“Tall, shy Karen becomes the tiny "Pink Devil" killer LLENN in Gun Gale Online's battle royale.”
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
ソードアート・オンライン オルタナティブ ガンゲイル・オンライン
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Synopsis
Tall, shy Karen becomes the tiny "Pink Devil" killer LLENN in Gun Gale Online's battle royale.
Clad in desert pink and the size of a mere child, the infamous "Pink Devil" mercilessly hunts down other players in the firearm-centered world of the virtual reality game Gun Gale Online. But in real life, this feared player killer is not quite who anyone would expect. A shy university student in Tokyo, Karen Kohiruimaki stands in stark contrast to her in-game avatar—in fact, she happens to stand above everyone else too, much to her dismay. Towering above all the people around her, Karen's insecurities over her height reach the point where she turns to the virtual world for an escape. Starting game after game in hopes of manifesting as a cute, short character, she finally obtains her ideal self in the world of Gun Gale Online. Overjoyed by her new persona, she pours her time into the game as LLENN, garnering her reputation as the legendary player killer. However, when one of LLENN's targets gets the best of her, she ends up meeting Pitohui, a skilled yet eccentric woman. Quickly becoming friends with Karen, Pitohui insists that LLENN participates in Squad Jam, a battle royale that pits teams against one another, fighting until only one remains. Thrust into the heated competition, LLENN must fight with all her wit and will if she hopes to shoot her way to the top.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 127 sampled reviews
What 127 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.21 · split reception
4.8 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.2
↓ 1.58
Running avg · Apr 2018 → Mar 2026
- 8 “Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online has so far been a very good anime with even better potential. This particular SAO arc has a very fun and playful mood (so far), even though the theme...”
- 8 “Here's the deal. Here you have a person who has essentially taken an arc of a show known for its poor character development, ruining a cool concept (Taking a sword to a gunfight is ridiculous....”
- 7 “i watched it because LLENN is cute, the darker themes werent a detriment to that but they also werent all that interestingly done in my opinion they sparked little interest in me but i wouldnt say...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2018 – Jul 2018 Spring 2018
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-13249 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Genco Producer
- ASCII Media Works Producer
- Bandai Namco Entertainment Producer
- Egg Firm Producer
- Straight Edge Producer
- Kadokawa Producer
Licensed by
- Aniplex of America Licensor