Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online (Japanese: ???????????? ??????? ???????????, Hepburn: S?do ?to 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 will premiere in April 2018.
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Characters
- Llenn (??, Ren) / Karen Kohiruimaki (???? ??, Kohiruimaki Karen)
- Voiced by: Tomori Kusunoki
- Pitohui (?????, Pitof?i)
- Voiced by: Y?ko Hikasa
- M (??, Emu)
- Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu
- Fukaziroh (????, Fukajir?)
- Voiced by: Chinatsu Akasaki
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Media
Light novel
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. During their panel at Anime NYC on November 18, 2017, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series.
Manga
Tadadi Tamori launched a manga adaptation in ASCII Media Works seinen manga magazine Dengeki Maoh on October 27, 2015. Yen Press announced their license to the series at Sakura-Con on April 15, 2017.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced at the Dengeki Bunko Fall Festival 2017 event on October 1, 2017. The series is directed by Masayuki Sakoi, written by Y?suke Kuroda, and animated by studio 3Hz, with character designs by Yoshio Kosakai.
The series will premiere in April 2018, and will air on Tokyo MX, BS11, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, MBS, and TV Aichi. The ending theme song will be performed by Tomori Kusunoki.
Reception
During the first half of 2015, the series was 11th best-selling light novel series, with its first and second volumes ranking at 8th and 17th place, respectively. The 4th volume also managed to be the 25th best-selling novel during the first half of 2016.
References
External links
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online (novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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