The Internet Still Can't Believe How Good 'Gun Gale Online' Is

Sword Art Online fans had been wary of the series' first anime spin-off Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online, but now that the series is halfway in fans ave come around in full support of this new series.

Citing its many differences from the mainline Sword Art Online series, fans find that the new series lead Karen and her cute avatar LLENN to be a worthy protagonist. Some fans are even going as far to prefer her over previous protagonist Kirito.

By focusing on a stories about escapism rather than true life or death circumstances, the series is mining more emotion out of its smaller confrontations and episodes rather than try and craft a huge story out of some grand life-or-death battle for someone like Kirito.

The battle for Pitohui's life seems more personal, and a good way to make the battles in this virtual game matter this time around and it's why fans have been flocking to the series in droves.

Read on to see what fans are saying about the series so far. and let us know how you feel in the comments!