Sword Art Online's Upcoming Movie to Reveal New Details This July
The Sword Art Online series announced that new information on the upcoming theatrical anime will be revealed in July 2026. A new project for the SAO franchise was announced in November 2022; the production was confirmed in 2024, but no new details have been revealed since.
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The information was revealed following Yuna's concert, titled Yuna's First Live. The Sword Art Online series recently also announced a new game and an anime special accompanying the game.
Sword Art Online is a light novel series by Reki Kawahara that started in 2009. It spawned multiple TV anime adaptations, movies, manga, light novels, and games.
The anime adaptation by A-1 Pictures debuted in 2012. The main series has three seasons (including the Alicization), and over the years, it has been expanded with the Progressive movie series and a spin-off series, Gun Gale Online.
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