Season 2 of the Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online anime will air this year, although the specific premiere date is yet to be specified. A visual featuring its main characters now out:
The main cast will be reprising their roles: Yoko Hikasa as Pitohui, Kazuyuki Okitsu as M, Chinatsu Akasaki as Miyu Shinohara/Fukaziroh, and Tomori Kusunoki as Llenn. Masayuki Sakoi is returning to direct the second season, with Yosuke Kuroda doing both the series composition and scriptwriting. Studio 3HZ is animating the sequel.
The second season for Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online was first announced during the 30th Dengeki Bunko Summer Festival in July 2023. The first season aired from April to June 2018 for 12 episodes.
It is based on Keiichi Sigsawa’s Sodo Ato Onrain Orutanatibu Gangeiru Onrain (Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online) light novel series. ASCII Media Works has licensed the light novel since December 2014, while the manga adaptation with illustrations by Tadadi Tamori was also serialized by ASCII Media Works from December 2015 to January 2021.
Yen Press is serializing the Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online light novel series in English and describes the plot as:
A Brand-New Battlefield Awaits!Karen Kohiruimaki is a college student who stands at an imposing six feet. While her complex about her height makes it hard for her to make friends in the real world, the VRMMO Gun Gale Online changes everything. Now equipped with her ideal “mini” avatar and clad in a pink battle suit, Karen is ready to shoot up the world of GGO as Llenn! Before long, she meets the beautiful Pitohui, and the two rare female players become fast friends. Little does Llenn know that this friendship is the key to her entry in the first-ever Squad Jam, a team-based battle royale that echoes the famous Bullet of Bullets tournament…
Source: Official Website
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