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Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online
The cover of the first light novel.
ソードアート・オンライン オルタナティブ ガンゲイル・オンライン
Light novel
Written byKeiichi Sigsawa
Illustrated byKouhaku Kuroboshi
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
ImprintDengeki Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runDecember 10, 2014 – present
Volumes7 (List of volumes)
Manga
Illustrated byTadadi Tamori
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
MagazineDengeki Maoh
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 27, 2015 – present
Volumes2 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byMasayuki Sakoi
Written byYōsuke Kuroda
Music byStarving Trancer
Studio3Hz
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, GYT, GTV, MBS, TVA, CS NTV Plus
Original run April 8, 2018 – June 30, 2018
Episodes12 (List of episodes)

Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online (Japanese: ソードアート・オンライン オルタナティブ ガンゲイル・オンライン, Hepburn: Sōdo Āto Onrain Orutanatibu Gangeiru Onrain) is a Japanese light novel series written by Keiichi Sigsawa and illustrated by Kouhaku Kuroboshi. The series is a spinoff of Reki Kawahara's Sword Art Online series. A manga adaptation by Tadadi Tamori launched in 2015, and an anime television series adaptation by studio 3Hz aired between April and June 2018. Both the light novels and the manga adaptation are published in North America by Yen Press, while the anime is licensed by Aniplex of America.

Plot

Due to the incident that occurred in VR MMORPG Sword Art Online — where 10,000 players were trapped in the game on launch day — the popularity of VR games has plummeted due to fear of similar incidents. The NerveGear, SAO's VR device, was recalled and destroyed, but with the launch of its successor, the AmuSphere, combined with release of the license-free development support package the "Seed," the popularity of VR games saw a sudden resurgence.

The story follows Karen Kohiruimaki, a university student with a complex about her abnormal height. She begins playing a VR game called Gun Gale Online after it gives her the cute, petit avatar that she has always wanted.

Characters

Llenn (レン, Ren) / Karen Kohiruimaki (小比類巻 香蓮, Kohiruimaki Karen)
Voiced by: Tomori Kusunoki[1]
Karen is a shy girl from Obihiro, Hokkaido who has a complex about her tall height in the real world. As a result, she begins playing Gun Gale Online thanks to the small-statured avatar it gives her. As her avatar Llenn, she wears a pink outfit, which provides camouflage in certain environments, is equipped with a pink FN P90 submachine-gun named "P-chan", and can use super-speed.
Pitohui (ピトフーイ, Pitofūi) / Elsa Kanzaki (神崎 エルザ, Kanzaki Eruza)
Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa,[1] ReoNa (singing)[a][2]
Pitohui, or Pito for short, is the first friend that Llenn meets in Gun Gale Online. While Pitohui guides Llenn through the beginning of Gun Gale Online, she is unaware that Pito is in the fact Elsa Kanzaki, her favorite singer. Pitohui was able to ascertain that Karen was from Hokkaido based on her accent. At one point she tried to purchase Sinon's Hecate rifle from her, but to no avail.
M (エム, Emu) / Gōshi Asōgi (阿僧祇 豪志, Asōgi Gōshi)
Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu[1]
M is Llenn's partner in Squad Jam. His avatar is of a husky male dressed in a green combat battledress. He is a medium-ranged sniper using the Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle, and has extensive knowledge of military and special operations techniques and tactics. He also has a HK45 as a side arm. In real life, Goshi is Elsa's longtime friend as well as her manager. He used to be an extremely fat man who stalked Elsa while she was a waitress, but later came to her rescue. Since then, Goshi has lost weight and become one of Elsa's lifelong friends.
Fukaziroh (フカ次郎, Fukajirō) / Miyu Shinohara (篠原 美優, Shinohara Miyu)
Voiced by: Chinatsu Akasaki[1]
Miyu is Karen's best friend from her hometown in Hokkaido and a huge VR game freak whom Karen receives advice on for. She normally plays Alfheim Online as a Sylph, but will occasionally convert to Gun Gale Online to participate in Squad Jam events under the name Fukaziroh. In GGO, she uses a pair of grenade launchers as her main set of weapons.

Media

Light novel

See also: Lists of Sword Art Online light novels

Dengeki Bunko announced on September 18, 2014 that Keiichi Sigsawa would be writing a light novel based on Reki Kawahara's Sword Art Online light novel series. The series is supervised by Kawahara and illustrated by Kouhaku Kuroboshi, and ASCII Media Works published the first novel under the Dengeki imprint on December 10, 2014.[3] During their panel at Anime NYC on November 18, 2017, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series.[4]

Manga

See also: List of Sword Art Online manga volumes

Tadadi Tamori launched a manga adaptation in ASCII Media Works seinen manga magazine Dengeki Maoh on October 27, 2015.[5] Yen Press announced their license to the series at Sakura-Con on April 15, 2017.[6]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced at the Dengeki Bunko Fall Festival 2017 event on October 1, 2017.[1] The series is directed by Masayuki Sakoi, written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and animated by studio 3Hz, with character designs by Yoshio Kosakai.[7][8] The opening theme song is "Ryūsei" (流星, Meteor) by Eir Aoi[9] and the ending theme song is "To see the future" by Tomori Kusunoki.[10][11]

The series aired in Japan between April 8 and June 30, 2018,[b][13][12] and is airing on Tokyo MX, BS11, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, MBS, and TV Aichi.[7] The series will be released on 6 home video sets with 2 episodes each, for a total of 12 episodes.[14] Aniplex of America has licensed the series and simulcast the series on Crunchyroll and Hulu.[15]

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Reception

During the first half of 2015, the series was 11th best-selling light novel series,[17] with its first and second volumes ranking at 8th and 17th place, respectively.[18] The 4th volume also managed to be the 25th best-selling novel during the first half of 2016.[19] As of May 2018, the series had 1 million copies in print.[20]

Notes

  1. ^ The character is a singer, and her musical segments are performed by the artist ReoNa.[2]
  2. ^ The episode was listed to premiere on April 7 at 24:00, which is the same as April 8 at 12:00 AM.[12]
  3. ^ The English episode titles are taken from Crunchyroll.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online TV Anime Announced". Anime News Network. September 30, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Dennison, Kara (May 6, 2018). ""Gun Gale Online" Songstress Releases New CD This Summer". Crunchyroll. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Kino's Journey's Sigsawa Writes Sword Art Online Novel". Anime News Network. September 19, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "Yen Press Adds New Sword Art Online, WorldEnd, Little Witch Academia, Fruits Basket, Star Wars Titles". Anime News Network. November 18, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  5. ^ マオウ10周年の読み切り祭りに田中久仁彦、武田すんら、新連載も一挙開始. Natalie (in Japanese). October 27, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  6. ^ "Yen Press Licenses Saga of Tanya the Evil, Acca 13, One Week Friends, A Polar Bear in Love, More". Anime News Network. April 15, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online Reveals Visual, Studio 3Hz". Anime News Network. January 31, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  8. ^ "Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online Anime Reveals TV Ad, Staff". Anime News Network. February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "Eir Aoi Performs Opening Theme for Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online Anime". Anime News Network. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  10. ^ "Tomori Kusunoki Performs Ending Theme for Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online Anime". Anime News Network. February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  11. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 22, 2018). "Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online Anime Reveals Ending Song Title in Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online Anime Premieres on April 7". Anime News Network. March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  13. ^ "Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online Anime Premieres in April". Anime News Network. January 3, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  14. ^ "BD/DVD Vol.6". gungale-online.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  15. ^ Ressler, Karen (March 30, 2018). "Aniplex USA to Stream Persona 5, Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online on Crunchyroll, Hulu". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  16. ^ "Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  17. ^ "Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2015 (First Half)". Anime News Network. May 31, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  18. ^ "Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2015 (First Half)". Anime News Network. June 2, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  19. ^ "Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2016 (First Half)". Anime News Network. May 29, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  20. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (April 29, 2018). ""Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online" Novel Reaches One Million Copies in Print". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
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