Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online" releases staff information and first commercial using anime footage!

The TV anime "Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online," which will start airing in April 2018, has released staff information and a commercial for the show.

The anime is based on the novel by Reki Kawahara, which won the 15th Dengeki Novel Award (Grand Prize). The second season aired from July to December 2014.

On February 18, 2017, the anime film "Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale-," with a story written by Kawahara, was released. It 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!

Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online" is another story of "Sword Art Online" written by Keiichi Shigurezawa of "Kino's Journey" fame, and its main attraction is the tense and realistic battle scenes.

The staff information of the TV anime version has been released this time!　The character designs are by illustrator Kohaku Kuroboshi, who worked with Keiichi Shigurezawa on "Kino's Journey" and has also worked on character designs for various anime works, including "World Domination: Zwizder the Plot". Studio 3Hz, which has been talked about for its high animation quality in "Flip Floppers" and "Princess Principal," will be in charge of the animation production.

In addition, the first commercial featuring animation footage has been released for the first time.

Production Information] (Titles omitted)
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
Broadcast date: April 2018
Broadcasting stations: TOKYO MX / BS11 / Tochigi TV / Gunma TV / MBS / Aichi TV

＜Staff Information
Original story: Keiichi Shigurezawa (Dengeki Bunko)
Original Illustration/Character Design Original Plan：Kohaku Kuroboshi
Director : Masayuki Sakoi
Series Composition/Screenplay : Yosuke Kuroda
Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Yoshio Kosai
Animation Production: Studio 3Hz

＜Cast Information
Ren: Kusunoki Tomori
Pitofui: Yoko Hikasa
M: Kazuyuki Okitsu
Fuka Jiro: Chinatsu Akasaki


(C)2017 Keiichi Shigurezawa/KADOKAWA Ascii/Media Works/GGO Project