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Home»News»Entertainment News»Anime & Animation News»Sword Art Online: Progressive Receives Second Anime Film

Sword Art Online: Progressive Receives Second Anime Film

By Josh PiedraNovember 1, 2021

While the first anime film is still tearing it up at the box office in Japan, it was announced that Sword Art Online: Progressive will be receiving a second anime film! The second film based on Reki Kawahara’s light novel will be called Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night.

The announcement was made in an official tweet which you can check out below:

-            –
劇場版
ソードアート・オンライン
  -プログレッシブ-
  冥き夕闇のスケルツォ
-            -

  -2022年公開決定-#sao_anime pic.twitter.com/c68GzsUmRe

— アニメ ソードアート・オンライン 公式 (@sao_anime) November 1, 2021

As you can see, it is slated to release at some point in 2022.

Sword Art Online Progressive is a retelling of the original Aincrad arc of Sword Art Online but in much greater detail. Yen Press is currently releasing the light novels in North America.

Source: Crunchyroll

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Josh has been an anime fan for nearly twenty years. In addition, he is a light novel author with over 25 books published as well as the owner of Meteora Press, his personal publishing label. Anime and otaku culture isn't Josh's only area of expertise. He also has a Bachelor of Arts in Game Design and has created a handful of independent games along with a deep working knowledge of the gaming industry.

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