by The new movie “Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Dark Yuuyami no Scherzo” of the popular anime “Sword Art Online” (SAO), whose release was postponed due to the influence of the new coronavirus, will be released on October 22. Decided to be
Initially, it was scheduled to be released on September 10, but it was postponed to August 22. On the official website, we would like to inform you that the new release date for “Sword Art Online -Progressive- Dark Dusk of the Dark Dusk,” which had been postponed, has been decided as follows. October 22, 2022 (Saturday)”.
“We apologize once again for the inconvenience caused by the postponement of the release. We ask that you continue to wait for the release.”
“Sword Art Online Progressive” is a reboot series by author Reki Kawahara, which delves into the beginning of the “SAO” story, the trajectory from the first layer of Aincrad.
A new animated movie series based on “Progressive” will start in 2021. The first movie, “Aria of the Starless Night,” changed the perspective from Kirito to the heroine Asuna and reconstructed it, depicting a new Aincrad arc, recorded first place in the weekend box office ranking for the first time, and all the cities. Moreover, it became a long-run hit for ten weeks in all prefectures. “Scherzo of the Dark Dusk” was the sequel.
The “Sword Art Online” series is based on a novel by Reki Kawahara. Set shortly where the main character, Kirito, has realized virtual reality through a device that connects to the virtual world, this is a story in which he gets involved in various incidents involving online games. It is a famous work that has exceeded 26 million copies in total, and the TV animation broadcast started in 2012 and will be broadcast until the third season. In addition, a theatrical version was released in 2017.
