On the official site for the anime adaptation of the light novels written by Keiichi Sigsawa and illustrated by Kougaku Kuroboshi“Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online“, it was revealed that the announced second season of the series is scheduled to premiere this year in Japan.
The press release also revealed that this second season, despite arriving more than six years later, will feature the return of Youko Hikasa like Pitohui, Chinatsu Akasaki like Fukaziroh and Kazuyuki Okitsu like M.
Keiichi Sigsawa The publication of the light novels began through the publishing label Dengeki Bunko of Kadokawa in December 2014, and are still continuing with thirteen volumes published to date. In addition to the manga adaptation by Tadadi Tamorithe work was adapted to anime in a series of twelve episodes released in the season of Spring-2018 (April-June).
Production team
- Tomori Kusunoki returns to play the protagonist Karen “LLENN” Kohiruimaki.
- Masayuki Sakoi (Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious, Matoi the Sacred Slayer, Princess Resurrection) returns to take charge of the direction in Studio 3Hz.
- Yousuke Kuroda (My Hero Academia, Trigun, Gundam Build Fighters, Mobile Suit Gundam 00) returns to take charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
- Yoshio Kosakai (The Marginal Service, Needless) returns to take charge of character design and animation direction.
Synopsis of Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
Dressed in desert pink and the size of a child, the infamous “Pink Devil” mercilessly hunts other players in the firearms-centric world of the virtual reality game Gun Gale Online. But in real life, this feared gamer killer isn’t exactly who anyone would expect. Karen Kohiruimaki, a shy university student from Tokyo, contrasts greatly with her in-game avatar; In fact, it turns out that she is also above everyone else, much to her misfortune. Karen towers above everyone around her, and her insecurity about her height leads her to turn to the virtual world as an escape.
He starts one game after another in the hope of manifesting himself as a short, handsome character, and finally achieves his ideal self in the world of Gun Gale Online. Delighted with her new character, she throws herself into the game as LLENN, earning a reputation as a legendary player killer. However, when one of LLENN’s targets gets the best of her, she ends up meeting Pitohui, a skilled but eccentric woman. Pitohui soon becomes friends with Karen and insists that LLENN participate in Squad Jam, a battle royale in which teams face each other until only one remains. LLENN must fight with all her ingenuity and will if she wants to reach the top.
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