Aniplex of America Announces North American Premiere of Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale-
SANTA MONICA, CA (November 11, 2016) – ELEVEN ARTS in the original Japanese audio with English subtitles.
About Sword Art Online:
The animated TV series Sword Art Online is based on author Reki Kawahara's light novel (winner of the 15th Dengeki Novel Award Grand Prize) in which the protagonist Kirito fights to survive in the mysterious next-gen VRMMORPG called “Sword Art Online.” Since the first volume of the novel was published in April 2009, the series has proved extremely popular, with cumulative sales exceeding 12.5 million units in Japan and 19 million worldwide, spawning two TV anime adaptations, video games, comic books, and merchandise.
Story of Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale-:
In 2022, the world of virtual reality was upended by the arrival of a new invention from a genius programmer, Akihiko Kayaba, called NerveGear. It was the first full-dive system, and with it, came endless possibilities to VRMMORPGs.
In 2026, a new machine called the Augma is developed to compete against the NerveGear and its successor, the Amusphere. A next-gen wearable device, the Augma doesn't have a full-dive function like its predecessors. Instead, it uses Augmented Reality (AR) to get players into the game. It is safe, -friendly and lets s play while they are conscious, making it an instant hit on the market. The most popular game on the system is “Ordinal Scale” (aka: OS), an ARMMORPG developed exclusively for the Augma.
Asuna and the gang have already been playing OS for a while, by the time Kirito decides to them. They're about to find out that Ordinal Scale isn't all fun and games…
For details on Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale-, please visit: www.sao-movie.net/us
STAFF
Original Story: Reki Kawahara (Dengeki Bunko)
Director: Tomohiko Ito
Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Shingo Adachi
Prop Design: Tomoya Nishiguchi
Art Director: Takayuki Nagashima
Art Setting: Yoshinori Shiozawa
Concept Art: Sōtarō Hori
CGI Director: Ryuta Undo
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
Animation Production: A-1 Pictures
Produced by: SAO MOVIE Project
Character Design Concept: abec
Script: Reki Kawahara/Tomohiko Ito
Monster Design: Ryuta Yanagi
UI Design: Satoshi Watsuji
Art Supervision:Yūsuke Takeda
Color Design: Satoshi Hashimoto
Director of Photography: Kentarō Waki
Editing: Shigeru Nishiyama
Music: Yuki Kajiura
CAST
Kirito: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Asuna: Haruka Tomatsu
Yui: Kanae Itō
Leafa: Ayana Taketatsu
Silica: Rina Hidaka
Lisbeth: Ayahi Takagaki
Sinon: Miyuki Sawashiro
Klein: Hiroaki Hirata
Agil: Hiroki Yasumoto
Akihiko Kayaba: Kōichi Yamadera
About Aniplex of America Inc.
Aniplex of America Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of GOD EATER.
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About ELEVEN ARTS
ELEVEN ARTS is a Los Angeles based film production/distribution company known for distributing high quality Japanese films, both live-action and animation, to North American audiences. ELEVEN ARTS's major live-action titles include: Japan Academy Awards winner Memories of Tomorrow (starring The Anthem of the Heart.
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