Matt Schley
July 3, 2025 
GATE, the anime about Japan’s self-defense forces fighting in an another world, aired way back in 2015. Now a sequel season has been announced. Good things come to those who… gate?
The new season will be called GATE 2: Tides of Conflict, and it’s based on the “season 2” novels by GATE author Takumi Yanai. Season 2 of the novel series focuses on the maritime branch of the SDF.
The anime will be directed by Toru Takahashi, a new addition to the GATEverse, but screenwriter Tatsuhiko Urahata is back from the original. The anime is being produced by Studio M2 and Kasagi Labo, Oshi and Genco.
Character concept designs were unveiled alongside the announcement:
GATE creator Takumi Yanai also released a statement, which reads in part:
The story is a world that I have created, brushstroke by brushstroke, with the fullness of my thoughts as a writer. I cannot express my gratitude enough to the production team for bringing this story to life with the power of pictures, sound and voice.
Here’s how Oshi describes the plot of the season 2 novels:
Following the reopening of the mysterious ‘GATE,’ the Japanese Self-Defense Forces continue diplomatic and exploratory missions in the Special Region, a realm parallel to our world. When an American journalist is kidnapped in this region’s troubled seas, an elite Japanese Maritime unit embarks on a high-stakes rescue mission. This new chapter of the acclaimed fantasy saga explores fresh adventures, diplomatic tensions, and thrilling action in a world beyond imagination.
Source: ANN
