Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri Fanservice Review Episodes 01 – 06

The good news is that if you have to have nudity for Gate, you can get it.  Just not from the anime.  At least not so far.  For that you’ll need to check out the manga and/or Satoru SAO’s original artwork.  And fanart, of course.  But ironically, the anime does have small bits of fanservice that weren’t in the manga.

Manga

For nudity in the manga, you can check out Wizard’s most excellent Gate – Jietai Kare no Chi nite, Kaku Tatakeri manga fanservice compilation.

Official Art

For nudity in artwork from the official artist of the manga, Satoru SAO, you can check out his official gallery and his pixiv gallery.  The galleries do include artwork from his other series but there is a good amount of artwork with characters from Gate.

Below is a small sample of his work including one piece with more detailed nudity then you usually see in manga and anime.

(Thanks go out to apedro.stb for the original tip in his comment.)

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Anime

Now on to the anime itself.  Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri is an anime that started this season and is scheduled to run  for 24 episodes.  It is based on a series of Japanese novels with the same name.  The novels have had a number of adaptations and spin-offs including light novels, manga and now an anime.  The manga is called Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri and is up to seven volumes and still ongoing.

Both the novels and light novels are light in fanservice and won’t be discussed here.   However the manga is not only heavy in fanservice, it can be a bit extreme at times.

Both the manga and anime portray what might happen if a modern society with a modern military collides with an ancient medieval society in a fantasy setting with a medieval army.  With an added bonus of an assortment of demi-human girls!

The thing is that the manga can be barbaric, intentionally so, but the anime is much tamer including no nudity.  That is to say the manga can be extreme but the anime seems to be trying to be mainstream.  At least so far.

Episode 01

Episode 01 is mostly setup on the Japan side of the Gate with very brief introductions to the soldier girls and the fantasy girls mostly via the OP/ED.

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Unfortunately, the OP/ED also starts what becomes a common trend of the goth loli, Rory Mercury, going wild without showing much in the way of fanservice.  A goth loli with zettai ryouiki is always nice but more fanservice would be even nicer.

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Episode 02

Episode 02 is again mostly setup but more so on the fantasy side of the Gate.

Who knew soldier girls could be so cute?

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Princesses are cute too.  But this one, Pina Co Lada, is a bit on the stern side too.  Have to like her cleavage exposing outfit though.
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But it’s hard to beat meeting a good looking elf girl.  Especially when she’s also a damsel in distress!  Her name is Tuka Luna Marso.

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Episode 03

Episode 03 is where the plot starts to thicken in the way of action/adventure but not before introducing the rest of the main cast of fantasy girls.

First new fantasy girl is the human mage girl, Lelei la Lelena, who is the youngest of the main group.  She’s also the brainiest of the fantasy girls.  Very sharp.

Interestingly enough, I don’t recall ever seeing Lelei with full nudity even in the manga or official artwork.

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Tuka has joined the  main group although she doesn’t know it yet since she’s still unconscious.

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Rory joins the main group.  Now who wouldn’t stop in the middle of the road and give this goth loli a lift?

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Rory is also quite mischievous…  You really do have to keep your eye on Rory.

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The team gets attacked by a fire dragon and Tuka wakes up just in time to help win the fight.  Naked elf girl trumps an angry dragon every time!  Incidentally, the dragon fight scene is pretty well animated.

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Shame to see the blurring here but that might mean there’s at least a  chance for nudity on the BD.

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Interestingly enough, there was no fanservice for this scene in the manga.

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Then Rory joins the fight against the fire dragon and goes wild with acrobatic moves.  Seems like there should be a lot more fanservice though.

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Gotta love the zettai ryouki though.  Seriously.

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Wait.  What’s that pink smudge?  Could it be Rory’s panties???  Pink matches the color of her panties in the promo poster.  Too blurry to tell for sure but there’s a chance!

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Episode 04

After a long hard fought battle, nothing beats a long hot soak in a public bath. Nothing.

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Closest thing to nudity so far is Tuka outside of the bath.  Naked elf girls are great.  But will they show more on BD?

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Unfortunately, the entire onsen scene was played pretty conservatively.  Doesn’t rule out nudity on the BD but makes it seem less likely.

Princess Pina’s outfit is fetching.  Even when she’s visiting a medieval hospital.

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Who knew a t-shirt would look so good on a elf girl?  Just needs water!


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Episode 05

Time for another battle.  This time for the town of Italica.  With Princess Pina on the scene.

So the princess and her Rose Knights wear black shorts under their short skirts.  Hmm…

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Medieval undergarments for princesses are pretty conservative even when doused with water.
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Princess cleavage is good.  Even when the town of Italica is burning…

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Always keep an eye on Rory.  Always.


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Which is better?  Rory’s ass or her lips?  Or both?
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More elf girl Tuka looking good in a t-shirt.  Her belly button is pretty nice too.

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Episode 06

Episode 06 wraps up the battle for Italica but not without some unexpected and some unusual fanservice.

Rory runs like the wind.  Much too fast for mere mortals to see her panties…

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Rory is a master at not showing panties during aerial acrobatics..  She has reached a divine state of enlightenment…  Rory IS a demi-goddess after all.

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But.  But. let’s rewind just a little bit, shall we?  What do we see?  Zoom in just a bit.  Wait.  Those are Rory’s panties!  And they are pink just like in the promo poster.  Rory’s panties have been officially sighted.  And by mere mortals too.  Thanks to modern technology and all.  Otherwise, Rory would be way too fast for mere mortals to see her panties….

(Tip of the cap to Max Power for his great catch in the comments.)

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More princess cleavage…  And knight cleavage…

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Some unexpected fanservice in the form of accidental groping.  Do loli’s even have enough to be counted?  Mysteries of a parallel world…

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The manga goes more into what can happen to female captives in a medieval setting.  It can be pretty grim. The anime  doesn’t go there.  Fortunately these girl were captured by the JSDF.

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Our first sighting of a bird girl.   But she’s a captive.

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Some unusual fanservice in Rory having orgasms during the battle.  Turns out not only is she a demi-goddess, she serves the Goddess of War and the souls of fallen soldiers go through her on the way to heaven.  And act like an aphrodisiac to her.  Who knew orgasms could be so scary?

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Tukas reaction to Rory’s orgasms is pretty  amusing.

Promo Art

Promo poster for the anime not the manga.  With Rory’s pink panties in plain sight.

I’ll be honest, this promo poster at first made me hopeful that there would be casual fanservice in the anime even if only on BD.  Now I’m not so sure.

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Fan Art

Last but not least is some fan art for that much sought after nudity.

(A tip of the cap to YouNo Thatman for pointing out the third of fanart in his comment.)

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Overall

Overall, Gate is a well-made anime with a fun set of anime girls (with both human and fantasy girls).  Who look like a harem but don’t act like a harem.  More like guild mates on an series of adventures.  There are some quality issues, especially in long distance scenes.  And military imperialism is not for everyone.  But Gate is a fun show to watch each and every week.  At least so far.  I’m not a huge fan of loli’s but I do like the goth loli in this anime, Rory Mercury, a lot.  She has personality in spades.

The thing is that the manga and official art from the manga artist has so much more  in the way of nudity and fanservice.  The anime really could use more.  But ironically enough, the anime while leaving out a lot of the original fanservice has added fanservice that is not in the manga.  Just in small and measured doses.  On the other hand, a goth loli having orgasms in the middle of a battle is not something you see every day.

So will there be nudity on the BD?  After all, A-1 Pictures added nudity to both Vividred Operation and Magi for the BD.  I’ll be honest, my gut feel says probably not.  I could be wrong but the odds seem really low.  I could see adding additional casual fanservice (like in the promo art poster) on the BD and in future episodes but not the nudity from the manga.

Firstly, a lot of the nudity in the manga is on the extreme and/or politically incorrect side of things and will probably be left out on TV and on BD.  Furthermore, the anime is an adaptation of the novels not the manga.

Secondly, they seem to be trying to make a mainstream anime instead of a niche anime and so far it seems to be working.  Gate seems to be popular with the mainstream crowd.  A lot of the times, trying to mainstream niche source material often doesn’t work out well but the manga seems rich enough and diverse enough to work as a mainstream anime.

Thirdly, the anime staff seems to be trying to add bits of service that are original to the anime and aren’t in the novels or the manga  So the anime does have fanservice.  Just not in the same quantity or quality as the manga.  The anime is an adaptation of the novels and can’t be and shouldn’t be expected to be  identical to the manga.

So sadly, for us anime fans, the odds for nudity on BD seem low.  There’s always hope though.  The good news is there are already at least a couple of scenes where they could add nudity if they wanted to.  Fortunately there is the manga, official art from the manga artist and fan art in case things don’t work out.

Notes

I’m a lot more optimistic about future casual fanservice now that sighting of Rory’s panties has been confirmed.

However, I am more pessimistic about nudity in the future since it turns out that Gate anime is an adaptation of the novel instead of the manga.  (Tip of the cap to MajesticKuma for his tip in the comments.)

A number of videos didn’t make into into the article.  You can find albums for each episode here: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 and 06.