Sword Art Online the Movie - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night
Seen it?2021 | 97 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, fantasy fans and action fans. If you loved Ready Player One or Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: scary moments. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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 earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.8 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
6 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$14 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 48K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ayako Kono
- Yoshitsugu MatsuokaKirito (voice)
- Haruka TomatsuAsuna 'Asuna' Yuuki (voice)
- Inori MinaseMisumi 'Mito' Tozawa (voice)
- Koichi YamaderaAkihiko Kayaba (voice)
- Hiroki YasumotoAgil (voice)
- Nobuyuki HiyamaDiabel (voice)
- Rina HidakaSilica (voice)
- Ryusei NakaoMito Avatar (Voice)
- Tomokazu SekiKibaou (voice)
- Shiori IzawaArgo (voice)