Synopsis
劇場版 ソードアート・オンライン -オーディナル・スケール-
“It was just a game…or so I thought”
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…
The 2016–2018 Japan Window
602 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Sword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale sits at position #118.
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★ 9.1 · 2017
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★ 9.0 · 2018
#3My Korean Teacher
★ 8.8 · 2016
#4My Hero Academia
★ 8.7 · 2016
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
★ 8.6 · 2016
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★ 8.6 · 2018
#8Mob Psycho 100
★ 8.6 · 2016
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Sword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
4 sharedSword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night
★ 7.8 · Japan
3 sharedSword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night
★ 7.6 · Japan
3 sharedBerserk: The Golden Age Arc I – The Egg of the King
★ 7.2 · Japan
3 sharedNapping Princess
★ 6.7 · Japan
2 sharedThe Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 2
★ 7.3 · Japan
2 sharedJujutsu Kaisen 0
★ 8.2 · Japan
Other Titles From A-1 Pictures
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #769 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #638 of 2,532 (top 25%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | A-1 Pictures, Aniplex, ASCII Media Works, Bandai Namco Entertainment, GENCO |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | February 18, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt5544384 |
| Official Site | sao-movie.net |