'Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale' trivia and fun facts
Kawahara, author of the original manga, writes the screenplay of the film
Reki Kawahara, author of the original manga, also writes 'Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale' screenplay. Kawahara, in addition, is the scriptwriter of anime TV series.
It's, really, the first movie from anime TV series
Although many fans consider that 'Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale' is the second movie from anime TV series, really, it's the first. It's the first feature film because what was the first film of TV series, 'Sword Art Online: Extra Edition', was a film that summarized all the episodes of the first season. 'Ordinal Scale' is an original film for cinemas, without material of TV anime.
The return of the singer of the first season
Lisa Oribe, known artistically as LiSA, returns to the anime singing the main theme of the film, which is her eleventh single. LiSA was the interpreter of the song of head of the first and second season of anime TV series.