newly formed Oceanic Resource Exploration and Research Institution, Rinko unveils Alice to the world as an authentic artificial general intelligence.

Episode 47

New World

Sun, Feb 7, 2021 30 mins

Rinko informs Kazuto that Alice is missing. He's about to rush to the Rath Roppongi branch when the doorbell rings. In a panic, Kazuto throws open the door, only to find a deliveryman there with a huge cardboard box.