Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online

As if that wasn't already obvious. Dont be whiney that a spin-off is a spin-off. Meaning its intended to be very different.

GGO follows a different set of characters with different issues. Namely? One is suicidal and its up to the protagonist to beat her in a game to keep her from dying irl.

This is actually a much more realistic issue than most people realize. That's kinda why i didnt like it as much. I came for a more fantasy type scenario but this was good too. It was a little... eh to me but i still found it enjoyable. Got to see more of GGO and it doesn't really contradict anything from SAO storyline.

All in all it doesn't deserve the hate it gets from the toxic gatekeepers

It's a fun series worth a watch too bad there's no season two but that's really the only thing I can complain about.

I watched this before ever knowing about SWO. Something about the image of a strange pink munchkin wielding an also pink FN P90 grabbed my attention I guess. I didn't compare it to anything and enjoyed it a lot! If you are going into it thinking it will be SWO then you'd best manage your expectations. Treat this like a spin off series with all new characters. Yeah it probably should have just been called "Gun Gale Online" but I guess the guys in marketing thought it would be better to have some brand recognition.

Not anywhere near the main show, but it was never meant to be. Just a fun little 12 episode story that can maybe drag in some parts, but also manages not to waste any time. The characters are all enjoyable, although the "villain" can be a little annoying. Overall a good side project and would definitely recommend. I hope the characters make it into the main show somehow or this gets a season 2. Oh and that end credits song is really good :)

The protagonist once again is someone using a close range weapon with super human speed and reflexes. She's almost an interesting character that forms inexplicably strong attachments to weirdos in an RPG. Speaking of, this is a shooter but the writers randomly portray antagonists that enjoy the killing as immoral. It's a shooter, toying with the other team and enjoying the kill are intrensic to the genre. But protagonists that enjoy the killing are not portrayed the same way. And the worst part is that in real life the protagonist would have reported the antagonist to the police and that would have been that. It's not a bad anime, and many people will enjoy it but I found the story and characters to be elementary and shallow.