After much speculation, Sword Art Online: Progressive is confirmed to be released in film , the certainty of this came in the Tweet below:
《閃光》と《黒の剣士》の出会いの物語
『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』
2021年公開決定！
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特報第1弾： https://t.co/XqrKNxuDQh #sao_anime pic.twitter.com/rkNwiFdTfk— アニメ ソードアート・オンライン 公式 (@sao_anime) November 8, 2020
At the end of the trailer, Asuna's voice actress says: “ Gekijou-ban Sword Art Online: Progressive Hoshi Naki Yoru No Aria “, which is translated as Sword Art Online The Movie: The Aria of the starless night .
Voice actor Yoshitsugu Matsuoka is confirmed to voice Kirito , as well as Tomatsu Haruka will voice Asuna .
A-1 Pictures studio is therefore in charge of the animation.
Sword Art Online: Progressive then aims to retell the events of the Aincrad arc, but unlike the first season of the anime, Progressive does this going step by step in more detail.
