You know how previously, Sword Art Online The Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night (still quite the mouthful to write and speak) had its theatrical debut indefinitely delayed? Thus, trapping it in a sort of anime film release limbo? Well, you can stop worrying, SAO fans. Because now this sequel to Aria of a Starless Night has set some new theatrical release dates, and is ending its limbo. Hopefully.
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Crunchyroll and Aniplex of America are proud to announce the long-awaited theatrical release dates for Sword Art Online The Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night. This includes the NA theatrical release dates for the US and Canada, of course. According to them, we’ll get to finally see Asuna’s latest anime film adventure on Friday, February 3, 2023. That’s less than 2 months away as of this writing, so it’s not that long a wait. It’s certainly much better than an indefinite release delay. The anime film will also be available for viewing in both the original Japanese audio with English subtitles, as well as English dub for those who want to watch that version.
The NA theatrical release date isn’t the only thing Crunchyroll and Aniplex of America are announcing though. After all, this is the global release of Sword Art Online The Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night. Thus, we have theatrical release dates for various countries around the world too. You can check out the full list of theatrical release dates by country below:
- Wednesday, February 1, 2023: United Kingdom and Ireland
- Thursday, February 2, 2023: Australia and New Zealand
- Friday, February 3, 2023: United States and Canada
- TBA: Europe and Latin America
Unfortunately, there’s no way to purchase tickets for Sword Art Online The Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night as of this writing. That’s something we’ll have to wait for later. Tune back in to THS on that later to find out when and where you can get tickets as soon as we do.
Sword Art Online The Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night: Synopsis
Want an idea of what Sword Art Online The Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night will be about? Well, Crunchyroll and Aniplex of America are kind enough to provide us with an official synopsis for the anime film. You can check it out below:
This may be a game, but it’s not something you play.
The world’s first VRMMORPG (Sword Art Online) became a game of death. Over a month has passed since 10,000 users were trapped inside the game world. Asuna, who cleared the first floor of the floating iron castle of Aincrad, joined up with Kirito and continued her journey to reach the top floor. With the support of female Information Broker Argo, clearing the floors seemed to be progressing smoothly, but…
Conflict erupts between two major guilds who should be working together – the top player groups ALS (the Aincrad Liberation Squad) and DKB (the Dragon Knights Brigade). And meanwhile, behind the scenes exists a mysterious figure pulling the strings….
In a dangerous battle of death, there is an assault that differs from the threat, and it will involve Asuna and Kirito…!
