New Gate

The New Gate (ザ・ニュー・ゲート, Za Nyū Gēto) is a Japanese light novel series written by Shinogi Kazanami. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in 2013, before being published in print by AlphaPolis with illustrations by Makai no Jūnin (volume 1-9), KeG (volume 10-11), and Akira Banpai (volume 12+) beginning in December 2013. As of September 2022, 21 volumes have been published.

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Yoshiyuki Miwa, began serialization on AlphaPolis' website in November 2014. As of February 2023, 13 volumes have been published. A mobile game based on the novel was released in October 2016; its service was disconnected in January 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Cloud Hearts and Yokohama Animation Laboratory is set to premiere in 2024.

Synopsis
"The New Gate," an online game that had turned into a death game, was now releasing the tens of thousands of players that had been dragged into it, thanks to the efforts of Shin, one of the oldest players. But after he had defeated the last boss and freed everyone, he was swallowed up by a strange light and found himself inside the game world 500 years in the future.

(Source: MU)

Light Novels
Written by Shinogi Kazanami, the series began publication on the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in 2013. It was later acquired by AlphaPolis, who began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Makai no Jūnin on December 27, 2013. Volumes 10 and 11 were illustrated by KeG and volumes 12+ have been illustrated by Akira Banpai. In August 2016, the series was removed from the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website and transferred to AlphaPolis' website. As of September 2022, 21 volumes have been published.

Manga
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Yoshiyuki Miwa, began serialization on AlphaPolis' website on November 11, 2014. As of February 2023, the manga's individual chapters have been collected into 13 tankōbon volumes.

In March 2020, One Peace Books announced that they licensed the manga for English publication. AlphaPolis is also publishing the manga in English via their Alpha Manga service.

Character
The main character of this work. Real name: Shinya Kiritani (High Human). The strongest player who made a name for himself in online games. Genuine THE NEW GATE player (Veteran) who has been playing the VRMMORPG 『THE NEW GATE』 since the closed beta test. Who reached the last enemy, "Origin" and clearing the death game, immediately after that, he is sent to the world of 『THE NEW GATE』 500 years later, that is, to another world.

After it became the real world and loses his memory. The strength imbued in his body (Character Stats) shows no signs of slowing down, and he delves into the mysteries of the world through battles and encounters.

Abilities
He is a Veteran Player who held top class combat ability (Samurai) with Subclass (Blacksmith). His favorite weapon is a sword (Katana). A Samurai Class who skillfully wields all types of weapons, using his bodily senses instead of memory. Shin is the strongest player who has made a name for himself in online games, and has been playing the VRMMORPG "THE NEW GATE" since the closed beta test. Because of this Class of his "Samurai" he can surpass the effect of the cursed weapon he hold or owned, by this Class shin can enchant a weapon with different element. And because of the Subclass "Blacksmith" Shin can make a weapon the imbued with different effect or element. He is skilled swordsman (Samurai), because of the experience he get in the game and applying into another world, he can toe-to-toe in every opponent even stronger than him that opposed to him gaining instantly identify “to the every best personal course of action” during combat, because of that he can outmatched his opponent.

TV Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 9, 2023. The series is animated by Cloud Hearts and Yokohama Animation Laboratory, and directed by Tamaki Nakatsu, with series composition by Hiroki Uchida, character designs by Itsuki Takemoto, and music composed by Yuya Mori, Tatsuhiko Saiki, Misaki Tsuchida, and Tsugumi Tanaka. It is set to premiere in 2024.


 * Staff
 * Original author - Kazenami Shinogi
 * Original illustration - Makai no Jūnin, KeG, Akira Banpai
 * Manga - Yoshiyuki Miwa
 * Director - Tamaki Nakatsu
 * Series composition - Yuki Uchida
 * Character design - Itsuki Takamoto
 * Music - Tatsuhiko Saiki, Yuya Mori, Misaki Tsuchida, Tsukumi Tanaka
 * Animation production - Yokohama Animation Lab, Cloud Hearts
 * Production - THE NEW GATE Production Committee

Game
A free-to-play mobile game based on the novel series, developed and published by AlphaPolis, launched on iOS and Android on October 4, 2016. Its service ended on January 27, 2021.

Reception
John Oppliger of AnimeNation felt it was similar to other works of the isekai genre, but that it was "far more personable and approachable" than other series in the genre. He also praised Miwa illustrations, though noted it uses a lot of screentone. Demelza of Anime UK News described the worldbuilding as boring and the lead character and artwork as bland. She also felt that it lacked any new ideas compared to other isekai works.

By February 2023, the novels and manga had a combined circulation of 2.34 million.

Trivia
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