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 (volumes 1-9), KeG (volumes 10-11), and Akira Banpai (volumes 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 aired from April to June 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)
List of Publications[]
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.
| No. | Release date | ISBN | English Release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | December 27, 2013 | 978-4-43-418727-8 | — | — |
| 2 | June 4, 2014 | 978-4-43-419312-5 | — | — |
| 3 | November 1, 2014 | 978-4-43-419892-2 | — | — |
| 4 | April 4, 2015 | 978-4-43-420428-9 | — | — |
| 5 | September 5, 2015 | 978-4-43-421006-8 | — | — |
| 6 | February 2, 2016 | 978-4-43-421578-0 | — | — |
| 7 | July 9, 2016 | 978-4-43-422120-0 | — | — |
| 8 | December 5, 2016 | 978-4-43-422698-4 | — | — |
| 9 | April 5, 2017 | 978-4-43-423123-0 | — | — |
| 10 | September 1, 2017 | 978-4-43-423683-9 | — | — |
| 11 | February 3, 2018 | 978-4-43-424217-5 | — | — |
| 12 | July 2, 2018 | 978-4-43-424812-2 | — | — |
| 13 | December 3, 2018 | 978-4-43-425394-2 | — | — |
| 14 | April 3, 2019 | 978-4-43-425801-5 | — | — |
| 15 | October 1, 2019 | 978-4-43-426517-4 | — | — |
| 16 | March 4, 2020 | 978-4-43-427160-1 | — | — |
| 17 | September 4, 2020 | 978-4-43-427777-1 | — | — |
| 18 | March 6, 2021 | 978-4-43-428551-6 | — | — |
| 19 | September 5, 2021 | 978-4-43-429266-8 | — | — |
| 20 | February 28, 2022 | 978-4-43-429990-2 | — | — |
| 21 | September 30, 2022 | 978-4-43-430874-1 | — | — |
| 22 | November 20, 2023 | 978-4-434-32940-1 | — | — |
| 23 | June 19, 2024 | 978-4-43-434063-5 | — | — |
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.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | August 31, 2015 | 978-4-43-420843-0 | April 16, 2020 | 978-1-64-273052-4 |
| 2 | March 31, 2016 | 978-4-43-421654-1 | May 26, 2020 | 978-1-64-273062-3 |
| 3 | November 30, 2016 | 978-4-43-422530-7 | October 14, 2020 | 978-1-64-273076-0 |
| 4 | June 30, 2017 | 978-4-43-423288-6 | December 9, 2020 | 978-1-64-273077-7 |
| 5 | February 28, 2018 | 978-4-43-424180-2 | May 25, 2021 | 978-1-64-273111-8 |
| 6 | January 31, 2019 | 978-4-43-425436-9 | July 20, 2021 | 978-1-64-273112-5 |
| 7 | May 31, 2019 | 978-4-43-425890-9 | December 15, 2021 | 978-1-64-273142-2 |
| 8 | January 4, 2020 | 978-4-43-426872-4 | January 15, 2022 | 978-1-64-273143-9 |
| 9 | July 31, 2020 | 978-4-43-427627-9 | April 5, 2022 | 978-1-64-273166-8 |
| 10 | February 28, 2021 | 978-4-43-428560-8 | June 21, 2022 | 978-1-64-273167-5 |
| 11 | October 31, 2021 | 978-4-43-429506-5 | January 10, 2023 | 978-1-64-273193-4 |
| 12 | June 30, 2022 | 978-4-43-430459-0 | February 6, 2024 | 978-1-64-273339-6 |
| 13 | February 28, 2023 | 978-4-43-431656-2 | January 28, 2025 | 978-1-64-273390-7 |
| 14 | March 22, 2024 | 978-4-43-433613-3 | — | — |
| 15 | May 22, 2024 | 978-4-43-433909-7 | — | — |
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. He reaches the last enemy, "Origin" and clears 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.
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Personality
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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.
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Because of this Class of his "Samurai" he can surpass the effect of the cursed weapon he holds or owns, by this Class Shin can enchant a weapon with different elements. The Class weapon is equipment with high abilities and rarity and is assigned a rank: Rare, Unique, Legendary, Mythology, Ancient, and so on. As one gets closer to the ancient class, the difficulty of processing increases in exchange for the ability. Shin is called the "Dark Blacksmith" because he has created and repaired many mythology- and ancient-class equipment imbued with different effects or elements.
He is a skilled swordsman (Samurai), and because of the experience he gets in the game and applies to another world, he can toe-to-toe with every opponent even stronger than him as opposed to gaining instantly identified “to the very best personal course of action” during combat, because of that he can outmatch his opponent. As part of his game character, being a High Human race his resistance to mental attacks is very high.
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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 April 2024 on Tokyo MX and other networks. The ending theme song, "Kanataboshi", is performed by Miho Okasaki.
- Staff
- Original Author - Kazenami Shinogi
- Original illustrator - Residents of the Demon World, KeG, Akira Banpai
- Manga illustrator - Yoshiyuki Miwa
- Director - Tamaki Nakatsu
- Deputy Director - Akira Kato
- Series composition - Yuki Uchida
- Character design - Itsuki Takamoto
- Sub-character design - Wang Guo Nian
- Monster Design - Yoshitaka Taniguchi
- Prop settings - Yoshitaka Taniguchi, Yuichiro Marui, Ayumi Nagaki
- Art Director - Studio Bus
- Editing - Yuki Honda
- Director of Photography - Cai Bo-Lun
- Color design - Yuichi Furuichi
- 3D Director - Keiichi Eda
- 2D Works - Hiroyuki Yazaki
- Art setting - Kim Heung-moo
- Sound Director - Hajime Takakuwa
- Music - Tatsuhiko Saiki, Yuya Mori, Misaki Tsuchida, Tsukumi Tanaka
- Animation production - Yokohama Animation Lab, Cloud Hearts
- Production - THE NEW GATE Production Committee
Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "The Third Truth" Transliteration: "Dai-san no Shinjitsu" (Japanese: 第3の真実) |
Ken Katō | Hiroki Uchida | Tamaki Nakatsu | April 14, 2024 |
| 2 | "A Little Partner" Transliteration: "Chīsana Aibō" (Japanese: 小さな相棒) |
Yuma Ōue | Hiroki Uchida | Harume Kosaka | April 21, 2024 |
| 3 | "A Strange Request" Transliteration: "Kimyōna Irai" (Japanese: 奇妙な依頼) |
Kai Kanemoto | Hiroki Uchida | Isowa | April 28, 2024 |
| 4 | "After the Long Night" Transliteration: "Nagaki Yoru o Koete" (Japanese: 長き夜を越えて) |
Yuma Ōue | Takahiro Nagase | TBA | May 5, 2024 |
| 5 | "A Momentary Break" Transliteration: "Ichiji no Kyūsoku" (Japanese: 一時の休息) |
Shinji Itadaki | Takahiro Nagase | TBA | May 12, 2024 |
| 6 | "Escort Mission" Transliteration: "Goei Ninmu" (Japanese: 護衛任務) |
Yuma Ōue | Yuji Onishi | TBA | May 19, 2024 |
| 7 | "Bayreun" Transliteration: "Beirūn" (Japanese: ベイルーン) |
Yuma Ōue | Yuji Onishi | TBA | May 26, 2024 |
| 8 | "Trusted and Entrusted" Transliteration: "Takusareru Mono, Takusu Mono" (Japanese: 託されるもの、託すもの) |
Yuma Ōue | Yuji Onishi | TBA | June 2, 2024 |
| 9 | "The Princess of Bayrelicht" Transliteration: "Beirurihito no Ojo" (Japanese: ベイルリヒトの王女) |
Yuma Ōue | Takahiro Nagase | TBA | June 9, 2024 |
| 10 | "Demon" Transliteration: "Dēmon" (Japanese: 瘴魔（デーモン）) |
Ken Katō | Takahiro Nagase | TBA | June 16, 2024 |
| 11 | "The Closed Holy Land" Transliteration: "Tozasareta Seichi" (Japanese: 閉ざされた聖地) |
Yuma Ōue | Yuji Onishi | TBA | June 23, 2024 |
| 12 | "Flood Myth/Great Flood" Transliteration: "Dai Hanran" (Japanese: 大氾濫) |
Ken Katō | Yuki Uchida | TBA | June 30, 2024 |
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.
A free-to-play MMORPG browser game, titled THE NEW GATE Best Collection, was announced on April 13, 2024. It will be launched on the G123 platform in multiple languages.
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 they use a lot of screen tone. 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.
External Links[]
- THE NEW GATE ─ Official Special Website (in Japanese)
- THE NEW GATE ─ Official Manga Website (in Japanese)
- TV Anime "THE NEW GATE" Official Website
- TV Anime "THE NEW GATE" Official (@thenewgateanime) - Twitter X
- GAME: THE NEW GATE Official (@thenewgate_game) - Twitter X [Game service ended on January 27, 2021.]
- GAME: THE NEW GATE Best Collection Official (@TNG_BC_ja) - Twitter X
- GAME: THE NEW GATE Best Collection Official Website
- THE NEW GATE ─ Wikipedia JP
- THE NEW GATE ─ Wikipedia EN
Trivia[]
to be added.