Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online (Light Novel) - Recommendations

• TV (12 eps)
• 2018

Asahi's life in reality ended simultaneously, when she died playing "Union", a world-renowned online RPG. The members of "Subaru" went separate ways when "Union" shut down due to Asahi's death. Six years later, Haruto logs onto a renewed version of "Re'Union" and reunites with Asahi who had died. Is she an electronic ghost? The "promise" the childhood friends made will unfold within the game.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2022

Over a month has passed since 10,000 users were trapped inside the SAO game. Asuna, who cleared the first floor of the floating iron castle of Aincrad, joined up with Kirito and continued her journey to reach the top floor. With support from the female Information Broker Argo thrown into the mix, clearing the floors seemed to be progressing smoothly, but… The top player groups leading in clears are “ALS” the Aincrad Liberation Squad and “DKB” the Dragon Knights Brigade. Conflict erupts between these two major guilds that should be working together. But behind the scenes exists a mysterious figure pulling the strings… In a dangerous battle of death, there is an “assault” that differs from the “threat” And it will all involve Asuna and Kirito…!

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2021

One month after Akihiko Kayaba’s game of death began, the death toll continues to rise, two thousand players having already lost their lives to the ultra-difficult VRMMO world of Sword Art Online. On the day of the strategy meeting to plan out the first-floor boss battle, Kirito, a solo player who vows to fight alone to get stronger, runs into a rare, high-level female player. She gracefully dispatches powerful monsters with a single rapier that flashes like a shooting star in the night…

• DVD Special (8 eps)
• 2015 - 2016

The comedy anime shorts feature super-deformed characters.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2003

Shuugo and Rena think they're just two siblings who got lucky and won two 'special' characters in the MMORPG The World, but mystery is afoot! What is the truth behind the characters they've been given? What is the 'Twilight' that has worried the game's most powerful? The answers lie in Shuugo's bracelet, as well as the power to save his sister from a fate worse than death!

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2003

The World is safe from viruses and harm. Kite, along with the Twilight Bracelet, is ridding the land of stray viruses, while the cast of .hack//SIGN and the .hack games continue to enjoy their time in The World as players. But a celebration is on the horizon! With Helba's guile to take the blame, Tsukasa, Mimiru, Kite, Elk, and the rest of the gang are finally going to meet or be reunited for one last party!

• TV (26 eps)
• 2006

Years after the fantasy MMORPG known as 'The World' suffered massive system failure, it has returned. Upgraded and re-written, the current incarnation of 'The World' gives players the freedom to find high adventure, embark on quests for treasure, and battle each other in arenas and tournaments. Player-Killers have become commonplace, however, and prey upon those weaker than they. Haseo, a careless player, was saved from such a fate by members of the Twilight Brigade - a guild with a legendary quest. Joining with the Twilight Brigade, they take on "The World" with all of its wonders and dangers. Will they find what they seek, and will Haseo be able to save those that mean the most to him from the unexplainable effects of 'The World'?

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2007

"There is something I wish to entrust to you; come to the hidden Forbidden Festival," is the message that the Twilight Brigade received from their leader, Ovan. Upon his orders, Tabby, Shino, Yata, Pi and Atori head to the festival, but Ovan is nowhere to be seen. However, things become dangerous once Tabby opens a stray treasure chest that contains an unusual monster! The team must now defeat the monster, discover its nature, and figure out the reason why Ovan invited them to this place...

• TV (1+ ep)
• 2024 - ?

THE NEW GATE―an online game transformed into a life-and-death struggle for its players. Thanks to the valiant efforts of Shin, the most powerful of them all, an end to the game and freedom for everyone seemed within reach. But just moments after Shin defeats the game's final boss, he finds himself bathed in an unknown light and transported some 500 years into the future of the in-game world. Thrown from a simple game gone wrong into a strange new land, one young swordsman of unrivalled strength is about to embark on a legendary journey!

• TV (12 eps)
• 2023

38-year-old Tanaka Daichi’s childhood dream of playing a VRMMO has finally come to life. As he creates his character, he decides to choose skills that are considered useless by others, since he has no interest in playing like a main character. Follow the adventures of Daichi as he strives to use his mismatched set of worthless skills to achieve his dream goal of simply being able to enjoy an alternate life in a virtual reality.