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Gate

★ 7.5 6K votes 2015–2016 1 season · 24 episodes Ended Tokyo MX
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10War & militaryArmed conflict and the soldier's experience.This show: 8/10High fantasyInvented worlds with magic and rules of their own.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Jun'ichi SuwabeNao ToyamaBrittney KarbowskiDavid WaldMolly SearcyJuliet Simmons
Starring
Jun'ichi SuwabeNao ToyamaBrittney KarbowskiDavid WaldMolly SearcyJuliet Simmons
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Votes per Episode
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About

"Modern soldiers colonize a sword-and-sorcery world"

A mysterious gate appears in modern-day Tokyo, and armored soldiers and dragons pour out of it. Japan's Self-Defense Force pushes back through the portal into a medieval fantasy world full of elves, empires, and magic, led by an unassuming otaku officer who'd rather be reading manga than fighting wars. What follows is a breezy mashup of military hardware versus swords and sorcery, played with tongue-in-cheek humor, harem-anime tropes, and surprisingly detailed tactics. It's popcorn entertainment that leans hard into wish-fulfillment, occasionally pausing for lighthearted culture-clash comedy between soldiers and fantasy-world locals.

Watch it for

the novelty of tanks and rifles curb-stomping dragons and medieval armies in gleeful power-fantasy fashion.

Maybe skip if

you're uncomfortable with its unapologetic military wish-fulfillment and harem-anime fan service.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12015
7.24K249h 26m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1The Self-Defense Force Goes to Another World6.9
24123 min
▶2Two Military Forces7.1
15723 min
▶3Fire Dragon7.1
14723 min
▶4To Unknown Lands6.9
21523 min
▶5The Battle of Italica7.1
12323 min
▶6Ride of the Valkyries7.7
18125 min
▶7The Princess's Decision7.2
12123 min
▶8Japan, Beyond the Gate7.2
12223 min
▶9The Hakone Mountain Night Battle7.0
14123 min
▶10Despair and Hope6.9
18723 min
▶11Visitor6.8
20523 min
▶12What Would Itami Do?7.0
18723 min
▶13The Banquet Begins7.0
11924 min
▶14The Imperial Capital Quake7.5
12424 min
▶15Tuka Luna Marceau7.0
16424 min
▶16The Fire Dragon, Once More7.4
13424 min
▶17Decisive Battle8.0
20824 min
▶18The Magic City of Rondel7.1
11324 min
▶19Dangerous Sisters7.0
12024 min
▶20Lover7.7
11124 min
▶21Deadline7.0
15524 min
▶22The Empress in Slave's Clothing7.0
13524 min
▶23Paradrop7.7
19624 min
▶24Thus, They Fought There7.5
17824 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Jun'ichi Suwabe Youji Itami
Nao Toyama Lelei la Lelena
Brittney Karbowski Lelei la Lelena, Lelei La Lalena
David Wald Yoji Itami
Molly Searcy Rory Mercury
Juliet Simmons Tuka Luna Marceau
Hisako Kanemoto Tuka Luna Marceau
Risa Taneda Rory Mercury
Haruka Tomatsu Piña Co Lada
Jessica Boone Pina Co Lada

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