Thread:Nathanhale1993/@comment-29759785-20161030085049/@comment-29759785-20161210113750

Well, There is But One Ultimate Way is also written by him and is still non-canon, though is this case the author himself said that. On the other hand, Ordeals of Kirito are said to be canon (remember you discussion?), to I don't know why movie cannot be treated the same way.

As for the future of the series, it will be probably as someone said on Reddit: Moon Craddle is to buy some time, next volume will be about Alice in real world and conclusion of Acilization arc and then it will be new arc - as Kawahara written in Afterword for #18 volume.

Also, I am still going to be stubborn and say, that, excluding Kirito, Asuna (and possibly Yui), the rest of old characters will not have much time and scene during the movie. It going to be about 120 minutes and if they want to focus on KiriAsu, plot and some action and fight, they have to cut other parts.