The official website of Sword Art Online the movie –Progressive-Kuraki Yuyami no Scherzo (Scherzo of a Dark Dusk), the second movie of the Sword Art Online Movie-Progressive-anime movie series, revealed on Monday that the movie would be delayed due to production delays caused by COVID-19.
The movie’s advanced screening has also been cancelled on August 24.
The site will also reveal a new release date at a later time.
The movie was been slated to open in Japan on September 10th, along with IMAX screenings of the movie.
The Cast of Sword Art Online: Progressive Movie:
The movie will feature the returning cast along with new members, Kaede Hondo will play Listen, and Yusuke Kobayashi will be playing Morte.
Ayako Kohno, the unit director of Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic, High School Fleet, The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky, is also returning to direct the movie at A-1 Pictures, and Kento Toya from Sword Art Online: Alicization-War of Underworld, The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments, is also returning to design the characters for the movie.
Yasuyuki Kai will again be an action director for the series, and Yuki Kajiura will be returning to compose the music.
Eir Aoi will be performing the theme song “Shinzo” (Heart).
Sword Art Online: The Movie-Progressive First Film
The Sword Art Online the Movie- Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night, it was the first movie of the series.
It was released in Japan in October 2021 and topped the box office on its first weekend.
The movie has been broadcast in over 40 countries and territories around the world.
FUNimation screened the movie in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in December 2021.
Abstract:
The anime is based on Rei Kawahara’s Sword Art Online: Progressive light novel series.
The novel series started in 2012 has been a revised retelling of Kawahara’s original Sword Art Online novels.
The story is centred around Kirito and his journey through the floating Aincrad castle from the beginning, floor-by-floor.
The Yen Press is been publishing the Sword Art Online: Progressive Novel Series in English as well as the other two manga adaptations.
As for Sword Art Online, fans are hopeful that the movie will theatres before much longer.
The spring of 2024 release will be the best suited for the film, after all.
This delay in the release of the movie gives the audience time to catch up on the series till now.
And if you are not aware of its story, here is the official isekai’s synopsis for the same:
“In the future, there is virtual reality massive multiplayer online role-playing game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online had been released where players control their avatars through their bodies using a piece of technology called: Nerve Gear.
One day, players discover they cannot come out or log out from the game as the game creator is holding them captive unless they reach the 100th floor of the game tower and defeat the final boss.
However, if they die between the game, they will be dead in real life.
Their struggle for survival starts now…”
Conclusion:
So, what do you think about this end-of-moment delay?
Are you excited for the Sword Art Online to have its new movie?
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