Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night (2021)

Original title

劇場版 ソードアート・オンライン-プログレッシブ- 星なき夜のアリア

Directed by

Ayako Kōno

Genre

action film, adventure film, animated film, science fiction film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 336 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Asuna gets trapped in a virtual reality death game alongside other players. She struggles to survive and forms alliances, including a first meeting with fellow player Kirito, as they work to clear the game's first floor.

brisk-pacedadventurousdramatictensevisually polishedaction-heavycharacter-drivenscience fantasy

What happens

Sword Art Online: Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night is a 2021 Japanese animated science fiction action adventure film based on the Sword Art Online: Progressive light novels written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec, which serve as an expanded retelling of Sword Art Online's Aincrad storyline. The film is produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Ayako Kōno, while featuring character designs by Kento Toya and music by Yuki Kajiura. This is the second film, after Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale, of the Sword Art Online anime series. The film depicts the story of Asuna's initial struggle to cope with being trapped in Sword Art Online along with her friend Mito, the first encounter between her and Kirito, and general in-depth coverage of events that occurred on Aincrad's first floor that were either skimmed over or skipped entirely in the original series. The film premiered in Japan on October 30, 2021. A sequel film titled Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night, which mainly focuses on events on the fifth floor, premiered in Japan on October 22, 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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