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‘Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night’ Release Dates Set

Sequel to the hit anime film Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night’ follows Asuna as she continues her journey through the virtual reality death game, where ‘Game Over’ means death in the real world; arriving in Crunchyroll’s English-speaking territories February 2023.

Crunchyroll, along with partner Aniplex of America, will bring Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night to theaters across the anime platform’s English-speaking territories in February 2023. The popular sci-fi action adventure will have both language options available: Japanese with English subtitles and English dub.   

Scherzo of Deep Night is the highly anticipated sequel to Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night (2021), now available to stream on Crunchyroll.com. The film follows protagonist Asuna as she continues her journey through the virtual reality death game, where “Game Over” means death in the real world.  In the sequel, 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, joins up with Kirito and continues her journey to reach the top floor.  Conflict erupts between two major guilds who should be working together and all the while, behind the scenes exists a mysterious figure pulling the strings.

The theatrical release dates are:

  • The United Kingdom and Ireland on Wednesday, February 1st
  • Australia and New Zealand on Thursday, February 2nd
  • The United States and Canada on Friday, February 3rd

Crunchyroll will announce additional theatrical release dates for Europe and Latin America soon.

Check out the trailer:

Source: Crunchyroll

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