Earlier today, Aniplex of America announced that they released Sword Art Online The Movie -Ordinal Scale- to several digital storefronts. The film is available in both subtitled and dubbed formats on iTunes, Vudu, and the Microsoft Store.
Amazon Video and PlayStation Video releases are also planned, though a specific release date has yet to be disclosed. The release is censored, and carries a purchase price of $12.99 USD. Rentals are priced at $4.99.
Sword Art Online The Movie -Ordinal Scale-‘s subtitled version opened in North American theaters on March 9, 2017. The dubbed adaptation debuted a month later on April 22.
Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale- was first unveiled at the Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival on October 4, 2015. Tomohiko Ito directed the feature at A-1 Pictures, with character designs by Shingo Adachi. Series creator Reki Kawahara penned the film’s story.
The confirmed dub cast includes:
- Kirito / Kazuto Kirigaya: Bryce Papenbrook
- Asuna / Asuna Yuuki: Cherami Leigh
- Yui: Stephanie Sheh
- Leafa / Suguha Kirigaya: Cassandra Lee Morris
- Silica / Keiko Ayano: Christine Marie Cabanos
- Lisbeth / Rika Shinozaki: Sarah Anne Williams
- Sinon / Shino Asada: Michelle Ruff
- Klein: Kirk Thornton
- Agil: Patrick Seitz
- Seijirou Kikuoka: Matt Mercer
- Akihiko Kayaba: Marc Diraison
- Yuna / Yuuna Shigemura: Ryan Bartley
- Eiji / Eiji Nochizawa: Chris Patton
- Tetsuhiro Shigemura: Taylor Henry
Alex von David directed the adaptation and writing the script.
Aniplex of America describes the movie as:
It’s just a game,or so I thought..
A brand new story written by original author, Reki Kawahara!! People everywhere were enjoying a new game called Ordinal Scale, an ARMMORPG developed exclusively for the Augma, a new wearable console designed for AR (augmented reality) gaming. But, the players had no idea that a nightmare from the virtual world was starting to spread into reality!! As his fellow players find themselves in danger, the hero is called upon once again.
