Sword Art Online The Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night Gets US Release Date

Following its Japanese premiere last October, Crunchyroll and Aniplex of America have announced the US theatrical release dates for the upcoming Sword Art Online The Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night.

The new film will arrive in theaters in the United States and Canada on February 3, 2023, with the United Kingdom and Ireland receiving the film on February 1, and the release date in Australia and New Zealand is set for February 2. The film will be available in both Japanese with English subtitles and English dubbed, with tickets likely to go on sale in the near future.

Sword Art Online Progressive is an adaptation of the light novel series of the same name, serving as an expanded retelling of the Aincrad story arc of the first Sword Art Online. This film is produced by A1 Pictures and directed by Ayako Kono, who has previously worked on projects like Your Lie in April, After the Rain and Ace Attorney. Longtime voice actors of both main characters return, with Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Kirito and Haruka Tomatsu as Asuna.

The first of these new films, Aria of a Starless Night, premiered in Japan on Saturday October 30 and made its way west both subtitled and dubbed on December 3, 2021 thanks to Funimation. The film was also screened in the UK, Ireland and Latin America.