Hopeful Chant [ホープフル・チャント, Hōpufuru Chanto]

by Reki Kawahara

Hopeful Chant (ホープフル・チャント, Hōpufuru Chanto) is an extra story written by the author of the Sword Art Online light novel, Kawahara Reki. The story was distributed as a free bonus to those who came to see Sword Art Online The Movie -Ordinal Scale- in Japan in the third week of the official cinema release between March 4 and March 10, 2017. An ebook version of the story was also distributed to those who came to see the movie in the twelfth week of its official cinema release in Japan starting on May 6, 2017. Hopeful Chant is a prequel to the events of Ordinal Scale and Cordial Chords, chronicling the events that led to Yuna's death in Sword Art Online.

Unknown Binding

Published March 4, 2017

About the author

Kawahara Reki (川原礫) is the writer of Sword Art Online and Accel World. He also uses the pen name Kunori Fumio. His hobby is cycling.

Reviews

[Silver · Rating 5 out of 5]

(Read a fan-translated version due to no official english version having been released)

A prequel story for the Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale anime movie that tells the story of Eiji and Yuna during their time in Sword Art Online.

Eiji and Yuna were already some of my favorite characters from SAO and this story made me apreciate them even more as it gives more insight into who they are as people and the friendship they share. I'm looking forward to re-watching the movie with the context of the book.