Audience reviews
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Cleeeino
The story was pretty rushed, which wasn't good, because the idea of high humans and their npc's and such was good.
The story was okay, until episode 6. Things were about to get really cool with shin getting mad, but Tierra ruined it.
The animation isn't really worth writing home about either. Could've been something like the first season of soa, if done correctly. The animation was pretty lazy.
Characters were good, except for Tierra, she was a pointless character. They should've concentrated on the story from before the disappearance and saved the after for season 2.
Someone might like this, but I doubt it with the way it was half-*****.
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A fun Isekai adventure with MC that isn't annoying.
Actually, I was impressed that the writer managed to sneak in an emotional episode later on in the season, leaving me teary eyed. Your mileage may vary, but I have yet to see an Isekai capable of making me shed manly tears.
Visually, it's alright, music and SFX are below average (as is common with most anime). But you can follow the story thread properly, and enjoy the hero's journey from start till the end, without feeling confused or angry.
Basically, it isn't perfect. There are some plot holes and some issues like the MC deciding to not use his full power intentionally.. for no reason at all. But in the end, I would be lying if I said, I didn't binge watch this anime, which is something I only do when I am enjoying something.
6.5-…
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It's really not that bad if you go into it with the appropiate expectations.
It's the kind of show you watch to kill some time. The story is nothing new (shocker), the characters arent either, yada yada yada, you know the drill. What I was surprised by is that it does have quite a few moments that made me genuinely chuckle. Furthermore some of the budget was spent on a few flashy, not too shabby looking fight scenes. Really nothing to write home about but for a trashy isekai it's a welcome surprise. There's even a bunch of well known VAs voicing characters. You have your usual jank CGI scenes and bland art style, overused tropes and barely existing story but overall it's more than enough to just turn your brain off and binge.
Definitely not a must watch but I've seen worse.
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The New Gate: A Frostbitten Dive into the World Beyond the Virtual Realm
Reviewed by Kiba Snowpaw, Alpha Ice Wolf of HowlStrom, Master of the Frostfang Howl, and Eternal Anime Aficionado
Introduction
Awoo~! Let me break the ice right here, my frosty friends—The New Gate is an anime that promises to take us on a journey through a world where games become reality, with stakes as high as the icy cliffs of HowlStrom! The series opens with a concept that should resonate with every gamer and adventurer who’s ever dreamed of wielding ultimate power in a virtual world. But does it deliver on its frosty promise or leave us howling in disappointment? Stick with me, Kiba Snowpaw, as we slice through the icy layers of this show and reveal its true heart!
Basic Plot Summary
Our boy Shinya Kiritani (a…
Read at the sourceAeroGunz
“The New Gate” (finally a short title, I missed those) is what happens when an overused idea meets subpar execution.
I’m getting really tired of writing this but… this show is another example of no story and all plot with no long lasting consequences to anyone or anything, and a world that bends over backwards for the MC. Above that, it's so generic that I really couldn't tell You much about the plot or world without being certain that I’m not mixing things up with another show. It's devoid of originality that much. It’s just another self-indulgent fantasy of a cringe 13 year old. That’s me being nice to the show by the way.
Before we start I would like to explain something. I will be talking about “plot” and “story”. Many people use those terms interchangeably. I’m not one of those peop…
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I don’t like making long reviews, so I’ll keep this brief. It’s not terrible, but it’s definitely borderline bad. While it doesn’t do much justice to the isekai genre, it was engaging enough to follow week by week to see where it was going. It tried its best to take notes from Overlord, but unfortunately, it neither surpassed it nor left a significant mark as a successor, which is disappointing. I expected more from something following in the footsteps of such a standout series, but it ultimately failed to deliver.
I haven’t watched Sword Art Online yet, but from what I’ve seen, this anime seems to be attempting to replicate Kirito’s vibe—and honestly, it falls short.
This anime serves as a good example of what happens when amateur producers don’t handle isekai properly. It teeters on th…
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A good light novel story doesn't mean it would be a good anime. The New Gate is a prime example of this unfortunate reality. They butchered the story so badly that I had to drop it initially and only picked it up again after a couple of months. When I finally finished it, I was left in despair, feeling as though I was watching a mere shadow of the original narrative. It was clear that they were trying to squeeze the story into just 12 episodes, which resulted in many crucial plot points being glossed over or completely ignored.
The pacing was rushed, and character development suffered immensely; key relationships and motivations were either omitted or poorly conveyed. It felt as if the studio prioritized flashy action scenes over the intricate storytelling that made the light novel so com…
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[09/27/2024]
I loved the season finale of The New Gate. The anime is good and I'm looking forward to the second season.
I wasn't expecting anything and I was surprised.
The New Gate is a very good Isekai style anime that proved to be good throughout the 12 episodes.
Shin proved to be a very charismatic protagonist and so did all the other characters.
The season finale surprised me a lot and I liked it enough.
I'm waiting for the second season if by chance there is a second season.
The story is not unique and yet it surprised me even though I am not a big fan of this genre of anime.
Yes, the art style is appropriate for the story.
The protagonist is a complete character and he has no flaws and many strengths.
The characters did not react realistically, after all, we are talking about an an…
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We all know, that objective speaking most Isekai are not that good, since they repeat the same stereotypes and story types over and over.
But we are here despite this, since we can still enjoy them, so that is what I will base my reviews on.
This Isekai is one, that I have enjoyed a lot.
First I was worried, that this will just be an clone of Sword Art Online, but it was only in the first 20 seconds, to set the setting and after this, the Anime was quite nice.
It is one of that Isekai, that I could have watched in one go and I wished it would contiue further than just 12 Episodes, but that is just how it is always.
The Anime was not that remarkable in terms of story, art, music and so on, but still quite enjoyable, probably a good to go one for every Iseaki fan.
A big Minus is the missin…
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Watch it because there is no watching list. This anime actually has a potential, but too much fan service and rushed story makes it (really) bad. There is no character development either. I finished it just because i kept telling myself it will be good, but nah i was wrong. The MC is an overpowered character, typical isekai genre with bunch of huge boobs women on his side.
Actually, I want to highlight how over-sexualized the women's body in here. I'm ok with less clothes and boobs and such for a women. It's normal. But, as you can see on this anime, the studio's drawing the boobs, thighs, and all those lightning on the women's body in so much detail. And forgot that there are bunch of design error. As you can see on how much difference the art is from episode 1 to 12. Sometimes the eyes…
Read at the sourceMizuiro-san
The concept of the anime is not bad, inspired by SAO (for the VRMMO concept) an other Isekai animes but with many, many problems...
I'm a big fan of Isekai animes and manga and I Honestly think it's tragic to write a bad review on it but I can't recommand this anime for some reasons :
The universe / world is totaly unexploited (OK it's game based but we need more informations like SAO). The "plot" is not uninteresting but bad agenced and the characters are not developed enough, the backgound of the MC is not realy described and the side characters are like ghosts. The animation, character design,... are totaly poor (proportions are wrong, bad face animation or expression,...).
Due to many errors and the poor animation, the "potentiel" if exist is destroyed.
I plan te read the LN, beca…
Read at the sourceSlickRickOW
Keeping this short, its uninspiring. Feels like every other 12 episode SAO ripoff, nothing particularly different about it. The animation budget was obviously not very high and you can really tell with this one.
It wasn’t offensively bad, I enjoyed the first half more than the second half but if you’re looking for something fresh and new, this isn’t gonna be it. I call series like this “time killers”, if you’re bored to death on a weeknight throw it on to kill time until you go to sleep and see what you think.
TLDR: Not offensive, but not good. Watch if deathly bored, skip otherwise. Has terrible animation, but does have 2 cute elf ladies.
Read at the sourceSeam_Ali
I really enjoyed this anime. Plot was interesting but decent, not bad not good. The begining was very similar to how Sword Art Online started. The Opening and the Ending songs were good, I really liked them, especially the ending song... That is very soothing. The voice actors and actresses did a good job also. It's just the animation. It was obvious that this anime was lacking in funds. It didn't make me angry that the animation was bad because I understood the reason. Because of the tight budget, the animation was bad and sometimes even worse. And it saddens me. It's truly is a shame because this could've become more popular and ratings would've way higher if its animation quality was at least average since the 'isekai' genre is now very popular.
Anyways, I'm giving it a 7/10 out of ge…
Read at the sourceEllenya
This adaptation was a waste of episodes, as the production seems to purposefully avoid advancing the story and selected the most useless scenes to "animate" (the animation is mostly static images, poorly drawn).
The New Gate has a promising start, with the classic "isekai'ed into a game" plot, but don't be deceived, since it will NEVER explain why and how he got trapped in the game.
But what is really important to tell you is the low quality animation. And I mean VERY LOW QUALITY ANIMATION. It gets worse each week, and then on the last episode you will wonder if maybe they released the rough draft instead of the finished version of the episode. Basically the animation is so bad, the drawing is so crooked, and the plot is so lacking that watching this anime really takes an effort.
Just watc…
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Great. Another anime with great potentials but ends up as a huge disappointment.
This anime gave off the vibe of SAO back in the day, a "what-if" of sorts. What if the MC still got stuck in the death game instead of being sent to the real world.
It kicked off as a really great hit, but somehow, the art deteriorated, and the story was rushed for no apparent reason.
I noticed there was no character development whatsoever, which sucks, but is also understandable since the MC is just the strongest from back then.
Not to forget how the storyline gave out a 'forced' feeling, and was not well written.
I'd give it a 5/10, or maybe even less.
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I’ll be honest with you: I read both the LN and the manga so I already knew that this anime would be bad, the question I had was “how bad”. And let me tell you, even a poorly written source can get hacked.
Story. OP MC who is stuck in VR MMORPG does the usual stuff - tries to look humble (and failing horribly at it), getting praised 24/7 for how cool he is and gathering a fangroup/harem around him. Did you expect anything else?
World. It is a VR MMORPG that SUDDENLY became a “death game” with no explanation given, and after that turned into a world with NPCs becoming sentient, basically going from a game to a fantasy world. And no, there was no explanation for this transition too. The setting is as generic as you can imagine, with mediaeval european style, weird monarchy that is totally o…
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“The New Gate” has a somewhat rushed story, very budget animation, and pacing issues. That said, this anime had a lot of potential, but the studio just didn't do it justice.
However, even with its flaws, I still very much enjoyed it. I think that if you like anime with overpowered fantasy main characters and simple romances, you'll probably like this one too. Just be ready to overlook the bad animation and weird pacing.
Let's start with the issues this anime has: a low animation budget, rushed story pacing, the studio's poor adaptation, and character development. I'll go through each of these problems to make things clear, and then I'll move on to the positives.
1. Horrible animation quality for 2024:
The animation quality is so poor it feels worse than a good deal of anime from the 90s…
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overal compered to the manga the story feel extrmely rushed with alot cuted seces and missed details eexspicaly last episode of the show. a generic isekai that resemble in charter to sao with twist of overlapping to new world insted of goinng back. even when the charter is one of the most powerful charter in the show its still painted as shy nervuse boy wet behind his ears and not seasoned vetarn player. the feeling the show give are of the generic kaind of the isekai ganer with over powered main charter definlty worth it for passing the time but aint a master pieace. for me at last this show is kaind of i may rember it or may forget it buta month or 2 afther the last episode aired its mostly will be forgoten from the hype
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The New Gate — I know what you're thinking: a show ripping off both SAO and Overlord? Hear me out first.
Harp here, harp there...the Spring 2024 season is quite the incentive for a wide variety of shows that bring the past into the present. Other than the obvious great case being the remake of the classic Spice and Wolf, the unfortunate reality for Syosetu a.k.a Narou works adapted this season, and 3 VERY OLD classics at that (Re:Monster, Unnamed Memory, and this series), are all objectively stinkers at best. Be it from a slow and boring storybook-style telling, to rushed pacing that destroys any good out of the original source material, The New Gate suffers exponentially from being a combination of the two, having to be released as an anime a decade plus too late for the source work to…
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The New Gate is an immersive VRMMO game where tens of thousands of players find themselves trapped, unable to log out. The only way to escape is to defeat the final boss. Shinya Kiritani, a veteran player, manages to defeat the boss solo, seemingly allowing the players to return to the real world. However, Shin discovers he is the last player remaining and still cannot leave. He wakes up in a field and realizes he has reawakened in the game world 500 years later. Driven to understand what went wrong, he sets out to uncover the legacy he left behind.
Story & Character: 3/10 & 5/10
The New Gate lacks an ambitious hook or adventurous spirit, resembling a casual situational action series from the early 2010s. The story is shallow, with minimal attempts at complex development, making the event…
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