Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online", key visuals and broadcast station information released!

The key visual and broadcast station information for the TV anime "Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online," which will start airing in April 2018, have been released.

The anime is based on the novel by Reki Kawahara, winner of the 15th Dengeki Novel Award (Grand Prize), and follows the adventures of the main character Kirito in the mysterious next-generation online game "Sword Art Online". The second season aired from July to December 2014.

On February 18, 2017, the anime film "Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale-," based on a story written by Kawahara, was released. The film was a huge hit in Japan, grossing 2.5 billion yen at the box office and drawing more than 1.77 million viewers. Furthermore, at the "Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival 2017" held in October 2017, the TV anime adaptations of "Sword Art Online Arisimation" and "Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online" were announced.
⇒ " Sword Art Online Arisation" & "Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online" will be adapted into TV anime!

The key visual of "Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online" has been revealed!　The broadcasting stations have also been revealed, and the anime will begin airing on TOKYO MX, BS11, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, MBS, and Aichi TV in April 2018.

Another story of "Sword Art Online" will be drawn by Keiichi Shigurezawa of "Kino's Journey" and illustrator Kohaku Kuroboshi. Expect more information to come.


■"Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online"
＜Broadcast Information＞
・Broadcasting date: April 2018 on various stations
・Broadcasting stations: TOKYO MX, BS11, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, MBS, Aichi TV

＜Work Information＞
・Original story: Keiichi Shigurezawa ( Original illustration by Kohaku Kurosei / Supervision by Reki Kawahara)
・Cast: Ren: Tomori Kusunoki / Pitofui: Yoko Hikasa / Em: Kazuyuki Okitsu / Fukajiro: Chinatsu Akasaki