News Reporting

Yen Press Adds Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online Light Novels

Written By Samantha Ferreira

The world of Gun Gale is one of many users and many lives. This is the tale of one such player.

Earlier today, Yen Press announced that they acquired the domestic rights to Keiichi Sigsawa, Reki Kawahara, and illustrator Kuroboshi Kouhaku’s Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online light novel series. As of press time, release details have yet to be announced.

Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online launched under Dengeki’s Dengeki Bunko imprint in December 2014. The series currently spans six volumes, with the most recent hitting stores on March 10. A manga adaptation by Sigsawa and artist Tadadi Tamori launched in Dengeki Maoh magazine in 2015.

Yen Press currently distributes Sigsawa and Tamori’s manga adaptation. They describe the series as:

Karen Kohiruimaki always felt out of place in the real world. Due to her extreme height, she found it hard to make friends with other girls her age. Everything changes when she’s introduced to VR and Gun Gale Online. In GGO, Karen is free to play the cute, chibi avatar of her dreams! Can Karen find friendship in this bullet-ridden MMO…?

Source: Yen Press (Industry Panel)

Filed Under:

Tag(s): , , , ,

About the author

Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

Anime Herald

Support Anime Herald

Anime Herald is brought to you through our Patrons and Ko-fi supporters. Consider backing us for as little as $1 a month to help us keep the site ad-free and pay a fair rate to our writers.

Patrons and backers can access several benefits, including Early Article Access, our members-only Discord, and the ability to suggest articles for our team to write on your behalf.

Become a Patron
Support us on Ko-Fi

Latest Posts

See all Articles