The anime adaptation of the Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online material came out back in the spring of 2018 and it did pretty well and saw a lot of streaming. And while it took a while, we learned in the summer of 2023 that a second season and we had the show set for an October 2024 debut. Masayuki Sakoi is directing the series with Yousuke Furoda handling the series composition. Yoshio Kosakai served as the chief animation director and character designer that’s adapting Kouhaku Kuroboshi’s original designs. Studio 3Hz worked on the animation production, though it’s now listed as A-1 Pictures as the studio was blended into them.
With an October 4th, 2024 premiere date set for it recently, the latest update is from the Japanese side as they’ve brought out a new character promo focusing on Tomori Kusunoki as Karen Kohiruimaki/Llenn.
The Japanese cast includes Tomori Kusunoki as Karen Kohiruimaki/Llenn, Chinatsu Akasaki as Fukaziroh, Kazuyuki Okitsu as M, Yōko Hikasa as Pitohui, Akinori Egoshi as Player, Aoi Ichikawa as Kenta, Atsumi Tanezaki as Rosa, Atsushi Imaruoka as Huey, Ayaka Asai as Eva, Chitose Morinaga as Tohma, Haruka Shiraishi as Tanya, Hinata Tadokoro as Player, Itaru Yamamoto as Summon, Junichi Yanagita as Player, Junji Majima as David, Juri Kimura as Announcer, Keiichi Sigsawa as Novelist, and M.A.O as Anna.
The light novel itself back in 2014 and has plenty of material to adapt. The manga adaptation comes from writer Keiichi Shigusawa with artwork by Tadadi Tamori.
Plot Concept: In the world of guns and steel that is Gun Gale Online, LLENN has been a devoted, female solo player. She is obsessed with two things: donning herself entirely in pink and honing her skills with consistent gameplay. She soon discovers her love for hunting other players (a.k.a. PK), and becomes known as the “Pink Devil.”
One day, LLENN meets a beautiful yet mysterious player, Pitohui, and the two click right away. Doing as she is told by Pitohui, LLENN enters the Squad Jam group battle.
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