Aniplex shared a new trailer and the official poster for Sword Art Online: Progressive 2 – Scherzo of a deep darkness (Gekijō-ban Sword Art Online: Progressive Kuraki Yūyami no Scherzo). The second installment in the film saga progressive will be released next October 22 in theaters in Japan.
It is worth remembering that the previous tape Sword Art Online: Progressive – Starless Night Aria (2021) arrived on March 10 in theaters in Latin America. Its distribution was handled by Funimation and Aniplex of America, in association with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
We will be awaiting any official announcement regarding the plans for the international release of this sequel.
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Released in 2012, the light novel series Sword Art Online Progressive offers us a thorough recap of the Aincrad arc. Author Reki Kawahara recounts here in great detail Kirito and Asuna’s floor-by-floor ascent through the floating castle where the “Game of Death” takes place.
Nevertheless, Scherzo of a deep darkness will momentarily skip Aincrad’s three-story story, rather than being an immediate continuation of the events of Aria of a starless night —set on Floor 1—. To be more specific, the title of the sequel alludes to the central story of the fourth volume of progressivewhich takes place on the 5th Floor of Aincrad.
kawahara explained that this decision is due, among other factors, to the fact that the Elven War arc has not been finalized in the original novels. However, he promised that the final result will be satisfactory.
Aniplex provides the following synopsis for the film:
“Sword Art Online became the game of death when 10,000 users got stuck in the game world. Asuna, who conquered Floor 1 of the floating steel castle Aincrad, continues her journey to the top floor as he teams up with Kirito. With Argo’s cooperation, the missions seem to proceed smoothly, but a conflict breaks out between the two main guilds: the Aincrad Liberation Army (ALS) and the Dragon Knights Brigade (DKB). Behind the scenes there is a mysterious person who is pulling the strings.”
Sword Art Online: Progressive 2 – Scherzo of a deep darkness will have the same staff main behind Aria of a starless night at the A-1 Pictures studio. Ayako Kono returns as director; Kento Toya as chief animation director and character designer; Yasuyuki Kai as action director and Yuki Kajiura as composer. Eir Aoi will perform the theme song “Shinzо̄.” Yoshitsugu Matsuoka and Haruka Tomatsu will reprise their iconic roles as Kirito and Asuna, respectively.
Trailer #1 (1st of July)
Advance #2 (August 2nd)
final trailer for Sword Art Online: Progressive – Scherzo of a deep darkness (September 30th)
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We remind you that the series Sword Art Online is available on Crunchyroll, Funimation and Netflix.