Produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Tomohiko Itō, the movie is based on the Sword Art Online light novel series written by Reki Kawahara.
The movie features a new story set after the events of the anime’s second season. A new game called “Oridinal Scale”, an Augmented-Reality MMO, is becoming popular among the players. However, Kirito and the gang are about to find out that Ordinal Scale isn’t all fun and games.
Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale will be released in the United States, Australia and New Zealand on 9 March 2017 and other countries thereafter.
