New Gate

The New Gate (ザ・ニュー・ゲート, Za Nyū Gēto) is a Japanese light novel and web novel written by Kazanami, Shinogi. The illustrations are in charge of the Makai no Juumin (Volumes 1-9), KeG (Volumes 10-11), and Akira Banbai (Volume 12-). Miwa, Yoshiyuki is in charge of the manga version based on this work.

It has been serialized since 2013 on the Internet novel posting site "Shōsetsuka ni Narō". A book was published by AlphaPolis in 2014. Since 2015, a series of web comics by Yoshiyuki Miwa has also been carried out. Due to the 2016 "Shōsetsuka ni Narō" digest regulation, it has shifted to serialization in Alphapolis. As of September 2022, the cumulative number of copies including the electronic version is 2.14 million.

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
Kazanami, Shinogi (Author) / Makai no Juumin (Illustration, Volumes 1-9), KeG (Illustration, Volumes 10-11) & Banhai Akira (Illustration, Volumes 12-) "THE NEW GATE" Alphapolis, 21 already published Volume (as of September 30, 2022)

Manga
Kazanami, Shinogi (Original) / Makai no Juumin (Character Draft) / Miwa, Yoshiyuki (Illustrator) "THE NEW GATE" Alphapolis , 12 volumes already published (as of June 30, 2022). The New Gate has been published in English by One Peace Books since April 16, 2020. It is also published through Alpha Manga.

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.

Chronology


 * 『Volume 1』 Shin defeats the last boss "Origin" and frees everyone from the death game; however, he is swallowed up by a strange light and finds himself inside the game world 500 years in the future. It turns out the game world has become a real world and is no longer a game. He returned to his game base, the Tsuki no Hokora (Moon Shrine) and becomes acquainted with Tiera, the shopkeeper left in charged by his No. 1 Support Character NPC Schnee Raizar. After curing Tiera of her curse which she has carried for the last 100 years Shin enters the capital city Bayreuth in hopes of gaining information of what has happened the last 500 years.
 * 『Volume 2』After saving Yuzuha's life and making a monster contract with her, Shin returns to Bayreuth, reports about Yuzuha's shrine and skull faces, and meets with Millie again after her prophecy became true. Later, in exchange for information on Millie power, Shin agrees to teach Rashia Luzel [Purification] magic. Shin meets Schnee Raizar while fighting Lord Skull Face. After defeating the monster, Shin catches up with Wilhelm Avis. Wanting to hide his identity, Shin and Schnee Raizar reveal to him that Shin is a High Human. Shin also offers to restructure Wilhelm's Weapon, Venom.
 * 『Volume 3』Shin and company travel to Elden to meet Shin's support character No. 3, Girard Estaria.
 * 『Volume 4』After Shin and company is in Elden, Shin is called by the guild master of the adventurers' guild, Barlux Heim. He is asked to return to Bayreuth as soon as possible, as the royal family wishes to see him. Shin speculates that it had something to do with his encounter with the Skull Face he found in the northern outskirts of Bayreuth and the holy sword that had crashed into the royal palace.
 * 『Volume 5』The Flood is coming, and between the threat it poses to humanity stands the fortress city Balmel, which has withstood all floods until now, but this flood is an irregular one, Shin and Rionne who just escaped the Sacred Land of Kalkia is on their way to prepare for a defensive battle.
 * 『Volume 6』Millie is kidnapped by the church and Shin and company goes to rescue her from the evil and corrupted who wish to sacrifice her. The city, Sigurd, where Millie has been kidnapped to belongs to the church, and in the center is one of the six guild bases of Rokuten which belongs to Cain, the Shrine, Palmirack.

Personality


 * Shin is kind and respectable. In the death game, Shin once had his personality changed completely from a kind and warm person to that of a cold killing machine, after 'certain' circumstances.

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. 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.

Game
From October 4, 2016, distribution started with item billing system for iOS and Android (Mobile Game).

Trivia
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