Where To Watch 'Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online'

The Spring 2018 anime season is currently underway, and there are so many highly anticipated [...]

The Spring 2018 anime season is currently underway, and there are so many highly anticipated premieres there is a possibility that some premieres get buried under the others. To make sure you are able to keep track of every anime release this season, we here at Comicbook.com have you covered with where you can watch the biggest releases.

But where can you watch the Gun Gale Online spin-off when it premieres April? Here are your options below:

  • Crunchyroll - There is a monthly subscription fee to watch episodes (in Japanese with English subs) the day of release, but they also offer a free option to fans who don't mind waiting a week after initial release to watch a new episode.
  • Hulu - There is a monthly subscription fee to watch episodes (in Japanese with English subs) the day of release in Japan, but there is also a free option.

The synopsis for Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online is as follows:

"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 game play. She soon discovers her love for hunting other players (a.k.a. PK), soon to be known as the "Pink Devil."

Meanwhile, LLENN meets a beautiful yet mysterious player, Pitohui, and the two click right away. Doing as she is told by Pitohui, she enters the Squad Jam group battle."

Are you excited for Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online? Let us know in the comments!

For those unfamiliar with Sword Art Online, the series was originally created by Reki Kawahara with illustrations provided by abec. The series follows a boy named Kirito after he and thousands of gamers get trapped in a virtual reality video game known as Sword Art Online. The gamers must band together to defeat the game's final level to escape, but Kirito and his guild learn there is more behind their prison than they were originally told.

The series began as a series of light novels published through Dengeki Bunko in 2009, and has been adapted into eight different manga series by ASCII Media Works and Kadokawa. The series has been licensed for an English language release by Yen Press, and has been adapted into an anime series by A-1 Pictures.

Its first season aired in 2012 and ran for 25 episodes, while its second season, Sword Art Online II, aired in 2014 and ran for 24 episodes. The series currently gearing up for its next big arc in the light novel series, "Unitial Ring," and the next season of the anime is set to adapt "Alicization."

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