Through the official website for the franchise of Sword Art Onlineannounced the production of a new feature film for the anime, which will feature an original story. This means that the film’s plot will have content not adapted from any of the project’s novels. The production details, release date, characters and synopsis for this new installment will be announced shortly.

Currently the movie Sword Art Online: Progressive – Kuraki Yuuyami without Scherzo (Scherzo of a deep night), second part of the film project based on the spin-off Light Novels Sword Art Online: Progressive is in theaters in Japan and has already grossed more than $4 million at the box office with 350,000 tickets sold among the 240 cinemas (including IMAX) where available.

Sword Art Online

Summary for Sword Art Online

In 2022, virtual reality has evolved by leaps and bounds and a massive online role-playing game called Sword Art Online (SAO) will be released. Using “NerveGear” technology, players can control their in-game avatars using only their own minds. Kazuto Kirigaya, nicknamed “Kirito”, is one of the lucky few enthusiasts who got their first game of the game. He goes online and finds himself with tens of thousands of other people in the picturesque and artistic world of Aincrad, full of fantastic medieval weapons and terrifying monsters.

However, in a gruesome turn of events, players soon find they cannot opt ​​out; The game’s creator has trapped them in his new world until they complete the hundred levels of the game. To escape Aincrad, Kirito must interact and cooperate with his companions. Some are allies while others are enemies, like Asuna Yuuki, who commands the leading group trying to escape the ruthless game. To top it off, Sword Art Online isn’t all fun and games: if you die in Aincrad, you die in real life. Kirito must adjust to his new reality, fight to survive, and hopefully break free of his virtual hell.

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