Sword Art Online the Movie - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night

A tense, earnest survival adventure inside a beautiful death game, balancing swordplay spectacle with quiet character moments.

Directed by

Ayako Kono

Genres

Animation, Action, Fantasy

Starring

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu, Inori Minase

Tagline

This might be a game, but it's not something you play!

Overview

Asuna Yuuki had never played online games until accidentally putting on the NerveGear for Sword Art Online, the world’s first VRMMORPG. She soon finds herself and other players trapped inside a game, where if a player dies in the game, they die in the real world. As she continues to live on in this world where death is always a step away, a solitary swordsman named Kirito appears before her.

How it feels

Tense, earnest, melancholic and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Survival, identity, friendship, betrayal

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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