Sword Art Online: Kirito and Asuna as villains in new franchise project

A new project in the franchise, Sword Art Online: Anomaly Quest was announced this Wednesday, February 8, 2023. According to the video revealed, the main characters, Kirito and Asuna appear to become villains.

Therefore, the project is surrounded by a lot of mystery, only informed that it is an “experience project”:

Sword Art Online Synopsis:

The story begins with the launch of an expected game (SAO), using the “Nerve Guear” technology, players control their avatars within the game just using their thoughts, leaving the body in the “real world” as if it were sleeping. Kazuto Kirigaya (Kirito), the protagonist, is one of the lucky ones who gets the first edition of the game. He Logs In and finds himself in a completely new fantasy world with 10,000 other players, where there are monsters and adventures

Finally, the project began with the light novel written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec . As a result, the series generated several manga adaptations published by publishers ASCII Media Works and Kadokawa, as well as producing several seasons of anime including theatrical films.

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