Sword Art Online (SAO): Progressive – Deep Night Scherzo film has revealed its Blu-ray/DVD cover art by Kento Toya along with a May 24th release date. The release will feature both Japanese and English subtitles. The second film in the Progressive series premiered on September 10 after being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The cast of the film includes:
- Director: Ayano Kono
- Chief Animation Director: Kento Toya
- Character Designer: Kento Toya
- Music: Yuki Kajiura
- Art Director: Yusa Ito
- Theme Song: Eir Aoi with “Shinzo”
Sword Art Online: ProgressiveThe light novel series is written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by Abec. Began serialization in 2012 in Dengeki G’s magazine. Yen Press describes the plot as:
“There’s no way we’re going to beat this game. The only difference is when and where you die…”
It’s been a month since Akihiko Kayaba’s deadly game began and the body count continues to rise. Two thousand players are already dead.
Kirito and Asuna are two very different people, but they both want to fight alone. Regardless, they find themselves drawn together to face challenges both within and without. Considering that the entire virtual world they now live in is set up as a death trap, the surviving Sword Art Online players begin to despair, and their desperation makes them dangerous for loners like Kirito and Asuna. After it becomes clear that loneliness equals suicide, will the two be able to overcome their differences to find the strength to believe in each other and thus survive?
Sword Art Onlinee is a light novel series by Reki Kawahara that started in 2009. It has spawned numerous television anime adaptations, movies, manga, and light novels. The last installment of the TV anime series wasSword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld: Part IIwhich aired in the summer of 2020.
source:Official site
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