Hi…!
It’s been a while since I’ve last subbed anything, the last time I’ve touched Aegisub was most likely for a GJM
project back in 2023… I guess unc still got that dawg in him (no),
This PV was released on April 10, 2026, to promote Volume 29 of the main series. The events depicted in the PV were actually chosen by the community through a form shared on Kawahara’s channel.
The VFX guys commissioned by KADOKAWA are so skilled. I loved their previous PV
but this one tops it.
Extra thanks as always to the peeps at GJM and to Loïc for extra moral support.
Special shoutout to the goated KiriAsu line at 1:00 btw
It’s only a two-minute video, but I hope you enjoy it,
Credits
Translation: Stephen Paul (Yen Press), Celest
Typesetting, Encoding: Celest
Video
The softsubs version of the video is available for download on the cat’s website , or on the archive page . Softsubs means you can turn off subtitles if needed. We recommend using MPV or VLC to play this file.
Script
Note: The timed, stylised .ass file is open-source and free to extract from the .mkv file.
0:01 - 0:04 | V21 Ch2 {赤いのは空ではなく}It wasn't just that the horizon was red—
0:04 - 0:07 | V21 Ch2 {猛烈な勢いで空を埋め尽くしていく}It's that a hexagonal pattern was rapidly filling the sky.
0:07 - 0:08 | V21 Ch2 {無数の六角形だ。}{MERGED TO ABOVE}
0:09 - 0:10 | V21 Ch2 {俺は脳裏に、}My mind vividly replayed
0:10 - 0:13 | V21 Ch2 {これと同じ空を見た}memories of the last time I saw a sky like this.
0:13 - 0:17 | V21 Ch2 {《あの日》の記憶をまざまざと甦らせた。}The memories of that fateful day came flooding back.
0:18 - 0:22 | V21 Ch2 {またあれが繰返されるのか。}Is that going to happen all over again?
0:18 - 0:19 | Original {突如始まった謎のゲーム《ユナイタル・リング》}The mysterious game known as "Unital Ring", which had suddenly begun.
0:20 - 0:21 | Original {それは《ザ・シード》プログラムで構築された}It was a "Survival MMO" formed by the fusion
0:22 - 0:23 | Original {全てのVR MMOが融合した《サバイバルMMO》だった。}of all VRMMO created using "The Seed" program.
0:23 - 0:26 | V21 Ch3 {............レベル1............}............ Level 1............
0:26 - 0:30 | V21 Ch3 {「ホッ、ホウッホッホ、ホホホウ！」}"Hohhh, Hoh-hoh-hoh, Hoh-hoh-hoh-hohhh!"
0:30 - 0:33 | Original {キリトたちはレベル1になり、愛用の装備をすべて失いながらも、《ユナイタル・リング》を生き抜いていく。}Kirito and the others are now Level 1,\Nand despite losing all their beloved equipment,\Nthey continue to fight for their survival in "Unital Ring".
0:31 - 0:33 | V21 Ch7 {「鉄の時代が来たぞー！」}"The Iron Age has arrived!"
0:33 - 0:36 | V21 Ch8 {「ありがとう、ユイ。あとは任せろ」}"Thank you, Yui. I'll take care of the rest".
0:36 - 0:38 | Original {《ユナイタル・リング》の攻略を進めるキリトたちは、かつての仲間――《鼠のアルゴ》と再会する。}As Kirito and the others continue their efforts to conquer "Unital Ring", they reunite with a former companion―"Argo the Rat".
0:36 - 0:38 | V21 Ch8 {「借りを返すぜ！」}{Yen press was "I still owe you one!" but since there's no context here, we'll translate it differently} "Time to settle the score!"
0:39 - 0:41 | V23 Ch2 {「……生きてたんだな」}...So you were alive?
0:41 - 0:44 | Original {再会は、仲間とだけではない。かつて《アインクラッド》で攻略組を蹂躙した《ザ・スカルリーパー》。その姿を彷彿とさせる巨獣が立ちはだかる。}But they're not just reuniting with Argo. A giant beast reminiscent of "The Skull Reaper", which once slaughtered "Aincrad"'s Clearer Group, now stands in front of them.
0:44 - 0:45 | V25 Ch1 {「アスナ！」}"Asuna!"
0:45 - 0:49 | V25 Ch1 {「スカルリーパーの攻撃パターン、憶えてるか!?」}"Do you remember the Skull reaper's attack patterns?!"
0:49 - 0:52 | V25 Ch1 {――あの戦いから長い時間が流れたし、}――Much time had passed since that fight,
0:52 - 0:54 | V25 Ch1 {世界も武器も}we were in a different world,
0:54 - 0:58 | V25 Ch1 {ステータスも当時とは異なるが}with different weapons and different stats—
0:58 - 1:01 | V25 Ch1 {俺たちを繫ぐリンクは変わらず存在している。}but the link that connected us was still alive.
1:01 - 1:04 | V25 Ch1 {ただアスナと一体化して}leaving only one sensation—
1:04 - 1:08 | V25 Ch1 {ひたすら動作を最適化する快感だけが俺を満たす。}the pleasure of becoming one with Asuna, optimizing our movements into the ideal.
1:08 - 1:12 | Original {そして新たな敵が}And a new enemy
1:12 - 1:14 | Original {キリトたちの行く手を阻む。}stands in Kirito and his party's way.
1:14 - 1:17 | Original {その名はムタシーナ。}The name of the enemy is Mutasina.
1:17 - 1:18 | Original {その名は}She's from...
1:19 - 1:21 | Original {仮想研究会}Virtual Research Society.
1:21 - 1:23 | Original {そして、物語の舞台は二百年後のアンダーワールドへ。}And so, the story shifts into Underworld ; two hundred years in the future.
1:23 - 1:26 | Original {――かつてキリトとともに最高司祭アドミニストレータと戦い、そして永遠に失われた親友。《彼》と同じ瞳を持つ男が、キリトの前に現れる。}Kirito's best friend, who once fought alongside him against the Highest Minister, Administrator, \Nand was lost for eternity. \NA man with the same eyes as "him" appears before Kirito.
1:26 - 1:28 | V24 Ch9 {「エオライン……」}"Eolyne..."
1:28 - 1:30 | Original {かつての友と同じ面影に戸惑いながらも、キリトは彼とともに動乱のアンダーワールドを駆け抜けていく。}Despite being unsettled by his resemblance to a friend from the past, Kirito joins him as they race through the turmoil engulfing Underworld.
1:30 - 1:33 | V27 Ch15 {「助けに来たぜ、エオ」 - Note: Text differs (went from Kanji to Katakana for 来}"I’m here to rescue you, Eo".
1:33 - 1:36 | Original {神聖術師団長セルカ。}Selka, Commander of the Sacred Artificers Brigade,
1:36 - 1:41 | Original {整合騎士ロニエ、ティーゼたち、}Integrity Knights Ronye, Tiese and the others—
1:41 - 1:46 | Original {かつてのアンダーワールドの守護者たちが、ついに覚醒する。}the former Guardians of Underworld, finally awaken.
1:46 - 1:51 | Reference to V28 synopsis {一方、現実世界でも、思いがけない再会が。}Meanwhile in the real world, an unexpected reunion takes place.
1:52 - 1:57 | Original {そして物語は最新刊へ。}And so, the story moves on to the latest volume.
1:57 - 2:09 | Original {}Sword Art Online 29 - Unital Ring VIII - Script Kawahara Reki - Illustrations abec - Released April 10, 2026
2:09 - 2:11 | Original {KADOKAWA}TRANSLATED BY ARGO'S CATS