In addition to this promotional image, the official website for the anime series adaptation of the novel, The New Gate in Shinogi Kazanami announced that the premiere will take place on April 13, 2024 (effectively the 14th at 01:30).
With animation by the studios Yokohama Animation Lab (Miru Tights) and Cloud Hearts (Whisper Me a Love Song), directed by Tamaki Nakatsu (Eyeshield 21: The Phantom Golden Bowl), the argument is Hiroki Uchida (Gamers!, The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest) and the character design is by Itsuki Takemoto (animation direction by Kan Colle, Naruto Shippūden). Music is the responsibility of Tatsuhiko Saiki, Yūya Mori, Misaki Tsuchida It is Tsugumi Tanaka.
In the cast we have:
- Shinya Kiritani per Kensho Ono (Akutagawa in Bungo Stray Dogs)
- Schnee Raizar per Asami Seto (Alpha in The Eminence in Shadow)
- Tiera Lucent per Kaede Hondo (Lammis in Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon)
The New Gate began publication in “Shōsetsuka ni Narō” (Let’s Become Novelists) in 2023 and physically in December 2023. Its 21st volume was released in September 2022. A manga adaptation by Miwa It began publication in November 2014 and its 13th volume was released on February 28, 2023.
Synopsis of The New Gate
THE NEW GATE – an online game transformed into a life or death struggle for its players. Thanks to the valiant efforts of Shin, the most powerful of them all, the end of the game and freedom for all seemed within reach. But just moments after Shin defeats the game’s final boss, he finds himself bathed in an unknown light and is transported approximately 500 years into the future of the game’s world. Thrown from a simple game gone wrong into a strange new land, a young swordsman of unmatched strength is about to embark on a legendary journey!
