History Literature / Gate

* CatSmile: Both the {{Cat Girl}}s and Kurata when talking to Cat Girls.

** Gets worse in episode 18, wherein the anime skips the entire "plague zombie" saga and Itami's reunion with his mother, as well as Risa's introduction to Yao. With the anime ending with Pi&ntildea's coronation as Crown Princess, those parts won't be seen.

* {{Expy}}: Shigenori Houjou, the outgoing prime minister in the first episode, resembles former Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, while Shinzou Motoi, the new prime minister in the same episode, resembles current prime minister Shinzo Abe, in the manga even more than in the anime. One of the staff members in the White House resembles former US President UsefulNotes/BarackObama, he appears in several chapters in the manga, in the anime he can be seen seated in episode 10. The Russian President in the manga looks like UsefulNotes/VladimirPutin, while his anime counterpart is more similar to UsefulNotes/BorisYeltsin. Defence Minister (and the probable future PM) Tarou Kanou shares a resemblance, name, and [[{{Otaku}} hobby]] with Taro Aso (also a hardliner like Abe). In episode 16, the two F-4 fighter pilots we see were based on the main characters of a 1970s manga named ''Phantom Burai''. Even First Lieutenant Akira Yanagida is essentially based off of [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E23HomersEnemy Frank Grimes]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The original light novel ends with the JSDF-Legitimate Imperial alliance won the civil war, both worlds have been saved, and Zorzal is finally assassinated by Tyuule. However, Lelei is forced to close the gate to prevent more Arachnids from entering the real world due to the foreign black ops' meddling earlier (stranding 4600 JSDF personnel stationed in the Special Region as a result), the Empire is on its last legs thanks to Zorzal's warmongering actions (which forced Piña to clean up the mess Zorzal and his cronies made as well as relying on the JSDF and its allies for security and protection) and [[MutualKill Tyuule lost her life during her successful assassination attempt on Zorzal]]. That said, everything worked out in the end, as Piña and the Legitimate Imperials [[MakeAnExampleOfThem used Zorzal's war crimes as a cautionary tale for future nobles]], the people and kingdoms previously invaded by the Empire (especially the Warrior Bunnies) got their independence and lands back, Tyuule is posthumously redeemed and branded a hero for killing Zorzal, and the gate reopened four years later, with Itami telling Kanou that his desire to visit Akihabara and the comiket again might be the cause of that.]]

* SequelHook: [[spoiler:The final scene of the original light novel has Itami and his party (Tuka, Lelei, Rory, Yao, and Piña) showing up again in front of Kanou after the Gate unexpectedly reopened, setting up the events of sequel.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The original light novel ends with the JSDF-Saderan alliance won the imperial civil war, both worlds have been saved, and Zorzal is finally assassinated by Tyuule. However, Lelei is forced to close the gate to prevent more Arachnids from entering the real world due to the Chinese black ops' meddling earlier (stranding 4600 JSDF personnel stationed in the Special Region as a result), the Empire is on its last legs thanks to Zorzal's warmongering actions (which forced Piña to clean up the mess Zorzal and his cronies made as well as relying on the JSDF and its allies for security and protection) and [[MutualKill Tyuule lost her life during her successful assassination attempt on Zorzal]]. That said, everything worked out in the end, as Piña [[MakeAnExampleOfThem used Zorzal's war crimes as a cautionary tale for future nobles]], the people and kingdoms previously invaded by the Empire (especially the Warrior Bunnies) got their independence and lands back, Tyuule is posthumously redeemed and labelled a hero for killing Zorzal, and the gate reopened four years later, with Itami telling Kanou that his desire to visit Akihabara and the comiket again might be the cause of that.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The original light novel ends like this: The Japanese-Saderan alliance won the imperial civil war, both worlds have been saved, and Zorzal is finally assassinated by Tyuule. However, Lelei is forced to close the gate to prevent more Arachnids from entering the real world due to the Chinese black ops' meddling earlier (stranding 4600 JSDF personnel stationed in the Special Region as a result), the Empire is on its last legs thanks to Zorzal's warmongering actions (which forced Piña to clean up the mess Zorzal and his cronies made as well as relying on the JSDF and its allies for security and protection) and [[MutualKill Tyuule lost her life during her successful assassination attempt on Zorzal]]. That said, everything worked out in the end, as Piña [[MakeAnExampleOfThem used Zorzal's war crimes as a cautionary tale for future nobles]], the people and kingdoms previously invaded by the Empire (especially the Warrior Bunnies) got their independence and lands back, Tyuule is posthumously redeemed and labelled a hero for killing Zorzal, and the gate reopened four years later, with Itami telling Kanou that his desire to visit Akihabara and the comiket again might be the cause of that.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The original light novel ends like this: The Japanese-Saderan alliance won the imperial civil war, both worlds have been saved, and Zorzal is finally assassinated by Tyuule. However, Lelei is forced to close the gate to prevent more Arachnids from entering the real world due to the Chinese black ops' meddling earlier (stranding 4600 JSDF personnel as a result), the Empire is on its last legs thanks to Zorzal's warmongering actions (which forced Piña to clean up the mess Zorzal and his cronies made as well as relying on the JSDF and its allies for security and protection) and [[MutualKill Tyuule lost her life during her successful assassination attempt on Zorzal]]. That said, everything worked out in the end, as Piña [[MakeAnExampleOfThem used Zorzal's war crimes as a cautionary tale for future nobles]], Tyuule is posthumously redeemed and labelled a hero for killing Zorzal, and the gate reopened four years later, with Itami telling Kanou that his desire to visit Akihabara and the comiket again might be the cause of it.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The original light novel ends like this: The Japanese-Saderan alliance won the imperial civil war, both worlds have been saved, and Zorzal is finally assassinated by Tyuule. However, Lelei is forced to close the gate to prevent more Arachnids from entering the real world due to the Chinese black ops' meddling earlier (stranding 4600 JSDF personnel as a result), the Empire is on its last legs thanks to Zorzal's warmongering actions (which forced Piña to clean up the mess Zorzal and his cronies made as well as relying on the JSDF and its allies for security and protection) and [[MutualKill Tyuule lost her life during her successful assassination attempt on Zorzal]]. However, everything worked out in the end, as Piña [[MakeAnExampleOfThem used Zorzal's war crimes as a cautionary tale for future nobles]], Tyuule is posthumously redeemed and labelled a hero for killing Zorzal, and the gate reopened four years later, with Itami telling Kanou that his desire to visit Akihabara and the comiket again might be the cause of it.]]

* BalancedHarem: Rory, Lelei, and Tuka are all interested in Itami and the three get an equal amount of focus and interaction with Itami. None of them being "in the lead" has a lot to do with the fact that Itami treats them all as kids and he thinks they are too young for him. [[note]]Although technically, only Lelei is younger than him; [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld Rory and Tuka]] still look and [[ImmortalImmaturity act]] like teenage girls.[[/note]]

* SexySilhouette: Played for {{FanDisservice}} in the anime. When we're introduced to Tyuule being raped by prince Zorzal, we only see the act through the gauze of the bed canopy.

* DirtyOldMan: Lelei's master spends his first scene wishing Lelei's curvacious sister were around instead. Later volumes show him hitting on the students at the Japanese language school.

* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: Itami's has taken a lot of flak throughout the whole series, being called an otaku, slacker, and on one occassion, a pervert. But it takes Giselle saying he's an ''old man'' that finally shocks him.

** The JSDF, as has been noted, is largely using outdated cold-war era military hardware for ther expeditionary force. While it does work, and would undoubtedly be effective against even modern opponents, more advanced weapons technologies exist now and are available to them. It's still enough to completely curbstomp an empire whose tech level is between that of Rome and Medieval levels -- which was the whole reason for decision to employ them.

** When they enter the Flame Dragon's nest inside a volcano, Itmai's team leaves Rory above ground with a radio to warn them if the dragon returns. Unfortunately, the rock blocks their signals, so the dragon can [[StealthyColossus show up unnanounced and attack them]].

** In the anime, the JGSDF personnel deployed in the Special region are given new (and fictional) [[http://www.japanator.com/ul/34049-gate.jpg Type 4 combat uniforms]] (largely modeled after the US Army's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Cold_Weather_Clothing_System ECWCS III]]). The change from the [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Uniforms_of_the_JGSDF#/media/File:JGSDF_Observes_Marine_Corps_Air_Delivery_Capabilities_ITX_2-15_150211-M-QH615-012.jpg standard dotted JSDF uniforms]] can be presumed to make an animator's life a little bit easier, because of its very subtle patterning of the predominantly green color. This causes the Special Area inhabitants to dub the JSDF presonnel "The Green Men".\\

* TooAwesomeToUse: fDuring the Hakone shootout, Piña and Bozes manage to pick up a couple of the guns that are dropped in the ensuing chaos as they escaped, and the story seems to be set up for a technological breakthrough for the empire with reverse engineering. Then they pass the obligatory security checkpoint at the Japanese side of the gate, and their weapons are promptly found and confiscated. In a bit of a subversion, Itami and third recon claim that the guns were given to the guests for self-defense, but are still confiscated so the Empire doesn't get their hands on them.

''Gate - Thus the JSDF Fought There'' (''Gate - Jieitai Kare no Chi nite Kaku Tatakaeri''), is a Japanese fantasy novel series by Takumi Yanai. Originally serialized online from 2006 to 2009 on a novel website called Arcadia, it was published in book form by Creator/{{Alphapolis}} from 2010 to 2015. There are 5 novels, followed by five Gaiden books each focusing on what the important female characters were doing during an important event. A "sequel" (or "season 2") for the books was recently launched, with the first new book published in 2014.

* BoobsOfSteel: Shino Kuribayashi, the JSDF soldier with the most aptitude for hand-to-hand combat in Itami's command, also has the biggest boobs.
** Delilah and many Bunny Warriors sport big boobs and are quite badass.
** Dark Elf Yao Ha Dusshi has an impressive chest and coincidentally is [[spoiler:the only elf warrior to survive the battle with the Fire Dragon.]]

*** Kuribayashi for example went from a short but muscular HardDrinkingPartyGirl with BoobsOfSteel and black hair to a much slimmer build with reddish brown hair.

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''Gate - Thus the JSDF Fought There'' (''Gate - Jieitai Kare no Chi nite Kaku Tatakaeri''), is a Japanese fantasy novel series by Takumi Yanai. Originally serialized online on a novel website called Arcadia, it was published in book form by Creator/{{Alphapolis}} in 2010. There are 5 novels, followed by five Gaiden books each focusing on what the important female characters were doing during an important event. A "sequel" (or "season 2") for the books was recently launched, with the first new book published in 2014.