

The character has achieved popularity in anime and manga fandom, often appearing in fan polls and official merchandise, and has received positive critical reception, with acclaim directed at her appearance and depth of character. As a result, she began to develop a fear of guns, deciding to play Gun Gale Online in hopes it would mend her trauma.

When she was eleven years old, Shino was involved in a post office robbery, where she killed the armed robber to defend her mother. She makes her series debut in the fifth light novel volume, titled Phantom Bullet, and the second season of the Sword Art Online anime, voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro in Japanese and Michelle Ruff in the English dub. She is more commonly known by her avatar name, Sinon ( シノン, Shinon), her player name in the Gun Gale Online and Alfheim Online video games that the series is set in. Shino Asada ( 朝田 詩乃, Asada Shino) is a fictional character who appears in the Sword Art Online series of light novels and anime by Reki Kawahara.

Character artwork for Sinon in Sword Art Online: Code Register
