From "THE NEW GATE", Volume 9 "The Princess of Berlicht" - advance scene clips and plot summary have been released!

Hello, dear anime fans! Today we're going to talk about a currently airing and highly praised work—'THE NEW GATE'. This anime started airing on April 13, 2024, on channels such as TOKYO MX, MBS, BS11, and even had advance streaming on major platforms like d Anime Store, U-NEXT, and Anime Hodai, allowing viewers to enjoy this work anytime, anywhere.

'THE NEW GATE's story originates from an online game where players are trapped in the game world, suffering greatly. In this crisis, the strongest player in the game, a young man named Shin, steps forward and engages in a fierce battle with the game's greatest enemy, , to save the players. After successfully defeating , Shin thinks he can safely log out and return to the real world, but he is suddenly transported to the game world 500 years later—this is the world of 'THE NEW GATE'!

The original novel is written by Shinogi Kazabana, with illustrations by residents of the Demon World, KeG, and Akira Yosakai, and manga adaptation by Yoshiyuki Miwa. For the anime, Tamaki Nakatsu directs, Akira Kato serves as assistant director, Yuki Uchida handles series composition, Itsuki Takemoto is in charge of character design, Wang Guonian handles sub-character design, monster design is by Yoshitaka Taniguchi, prop design is jointly completed by Yoshitaka Taniguchi, Yuichiro Tsumori, and Ayumi Nagaki. Art direction is by Studio Bus, editing by Yuki Honda, cinematography by Cai Bolun, color design by Yuichi Furuichi, 3D direction by Keiichi Eda, 2D works by Hiroki Yazaki. Finally, sound direction is by Kazushi Takakuwa, music is composed by Tatsuhiko Saiki, Yuya Mori, Misaki Tsuchida, and Tsukumi Tanaka. Animation production is jointly created by Yokohama Animation Laboratory and CloudHearts.

The opening theme song is "Shoot Through the World" performed by Sou, and the ending theme song is "Distant Star" sung by Misaki Okasaki. The voice cast is strong, including well-known voice actors such as Kensho Ono, Asami Seto, Kaede Hondo, Misaki Okasaki, Toshiya Bhiruma, Akiho Suzumoto, Kaori Ishihara, Lynn, Yuki Hoshi, Satoshi Mikami, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, and Kana Hanazawa.

The original novel of this work has been serialized on Alphapolis with 22 volumes to date, and the manga version has also been serialized up to volume 14, deeply loved by readers. For anime fans who enjoy fantasy adventure stories, 'THE NEW GATE' is definitely a work not to be missed. So, dear readers, what are you waiting for? Come take a look!