Gekijô-ban Sôdo Âto Onrain: Sword Art Online - Ôdinaru sukêru -

"It was just a game...or so I thought"

Feb 18 2017 TV-14 1h 59m
Action, Adventure, Animation

In 2026, four years after the infamous Sword Art Online incident, a revolutionary new form of technology has emerged: the Augma, a device that utilizes an Augmented Reality system. Unlike the Virtual Reality of the NerveGear and the Amusphere, it is perfectly safe and allows players to use it while they are conscious, creating an instant hit on the market. The most popular application for the Augma is the game Ordinal Scale, which immerses players in a fantasy role-playing game with player rankings and rewards. Following the new craze, Kirito's friends dive into the game, and despite his reservations about the system, Kirito eventually joins them. While at first it appears to be just fun and games, they soon find out that the game is not all that it seems...

Plot

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, 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, and soon Kirito decides to join them. However, they're about to find out that Ordinal Scale isn't all fun and games.

Written by

Reki Kawahara, Tomohiko Itô

Directed by

Tomohiko Itô

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Bandai Namco Entertainment, ASCII Media Works, Aniplex, A-1 Pictures, GENCO

Languages

Awards

3 nominations total

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Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
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