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Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale

Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scaleソードアート・オンライン -オーディナル・スケール-SAO THE MOVIE

2017 · Movie Finished

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What is Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale about?

Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale is an anime film animated by A-1 Pictures, based on an original story written for the screen. It was released in February 18, 2017. AniList classifies it as action, adventure, fantasy and romance. It continues from Sword Art Online II, which is worth watching first.

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 to get players into the game. It is safe, user-friendly and lets users 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 join them. They’re about to find out that Ordinal Scale isn’t all fun and games…

Synopsis from AniList, which credits Official website. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: Artificial Intelligence, Heterosexual, Augmented Reality, Video Games, Swordplay, Virtual World, Urban, Isekai, Primarily Teen Cast, Male Protagonist.

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Main characters

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  • Kazuto Kirigaya 桐ヶ谷和人

    Main character

    Kirito is a "solo" player, a player who hasn't joined a guild and usually works alone. He is also one of the very few people to have had the privilege to play in the beta testing period of Sword Art Online.

    Japanese voice: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

  • Asuna Yuuki 結城明日奈

    Main character

    Asuna is a friend of Kirito and is a sub-leader of the guild Knights of the Blood (KoB), a medium-sized guild of about thirty players, also called the strongest guild in Aincrad. Being one of the few girls that are in SAO, and even more so that she's extremely pretty, she receives many invitations and proposals.

    Japanese voice: Haruka Tomatsu

  • Yuuna Shigemura 重村悠那

    Main character

    Yuuna Shigemura is one of the main characters of the Ordinal Scale arc in Sword Art Online, also known as Yuna. During her childhood, the girl found a passion for singing, especially for the pop genre.

    Japanese voice: Sayaka Kanda

  • Eiji Nochizawa 後沢鋭二

    Main character

    Eiji is a mysterious young swordsman, who is the top ranked player in Ordinal Scale.

    Japanese voice: Yoshio Inoue

Supporting characters

  • Akihiko Kayaba 茅場晶彦

    Supporting character

    Director and creator of the Nerve Gear and Sword Art Online. He traps all the players within Sword Art Online by using the Nerve Gear to cease sending signals to the users' body. Any attempt of removal, loss of power for a certain period, or if the user dies in the game will also kill the user.

    Japanese voice: Kouichi Yamadera

  • Ryoutarou Tsuboi 壷井遼太郎

    Supporting character

    A friendly player that meets Kirito at the start of the game and quickly befriends and learns from him. He and Kirito later separate because he has friends who were also new to the game so he couldn't leave them.

    Japanese voice: Hiroaki Hirata

  • Suguha Kirigaya 桐ヶ谷直葉

    Supporting character

    Kazuto's sister in the real world. She is 15 years old and in her third year of junior high, as well as a member of the Kendou club. She's a diligent worker and has been practicing Kendou for 8 years.

    Japanese voice: Ayana Taketatsu

  • Keiko Ayano 綾野珪子

    Supporting character

    She is a middle level dagger user. She is a very cheerful and sweet girl. She has a very rare familiar, a feathery dragon that she named Pina after her cat in the real world. She treasured Pina a lot and was the reason she survived in the game.

    Japanese voice: Rina Hidaka

  • Yui ユイ

    Supporting character

    A young and cheerful girl with long black hair who looks no older than 10 years old. Kirito and Asuna found her in a forest on the 22nd floor of Aincrad.

    Japanese voice: Kanae Itou

  • Rika Shinozaki 篠崎里香

    Supporting character

    A mace wielder that runs a blacksmith shop in Aincrad on the 48th floor. She made Asuna’s rapier ‘Lament Light’ and one day got a request from Kirito to make him a sword with similar or better quality than his one handed long sword ‘Elucidator’ that he got from a monster drop.

    Japanese voice: Ayahi Takagaki

  • Andrew Gilbert Mills アンドリュー・ギルバート・ミルズ

    Supporting character

    A merchant stationed at city Algate, located at the 50th floor of Aincrad. His shop motto is "Buy cheap and sell cheap". He is a very strong axe-wielding warrior in the frontlines.

    Japanese voice: Hiroki Yasumoto

  • Shino Asada 朝田詩乃

    Supporting character

    Shino is a skilled VRMMO player. She goes by the name Sinon in Gun Gale Online and Alfheim Online. She is nicknamed Hecate, after her gun PGM Ultima Ratio Hecate II, a .50 caliber anti-material rare sniper rifle.

    Japanese voice: Miyuki Sawashiro

  • Seijirou Kikuoka 菊岡誠二郎

    Supporting character

    Seijirou Kikuoka is a member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Technology, Second Separated Advanced Network Division, or «Virtual Division». He uses the nickname «Chrysheight» in «ALfheim Online»

    Japanese voice: Toshiyuki Morikawa

  • Shinichi Nagata 長田伸一

    Supporting character

    He is Lyfa's friend and mentor in ALfheim Online. He is skilled in concealment and high level dark magic. He harbors a crush on Suguha, being her classmate in real life. He is key in investigating the Salamander's infiltration of the Sylph, and uncovering Sigurd's plot.

    Japanese voice: Ayumu Murase

  • Alicia Rue アリシャ・ルー

    Supporting character

    Alicia Rue is the leader of the Cait Sith. She was elected by popular vote. She is also training her dark magic capable of using Moonlight Mirror. She forms an alliance with the Sylphs to finish the Conquer the World Tree Quest. (Source: SAO Wiki)

    Japanese voice: Chiwa Saitou

  • Eugene ユージン

    Supporting character

    General Eugene is the head of the Salamander armed forces. (Source: SAO Wiki)

    Japanese voice: Kenta Miyake

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