Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online centers on Karen Kohiruimaki, who is bad at dealing with people in her life and plays virtual shooter MMO Gun Gale Online as the pink-clad Llen. She eventually meets a player named Pitohui, who pressures her into joining the Battle Royale-style tournament known as Squad Jam.

Series details

• Title: Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2018-04-07
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 34886
• IMDb ID: tt7978710
• TVDB ID: 335815

Cast and credited roles

• Tomori Kusunoki — Llen
• Yōko Hikasa — Pitohui
• Kazuyuki Okitsu — M
• Chinatsu Akasaki — Fukaziroh

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-04-07; final listed air date 2018-06-30; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 2024-10-04; final listed air date 2024-12-20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.