SciFi Japan - Aniplex of America to Begin Ticket Sales for SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE – ORDINAL SCALE

: 05 January 2017

Ticket Sales to Begin January 6 on the Official Homepage Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: sao-movie.net (Japan), sao-movie.net/us (US) Official Twitter: twitter.com/sao_anime Special Thanks to Joanna Metoki

Aniplex of America announced today that they will begin ticket sales for the upcoming nationwide theatrical release of the highly anticipated movie, SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE – ORDINAL SCALE – (??? ???????????? -???????????-, Gekijooban Soodo Aato Onrain -Oodinaru Sukeeru-), this Friday, January 6th, on their official homepage at 12:00 p.m. (PST). Aniplex of America, along with the film distribution company ELEVEN ARTS, will be kicking off their national release of this mega-hit animated feature on Thursday, March 9th with a special one-night Fathom Event. SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE – ORDINAL SCALE – will be distributed in the original Japanese audio with English subtitles. Fans of the SWORD ART ONLINE (????????????, Soodo Aato Onrain) franchise can experience an all new adventure with Kirito, Asuna, and their party members as they explore the world of “Ordinal Scale,” a new hit game utilizing augmented reality technology. Players are about to find the line between the virtual world and reality beginning to blur and their worst nightmares coming true... As his fellow players find themselves in danger, the hero is called upon once again -- can Kirito save his friends, or is this going to be game over for him..? Don’t miss your chance to catch this larger-than-life event on the big screen! Get your tickets now!

About Aniplex of America Inc.

Aniplex of America Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a group of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and a leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. Aniplex of America has launched fan-favorite Blu-ray and DVD releases including SWORD ART ONLINE, KILL la KILL, BAKEMONOGATARI, FATE/ZERO, PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA, BLUE EXORCIST, NISEKOI, OREIMO 2, MAGI: THE KINGDOM OF MAGIC, EXPELLED FROM PARADISE, The irregular at magic high school, ALDNOAH.ZERO, FATE/STAY NIGHT [UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS] and DURARARA!!×2. The company`s ever-growing line-up of shows includes our most recent titles ERASED, SWORD ART ONLINE II, THE ASTERISK WAR, OWARIMONOGATARI, YOUR LIE IN APRIL, CHARLOTTE, CLASSROOM CRISIS, WAGNARIA!!3 and GOD EATER.

About ELEVEN ARTS

ELEVEN ARTS is a Los Angeles based film production/distribution company known for distributing high quality Japanese films, both live-action and animation, to North American audiences. ELEVEN ARTS’s major live-action titles include: Japan Academy Awards winner MEMORIES OF TOMORROW (starring Ken Watanabe) and Oscar nominated director Yoji Yamada’s samurai film LOVE AND HONOR. ELEVEN ARTS` anime titles include: YO-KAI WATCH, DIGIMON ADVENTURE tri, CHAPTER 1: REUNION, the EVANGELION franchise, FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS, the PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA franchise, BLUE EXORCIST: THE MOVIE, EXPELLED FROM PARADISE, THE LAST: NARUTO THE MOVIE, BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE, and THE ANTHEM OF THE HEART.

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