New Gate

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***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 (volume 1-9), KeG (volume 10-11), and Akira Banpai (volume 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 is set to premiere in 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.

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### *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.

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## Shin『Kiritani Shinya』

### Kanji:

* シン
* 桐谷進也

### Title:

* Limit Breaker
* Accomplished One
* Liberator
* Pinnacle of Smiths
* Pinnacle of Katana Techniques

### Nickname:

* The God of Death
* Dark Blacksmith
* The Slashing Hammer

### Allied:

* Reed (Golden Merchant of Rokuten)
* Cain (Blue Magician of Rokuten)
* Cook (White Cook of Rokuten)
* Hecate (Crimson Alchemist of Rokuten)
* Cashmere (Silver Summoner of Rokuten)

### Party:

* Yuzuha (Monster Partner)
* Schnee Raizar
* Tiera Lucent
* Seti Lumiere

## 「Biographical Information」

### Relatives:

* Unnamed Mother
* Unnamed Father
* Unnamed Brothers & Sister

### Occupation:

Main Job: Samurai // Side Job: Blacksmith

### Residence:

* Tsuki no Hokora
* Mysterious Studio Demi Eden

## 「Voice Actor」

### Japan VA:

* Seisho Ito *(Game)*
* Kensho Ono *(Anime)*

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.

* 『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.
 ***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.

Game VersionLight Novel VersionAnime Version
### 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.

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.

 *Volume 1 (Chapters 1 - 7)** Crescent Strike - Chapter 1
* Mountain Cleaver - Chapter 1
* Analysis: Rank 10 - Chapter 1
* Survival Instinct - Chapter 1
* Sword Parry - Chapter 1
* Steel Repel (Wraps user's hands and feet in light to deflect attacks) - Chapter 1
* Moonlight Beheading Dance - Chapter 1
* Dark King’s Wave - Chapter 1
* Focused Wave - Chapter 1
* Permeating Wave (Sends vibrations into the target's body, destroying their body structure.) - Chapter 1
* Crescent: Thunder Flash - Chapter 1
* Sanctuary - Chapter 1
* Mind’s Eye - Chapter 1
* Shukuchi [Techniques of Rapid Movements] - Chapter 1
* Purify- Chapter 2
* Judge: Rank 10 - Chapter 4
* Willow Throw - Chapter 4
* Listen - Chapter 4
* Map – Chapter 5
* Search – Chapter 5
* Limit: Rank 10 – Chapter 5
     *Volume 2 (Chapters 8 - 13)** Bulwark [Defensive Wall]: Rank 10 – Chapter 8
* Piercing Furrow – Chapter 8
* Spark Blossom – Chapter 8
* Shadow Bind (Dark Magic Skill - Restrains the enemy by using their shadow.) – Chapter 9
* Cure (Divine Magic Skill - Heals all status abnormalities.) - Chapter 9
* Avraid Ray - Chapter 9
* Reverberating Strike - Chapter 9
* Arc Bind (Light Magic Skill - The strongest bind skill.) - Chapter 9
* Calamity Piercer - Chapter 9
* Horse Riding - Chapter 12
 *Volume 3 (Chapters 14 - 20)** Triple Strength (Multiplies the value of any stat by 3x for a short period of time.) - Chapter 14
* Lightning Bunker - Chapter 14
* Flying Swallow Lighting Cutter - Chapter 14
* Air Bullet (Wind Magic that shoots out 30-40 masses of air in a certain direction.) - Chapter 14
* Sanctuary (A Anti-undead skill with many effects, including healing allies, which can only be used when you have a least 2 players or a support player.) - Chapter 15
* Flare Volcano - Chapter 15
 *Volume 5 (Chapters 28 - 34)** Cannon (Originally intended to draw aggro and interrupt magic casting but with enough power imbued into it, it can be comparable to a high-level spell) - Chapter 31
* Snow, Moon, and Flowers - Chapter 32
* Far Strike - Chapter 32
 *Volume 7 (Chapters 41 - 46)** Fission - Chapter 41
* Sand Blast - Chapter 42
* Flare Burst - Chapter 42
* Enchant: Fire - Chapter 42
* Enchant: Double Boost - Chapter 42
* Cure All - Chapter 42
* Smoke Bomb - Chapter 44
* Air Cutter - Chapter 45
* Red Tomahawk - Chapter 45
 *Volume 9+ (Chapter 53+)** Jeweled Wave Strike - Chapter 53
* Scarlet Firebird Wizard - Chapter 53
* Red Explosive Palm - Chapter 53
* Farsight - Chapter 53
* Flying Phantom - Chapter 53
* Dust Explosion - Chapter 82
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He is skilled swordsman (Samurai), because of the experience he get in the game and applying into another world, he can toe-to-toe in every opponent even stronger than him that opposed to him gaining instantly identify “*to the every best personal course of action*” during combat, because of that he can outmatched his opponent.

## 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 2024.

* ***Staff***
	+ Original author - Kazenami Shinogi
	+ Original illustration - Makai no Jūnin, KeG, Akira Banpai
	+ Manga - Yoshiyuki Miwa
	+ Director - Tamaki Nakatsu
	+ Series composition - Yuki Uchida
	+ Character design - Itsuki Takamoto
	+ Music - Tatsuhiko Saiki, Yuya Mori, Misaki Tsuchida, Tsukumi Tanaka
	+ Animation production - Yokohama Animation Lab, Cloud Hearts
	+ Production - *THE NEW GATE* Production Committee

## 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.

## 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 it uses a lot of screentone. 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
* *THE NEW GATE Game* ─ Official (@thenewgate\_game) - Twitter X
* *THE NEW GATE* ─ Wikipedia **JP**
* *THE NEW GATE* ─ Wikipedia **EN**