Gate (novel series)

Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri
Cover of the first volume, featuring (from left to right): Rory Mercury, Yōji Itami, Tuka Luna Marceau, and Lelei La Lelena
ゲート 自衛隊 彼の地にて、斯く戦えり
(Gēto Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri)
GenreFantasy, isekai
Novel series
Written byTakumi Yanai
Published byArcadia
Original runApril 2006 – June 2009
Volumes10 (5 main story, 5 side story)
Light novel
Written byTakumi Yanai
Illustrated by
  • Daisuke Izuka
  • Kurojishi
Published byAlphaPolis
DemographicMale
Original runApril 12, 2010 – July 3, 2015
Volumes
Manga
Written byTakumi Yanai
Illustrated bySatoru Sao
Published byAlphaPolis
English publisher
DemographicMale
Original runJuly 30, 2011 – present
Volumes25
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Takahiko Kyōgoku
  • Ryō Andō[a]
Produced by
  • Nobuhiro Nakayama
  • Teppei Ōta
  • Nobuhiro Osawa
Written byTatsuhiko Urahata
Music byYoshiaki Fujisawa
StudioA-1 Pictures
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, TVA, MBS, BS11, AT-X
Original run July 4, 2015 – March 26, 2016
Episodes24 (List of episodes)
Novel series
Gate Season 2: Jieitai Kano Umi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri
Written byTakumi Yanai
Published byAlphaPolis
Original runJuly 21, 2017 – present
Volumes5
Light novel
Gate Season 2: Jieitai Kano Umi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri
Written byTakumi Yanai
Illustrated byDaisuke Izuka
Published byAlphaPolis
Original runAugust 8, 2017 – present
Volumes20 (bunkobon)
Novel series
Gate 0: Jieitai Ginza nite, Kaku Tatakaeri
Written byTakumi Yanai
Published byAlphaPolis
Original runDecember 31, 2021 – August 31, 2022
Volumes2
Other manga
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Gate[3] (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.[4] 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.

  1. ^ "Otakon Announcements!". Sekai Project. July 26, 2015. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Regarding GATE and the Rest of its Publication". Sekai Project. January 4, 2021. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "GATE". Sentai Filmworks. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  4. ^ コミカライズ. アルファポリス『ゲート 自衛隊 彼の地にて、斯く戦えり』公式サイト (in Japanese). AlphaPolis. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.


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