Sword Art Online: Progressive Movie - Hoshi Naki Yoru no Aria

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Synonyms: SAO Progressive Movie, Aria in the Starless Night, Hoshinaki Yoru no Aria

Japanese: 劇場版ソードアート・オンラインプログレッシブ星なき夜のアリア

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Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 30, 2021

Producers: Aniplex, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Egg Firm, Straight Edge, Kadokawa, Sonilude

Licensors: Aniplex of America

Studios: A-1 Pictures

Source: Light novel

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Theme: Video Game

Duration: 1 hr. 37 min.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Ranked: #583²

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Popularity: #992

Members: 220,629

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Excelling socially and academically, Asuna Yuuki is on track to ace her high school entrance exams. Her friend and classmate, Misumi "Mito" Tozawa, advises her to take a short break from studying and join her on the launch day of Sword Art Online (SAO)—the highly anticipated online virtual reality multiplayer game. Asuna accepts her offer and soon meets her in the game.

In a cruel twist of fate, Asuna, Mito, and every other player logged into SAO find themselves trapped in the game permanently. The only way out is to clear all one hundred floors of the game, and to make matters worse, dying inside the game will kill the player in real life. With SAO now turned into a nightmare death trap, Asuna and other gamers—such as the lone swordsman Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya—must adapt and survive, all whilst attempting to beat the unforgiving competition to the top.

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Sword Art Online: Progressive Movie - Hoshi Naki Yoru no Aria has been licensed by Aniplex of America as Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night with the launch of the Official USA Website on November 19, 2020. Aniplex announced the movie's theatrical and IMAX release in the USA on December 3, 2021.

The movie's first limited edition advance ticket was released from December 28, 2020 to January 11, 2021 on the Aniplex+ website, which recorded the world's fastest advance ticket sale.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Kirigaya, Kazuto

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Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu
Japanese

Yuuki, Asuna

Main

Tomatsu, Haruka
Japanese

Tozawa, Misumi

Main

Minase, Inori
Japanese

Tsuboi, Ryoutarou

Supporting

Hirata, Hiroaki
Japanese

Ayano, Keiko

Supporting

Hidaka, Rina
Japanese

Kayaba, Akihiko

Supporting

Yamadera, Kouichi
Japanese

Mills, Andrew Gilbert

Supporting

Yasumoto, Hiroki
Japanese

Argo

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Izawa, Shiori
Japanese

Diabel

Supporting

Hiyama, Nobuyuki
Japanese

Kanamoto, Atsushi

Supporting

Oosaka, Ryouta
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Niwa, Masami

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Nakagawa, Hazuki

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Kouno, Ayako

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Kai, Yasuyuki

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director, Key Animation

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"Yuke (往け（ゆけ）)" by LiSA

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Oct 30, 2021

JongoPorgo

Recommended

It's no surprise that SAO is one of the most significant franchises in the anime industry. No matter how each of us feels about it. We're not maniacs, are we?

I don't even know what to say. Perfect balance. The pacing is great, the visuals and the story are well adapted. (even including Mito) Music from Yuki Kajiura, as usual Godtear. If you are a fan of the franchise, then this is one hundred percent win. But even for people unfamiliar with original anime it will be interesting, or even become the door to the franchise.

I went to see the movie with a friend of ...

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Oct 30, 2021

starmiya_miyuki

Recommended

This movie is completely asuna's story. Main character in this movie is asuna and it extremly suits for me. asuna's point of view is so fresh.
It is good points to describe the reason why asuna who don't want to play games decide to play "sword art online".
I was moved by this passage "In this world, I can't decide how to live but can decide how to die". It is so cool passage, isn't it ??
I recommend this movie to not only boys but girls too. Because we can get courage by asuna's fighting.
I haven't read "progressive series" but I have excited.
I want anyone who likes ...

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Dec 5, 2021

yexi

Recommended

-- Disclaimer this is my first review --

** This review contains no spoilers **

I feel as though Sword Art Online, otherwise known as SAO, has to be one of if not the most controversial anime series ever created. With many praising the anime as incredible, many also refer to it as horrendous, making this anime a topic of many conversations and arguments. Now for the big question, where does this movie sit when belonging to the infamous Sword Art Online series?

STORY 8/10: To start things off, the story is taken from the perspective of Asuna Yuuki's experience with the Aincrad Arc (1st arc) ... who was the main heroine of the SAO series. The story is similar (some scenes and parts are changed) to the original Aincrad Arc so old SAO fans should compare and contrast this movie to the original series. The movie also provides a backstory of her life before SAO and how she got into the game which I found was really interesting. I feel like one thing the movie did right when compared to the original series was avoiding Kirito's useless harem and going straight to developing the plot that the original series should have been. Overall, the movie is good enough to be seen as a substitution for the original Sword Art Online series and would still make sense as an introduction for people who never watched SAO. The movie has also confirmed a sequel in 2022 which would explain the ending and continue the series from there.

CHARACTERS 7/10: There are only three main characters so I will describe them each.

Asuna - Asuna is the star of the show so we get to see her develop from what she was before SAO and how she matured because of the situations that were presented to her throughout the movie. I believe she took the role of a heroine in this movie well and it was interesting watching her develop as a character throughout the film.

Kirito - Kirito played the role of Asuna's ally in this film. There isn't much to say about him besides the fact that he appeared as a cool and mysterious character when shown from Asuna's perspective.

Mito - We never get to see characters that solely connect with Asuna in the Aincrad Arc besides Kirito so it's interesting to finally have one that serves as her companion. Mito takes on a mentor/companion role for Asuna and influences her characterization which I found essential for Asuna. Basically Mito served an important role in this film and it wouldn't have been the same without her.

The characters felt more realistic and were able to connect with each other and actually share ideal goals and form bonds that served its purpose in this film.

SOUND 10/10: The OST for this film was TOP NOTCH. Every scene was paired with an equally fitting background music that was perfect, nothing felt out of place and fit the mood every time. The ending song by LiSA/Ayase was amazing and served as a perfect collaboration between the two of them. The VA's were also amazing with Mito's VA (Inori Minase) being my personal favorite for the film. The soundtrack for the movie is memorable and is definitely worth listening to.

ANIMATION 9/10: Another strong quality the film had was the visuals presented throughout the entire movie. Every scene was consistent and there were no noticeable flaws. The fight scenes were appealing and amazing to watch, the art style is pretty good as well.

Enjoyment 9/10: Watching this was very enjoyable, probably one of my favorite films I've watched this year. Highly recommended for people who enjoyed the original series or people who want a better replacement for that.

Overall 9/10: I believe this is what the Aincrad Arc should have been more like, not some useless arc that revolves around a dumb harem and unimportant side characters but more of a realistic story that actually makes sense. The film is amazing and I definitely recommend it!

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