The official YouTube channel for the Madman Australian Anime Festival has uploaded an english-subbed trailer for the upcoming Aniplex anime feature Sword Art Online: Ordinal Sclae. The festival will be held on March 4-5 in Perth. The film will play in the US in select theaters beginning on March 9, courtesy of Eleven Arts. However, Animplex of America will host a special North American premiere in Hollywood on March 1.
The film opens in Japan on February 18 and will play at a total of 150 theaters. While the film is based on an orignal story, the creator of the light novel series, Reki Kawahara, wrote the script.
Click here to check out a previously realesed trailer from Aniplex.
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