To commemorate the release of “Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night”, the first TV broadcast of “Sword Art Online Movie: Ordinal Scale” has been announced. It will be broadcast at 1:45 AM – 4:25 AM, October 31 (Sunday) on Fuji TV Kanto Local

“Sword Art Online Movie: Ordinal Scale” is a completely new story by the original author Kawahara Reki that was released in February 2017, and it is the first movie of the anime “Sword Art Online” series.

The story takes place in 2026, where the wearable multi-device “Augma” that is equipped with an amazing AR system is a hot item, and it depicts the battle of Kirito and others in the “Ordinal Scale”, the RPG of Augma. This movie was a big hit as it recorded a total of 2.5 billion JPY for the box revenue in Japan. In terms of the worldwide results, it has a total of 2.92 million audiences and 4.2 billion JPY of box revenue.

“Sword Art Online Movie: Ordinal Scale” will be broadcast at 1:45 AM – 4:25 AM, October 31 (Sunday) on Fuji TV Kanto Local.

Do look forward to “Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night” that depicts Asuna perspective in “Aincard” arc that will premiere on October 30!

“Sword Art Online Movie: Ordinal Scale”
≪Broadcast Period≫
1:45 AM – 4:25 AM, October 31 (Sunday) ※Kanto Local

≪Cast≫
Kirito: Matsuoka Yoshitsugu
Asuna: Tomatsu Haruka
Yui: Itou Kanae
Leafa: Taketatsu Ayana
Silica: Hidaka Rina
Lisbeth: Takagi Ayahi
Sinon: Sawashiro Miyuki
Klein: Hirata Hiroaki
Egil: Yasumoto Hiroki
Kayaba Akihiko: Yamadera Kouichi
Yuna: Kanda Sayaka
Eiji: Inoue Yoshio
Shigemura Tetsuhiro: Kaga Takeshi

≪Staff≫
Original Creator, Original Story Idea: Kawahara Reki (“Dengeki Bunko” Publishing)
Original Illustrator, Original Character Design: abec
Director: Itou Tomohiko
Script: Kawahara Reki, Itou Tomohiko
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Adachi Shingo
Music: Kajiura Yuki
Production: A-1 Pictures
Distributor: Aniplex
Production Committee: SAO MOVIE Project

(C) 2016 Kawahara Reki/ KADOKAWA ASCII MediaWorks Publishing/ SAO MOVIE Project