Title: GATE: The Self-Defense Forces Fight Like This, in That Place
Japanese: ゲート 自衛隊 彼の地にて、斯く戦えり
Airing date: 3/7/2015 (TV series 12 episodes)
Genres: Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Harem?
Original creator: Takumi Yanai
Original character designers: Daisuke Izuka, Kuroshishi (light novels) and Satoru Sao (manga)
Director: Takahiko Kyōgoku
Written by: Tatsuhiko Urahata
Music by: Yoshiaki Fujisawa
Character designer: Jun Nakai
Sound director: Yukio Nagasaki
Background art: Scott MacDonald (Studio Tulip)
Studio: A-1 Pictures
Network: Tokyo MX, TVA, MBS, BS11, AT-X
Opening theme: "GATE ~Sore wa Akatsuki no Yō ni (GATE~それは暁のように~)" by Kishida Kyōdan & the Akeboshi Rockets
Ending Theme: "Prism Communicate (ぷりずむコミュニケート)" by Nao Tōyama & Risa Taneda
Main cast: Yōji Itami (伊丹 耀司) voiced by Junichi Suwabe
Tuka Luna Marceau (テュカ・ルナ・マルソー) voiced by Hisako Kanemoto
Lelei La Lelerna (レレイ・ラ・レレーナ) voiced by Nao Tōyama
Loly Mercury (ロゥリィ・マーキュリー) voiced by Risa Taneda
Supporting cast: Takeo Kurata (倉田 武雄) voiced by Kaito Ishikawa
Shino Kurebayashi (栗林 志乃) voiced by Maaya Uchida
Akira Tomita (富田 章) voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto
Yao Har Dushi (ヤオ・ハー・デュッシ) voiced by Yōko Hikasa
Piña Co Lada (ピニャ・コ・ラーダ) voiced by Haruka Tomatsu
Molto Sol Augustus (モルト・ソル・アウグスタス)
Zolzer El Caesar (ゾルザル・エル・カエサル)
TV PV: http://www.youtube.com/embed/ARgLZQoA7dI?rel=0&autoplay=1
TV PV 2: http://www.youtube.com/embed/lvi3kTbKwG8?rel=0&autoplay=1
TV CM: http://www.youtube.com/embed/2uuz7yYZ8JM?rel=0&autoplay=1
TV CM 2: http://www.youtube.com/embed/fYeQZtu7INY?rel=0&autoplay=1
TV CM 3: http://www.youtube.com/embed/1itoFiQtoco?rel=0&autoplay=1
TV CM (Yōji): http://www.youtube.com/embed/4wYo38V_esw?rel=0&autoplay=1
TV CM (Tuka): http://www.youtube.com/embed/0fCePGfghVs?rel=0&autoplay=1
TV CM (Lelei): http://www.youtube.com/embed/aFcnws9V3-c?rel=0&autoplay=1
TV CM (Loly): http://www.youtube.com/embed/Oju_4ogaXv4?rel=0&autoplay=1
Official website: http://gate-anime.com/
Synopsis: In August of 20XX, a portal to a parallel world, known as the "Gate," suddenly appeared in Ginza, Tokyo. Monsters and troops poured out of the portal, turning the shopping district into a bloody inferno. The Japan Ground-Self Defence Force immediately took action and pushed the fantasy creatures back to the "Gate." To facilitate negotiations and prepare for future fights, the JGSDF dispatched the Third Reconnaissance Team to the "Special Region" at the other side of the Gate. Youji Itami, a JSDF officer as well as a 33-year-old otaku, was appointed as the leader of the Team. Amid attacks from enemy troops the team visited a variety of places and learnt a lot about the local culture and geography. Thanks to their efforts in humanitarian relief, although with some difficulties they were gradually able to reach out to the locals. They even had a cute elf, a sorceress and a demigoddess in their circle of new friends. On the other hand, the major powers outside the Gate such as the United States, China, and Russia were extremely interested in the abundant resources available in the Special Region. They began to exert diplomatic pressure over Japan. A suddenly appearing portal to an unknown world—to the major powers it may be no more than a mere asset for toppling the international order. But to our protagonists it is an invaluable opportunity to broaden knowledge, friendship, and ultimately their perspective towards the world.
Necropinion: one of the few times JSDF militaries kick ass in a fantasy anime