After much speculation, Sword Art Online: Progressive has been confirmed for release as a film , as confirmed in the tweet below:
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At the end of the trailer, Asuna's voice actress says: " Gekijou-ban Sword Art Online: Progressive Hoshi Naki Yoru No Aria ", which translates to Sword Art Online The Movie: The Aria of the Starless Night .
Voice actor Yoshitsugu Matsuoka is confirmed to voice Kirito , and Tomatsu Haruka will voice Asuna .
A-1 Pictures studio is therefore in charge of the animation.
Sword Art Online: Progressive aims to retell the events of the Aincrad arc, but unlike the first season of the anime, Progressive does so by going through each floor in greater detail.