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3 Oct 2026Draft. Not yet checked against the books.

All series / Sword Art Online / Arc 5

Arc 5 of 7 in Sword Art Online

Arc 5: Mother’s Rosario

I’ve watched through

Season 1 stops before this arc.

Seen by the end of Sword Art Online II.

Seen by the end of Ordinal Scale.

Seen by the end of Alicization.

Seen by the end of War of Underworld.

What happens

Asuna meets a new group of players whose shared challenge changes her understanding of their virtual lives.

Where it sits

Mother’s Rosario in Sword Art Online
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Light novelVol 7Prologue–chapter 12Japanese
Light novelVol 7Prologue–chapter 12English
AnimeSword Art Online IISeason 2, episodes 18–24—

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