Gate (Novel Series)

Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri (Japanese: ゲート 自衛隊 彼の地にて、斯く戦えり, Hepburn: Gēto: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri, lit. Gate: Thus the Japanese Self-Defense Force Fought in Their Land), is a Japanese fantasy novel series written by Takumi Yanai and illustrated by Daisuke Izuka and Kurojishi.

Originally, it was serialized from 2006 to 2009 on the user-generated novel publishing website Arcadia until it was acquired by publisher AlphaPolis in 2010. A manga adaptation illustrated by Satoru Sao began in July 2011, and three spin-off manga began in 2015. The first half of an anime television series adaptation aired from July to September 2015, and the second half aired from January to March 2016. The series has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America.

A sequel novel series, Gate Season 2: Jieitai Kano Umi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri, began publication in 2017.

Synopsis
In August of 20xx, a portal to a parallel world, known as the "Gate," suddenly appeared in Ginza, Tokyo. Monsters and troops poured out of the portal, turning the shopping district into a bloody inferno.

The Japan Ground-Self Defence Force immediately took action and pushed the fantasy creatures back to the "Gate." To facilitate negotiations and prepare for future fights, the JGSDF dispatched the Third Reconnaissance Team to the "Special Region" at the other side of the Gate.

Youji Itami, a JSDF officer as well as a 33-year-old otaku, was appointed as the leader of the Team. Amid attacks from enemy troops the team visited a variety of places and learnt a lot about the local culture and geography.

Thanks to their efforts in humanitarian relief, although with some difficulties they were gradually able to reach out to the locals. They even had a cute elf, a sorceress and a demigoddess in their circle of new friends. On the other hand, the major powers outside the Gate such as the United States,China and Russia were extremely interested in the abundant resources available in the Special Region. They began to exert diplomatic pressure over Japan.

A suddenly appearing portal to an unknown world—to the major powers it may be no more than a mere asset for toppling the international order. But to our protagonists it is an invaluable opportunity to broaden knowledge, friendship, and ultimately their perspective towards the world.

(Source: Baka-Tsuki)

Light Novels

 * Season 1

Takumi Yanai, a former member of the JSDF, initially published the work on the user-generated content site Arcadia from April 2006 until June 2009 under the pseudonym Todoku Takusan (とどく＝たくさん). In 2010, AlphaPolis made an arrangement with him to publish his work in print. The first two web novel volumes were slightly altered to make them less nationalistic whereas the third, and final, web novel volume was rewritten and expanded into three volumes. These five volumes were published from April 12, 2010, to January 5, 2012, with cover illustrations by Daisuke Izuka. The original web novels were later removed from Arcadia. The series has continued with five volumes of side stories as of October 10, 2012. On January 6, 2013, AlphaPolis began a reprint of the series as a light novel, where each novel volume was split into two small-sized light novel volumes in bunkobon format, as well as new cover and inside illustrations by Kurojishi.

Manga
There are five manga series based on Gate, all published by AlphaPolis. The first manga, drawn by Satoru Sao, began publishing on July 30, 2011. This manga is licensed in English by Sekai Publishing, but only the first two volumes have been translated, with Sekai stating quality problems with the volume 2 copies in 2018. Following the release of volume 2 in 2020, Sekai Project canceled subsequent volumes.

The second manga, titled ''Gate! Yonkoma'', is a yonkoma comic strip comedy drawn by Kuinji 51-gou, beginning on January 15, 2015, and ending on July 23, 2015.

The third manga, drawn by Yukie Shiren and titled Gate: Teikoku no Bara Kishidan - Piña Co Lada 14-sai, which is a prequel story with Piña as the main protagonist, began on March 19, 2015, and ended on April 7, 2016, has 2 volumes. A fourth manga, drawn by Chako Abeno and titled Gate: featuring The Starry Heavens, which depicts the three main female characters becoming music idols, began on March 19, 2015, and ended on April 28, 2016, and has 2 volumes.

A fifth spin-off manga, drawn by Tomo and titled Mei☆Company, is based on the in-universe manga in the Gate series, began on March 19, 2015, and ended on October 22, 2015, and has 1 volume.

Character
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TV Anime
An anime television series adaptation was produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Takahiko Kyōgoku. The series’ character designs are based on light novel illustrations. The first 12 episodes aired in Japan between July 4 and September 18, 2015. The second half aired on Tokyo MX from January 9 to March 26, 2016. It was streamed online by Crunchyroll and is licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America. From episodes 1 to 12, the opening theme song is "Gate (Sore wa Akatsuki no You ni)" (GATE～それは暁のように～) by Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets and the ending theme song is "Prism Communicate" (ぷりずむコミュニケート Purizumu Komyunikēto) by Hisako Kanemoto, Nao Tōyama, and Risa Taneda.


 * Staff
 * Original Author - Takumi Yanagiuchi (published by Alphapolis)
 * Original illustrations - Daisuke Izuka, Kurojishi (paperback edition)
 * Director - Naohiko Kyogoku
 * Series composition -Tatsuhiko Urahata
 * Chief Director - Ryo Ando
 * Character design/general drawing director - Jun Nakai
 * Sub-design - Yuji Hosokoshi
 * Military Supervision - Takaaki Suzuki, Kenichi Kaneko, Mr.B
 * Firearm setting/Firearms/Weapons Animation Director - Yu Aoki
 * Action/effect drawing director - Kengo Matsumoto
 * Color design - Takahiro Motegi  (Part 1: Episode 1-Episode 12)
 * Art Director - Maho Takahashi
 * Art setting - Takeyuki Takahashi
 * Cinematographer - Masaharu Okazaki
 * CG Director - Yusuke Noma
 * Editing - Daisuke Imai
 * Acoustic director - Yukio Nagasaki
 * Music - Yoshimasa Fujisawa
 * Music Producer - Go Kojima
 * Music production - Five Eighth
 * Producers - Nobuhiro Nakayama, Teppei Ota, Nobuhiro Osawa
 * Animation Producer - Joji Kiyota
 * Produce - GENCO
 * Produce Cooperation - EGG FIRM
 * Animation Production - A-1 Pictures
 * Production - "Gate Part I" Production Committee ( Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Alphapolis, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Showgate, Clockworks, Genco)

Sentai Filmworks released a complete collection of the series on Blu-ray and DVD on July 11, 2017.

For the second half, the opening theme is "Gate II (Sekai o Koete)" (GATE Ⅱ ～世界を超えて～) by Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets, and the ending theme is "Itsudatte Communication" (いつだってコミュニケーション) by Kanemoto, Tōyama, and Taneda.


 * Staff
 * Original Author - Takumi Yanagiuchi (published by Alphapolis)
 * Original illustrations - Daisuke Izuka, Kurojishi (paperback edition)
 * Director - Naohiko Kyogoku
 * Series composition -Tatsuhiko Urahata
 * Chief Director - Ryo Ando
 * Character design/general drawing director - Jun Nakai
 * Sub-design - Yuji Hosokoshi
 * Military Supervision - Takaaki Suzuki, Kenichi Kaneko, Mr.B
 * Firearm setting/Firearms/Weapons Animation Director - Yu Aoki
 * Action/effect drawing director - Kengo Matsumoto
 * Color design - Yumi Yutani (Part II: Episode 13-Episode 24)
 * Art Director - Maho Takahashi
 * Art setting - Takeyuki Takahashi
 * Cinematographer - Masaharu Okazaki
 * CG Director - Yusuke Noma
 * Editing - Daisuke Imai
 * Acoustic director - Yukio Nagasaki
 * Music - Yoshimasa Fujisawa
 * Music Producer - Go Kojima
 * Music production - Five Eighth
 * Producers - Nobuhiro Nakayama, Teppei Ota, Nobuhiro Osawa
 * Animation Producer - Joji Kiyota
 * Produce - GENCO
 * Produce Cooperation - EGG FIRM
 * Animation Production - A-1 Pictures
 * Production - "Gate Part II" Production Committee ( Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Alphapolis, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Showgate, Clockworks, Genco)

Trivia
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