Story
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.
Compared to the other seasons of SAO, Alicization is way more graphically violent, with spraying blood visible in several scenes. While the graphic scenes are not overly plentiful, many episodes are relatively tame, there are quite a few bloody scenes.