<Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> Japanese </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> ¥ 3.35 billion </Td> </Tr> <P> Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale (Japanese: 劇場 版 ソード アート ・ オンライン - オーディナル ・ スケール -, Hepburn: Gekijō - ban Sōdo Āto Onrain - Ōdinaru Sukēru -) is a 2017 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film based on the Sword Art Online light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec . The film is produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Tomohiko Itō, featuring an original story by Kawahara, character designs by Shingo Adachi and music by Yuki Kajiura . It was released in Japan, Southeast Asia, and Germany on February 18, 2017, in Mexico on March 4, 2017, and in the United States on March 9, 2017 . </P> <P> In the year 2026, the Augma is released to the public as an alternative system to the AmuSphere, due to its function to simulate reality while the player is conscious rather than using FullDive . The most prominent combat - based game is Ordinal Scale, in which a player's abilities are ranked by ordinal numbers . </P>

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