by The second notice (https://youtu.be/_JQy_lGsqlY) and this key visual have been released from “Theatrical Version Sword Art Online Progressive Dark Dusk Scherzo ” released on September 10th. It has also been revealed that Eir Aoi, who is familiar to series fans, will be in charge of the theme song for this work.
“Sword Art Online Progressive” is a reboot series of the popular fantasy novel ” Sword Art Online ” by Reki Kawahara. From the perspective of the heroine Asuna, the trajectory of the adventure from the first layer of Aincrad will be delved into again with a completely new animation. In October 2021, the first “Aria of the Starless Night” was released, and in the second “Scherzo of the Dark Twilight”, Kirito and his friends were challenged to capture the 5th layer of Aincrad.
At the beginning of the second PV, a group of people who are obsessed with PKs (player kills) appears. Someone points a weapon at Asuna, and a man wearing a hooded cloak approaches. In addition, the meaningful words “DKB (Dragon Knights Brigade) and ALS (Aincrad Liberation Corps) are necessary to clear this game”. In addition, Kirito and Asuna join forces with Mito, who appeared in the first installment, and Argo, who will participate in this work, to face the boss, but it is completely different from the boss monster Kirito saw in the beta test. A different powerful enemy appears.
Along with the slogan “I’m sure you can become stronger,” this visual depicts Kirito, Asuna, Mito, Argo, and many other players preparing for battle.
Also, the theme song “Heart” will be performed by Eir Aoi, who has had a deep connection with the “SAO” series since the first season of the TV series “Fairy Dance” and also sang the anime’s 10th-anniversary song. The CD comes with a DVD containing the music video of the same song, a limited production edition with a DVD containing the MV of “Meiki Yuuyami no Scherzo x Heart” in an anime illustration digipack specification, and a normal CD alone. It will be released on September 7th in three versions. Delivery will start on the same day.
It has also been decided that a preview event to announce the completion of “Meiki Yuuyami no Scherzo” will be held at Shinjuku Wald 9 in Tokyo on August 24th. Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, who plays Kirito, and Eir Aoi will be on stage. The ticket price is 2,500 yen, and applications for advance lottery sales (pre-reserve) are accepted at Ticket Pia (https://w.pia.jp/t/sao-p/) until 11:00 am on August 16th. General sales start at 10:00 am on August 17th.
