A new collaboration visual has been released for the anime series Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II and I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time.
The image features both main characters from the respective series with their weapons swapped. Llenn is featured with a giant mallet on the left, while Alina holds a pink submachine gun.
© 2023 KEIICHI SIGSAWA/KADOKAWA/GGO2 Project
© 2024 Mato Kousaka/KADOKAWA/Iffole Labor Union
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online will premiere its second season in Japan on October 4, 2024. The series is a spin-off of Sword Art Online, with the first season airing from April 2018 to June 2018. A-1 Pictures is credited as animation producer for the series after Studio 3Hz moved its operations there.
The anime is based on the light novel series by Kino's Journey author Keiichi Sigsawa, featuring illustrations by Kouhaku Kuroboshi and was first published by ASCII Media Works on December 10, 2014. Thirteen volumes have been released as of March 2023, with the 14th volume due to premiere on October 10, 2024.
© 2023 KEIICHI SIGSAWA/KADOKAWA/GGO2 Project
Crunchyroll has aired the first season and the synopsis is as follows:
In the world of guns and steel that is Gun Gale Online, LLENN has become a dedicated solo female gamer. She is obsessed with two things: wearing all pink and honing her skills through consistent gameplay. She soon discovers her hobby of hunting other players (aka PK), soon becoming known as the “Pink Devil”. Meanwhile, LLENN meets a beautiful yet mysterious player, Pitohui, and the two hit it off immediately. Following Pitohui’s advice, she joins the Squad Jam group battle.
Meanwhile, I May Be a Guild Receptionist will premiere in January 2025, with CloverWorks in charge of animation production.
The anime is based on the light novel series by writer Mato Kousaka and illustrator Gaou, first published by ASCII Media Works on March 10, 2021. Eight volumes have been released as of August 2024.
©2024 香坂マト/KADOKAWA/イフール労働組合
Yen Press publishes the light novel and manga adaptation in English, with the following summary:
Alina Clover signed up to become a receptionist developer at the Adventurer's Guild thinking it would be her ticket to the good life. Unfortunately, her dream gig turns into a nightmare overtime every time adventurers get stuck clearing dungeons. To save herself from the mountain of paperwork, Alina must defeat monsters herself to solve the problem! Now all she has to do is keep her activities a secret…
Source: Sword Art Online: Gun Gale Online Official Anime Twitter, Official Anime Website
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