'Sword Art Online: Progressive' Light Novel Gets Anime Project

by Vindstot
Sep 19, 2020 8:34 AM | 142 Comments

The 11th and final episode of the second cours of Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld ended with an announcement on Sunday that Reki Kawahara's Sword Art Online: Progressive light novel is receiving an anime project. Aniplex also opened an official website, revealing a teaser visual (pictured) and announcement promo.

Synopsis
"There's no way to beat this game. The only difference is when and where you die..."

One month has passed 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 desire to fight alone. Nonetheless, they find themselves drawn together to face challenges from both within and without. Given that the entire virtual world they now live in has been created as a deathtrap, the surviving players of Sword Art Online are starting to get desperate, and desperation makes them dangerous to loners like Kirito and Asuna. As it becomes clear that solitude equals suicide, will the two be able to overcome their differences to find the strength to believe in each other, and in so doing survive?

Sword Art Online: Progressive is a new version of the Sword Art Online tale that starts at the beginning of Kirito and Asuna's epic adventure—on the very first level of the deadly world of Aincrad! (Source: Yen Press)

Kawahara began penning the side story novel featuring illustrations by abec in October 2012, retelling and expanding the original series' Aincrad arc. Kadokawa published the sixth and latest volume in May 2018.

Kiseki Himura (Just Because!) began drawing a manga adaptation in Dengeki G's magazine in June 2013 before switching to Dengeki G's Comic the following April. The manga covered the first two volumes of the light novel and ended in February 2018. Kadokawa released the seventh and final volume in May 2018.

Yen Press licensed both the light novel and manga adaptation in English in 2014 and shipped the seventh manga volume in December 2018 and the sixth novel volume last July.

Announcement

Note: The video is region-locked; click here for an alternative link.

Official site: https://sao-p.net/
Official Twitter: @sao_anime

Source: Dengeki Online

Sword Art Online: Progressive on MAL

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well the spider anime already shows parallel power, so if somehow they can continue alicization it would be great. B-but this is still one of the things that I would really love to see.

Jun 13, 2021 8:38 AM by hazecloud

I am very curious how it will all turn out for them. I can see that the opinions are divided and I am absolutely not surprised, because I do not know what to expect.
Many things have already been explained in the novels about them, especially with the side stories. The anime adaptation is only part of the SAO franchise, so there is already a base in place that will likely be used to take care of everything.
I hope and wish all of us that it turns out to be a firecracker!

Jun 10, 2021 2:49 AM by dragon_pax

Good news for Eir Aoi & Lisa who know everything about Tsugu-tsugu's anime relationship (such as Mahouka rettousei & KNY)

Jun 7, 2021 6:39 AM by reny1966nanin

I can't wait to see my best girl kicking a whole lot of Arse.

Jun 5, 2021 11:00 AM by removed-user

YutakaYamadafan said:
Is this a repeat of the 1st season only with a extra floor?
So its season 1 but with more scenes ?

Not necesarily. For the most part, it skips the stuff we saw in the original show, and covers the stuff the original show skipped. There shouldn't be too much overlap.

May 22, 2021 1:26 PM by malvarez1

I really love SAO since I'm a kid.

May 17, 2021 7:02 AM by Clydeee

Is this a repeat of the 1st season only with a extra floor?
So its season 1 but with more scenes ?

Nov 8, 2020 7:19 AM by YutakaYamadafan

Looks like anime adaptation of SAO Progressive is going to be a movie.

https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/11/08-1/sword-art-online-progressive-releases-in-2021-as-an-anime-film-1st-trailer-unveiled

Nov 8, 2020 6:18 AM by AddaeAkono

Of course its getting an anime.. Anything named SAO will get an anime at this point. Never liked anything about SAO.

Sep 26, 2020 10:04 PM by Johnrupesh

Really excited for this! The main problem with the Aincrad Arc was the terrible and inconsistent pacing. If Progressive fixes this, this arc is gonna be pretty neat!

Sep 26, 2020 11:14 AM by HakuRaku

Can't believe we are getting a SAO reboot before a Tokyo Ghoul reboot.

Sep 25, 2020 7:45 AM by Popkins26

Wait can someone confirm something for me. Is it safe to say that SAO will be continuing for at least another decade or so?

Sep 22, 2020 7:44 AM by WontonIsaac

more than 2 years away so it is hard for me to get too hyped but I am certainly looking forward to it

Sep 21, 2020 10:17 PM by yaruka

More of the first arc? Alright I guess... Wish there were more GGO though.

Sep 21, 2020 2:06 PM by HorizonX

Can't wait to see the floors they skipped, and the actual progression of Kirito and Asuna knowing each other

Sep 21, 2020 12:21 PM by syed122

I cannot wait! It would be interesting what adventures they go on each floor.

Sep 21, 2020 11:43 AM by GrandDynamo

Im still bitter at how they wrecked the first season of Alicization.
Anyways I know Ill watch this in the end so whatever.

Sep 21, 2020 9:54 AM by jjihhye

Really can't wait! I know a lot of people do not care for SAO at all but as my first anime it's not just something I've ever been able to not enjoy even despite its flaws. Revisiting the first arc from a new perspective and with some retcons after 8 years of being a weeb is honestly something I'm really looking forward too. Say what you will about it, I expect people to complain, but that isn't gonna stop me from enjoying it the fullest.

Sep 21, 2020 9:22 AM by Myherodeku

I want to see Alice x Kirito loveable moments...

Sep 21, 2020 7:09 AM by Daitya-sama

Hmmm, interesting. I really hope this will be something like the 1/4 of the first season.

Sep 21, 2020 7:07 AM by Alyxandria

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