The Sword Art Online Progressive Movies are divided into two. With the first one having been released in October 2021, it is only a matter of time before the second one is released in Fall. So, will Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive be available on Crunchyroll after its theatrical release?
The first of the Sword Art Online Progressive Movies is titled Aria of a Starless Night, while the second one is titled Scherzo of Deep Night.
According to the film’s official website, the Sword Art Online Progressive films will recount the events of Reki Kawahara’s Sword Art Online: Progressive light novels.
The series of Progressive light novels are Reki Kawahara’s revised retelling of the original Sword Art Online novels.
Interestingly, the films will cover Kirito's quest in the floating Aincrad castle in great detail. In addition, the film will follow Kirito's journey from start to finish, floor by floor.
If you're a huge Sword Art Online fan, you won't want to miss either of these films!
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Will Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive Be On Crunchyroll?
As of this writing, Crunchyroll has yet to acquire the first of the Sword Art Online Progressive films. As a result, the films are unlikely to be available on Crunchyroll anytime soon.
The Sword Art Online anime series and Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale, on the other hand, are available on Crunchyroll.
Hence, the two Sword Art Online: Progressive titles are very likely to be added to the streaming platform in the future.
Fans will have to wait until Crunchyroll acquires the rights to the first Sword Art Online Movie-Progressive-Aria of the Starless Night before they can watch the Sword Art Online Movie-Progressive-Scherzo of Deep Night on the streaming platform.
Because Funimation was instrumental in bringing the film to over 40 countries worldwide, it is very likely that the first film will be made available on Crunchyroll in the future. Funimation and Crunchyroll, after all, have already merged.
Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive Crunchyroll Release Date
Crunchyroll has yet to confirm or deny whether Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive will be available on its streaming platform as of this writing.
However, Crunchyroll will almost certainly distribute the films at a later date.
Fans will have to wait for more information because the first of the two progressive films are not yet available on Crunchyroll.
In fact, the Sword Art Online Movie-Progressive-Aria of the Starless Night has just announced a July 8, 2022, DVD and Bluray release in Japan.
It will be some time before Crunchyroll distributes the first film to its subscribers to make way for the DVD and Blu-ray releases to obtain sales.
On the other hand, The Scherzo of Deep Night, the second of the SAO Progressive films, will premiere in Japan in September 2022.
Thus, it will be some time before Crunchyroll distributes the film on its streaming platform.
Ordinal Scale is the most recent SAO film to be picked up by Crunchyroll.
Unfortunately, the film was released in 2017 and Crunchyroll only picked it up in November 2021. If this trend continues, it will be years before the SAO Progressive films are available on Crunchyroll.
Let us hope and pray that the SAO Progressive films will be available to Crunchyroll subscribers in a short period of time.
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