ゲート 自衛隊 彼の地にて、斯く戦えり 1

GATE: Where the JSDF Fought #1

by Satoru Sao

超スケールの異世界エンタメファンタジー、待望のコミック化!!　20××年、夏――白昼の東京・銀座に突如、「異世界への門」が現れた。中から出てきたのは軍勢と怪異達。陸上自衛隊はこれを撃退し、門の向こう側である「特地」へと踏み込んだ――

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Light Novel, Fiction, Action, War, Romance

228 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2010

Reviews

[Yasiru · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent military light novel, and I'm rating it as such, that is, excusing the inevitable whiff of jingoism due the military part and the inevitable -do we say flash?- of fanservice due the light novel part. Or maybe I'm just very taken by Wagner at the end of this volume.

Translation is available at- http://skythewood.blogspot.sg/p/gate-...

[Alexander · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read through this series as part of an attempt to understand the recent increase in Japanese nationalism. The series is focused on a portal to a roughly roman/medieval world with an empire that attempts to invade Japan. The attempt fails almost immediately when the invaders encounter the modern versions of the Maxim gun (machine guns, tanks, and jets). As the invaders have none they are almost immediately slaughtered, and the Japanese "self defense force" invades the other world in order to humanely "civilize" it. The series fails to deal with Japan's history of brutal colonialism and even goes so far as to use the same justifications (namely, that they are on a humanitarian mission to "civilize" the locals). Add in some fairly absurd chest thumping, (the JSDF ends up killing many US Navy seals when the US tries to abduct "ambassadors" from the other world) plus a main character busy building his own personal harem, and you've got a nasty piece of work.

If you want a taste of the awfulness without reading, there is an anime adaptation currently (Jan. 2018) available on Crunchyroll.

[Alex Phillips · Rating 4 out of 5]

What happens when a modern day foreign military power of the real world collides with the world of fantasy? A very unique story. I first heard about Gate from the anime series (on Hulu) and then learned more about both the book series and the manga adaption. I was captivated by the originality of the story. It's like a modern day version of Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" told by a military's point of view. The author himself, Takumi Yanai, was a JSDF soldier which proves the point about writer's writing what they know. For anyone who would like isekai (*a relatively popular fantasy subgenre, where a protagonist from the real world travels into a more fantastical world), I would highly recommend this.

[Andres Rodriguez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Potential.

So far nothing has really happened in the story but I feel as though the foundation has been set and I am looking forward to reading the next volume. The characters are set, the world is build and there was some humor along the way. Nothing outstanding has happened yet but nothing bad has happened at all either. The plot is being build and I think this might turn out to be an exciting funny read.

[Elinor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Très bon ! De l'action, un univers qui promet d'être riche, des personnages intéressants, du rythme et beaucoup de contenu, le tout bien raconté : un très bon premier tome qui donne envie de se plonger dans la suite de cette série qui, si j'ai bien compris, est axé militaire et politique... que du bonheur quoi ;p

[Christopher Scott Pua · Rating 1 out of 5]

I started reading this after watching the anime. It was very jingoistic but at least it started as a fun romp across the new world. Around 2/3 of the way the plot became frustratingly incoherent. I actually stopped at around chapter 132 before seeing that it ended at 143. The ending was super rushed but I'm glad it was put out of its misey.

[Aria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cap 1-9
La premisa es simple, un otaku en un mundo de fantasía, el detalle es que es de las Fuerzas de Autodefensa de Japón así que...
En fin, en el primer tomo se ven ambos lados, desde la tierra y los nativos, como ven políticamente todo.

[Peacefulbookery · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's military pulp fiction with an isekai/portal fantasy twist, and it's good at what it does - action. It doesn't interrogate the concept (it's not that sort of book) and has the usual features of state-sanctioned power fantasies - unquestioned nationalism, colonialism etc.

[Hana Eka · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Drizztl · Rating 4 out of 5]

8.5/10

[Rush Dar]

Even though the amine is very close the manga, this volume flushes out the story where anime just skipped over portions. Overall a good story of what if.

[Keito Kowaka · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a Japanese Manga where there was a gate that appeared nowhere in the middle of Tokyo connecting the world and the other universe. And then suddenly people and monsters from other universes start attacking but being destroyed by the Japanese Self Defense force due to the differences between their weapons. After the mess, the Japanese government has shown interest in the other universes. First after entering the universes the Empire had a war with them, and the result was the Japanese having a overwhelming win against the Empire. The main character Itami is a normal officer in the Self-defense and not passionate about his job, just wants to live alone only with his favourite anime. However, he was the person who quickly took actions during the attack from those monsters and made the number of casualties as low as possible. Because of his action, he has been nominated to be a leader of one of the groups that are going to the other universes.

[Séverine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yoji Hitami, otaku de son état, allait dans un salon quand la ville a été attaquée par des trolls, des dragons et des soldats en armure, tout droit sortis d'une énorme porte qui est apparue entre leur monde et le notre. Militaire avant tout, Yoji prend les choses en main, ce qui lui vaut - une fois l'assaut passé - d'être nommé commandant d'une des six patrouilles qui vont découvrir l'autre côté de la porte...

Une porte séparant un monde d'un autre ? Ce n'est pas sans rappeler la série Stargate. Mais ici, ce sont les forces militaires du Japon qui vont découvrir un Empire en plein moyen-âge, sous fond de fantasy. Entre dragons, elfes, mages et même une demi-déesse, c'est tout un monde - des peuples - à découvrir. Cela reste facile à suivre, le passage d'un monde à l'autre est assez fluide. De plus, les informations nous sont données très rapidement, pour une meilleure compréhension de ce nouvel univers. J'ai totalement adoré ce mélange, et les premières pages m'ont très vite captivée.

D'ailleurs, ce premier volume démarre sur les chapeaux de roues ! On ouvre le bal sur l'invasion - ces créatures semblant sortir tout droit d'un film débarquant chez nous. Et pas le temps de chipoter, car on embarque très rapidement avec la patrouille de Yoji. C'est bien plus que poser les bases de l'univers : on y saute à pieds joints directement !

Nous suivons également la réaction des gouvernements, ceux de notre monde comme ceux au-delà de la porte. Cela apporte toute une dimension politique à Gate et nous permet de constater que les deux univers ne sont pas différents que ça sur certains points. Mais cela reste différents peuples, différentes cultures qui vont devoir apprendre à se connaître et à s'apprivoiser, tant au niveau de leurs stratégies militaires, que leurs mœurs.

Gate - Au-delà de la porte apporte un scénario original et mature, mais qui ne reste pas dénué d'humour. Que ce soit du côté japonais avec Yoji, véritable otaku qui n'en rate pas une avec ses collègues - tout en étant très sérieux quand il s'agit de mener à bien sa mission - , ou les habitants de l'autre côté de la porte quand ils découvrent les vêtements, les armes et les véhicules qui n'ont rien à voir avec les leurs.

Côté graphismes, sans avoir des dessins à couper le souffle, Satoru Sao a réussi à rester cohérent. Pour toute la partie qui se passe dans notre monde ou avec la patrouille, on remarquera un réel effort de recherche pour ce qui est des armes, des véhicules et des tenues militaires, mais aussi un véritable soin apporté aux armures des soldats de l'autre côté de la porte. Les personnages, bien que nombreux - mais tellement importants chacun à leur façon - sont tous recherchés et très bien détaillés. Une mention spéciale à Rory Mercury dont le chara design me plaît beaucoup ! Les scènes de batailles ne sont pas trop nombreuses et on passe facilement d'une vue d'ensemble à un zoom sur des points importants, tant c'est fluide. Niveau décors, ici on a un sans faute, ils posent l'ambiance à merveille et sont suffisamment détaillés pour que l'on devine en un clin d’œil où on se trouve.

En bref, ce premier volume de Gate - Au-delà de la porte nous annonce une série prometteuse. On est vite plongés dans un univers original, qui oscille entre monde moderne et un Empire très fantasy. J'ai hâte de voir les différentes intrigues politiques se développer, ce qui ne manquera pas d'être très intéressant. Une série à suivre, donc !

[Aleatha · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story starts of with a random portal appearing in Ginza where a medieval army and mythological creatures appear and starts murdering everyone. In response to this sudden attack, the JSDF are sent to suppress the attack. Because of this 'Ginza Incident', the JSDF are now tasked to seek diplomatic relations with the empire beyond the gate and find those responsible for this bloodshed.

I'll admit I was a bit skeptical on reading the manga based on the synopsis given. Modern technology vs a world of swords and magic? Sounds like something out of a poorly written fanfiction. However, as I continued reading, I was amazed by how well-written and engaging the story was. So far, we have Itami, an otaku who works to support his hobbies, lead his squad onto unknown territory beyond the gate. Their task given is to explore the new land and restore peace and trust among the people there. When the village people lost their home due to the fire dragon, Itami's squad offers to help them move to a safer destination. It was quite amusing seeing the reaction of the astonished village folks in response to the moving trucks presented and the 'weird' green outfit Itami's squad were wearing. The whole scenario with everyone traveling felt somewhat heart-warming as we see Itami's men leading these families with their belongings in carriages, trusting these strangers with guns holstered on their backs to take them to a safer place.

Gate - Thus the JSDF Fought There presents our modernized life clashing together with a medieval fantasy world with surprisingly an intriguing story and decent characters to move the plot forward. Overall, I'd recommend giving this manga a try if you're interested in seeing the conflict between modernized civilization and fantasy.

[Bradley Farless · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny, and entertaining.