Sword Art Online Progressive in order

A two-film duology that offers an expanded reimagining of Sword Art Online’s original Aincrad arc, following Kirito and Asuna step by step as they fight their way through each floor of the deadly game. The films fill in missing gaps and provide deeper character development that the original series glossed over, with a particular focus on Asuna’s early perspective. 2 films, 3h 17m in all, in release order.

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

   2021 · 97 min

   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.

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   Sword Art Online the Movie – Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night

   2022 · 100 min

   Over a month has passed since 10,000 users were trapped inside the "Sword Art Online" world. Asuna, who cleared the first floor of the floating iron castle of Aincrad, joined up with Kirito and continued her journey to reach the top floor. With the support of female Information Broker Argo, clearing the floors seemed to be progressing smoothly, but conflict erupts between two major guilds who should be working together – the top player groups ALS (the Aincrad Liberation Squad) and DKB (the Dragon Knights Brigade). And meanwhile, behind the scenes exists a mysterious figure pulling the strings…

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