Japan Synopsis
劇場版 ソードアート・オンライン -プログレッシブ- 冥き夕闇のスケルツォ
“You will definitely become stronger.”
Over a month has passed since 10,000 users were trapped inside the "Sword Art Online" world. Asuna, who cleared the first floor of the floating iron castle of Aincrad, joined up with Kirito and continued her journey to reach the top floor. With the support of female Information Broker Argo, clearing the floors seemed to be progressing smoothly, but conflict erupts between two major guilds who should be working together – the top player groups ALS (the Aincrad Liberation Squad) and DKB (the Dragon Knights Brigade). And meanwhile, behind the scenes exists a mysterious figure pulling the strings…
Audience Engagement
133 audience reviews — more than 80% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity (99th percentile) outruns review volume (80th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From A-1 Pictures
Animation + Action in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night itself).
The 2021–2023 Japan Window
Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night holds position #139 of 389 Japan films in the 2021–2023 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night premiered alongside 131 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 131 other Japan films in 2022.
The 4477th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- mmorpg · 3
- virtual reality · 13
- fantasy world · 13
- virtual world · 6
- anime · 711
- monster · 91
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,061 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #848 of 2,532 (top 33%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | A-1 Pictures, EGG FIRM, Straight Edge, Aniplex, Sonilude |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | October 22, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt15830702 |
| Official Site | saop-anime.com |