UPDATE 3/25/18: Sword Art Online’s season 3 release date has been announced for October.
UPDATE 9/14/17: The home video release of Ordinal Scale further confirms the info below.
Sword Art Online season 3 is on its way.
That’s the report from a test screening of the new Sword Art Online film Ordinal Scale.
The news comes from a multiple Twitter users who saw a test screening of Ordinal Scale. One user, @tuki0811, wrote:
“I just saw the world’s first test screening of SAO lol
It was so good I got goosebumps lol
Oh, by the way, season 3 was announced~”
世界で最速にSAOの試写会見て来ましたわw
面白すぎて鳥肌だったw
あと、ちなみに3期決定ですね〜@SAO試写会 pic.twitter.com/LUvd6NprMc— カナウチ〜 (@tuki0811) January 30, 2017
User @yarare_kanrinin, who runs the popular anime blog Yaraon, tweeted:
“‘sao will return’ is written in the end credits of Ordinal Scale. The third season of the anime is comiiiiing!”
This news should be taken with a grain of salt, as it is not an official announcement, but Yaraon is a generally reliable site.
『劇場版ソードアート・オンライン』エンドロール後に「sao will return」の文字が! アニメ3期くるうううううううううう https://t.co/k2mL3OBIOh pic.twitter.com/C1FUs8WrV6
— やら管 (@yarare_kanrinin) January 30, 2017
With Ordinal Scale coming out February 18 and a third season on the way, things are looking good for SAO fans.
Source: Yaraon