The official trailer for the upcoming movie Sword Art Online: Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night was revealed on Friday. After originally being set to release in September, the film hit a delay due to issues with COVID-19 and will now release in theaters across Japan on October 22 (IMAX included). Studio A-1 Pictures is returning to animate the movie after handling the animation production for the first film Sword Art Online: Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night, which aired in October 2021. The theme song for the upcoming movie “Shinzo” by Eir Aoi is featured in the trailer.
Sword Art Online: Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night Staff
The overwhelming majority of the staff from the SOA: Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night film will be returning for Scherzo of Deep Night and will be labeled as such. Those with the name of the film next to them are new members that didn’t work on the previous movie.
- Original creator: Reki Kawahara
- Original story: Reki Kawahara
- Original Character Design: abec
- Director: Ayako Kohno (returning)
- Music: Yuki Kajiura (returning)
- Chief Animation Director + Character Design: Kento Toya (returning)
- Art Director: Yusa Ito (returning)
- Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami (returning)
- Cgi Director: Kengo Oda (returning)
- Director of Photography: Yuki Ōshima (returning – new role)
- Action Director + Monster Design: Yasuyuki Kai (returning)
- Art Setting: Akihiro Hirasawa (returning)
- Boss Monster Design + Stage Design: Junya Ishigaki (SOA: Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night)
- Color design: Naomi Nakano (returning)
- Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose (returning)
- Monitor Graphics: Kaori Seki, Yohei Miyahara (both returning – both in a new role)
- Prop Design: Hisashi Toshima (returning)
- Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama (returning)
- Sub-Character Design: Aya Akizuki, Keisuke Watanabe (returning)
Sword Art Online: Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night Cast
Haruka Tomatsu (Asuna) and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Kirito) will return to voice each role while Shiori Izawa will be returning to her role as Argo, who first appeared in the original Sword Art Online anime series. As above for the staff list, those with the name of the film next to them are new members that weren’t in the previous movie. The rest of the cast list is as follows:
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Andrew “Agil” Gilbert Mills (returning)
- Inori Minase as Mito (returning)
- Kaede Hondo as Liten (SOA: Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night)
- Tomokazu Seki as Kibaou (returning)
- Yūsuke Kobayashi as Morte (SOA: Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night)
- Kouji Seki as Naijan (SOA: Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night)
- Ryota Ohsaka as Atsushi “Johnny Black” Kanamoto (returning)
- Shinya Takahashi as Yamata (SOA: Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night)
- Takeo Ōtsuka as Lind (SOA: Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night)
- Yōhei Azakami as Wolfgang (SOA: Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night)
- Yuuki Tamai as Rowbacka (SOA: Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night)
- Yuusuke Nagano as Shivata (SOA: Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night)
Synopsis
It’s been just two months since they were trapped in the game of death that is Sword Art Online, and Kirito and Asuna continue their struggle at the vanguard of progress through the game. The fifth floor of Aincrad is a mazelike ruin, and the two dare to take pleasure in raiding it for the treasure it contains. Upon returning to the fourth floor, it’s time to do some questing on behalf of the Elf Lord Yofilis–but here begins Asuna’s discontent, for in doing so they will have to face her least favorite monster ever…
Sword Art Online: Progressive Volume 4 synopsis via Yen Press
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