Series synopsis
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online, also known as 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 is a Japanese animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Gunma TV on April 8, 2018. It ended on December 21, 2024. It stars Tomori Kusunoki, Yoko Hikasa, Kazuyuki Okitsu and Chinatsu Akasaki.
College student Karen takes up Gun Gale Online and gets a reputation as the Pink Demon. Then her gaming buddy Pitohui asks her to join the Squad Jam.
Premise
College student Karen takes up Gun Gale Online and gets a reputation as the Pink Demon. Then her gaming buddy Pitohui asks her to join the Squad Jam.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tomori Kusunoki as Llenn / Kohiruimaki Karen (voice)
- Yoko Hikasa as Pitohui / Elsa Kanzaki / Rei Sato (voice)
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as M / Asougi Goushi (voice)
- Chinatsu Akasaki as Fukaziroh / Shinohara Miyu (voice)
Guest cast
- Unsho Ishizuka as Narrator (voice)
- Yuhko Kaida as Instructor (voice)
- Narumi Beppu as Operator (voice)
- Ryo Sugisaki as Player (voice)
- Hinata Tadokoro as Player (voice)
- Yoshihito Sasaki as Player (voice)
- Tsuguo Mogami as Avatar Buyer (voice)
- Ryuichi Kijima as Peter (voice)
- Ikuji Nose as Borno (voice)
- Shinya Hamazoe as Tomtom (voice)
- Yasuaki Takumi as Max (voice)
- Yuya Murakami as Dominic (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | May 13, 2018 | September 27, 2024 |
| Season 1 | 12 | April 7, 2018 | July 1, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 12 | October 4, 2024 | December 21, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Refrain Recap episode of first 5 episodes of Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online, scenario written by Keiichi Shigusawa. Pitohui and M will look back on the past episodes. |
May 13, 2018 |
| 2 |
Gala To commemorate the broadcast of the second season, we will be releasing episode 12.5. Please enjoy the narration by Eva, Sophie, and Tanya, as well as the ending song "Replica". |
September 27, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Squad Jam Squad Jam is a battle royale that pits teams against each other. LLENN, a female player clad in pink, has teamed up with M, a burly man and talented sniper. At the beginning of the tournament, LLENN scouts ahead, but then an enemy team closes in… |
April 8, 2018 |
| 2 |
GGO Karen Kohiruimaki’s college life in Tokyo hasn’t been as she had hoped, due to her insecurity about her height. She comes across Gun Gale Online and, as LLENN, she becomes known as a “player killer.” But then, another female player aims a gun at her… |
April 15, 2018 |
| 3 |
Fan Letter Squad Jam will be held on Gun Gale Online's Japanese server. LLENN wants to participate, but her favorite artist has a concert the same day. But when she can't get a ticket, she joins the tournament. She and her new partner, M head for the battlefield. |
April 22, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
What Happens Twice Will Happen Thrice Three months after LLENN won second place in the team battle, “Second Squad Jam” (SJ2), “Third Squad Jam” (SJ3), was announced. Soon after, news broke out that Pitohui, M, Fukaziroh, and LLENN formed “LPFM,” considered the strongest team in the game. Clarence is obsessed with LLENN, and Shirley ignites her fighting spirit to kill Pitohui. All members of SHINC hope to take revenge as they lost to LLENN in SJ1. A heated battle surpassing SJ2 is about to begin…! |
October 5, 2024 |
| 2 |
The Great Freight Car Operation SJ3 has finally begun. The battlefield is located on an island surrounded by the sea. The word "UNKNOWN" is written on a small hill in the middle of the island. "Is this 'UNKNOWN' the 'special rule' for this battle?" |
October 12, 2024 |
| 3 |
Clarence and Shirley LPFM managed to defeat many members of the allied enemy team, but the island continued to sink, drastically decreasing the physical space they could move around in. LLENN and her comrades avoid areas near the sea and whip up a plan to cut across the northeast section of the island where members of the allied team have gathered. Clarence joins the allied team at this time. She suggests splitting the team into smaller groups of two people and launching waves of attacks against LPFM. However, immediately after they launch this plan, she betrays her teammates and attacks them. In addition, Shirley, who left the KKHC to fight alone, begins joining in on the attacks against the allied team! |
October 19, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Gunma TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 8, 2018 |
| Last aired | December 21, 2024 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 00:00:00 |