A three-minute teaser of the newSword Art Onlinefilm was made available on Tuesday. Aniplex uploaded the short clip to YouTube, giving those yet to see the film a quick look at what it had in store.
Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a StarlessNightopened in Japan on October 30th. The film was released in standard and IMAX format, proving to be a huge success its opening weekend and earning ¥1,095,251,413 (roughly USD$ 9.51 million) in Japan alone so far.
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The film is based on Reki Kawahara’sSword Art Online: Progressivelight novels. The series is a retellingof the originalSword Art Onlinenovels, with a greater focus on the floor-to-floor journey from Floor 1 to 74.
A-1 Pictures returns to produce the film series, with Ayako Kohno directing, Kento Toya returning as character designer, Yuki Kajiura composing, and Yasuyuki Kai serving as action director. Kohno previously directed the anime film,High School Fleetas well as episodes of theAce Attorneyanime series. Toya previously worked on character designs for theWorld of Underworldanimeand has also done work on theSeven Deadly Sinsfranchise.
Kajiura has composed music for a variety of anime, most notablyDemon Slayer, Fate/Zero,and everySword Art Onlineanime project. Kai has done key animation work on otherSword Art Onlineanimeand has also worked extensively onNarutoandMy Hero Academia.
The film will be released in Canada and the United States on December 3rd.Funimation will present the filmin standard and IMAX formats, with a release for Australia and New Zealand following on December 9th. The film is set to open in more than 40 countries and territories worldwide.
A second entry titledSword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of a Dark Duskwill be released sometime in 2022.
Source:Anime News Network
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