The film primarily focuses on the survival game and the relationships between its main heterosexual characters and platonic friendships. No identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes are present in the narrative, leading to a net impact rating of N/A.

The film focuses on the early days of the Sword Art Online death game from Asuna's perspective, introducing a new character, Mito. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present within the narrative.

While female characters like Asuna and Mito are highly skilled and frequently engage in close-quarters combat using melee weapons, their victories are consistently against non-gendered game monsters and bosses within the virtual world. There are no scenes depicting a female character defeating one or more male human opponents in direct physical combat.

The film introduces a new character, Mito, who was not in the original source material. However, no established characters from the Sword Art Online light novels or previous adaptations have their canonical gender altered in this movie.

The film is an anime adaptation of a Japanese light novel series. All established characters, including Kirito and Asuna, are consistently depicted as East Asian, matching their original source material. There are no instances where a character's race deviates from their established canon.