Kirito awakens in a vast, fantastical forest filled with towering trees. In his search for clues to the truth of his surroundings, he encounters a young boy who seems to know him. He ought to be a simple NPC, but the depth of his emotions seem no different than a human. As they search for the boy's parents, Kirito finds a peculiar memory returning to him. A memory from his own childhood, of this boy and a girl, too, with golden hair, and a name he should have never forgotten - Alice.

(Source: Yen Press)

Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Details

Genres

Studios

• A-1 Pictures

Staff

• Tetsuya Takeuchi — Action Animation Director (eps 8, 12, 17, 20, 22-24)
• Yuki Kajiura — Music
• Yoshikazu Iwanami — Sound Director
• Shingo Adachi — Character Design
• Susumu Nishizawa — Storyboard (ep 4)
• Manabu Ono — Director, Episode Director (eps 1, 24), Storyboard (eps 1, 18, 24)
• Yuuho Taniuchi — Art Design
• Gou Suzuki — Character Design
• Tsuyoshi Tobita — Episode Director (eps 1, 12)
• Yoshihiro Kanno — Action Animation Director (eps 1-4), Storyboard (ep 4)
• Shunsuke Ishikawa — Episode Director (eps 3, 7, 14, 19), Storyboard (eps 3, 7, 14, 19)
• LiSA — Theme Song Performance (OP 1)
• Eir Aoi — Theme Song Performance (ED 1)
• Reki Kawahara — Original Story
• BUNBUN — Original Character Design
• Yukito Kizawa — Script (eps 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 17-21, 23, 24)
• Tomoya Nishiguchi — Character Design
• Takashi Sakuma — Assistant Director, Episode Director (ED2, eps 2, 24), Storyboard (ED2, eps 2, 6, 12, 13, 20)
• Michiru Itabisashi — Episode Director (eps 4, 9, 17, 23)