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Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale

Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale

Animation · Action · Adventure · 2017

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” 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…

Movie details

Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale

“It's just a game... Or so I thought—”

2017 Animation · Action · Adventure 1h 59m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

7.7 / 10

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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” 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…

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Tomohiko Ito

Written by

Reki Kawahara · Tomohiko Ito

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Kazuto Kirigaya / Kirito (voice)

Haruka Tomatsu

Haruka Tomatsu

Asuna Yūki (voice)

Kanae Itou

Kanae Itou

Yui (voice)

Ayana Taketatsu

Ayana Taketatsu

Suguha Kirigaya / Leafa (voice)

Rina Hidaka

Rina Hidaka

Keiko Ayano / Silica (voice)

Ayahi Takagaki

Ayahi Takagaki

Rika Shinozaki / Lizbeth (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Miyuki Sawashiro

Shino Asada / Sinon (voice)

Court is in session

Put Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.