Sword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale
2017 1h 59m movie Film Japan

Sword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale

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”

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

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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.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.8
TMDB Rating
619
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

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

Themes & Motifs

  • virtual reality
  • sword
  • sword fight
  • based on manga
  • anime
  • mmorpg

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