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Source: Sword Art Online official YouTube channel

Upcoming anime film Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night has released a realistic news flash-style promo!

The video features a newsreader calmly reporting on the mysterious phenomenon of players trapped inside an online game.

The film is based on the Progressive series, a floor-by-floor reboot of the original Sword Art Online light novel series penned by Reki Kawahara. The story will jump to Asuna's point of view as she is forced to battle through all 100 floors of the immersive MMORPG world of Aincrad in order to escape the deadly game.

Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night will screen at theaters in Japan from October 30, 2021. It will also open at theaters and IMAX in the US and Canada on December 3, 2021.

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