Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night to Release in India on 25th February, 2022

February 2022- PVR Pictures, as part of their exclusive deal with ODEX, the leading Japanese Animation film distributor in South East Asia, is pleased to bring Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night to India. After much anticipation, the Sword Art Online anime has returned with a new feature film taking on the official companion series from original series creator Reki Kawahara, Sword Art Online: Progressive. Telling the tale of Kirito and his exploits inside the next-generation VRMMORPG, Sword Art Online, the series has enjoyed immense popularity ever since the first volume was published in April 2009, and as of 2021 has sold more than 26 million copies worldwide. Season 1 of the anime first aired in 2012. Along with the four seasons that have been broadcast up to today, the series has been adapted into various forms of media such as videogames and comics. The hit film Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale premiered in 2017 and grossed over 2.5 billion yen. Sword Art Online: Progressive is a reboot written by the original author himself, starting where it all began on Ainrcrad's first floor, then expanding and going even deeper into the Storyline.

This is the story of a time before Lightning Flash and the Black Swordsman were known by those names. Asuna Yuuki was a girl in the ninth grade who'd never had anything to do with online games when she accidentally put on the NerveGear that fateful day.
The game master speaks “This may be a game, but its not something you play.
“Game Over” means you die in the real world.” Hearing this, the players are sent into a state of confusion, and pandemonium reigns in the game. One of these players is Asuna. Despite not even knowing the rules of this new world, she sets out on her journey to the floating steel castle of Aincrad, its apex not yet visible. As she continues to live on in this world where death is always a step away, Asuna has a fateful encounter followed by a parting. Despite being at the mercy of this strange reality, she fights on valiantly until someone appears before her: the solitary swordsman, Kirito.

PVR Pictures is releasing Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night on 25th February 2022.

About PVR Pictures:
PVR Pictures is the flagship film production and distribution arm of the prestigious PVR Group, India, under the leadership of Ajay Bijli and Sanjeev K. Bijli.
The company made a successful film production debut in 2007 with ‘Taare Zameen Par’ (India's official entry into the Oscars, 2008) & ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’ and has continued to build on its creative leadership in the film industry since then. In a short span it has built an impressive slate in Bollywood & Hollywood film business.
The company has established relationships with major Hollywood studios such as Miramax, Summit, Newline, Focus Features, MGM and GK Films. Some of the movies distributed by PVR Pictures include ‘Don’, 'Blue', 'All The Best', 'Khatta Meetha', 'Ghajini', 'Golmaal Returns', 'Sarkar Raj', 'Rann', ‘August Rush’, ‘Eastern Promises’, ‘In Bruges’, 'Aviator', 'Chicago', 'The Twilight Saga, 'The Hurt Locker', ‘Step Up 3D’.
PVR has dedicated itself to inspiring, entertaining and invigorating audiences nationwide.

About ODEX Private Limited
ODEX is a privately owned Singapore company with its forte in Japanese Anime since 2000. With an extensive list of anime titles in its library, ODEX distributes Japanese Anime programs to TV stations, Cinemas & VOD Platforms; other businesses include Merchandise licensing and Mall Events. Being the pioneer to spearhead the anime industry and a strong advocate for licensed anime programs, ODEX is constantly creating and reinventing ways to deliver licensed anime programs to the masses.

ODEX currently distributes Japanese Anime Films to cinemas in 29 countries.
● South East Asia
(Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar & Mongolia),
● South Asia
(India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh & Nepal),
● Middle East & North Africa
(KSA, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Turkey, Cyprus, Mauritius & Israel).

ODEX releases on average 12 Japanese Anime films per year and some notable titles includes:
● Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train
● Stand By Me Doraemon 2 movie
● Detective Conan The Movie: The Scarlet Bullet
● Digimon: The Last Evolution
● My Hero Academia 2: Heroes Rising
● One Piece Stampede movie
● Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel – Spring Song
● Sword Art Online movie – Ordinal Scale
● Naruto The Last movie
etc.

You can find out more about ODEX's activities in the following Social Media sites:
https://www.facebook.com/ODEXanime
https://www.instagram.com/Odex_sg
https://www.youtube.com/c/ODEXanime
https://twitter.com/odexsg
https://www.tiktok.com/@odexanime