Fantasy movie from Japanese comic art
View(s):- ‘Sword Art Online the Movie- Progressive-Scherzo of Deep Night’
Directed by Ayako Kono based on a story by Reki Kawahara, the story revolves around main character Kirito and his heroics as a player in Sword Art Online, a next-generation VRMMORPG.
It’s been just two months since they were trapped in the game of death that is Sword Art Online, and Kirito and Asuna continue their struggle at the vanguard of progress through the game. The fifth floor of Aincrad is a mazelike ruin, and the two dare to take pleasure in raiding it for the treasure it contains. Upon returning to the fourth floor, it’s time to do some questing on behalf of the Elf Lord Yofilis–but here begins Asuna’s discontent, for in doing so they will have to face her least favourite monster ever…
The series has enjoyed massive popularity since Volume One was first published in April 2009, with cumulative worldwide sales topping 30 million copies by 2022.
An anime adaption, Sword Art Online Season 1, aired in 2012, followed by four more seasons to date (for a total of 97 episodes). In 2017, a theatrical film, Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale, was released. In addition, the franchise has produced a wide-ranging media mix of games, comic books, etc.
Sword Art Online Progressive is
a reboot series, penned by Kawahara himself, offering a deeper look at where it all began, on Aincrad’s
first floor.
2021 saw the launch of an all-new animated film series based on Progressive. The first film in the series, Aria of a Starless Night, a rebooted Aincrad Arc seen from Asuna’s point of view rather than Kirito’s, debuted at No. 1 in the weekend box office revenue rankings, and was a long-running hit, staying in theatres nationwide for 10 weeks.
It is now being screened at Colombo City Centre, Kandy City Centre and other theatres.
Compiled by Susitha Fernando
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