Gate Lore

1. #1Special Region (Overview)

   Keys: Special Region · Secondary: other side of the Gate, fantasy world

   The Special Region is a medieval fantasy world connected to modern-day Earth (specifically Tokyo, Japan) via a mysterious magical Gate that appears in Ginza on August 19, 20XX. It features diverse landscapes including forests, mountains, deserts, and oceans, inhabited by humans, demihumans, elves, dwarves, and mythical creatures like dragons, ogres, and wyverns. Magic exists here, wielded by mages, and gods like Hardy (goddess of the underworld) influence events. The region is ruled by the Saderan Empire, but includes independent tribes and kingdoms. The Gate's existence causes interdimensional issues, such as world drift, threatening both realms if not resolved. Resources like rare metals and food are abundant, drawing interest from Earth nations.

2. #2The Gate (Overview)

   Keys: Gate · Secondary: portal, interdimensional gate

   A large, ancient portal initially opened by the goddess Hardy and stabilized by Imperial mages. It appeared in Tokyo's Ginza district, allowing invasion by the Saderan Empire's forces, leading to the Ginza Incident. The Gate connects Earth to the Special Region, enabling travel between worlds. It poses risks like cataclysmic disruptions if not closed properly. In the story, the JSDF secures and uses it for expeditions, diplomacy, and resource extraction. A prequel novel, Gate: Zero, details the initial defense at Ginza.

3. #3Gods and Magic (Overview)

   Keys: gods · Secondary: Emroy, Hardy, magic

   The Special Region's pantheon includes Hardy (goddess of death and the underworld, often depicted as a young girl with immense power) and Emroy (god of war and death). Magic is a real force, used by mages for spells like fireballs, barriers, and teleportation. Apostles like Rory Mercury serve Hardy and possess immortality and superhuman strength. Magic contrasts with Earth's technology, leading to "magic vs. modern weaponry" conflicts.

4. #4Ginza Incident (Overview)

   Keys: Ginza Incident · Secondary: initial invasion, Alnus Hill

   On August 19, 20XX, the Gate opens in Ginza, Tokyo, and Saderan Empire forces (knights, wyvern riders, mages) invade, causing chaos, deaths, and abductions. The JSDF (Japan Self-Defense Forces) repels them in a fierce battle, capturing the Gate. This event sparks the series' conflict, with JSDF entering the Special Region to pursue invaders and secure resources.

   Casualties: Hundreds dead on both sides.

5. #5JSDF Expedition (Overview)

   Keys: JSDF expedition · Secondary: Alnus Base, Third Reconnaissance Team

   Under the Prime Minister orders, the JSDF establishes Alnus Base near the Gate in the Special Region. The Third Reconnaissance Team, led by Lt. Yōji Itami, scouts the area, encounters locals, and aids in battles against threats like the Flame Dragon. This leads to alliances, harem elements, and escalating tensions with the Empire. Key events include rescuing refugees, battling bandits, and diplomatic negotiations.

6. #6Imperial Civil War (Overview)

   Keys: Imperial civil war · Secondary: peace negotiations, Zorzal coup

   After humiliations by the JSDF, Crown Prince Zorzal El Caesar seizes power from Emperor Molt Sol Augustus, declares war, and uses monsters and guerrillas against Japan. Princess Piña Co Lada forms a pro-peace faction. The JSDF engages in defensive and offensive operations, liberating allies and discrediting Zorzal. The arc culminates in Zorzal's defeat and hiding, with JSDF allies rallying. The Gate's instability forces a resolution to close it before worlds collide.

7. #7Sequel Elements (Season 2)

   Keys: Season 2 · Secondary: JMSDF, oceanic expedition

   Set 4 years later, focuses on the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) exploring the Special Region's seas aboard the submarine Kitsashio, captained by Yōji Itami. Involves naval battles, new threats, and further diplomacy.

8. #8Yōji Itami

   Keys: Yoji Itami · Secondary: lieutenant, Yoji, otaku, Itami

   Yōji Itami (伊丹 耀司) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: JSDF (Japan Self-Defense Forces) - Description: A 33-year-old otaku and JSDF first lieutenant promoted after the Ginza attack, leading investigations beyond the Gate with a slacker vibe but sharp skills under pressure; he serves as a mentor figure to soldiers and locals.

   The protagonist of the series, Itami is a 33-year-old otaku and JSDF soldier. After successfully escorting hundreds of citizens to safety during the attack on Ginza, Itami is promoted to the rank of first lieutenant and tasked to investigate the world on the other side of the Gate. He is a certified JSDF Ranger and Special Forces commando (although this only occurred due to his superiors' futile attempts to discipline him), and while he is notable for being a slacker and a fast runner from trouble, he is honest and compassionate and can be quite capable when under stress.

   He is also later rendered immune to bodily harm due to a contract Rory Mercury makes with him, in exchange for him becoming her servant upon his death. With his heroic acts during the battle of Ginza and in the world beyond the Gate, he also becomes a role model for his fellow JSDF soldiers and his friends in Alnus Town.

   Itami's family name is derived from the city of Itami in the Hyōgo Prefecture, where the JGSDF Central Army headquarters is located.

9. #9Piña Co Lada

   Keys: Pina Co Lada · Secondary: Pina, Co Lada, Rose Knight, princess

   Piña Co Lada (ピニャ・コ・ラーダ) - Gender: Female - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Empire - Description: The 19-year-old idealistic Imperial princess (10th in line to the throne) who pursues peace with Japan after seeing JSDF might, growing from inexperience to political savvy while discovering a fondness for yaoi doujinshi.

   A 19-year-old princess from the Empire that rules the other world. Born to an Imperial concubine, and 10th (3rd in the anime) in the line of succession to the throne, Piña Co Lada is dedicated to the Empire's welfare. Idealistic but inexperienced, she has at first trouble dealing with the realities of political life, but matures during the course of the series. After seeing the JSDF's military power in action, she wishes to establish peace with Japan, as she knows that a war with them will eventually lead to the Empire's ultimate destruction.

   During her first visit to Japan to meet with several officials, Piña develops an obsession with yaoi dōjinshi and later has her Rose Knights translate more of them for her to read. After being rescued from Zorzal's clutches, Piña is appointed Crown Princess by Emperor Molt and ends up falling in love with Itami. Oddly, her name is taken from the rum-based cocktail Piña colada.

10. #10Tuka Luna Marceau

    Keys: Tuka Luna Marceau · Secondary: Marceau, Tuka, High Elf, Luna

    Tuka Luna Marceau (テュカ・ルナ・マルソー) - Gender: Female - Race/Species: High Elf - Primary Affiliation: Itami's group - Description: A 165-year-old High Elf appearing as an adolescent, she joins Itami's team after personal tragedy, grappling with grief and seeing him as a father figure while slowly developing romantic feelings.

    Tuka is a 165-year-old High Elf, an adolescent by her race's standards. She loses her father who sacrifices himself to save her when her village is attacked by a Flame Dragon, and since then travels with Itami and co. However, she has a hard time coping with her father's death, and eventually begins to lapse into insanity, starting to view Itami as her lost father.

    But even after overcoming her loss with Itami's help, she keeps calling him "father" both out of habit and out of bashfulness about her budding true feelings for him. She has also entertained a temporary crush on Mari Kurokawa.

11. #11Lelei La Lelena

    Keys: Lelei La Lelena · Secondary: La Lelena, mage, Lelei, prodigy

    Lelei La Lelena (レレイ・ラ・レレーナ) - Gender: Female - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Itami's group, Rurudo nomad tribe - Description: A 15-year-old prodigy mage and ex-nomad who masters Japanese as Itami's interpreter, blending magic with physics to achieve feats like Gate manipulation; her emotionless demeanor hides deep loyalty, viewing herself as "married" to Itami by tribal rite.

    A 15-year-old mage from the other world, a former member of the Rurudo nomad tribe, and a student to an elderly sorcerer who is notable for her platinum-blonde hair and perpetually emotionless expression. She considers herself legally married to Itami after the latter unwittingly fulfilled an ancient wedding custom, which involves a couple spending three consecutive nights in the same room.

    Brilliant and inquisitive, Lelei quickly learns the Japanese language and becomes the interpreter/translator for Itami's party. Thanks to the knowledge of physics acquired during her visits to Earth, combined with her natural magical abilities and a gift from the underworld goddess Hardy, she eventually becomes capable of opening a Gate between the Special Region and Japan at will.

12. #12Rory Mercury

    Keys: Rory Mercury · Secondary: apostle, Rory, Mercury, immortal, war god Emroy

    Rory Mercury (ロゥリィ・マーキュリー) - Gender: Female - Race/Species: Demigoddess - Primary Affiliation: Apostle of Emroy - Description: The 961-year-old immortal apostle of the war god Emroy, clad in Gothic Lolita attire with immense strength and a love for battle; she aids Itami's group and takes a playful, romantic interest in him while awaiting ascension.

    A 961-year-old demigoddess and the Apostle of the god Emroy. She's usually dressed in her formal apostle wear, which strongly resembles Gothic Lolita fashion. Rory's status as a demigoddess entails that she cannot die and can recover from any wound; upon her 1,000th birthday, she will ascend and become a full goddess. She's superhumanly strong, which allows her to wield her extremely heavy signature halberd with ease, and very fast and agile, with centuries of combat experience.

    Her presence and status as an Apostle are also a great help to Itami's group in establishing social relations within the Special Region. Her only major weakness is her fear of going underground, due to her dislike for Hardy, the Special Region's goddess of the underworld who desires Rory as her bride. After meeting Itami, she takes a particular interest in him because of his sincerity, and owing to this affection, she later elects to become the Goddess of Love upon her ascension.

13. #13Yao Haa Dushi

    Keys: Yao Ro Dushi, Yao Haa Dushi · Secondary: Ro Dushi, Yao, Dark Elf, Haa Dushi

    Yao Haa Dushi (ヤオ・ハー・デュッシ) - Gender: Female - Race/Species: Dark Elf - Primary Affiliation: Itami's group - Description: A centuries-old Dark Elf (over 300 years) with low self-esteem and misfortune, seeking JSDF aid for her tribe and offering servitude to Itami, who treats her with casual kindness.

    A Dark Elf who is over 300 years old; her middle name is a reference to the underworld goddess Hardy, who is worshipped by her people. She seeks the JSDF's aid when the same dragon that attacked Tuka's village moves to the forest where her tribe lives, becoming a threat to them. After the dragon is vanquished, and after learning that the Apostle of Hardy was responsible for its rampage, she renounces her faith in Hardy, changes her name to Yao Ro Dushi (ヤオ・ロゥ・デュッシ, Yao Rō Dusshi) (with "Ro" in reverence of Rory Mercury, who came to the aid of her people) and offers herself to Itami as a slave.

    Unlike the other three girls in Itami's company, she isn't as relentless in pursuing his affections, but she is just as perplexed about his seemingly indifferent attitude about their relationship, especially since her penchant for bad luck keeps her self-esteem low and she regards Itami as a pillar of support.

14. #14Shino Kuribayashi

    Keys: Shino Kuribayashi · Secondary: Kuribayashi, Shino

    Shino Kuribayashi (栗林 志乃) - Gender: Female - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: JSDF, Third Recon Unit - Description: A petite, busty Sergeant First Class skilled in close-quarters combat, initially clashing with Itami's otaku ways but embracing her warrior spirit in the Special Region; she develops feelings for teammate Tomita.

    A petite but buxom Sergeant First Class of the Third Recon Unit under Itami, she does not hold him in high regard due to his otaku nature. She idolizes the Japanese Rangers and Special Forces; a perception which is somewhat broken when she learns that Itami is a certified member of both. She excels in hand-to-hand combat and prefers charging head-first into a battle to take on her opponents with just her rifle-mounted bayonet.

    She remains in the Special Region when the Gate is closed, because the new world presents her with a chance to cut loose with her combative nature and because she has fallen in love with her teammate Tomita, despite him being already involved with Bozes of the Rose Knights.

15. #15Akira Tomita

    Keys: Akira Tomita · Secondary: Akira, Tomita

    Akira Tomita (富田 章) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: JSDF, Third Recon Unit - Description: The 27-year-old gentle giant and Ranger-trained Sergeant First Class, acting as the team's calm voice of reason; he forms a bond with Imperial knight Bozes and stays in the Special Region post-Gate.

    Sergeant First Class Tomita, a 27-year-old trained Ranger, is the gentle giant of the unit who is a solemn but kind man and often acts as the voice of reason within the group. He and Bozes enter a relationship, and as a result he is one of the JSDF servicemen remaining in the Special Region when the Gate is closed.

16. #16Takeo Kurata

    Keys: Takeo Kurata · Secondary: Kurata, Takeo

    Takeo Kurata (倉田 武雄) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: JSDF, Third Recon Unit - Description: The 21-year-old otaku sergeant and driver with a catgirl obsession, bonding deeply with Persia from Clan Formal and choosing to remain in the Special Region.

    A 21-year-old sergeant in the JSDF and driver on the recon team, he is also an otaku like Itami, with a special fetish for catgirls. His geeky fantasy becomes reality when he meets Persia, a housemaid of the Formal Clan who happens to be half-cat. The two become close very quickly and are nearly inseparable whenever Kurata visits Italica. Owing to this affection, Kuruta is one of the JSDF servicemen who voluntarily stays in the Special Region when the original Gate is shut down.

17. #17Mari Kurokawa

    Keys: Mari Kurokawa · Secondary: Mari, Kurokawa

    Mari Kurokawa (黒川 茉莉) - Gender: Female - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: JSDF, Third Recon Team - Description: The tall, sharp-tongued medic of the team, fiercely protective of civilians but intimidating with patients; she returns to Earth to lead JSDF medical efforts.

    The medic of the Third Recon Team with the rank of Sergeant First Class, at 190cm she is an unusually tall woman. Her father is a submarine commander in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. She can be uncomfortably sharp-tongued in her opinions at times, especially to Itami if she suspects he has ulterior motives related to his otaku hobbies.

    While she cares for the well-being of those under her supervision, especially civilians, she can be very vicious with disobedient patients, often using means of intimidation bordering on sadism to discipline them. At the end of the series, she has returned to Earth and become head nurse of the JSDF Central Hospital.

18. #18Soichiro Kuwahara

    Keys: Soichiro Kuwahara · Secondary: Kuwahara, Soichiro

    Soichiro Kuwahara (桑原 惣一郎) Gender: Male Race/Species: Human Primary Affiliation: JSDF, Third Recon Unit Description: The 50-year-old experienced Sergeant Major and Itami's reliable second-in-command, stepping up as leader when needed; he retires post-Gate to family life.

    A fifty-year-old Sergeant Major who serves as Itami's second in command. As the oldest member in the unit, he has experience and wisdom of training and leading recruits on the field. He replaces Itami as team leader after the latter runs off to kill the Fire Dragon on his own and is consequently relieved of his command. After the original Gate has closed, he retires from the JSDF and works at a security firm while spending time with his newly-born grandchildren.

19. #19Hitoshi Furuta

    Keys: Hitoshi Furuta · Secondary: Hitoshi, Furuta

    Hitoshi Furuta (古田 均) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: JSDF, Third Recon Team - Description: A private aspiring chef who goes undercover in the Imperial Capital, falling for local Tyūle and later honoring her memory with a Tokyo restaurant, with Delilah filling the void.

    A leading private in the Third Recon Team who used to work in his family's first-class restaurant until he got into an argument with the new management, and joined the JSDF to gather the funds to open his own restaurant. During the team's mission in the Imperial Capital, he goes undercover as a chef after his cooking gets the interest of Prince Zorzal.

    There he falls in love with Tyūle, Zorzal's Warrior Bunny concubine and secret adversary; they end up aiding each other in thwarting the tyrannical prince, and after Tyūle's death and the closure of the Gate, he and Delilah open a restaurant in Tokyo in her memory.

20. #20Kōichirou Hazama

    Keys: Koichirou Hazama · Secondary: Koichirou, Kōichirou, Hazama

    Kōichirou Hazama (狭間 浩一郎) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: JSDF, Special Region Task Force - Description: The Lieutenant General overseeing JSDF operations in the Special Region, valuing Itami's unorthodox methods and staying as commander after the Gate closes.

    A JSDF Lieutenant General in charge of the JSDF task force within the Special Region who holds Itami in high regard despite the latter's reckless attitude. As a responsible commander, he is one of the JSDF servicemen who stays behind when the Gate is shut down.

21. #21Akira Yanagida

    Keys: Akira Yanagida · Secondary: Akira, Yanagida

    Akira Yanagida (柳田 明) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: JSDF, Special Region Task Force - Description: Hazama's ambitious aide and first lieutenant, initially resenting Itami but growing to respect him while prioritizing Japan's strategic gains.

    A First Lieutenant who serves as General Hazama's aide. He dislikes Itami due to the latter gaining his rank due to the Ginza Incident, whereas he had to earn it by hard work himself. Unlike Itami, who cares about the people of the Special Region and wants to help them, Yanagida sees no problem in manipulating and exploiting the Special Region's people and resources for Japan's gain.

    He eventually develops a grudging respect for Itami despite the fact that the two seem to antagonize each other over minor details, especially regarding Itami's nonchalant attitude and his ability to gain allies so easily.

22. #22Osamu Higaki

    Keys: Osamu Higaki · Secondary: Osamu, Higaki

    Osamu Higaki (檜垣 統) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: JSDF, Special Region Task Force - Description: Itami's strict major superior, constantly frustrated by protocol breaches but committed to disciplined operations.

    A major in the Special Region Task Force and Itami's immediate superior, who is usually frustrated by Itami's lax attitude violating military protocol.

23. #23Shunya Kengun

    Keys: Shunya Kengun · Secondary: Shunya, Kengun

    Shunya Kengun (健軍 俊也) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: JSDF, Special Region Task Force, 4th Combat Unit - Description: The air assault colonel commanding the 4th Combat Unit, starting a romance with Rose Knight Beefeater and remaining in the Special Region.

    A JSDF colonel and commander of the Special Region Task Force's 4th Combat Unit, an air assault company, and a veteran of Italica and the evacuation of the Jade Palace. Despite their age difference and language barrier, he begins a relationship with Rose Knight Beefeater E Caty, and is one of the servicemen remaining in the Special Region after the Gate's collapse.

24. #24Naoki Kamo

    Keys: Naoki Kamo · Secondary: Naoki, Kamo

    Naoki Kamo (加茂 直樹) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: JSDF, Special Region Task Force, 1st Task Force Combat Unit - Description: The strategic colonel leading the mixed infantry 1st Combat Unit in key Special Region engagements.

    A colonel and the commander of the 1st Task Force Combat Unit, a mixed infantry corps.

25. #25Akira Kamikoda

    Keys: Akira Kamikoda · Secondary: Akira, Kamikoda

    Akira Kamikoda (神子田 瑛) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), Special Region Task Force - Description: The F-4 Phantom-flying lieutenant colonel heading JASDF efforts, staying behind for unrestricted flights.

    A somewhat hot-blooded lieutenant colonel in the Japanese Air Force, and the leader of the JASDF branch of the Task Force, flying a F4 Phantom. He stays in the Special Region upon the Gate's closure because of the lack of flying restrictions in that world, and because of his romantic attentions towards the Rose Knights.

26. #26Nyūtabaru

    Keys: Nyūtabaru · Secondary: Nyutabaru

    Nyūtabaru (新田原) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: JSDF - Description: The major managing JSDF presence in the Imperial Capital's red-light district, ensuring local stability.

    A major and chief of the JSDF detachment stationed in Akusho, the Imperial Capital's red-light district.

27. #27Tarō Kanō

    Keys: Tarō Kanō, Taro Kano · Secondary: Kano, Taro, Kanou, Tarou, Prime Minister

    Tarō Kanō (嘉納 太郎) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Japanese Government - Description: The otaku Defense Minister and Itami's friend, rising to interim Prime Minister through patriotic resolve against conspiracies.

    The Japanese Minister of Defense and Itami's old friend. Like Itami, he is also an otaku. Strong-willed and patriotic, he succeeds Prime Minister Morita as an interim candidate after he and the other Cabinet members expose Morita's cowardice in intending to surrender administration of the Gate to a foreign international conspiracy instead of defending his nation's sovereignty. At the end of the series, he has retired from politics and thus become free to pursue his otaku passions once more.

28. #28Risa Aoi

    Keys: Risa Aoi · Secondary: Risa, yaoi artist, Aoi

    Risa Aoi (葵 梨紗) - Gender: Female - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Civilian - Description: Itami's ex-wife and struggling yaoi artist with a doll obsession, supporting him and supplying Piña with manga.

    Itami's ex-wife and a yaoi doujin artist whose hobby of collecting dolls leave her broke quite frequently. Having been former classmates in college, she and Itami married for convenience: Itami provided money for Risa's hobby and Risa looked after the household for Itami. Risa divorced Itami after she tried to convince Itami not to go to the Special Region and realized that he never really loved her.

    Nevertheless, they still care about each other, with Itami still providing financial support to Risa. Risa still loves Itami, even though she knows he'll never realize it on his own. After encountering Piña, she becomes the princess' main source for doujin manga.

29. #29Noriko Mochizuki

    Keys: Noriko Mochizuki · Secondary: Mochizuki, Noriko

    Noriko Mochizuki (望月 紀子) - Gender: Female - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Civilian - Description: A Ginza attack survivor turned Alnus liaison, pushing for honest Special Region coverage against media spin.

    One of several Japanese civilians who were captured by Imperial scouts prior to the Ginza Incident. She was taken to the Imperial capital, where she became Prince Zorzal's sex slave. When the JSDF learn of Noriko's presence, they rescue her and warn the Empire there will be consequences if all other Japanese slaves are not repatriated. Despite her traumatic experience and the loss of her entire family during the Ginza Incident, she returns to Alnus to act as a liaison between the locals and the Japanese media.

    After witnessing the callous sensationalist pursuits of the Japanese media in the Special Region (especially as personified by Kazunari Komurazaki), she begins to crusade against this bias, determined to serve only the truth to the Japanese public.

30. #30Nanami Kuribayashi

    Keys: Nanami Kuribayashi · Secondary: sister, Kuribayashi, Nanami

    Nanami Kuribayashi (栗林 菜々美) - Gender: Female - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Media - Description: Shino's rookie newscaster sister battling censorship to report truthfully, founding an independent online studio.

    Shino's younger sister and a rookie newscaster. After she finds out that the news concerning the Special Region are censored by elements in the Japanese government looking out for their own interests instead of the public's, she dedicates herself to relaying the pure truth about the other world and root out the corruption in the Japanese media. After the closure of the Gate, she establishes a popular online news studio.

31. #31Kōji Sugawara

    Keys: Koji Sugawara, Kōji Sugawara · Secondary: Koji, Sugawara, Kōji

    Kōji Sugawara (菅原 浩治) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Description: The awkward diplomat negotiating Empire peace, charming young Sherry despite his discomfort.

    A Ministry of Foreign Affairs official who is sent to the Special Region as an ambassador to the Empire as part of a delegation to convince the Empire to seek peace with Japan. When he meets Sherry Tyueri and she falls in love with him, he is quite awkward about her affection for him considering her tender age, but genuinely cares about her.

    When Zorzal takes over the throne and his Oprichnina arrests members of the nobility who seek peace with Japan, he saves Sherry by declaring that she is his fiancé. Before the Gate is closed, he decides to remain in the Special Region to maintain the diplomatic ties between Japan and the Empire.

32. #32Reiko Shirayuri

    Keys: Reiko Shirayuri · Secondary: Reiko, Shirayuri

    Reiko Shirayuri (白百合 玲子) - Gender: Female - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Description: The vice minister directing Special Region diplomacy and inter-world coordination.

    The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of the Special Region.

33. #33Hideyo Komakado

    Keys: Hideyo Komakado · Secondary: Hideyo, Komakado

    Hideyo Komakado (駒門 英世) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Japanese Defense Intelligence Headquarters - Description: The intelligence operative aiding Itami's visits and thwarting political corruption.

    A leading member of the Japanese Defense Intelligence Headquarters and later of the Public Security Division, who acts as a guide and head of personal security during the official visits of Itami's troupe in Japan. Later he proves instrumental in deposing Prime Minister Morita for conspiracy against Japan's national interests and installing Minister Kanō as an interim candidate in his place.

34. #34Kazunari Komurazaki

    Keys: Kazunari Komurazaki · Secondary: Kazunari, Komurazaki

    Kazunari Komurazaki (古村崎 一也) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Media - Description: The fame-hungry journalist whose sensationalism risks lives, earning disdain from JSDF.

    An extremely arrogant, superficial Japanese journalist who constantly tries to score negative press about the JSDF in the Special Region solely for publicity's sake. His selfishness and recklessness endanger and even cause the death of some of his support personnel in his sensationalist pursuits, making him very unpopular with the Japanese on-site.

35. #35Sakoto Okita

    Keys: Sakoto Okita · Secondary: Sakoto, Okita

    Sakoto Okita (沖田聡子) - Gender: Female - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Japanese Police - Description: The 21-year-old kendo-proficient officer handling Ginza chaos with clumsy determination.

    A female 21-year-old Japanese police officer who gets involved in the Ginza Incident in Gate: Zero. While seen as strong-willed and dependable on the outside, she is actually clumsy, timid, and naive; as a result she is extra careful in whatever she's doing on the job. She is, however, extremely skilled in kendo, which she uses to relieve stress.

36. #36Kokone

    Keys: Kokone

    Kokone (心寧) - Gender: Female - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Civilian - Description: The 5-year-old Ginza victim separated from her mother, symbolizing the attack's toll on innocents.

    A 5-year-old girl who gets entangled in the attack on Ginza in Gate: Zero. Right before the Ginza incident, she is separated from her mother, and just as she is found by her mother and Okita, the attack occurs. She is based on an original character - a child Itami takes care of in the Incident's aftermath - from the first episode of the anime series.

37. #37Saori Mononobe

    Keys: Saori Mononobe · Secondary: Saori, Mononobe

    Saori Mononobe - Gender: Female - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Media - Description: The rookie reporter trapped reporting the Ginza invasion, highlighting media perils.

    A female rookie news reporter from the TV station Kyokko News who appears in Gate: Zero. She gets caught in the Imperial invasion while doing a report in Ginza, and along with her supervisor ends up in Prime Minister Yasuharu's entourage in their attempt to escape the fighting.

38. #38Kindō Nichiyō

    Keys: Kindō Nichiyō, Kindo Nichiyo · Secondary: Kindō, Nichiyou, Kindou, Kindo, Nichiyo, Nichiyō

    Kindō Nichiyō - Gender: Not specified - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Kyokko News - Description: Saori's news supervisor at Kyokko, managing coverage of Gate events.

    Saori Mononobe's supervisor at Kyokko News.

39. #39Sasakura Yasuharu

    Keys: Sasakura Yasuharu · Secondary: Prime Minister, Yasuharu, Sasakura

    Sasakura Yasuharu - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Japanese Government - Description: The 68-year-old Prime Minister during the Ginza Incident in the prequel Gate: Zero.

    The 68-year-old incumbent prime minister at the time of the Ginza Incident in Gate: Zero.

40. #40Zorzal El Caesar

    Keys: Zorzal El Caesar · Secondary: El Caesar, first prince, prince, Zorzal, sadistic prince

    Zorzal El Caesar (ゾルザル・エル・カエサル) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Empire - Description: The unstable, sadistic first prince and chief antagonist, driving aggressive policies until his demise.

    First Prince of the Empire, Piña's eldest half-brother, and the main antagonist of the series. Mentally unstable, arrogant and vain, yet cunning enough to play the role of a foolish upstart (for his father to believe that he could be easily used as a proxy once he retires), Zorzal is a sadist who enjoys committing rape, murder and genocide, and owns a number of sex slaves.

    After Itami frees his Japanese prisoner Noriko from his clutches, Zorzal swears revenge, installs himself as the new Emperor, and attempts to wage a new war against Japan, heedless of the JSDF's technological superiority. In the end, after a reckless all-out attack on Piña before the gates of Italica, he loses all and is killed by Tyuule, although he succeeds in taking her with him.

41. #41Tyūle

    Keys: Tyuule, Tyūle · Secondary: Former Queen, Warrior Bunny

    Tyūle (テューレ) - Gender: Female - Race/Species: Warrior Bunny - Primary Affiliation: Empire - Description: Zorzal's enslaved former queen who manipulates him toward war, meeting a fatal end in revenge.

    Zorzal's sex slave and the former Queen of the Warrior Bunny Tribe. Her tribe was at war with the Empire, but realizing they could not win, she gave herself up to Prince Zorzal as his slave in exchange for him sparing her tribe. However, Zorzal did not keep his word and brutally slaughtered and enslaved her people while lying to the survivors that Tyuule sold them out to save herself, which gained her her tribe's hatred.

    Upon learning the truth, Tyūle swore revenge to bring down the Empire by appearing submissive to Zorzal while secretly manipulating him into waging a suicidal war with Japan that would bring the Empire to complete ruin. She falls in love with Furuta Hitoshi, but in the end cannot let go of her vengeance against Zorzal, and when she is found out, she and the prince end up killing each other.

42. #42Molt Sol Augustus

    Keys: Molt Sol Augustus · Secondary: Zorzal's father, Sol Augustus, Pina's father, Emperor, Molt

    Molt Sol Augustus (モルト・ソル・アウグスタス) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Empire - Description: The Emperor and Piña's father, allying with JSDF post-rescue for Empire's survival.

    The Special Region's Emperor and Piña's father. Despite knowing that the Japanese forces far outclass the Empire's, he is initially reluctant to seek peace with them, fearing that they might be truly unstoppable should he give them time to establish a foothold. After being rescued from Zorzal's clutches, and after realizing that the JSDF are his best hope for preserving the Empire, he allies himself with them and appoints Piña as his rightful successor.

43. #43Diabo Sol Caesar

    Keys: Diabo Sol Caesar · Secondary: Sol Caesar, Diabo, Zorzal's brother

    Diabo Sol Caesar (ディアボ・ソル・カエサル) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Empire - Description: Zorzal's timid brother turned puppet governor after foreign betrayals.

    The ambitious but cowardly younger brother of Zorzal who seeks the throne despite not being next in the line of succession. When Zorzal takes over, he flees to Alnus in order to enlist a foreign power in aiding his ascension, resulting in him entering a deal with the Chinese government to make him the Emperor in return for delivering Lelei to them. However, after the Chinese betray him, Rory Mercury appoints him as the nominal "puppet" governor of the Alnus Living Community to satisfy his ambitions.

44. #44Sherry Tyueri

    Keys: Sherry Tyueri · Secondary: Sherry, Tyueri, Japan emissary

    Sherry Tyueri (シェリー・テュエリ) - Gender: Female - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Empire - Description: The clever 12-year-old noble orphan who crushes on Sugawara and acts as Molt's Japan emissary.

    Sherry is the 12-year-old daughter of the Tyueri family, a noble family related to Marquess Casel, an influential senator. Wanting to improve his connections to Casel, Sugawara offered to have a pearl necklace delivered to Sherry following their meeting at a party. Following this, Sherry fell in love with Sugawara, and attempted to pursue him whenever he was near.

    She quickly demonstrates a wisdom and maturity beyond her years, showing a keen understanding of the awkward interactions between Japan and the people of the Empire, as well as the problems this would pose to Japan and her "future husband"; for this reason, she eagerly offers to aid Sugawara and help bridge the gap between their nations.

    After her parents' death during Zorzal's purge of the Imperial pro-peace factions, Marquess Casel adopts Sherry as his ward, and Emperor Molt later appoints her as his emissary in Japan, a role which she fulfills with uncanny capability. When the Gate is closed, she moves in with Sugawara's family to await the reunion of the two worlds.

45. #45Marcus

    Keys: Marcus · Secondary: Internal Affairs minister

    Marcus (マルクス) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Empire - Description: The pragmatic Internal Affairs minister advising Emperor Molt on governance.

    The Empire's Minister of Internal Affairs, and chief adviser and right hand of Emperor Molt Augustus.

46. #46Duran

    Keys: Duran · Secondary: Elbe King

    Duran (デュラン) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Elbe Kingdom/Empire - Description: The battle-crippled Elbe king rehabilitated by JSDF, aiding against Imperial rebels.

    The king of Elbe Kingdom, Duran was part of the second wave of forces sent by the Empire to recapture Alnus hill from the JSDF "invaders". His forces were annihilated, and when Princess Piña found him, he was a crippled shell of a man waiting for his death, either from the Empire or his own people. Later on, he secretly poses as a disabled refugee at Alnus and is rehabilitated by the JSDF with prosthetic limbs and medical treatment. He later serves as a pivotal person in allowing the JSDF to cross the Elbe kingdom and help Itami defeat the Fire Dragon, and as a member of the pro-Imperial coalition against Zorzal.

47. #47Helm Fule Maio

    Keys: Helm Fule Maio · Secondary: Fule Maio, Helm

    Helm Fule Maio (ヘルム・フレ・マイオ) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Empire - Description: The captured ex-Rose Knight advising Zorzal during civil strife.

    A former founding member of the Order of the Rose Knights, who after leaving the group became a viscount. He participated in and was captured during the Imperial attack on Ginza, and seeking to repay Japan for his humiliation, he becomes one of Zorzal's military advisors during the Imperial civil war. His main ambition is to prove himself Piña's better, a prospect in which he fails when he is unceremoniously captured after the Second Battle of Italica.

48. #48Grey Co Aldo

    Keys: Grey Co Aldo · Secondary: Rose Knight, mentor, Grey

    Grey Co Aldo (グレイ・コ・アルド) - Gender: Male - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Rose Knights - Description: The veteran Imperial knight mentoring Piña's Rose Order.

    A commoner by birth and a veteran Imperial knight assigned under Princess Piña who also served as the Rose Knights' mentor and combat instructor.

49. #49Hamilton Uno Law

    Keys: Hamilton Uno Law · Secondary: Hamilton, Rose Knight, Uno Law

    Hamilton Uno Law (ハミルトン・ウノ・ロー) - Gender: Female - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Rose Knights - Description: Piña's devoted page assisting in JSDF treaty negotiations.

    Princess Piña's page, who is two years her junior. She was part of Princess Pina's group during the Siege of Italica and assisted Piña in making a treaty with the JDSF. After her own interaction with the JDSF, she feels reliable, dependable, and trustful towards the actions and words of Itami and his 3rd Recon Team.

50. #50Bozes Co Palesti

    Keys: Bozes Co Palesti · Secondary: Bozes, Rose Knight, second-in-command, Co Palesti

    Bozes Co Palesti (ボーゼス・コ・パレスティー) - Gender: Female - Race/Species: Human - Primary Affiliation: Rose Knights - Description: The second-in-command Rose Knight romancing Tomita and mothering his child.

    Second daughter of Marquis Palesti, and second in command of Princess Piña's order of Knights; given the title of the Gold Rose. She develops mutually shared feelings for Tomita, formalizes a forbidden relationship with him and becomes pregnant with his child, Mai.

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