Sword Art Online: ProgressiveBased on the Reki Kawahara novel series of the same name, the new SAO film is currently in an advanced stage of production and will see the light of day in the course of 2021 when its producer confused fans easily.

As revealed by producer Maki Kazuma The character design of the characters will be revisedand will show differences from those shown in the first season of the anime series. Character designer Kento Toya has already worked on the anime adaptations of Sword Art Online: Alicization and War of Underworld and shows a completely different style than his predecessor Shingo Adachi. Asuna and Kirito stay the same and are drawn in the same style as Alicization, but supporting characters, enemies and bosses can be different.

Comicbook, the US news-only website, does not clearly define the extent of these changes, and consequently it is possible that the The new character design is only reserved for characters we don’t know yet. The only certainty is that any changes will be discussed in advance with abec, the illustrator of the light novel series.

What do you think about it? Are you waiting for the movie? Let us know with a comment! In the meantime, we’re leaving you with the latest trailer for Sword Art Online: Progressive, which was shared by Aniplex a few weeks ago.

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