Winter 2020 Anime: Official Info, Airdates & Trailers
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The anime translations of light novel Sword Art Online have been enormously successful since the first series began in 2012. The second season was a major hit in 2014, and February 2017’s animated film Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale was a box-office hit, selling over 1.7 million tickets and grossing 2.5 billion yen in Japan alone.
Currently-airing anime Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online is a spin-off story of Sword Art Online. It is based on a series of light novels written by Keiichi Shigusawa, who is known for Kino’s Journey and other light novel series.
A preview screening took place on 6 April, and the main cast of the anime appeared in front of the excited fans. You can see the cast comments down below!
Date: April 6, 2018
Venue: United Cinemas Toyosu, Tokyo
Guest Speakers: Tomori Kusunoki, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Chinatsu Akasaki, Youko Hikasa
I can feel all the high expectations coming from everyone! I am giving my best efforts to meet such expectations right now! I hope you enjoy every detail of it including the super-realistic gun action and the interactions between the unique characters! It will finally premiere tomorrow…! Please have fun with it and support us! Thank you very much for coming today!
I think you have started to refer to the series as GGO, but just in case you forgot, the official title of the series is Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online! Please be careful and remember the correct title when you are setting your TV to record the anime. It has turned out to be a really interesting series, so I’d appreciate it if you’d tell everyone about it! You can enjoy it whether or not you know the original Sword Art Online, so please have fun with it and keep on supporting us!
You might have been disappointed to see such a messy and slow photo session, but the series itself is going right on the mark and we’re making it the coolest ever! [NB: The cast members posed for the press cameras on the stage in front of the audience] You can enjoy it no matter your knowledge of guns, and it would be even more fun if you read the original novel after watching the show! I hope you watch GGO and enjoy it with us together! Thank you very much for coming today!
Thank you very much for coming today! It was a big surprise, but I’m also very pleased to be here on the stage for the advanced screening today! So, the series will start tomorrow, and I can feel the high expectations you all have. I’ll do my best to meet the expectations and pour all of it into the recording. Please look forward to it and continue your support for GGO!
Keep warm this winter season with the latest anime info at MANGA.TOKYO!