The New Gate Volume 1

The New Gate Manga #1

by Yoshiyuki Miwa, Shinogi Kazanami

THE NEW GATE--an online game transformed into a life-and-death struggle for its players. Thanks to the valiant efforts of Shin, the most powerful of them all, an end to the game and freedom for everyone seemed within reach. But just moments after Shin defeats the game's final boss, he finds himself bathed in an unknown light and transported some 500 years into the future of the in-game world. Thrown from a simple game gone wrong into a strange new land, one young swordsman of unrivalled strength is about to embark on a legendary journey!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Graphic Novels, Comics Manga

192 pages, Paperback

First published August 27, 2015

Reviews

[Nicolo · Rating 3 out of 5]

THE NEW GATE is a manga adapted from a light novel series of the same name. If we were to go with the choice of the title, this series, both manga and novel, break one of the common tropes of light novels having super long titles that carry synopses in them. However, the premise of this story is pretty standard for an isekai manga where in the protagonist is transported in to a game world.

The main character, Shin, is a high human character transported flesh and blood into a game. He's ridiculously overpowered. As a high level character, his stats are beyond the norm, not mention, having an item box filled with high class equipment, each a deus ex machina waiting to happen.

So far, this story is nothing spectacular, but the world building is decent enough to be interesting. For an overpowered character that defies the common sense of his new world, Shin has a surprisingly cautious mindset, preferring to keep a low profile and skills hidden. It's pretty much what one would do if marooned in a strange world with an alien culture. It may appear to be a generic isekai, the execution and storytelling is solid. It also helps that Shin is a likeable character.

For a first volume, it holds promise.

[Enairolf · Rating 3 out of 5]

Très curieuse de découvrir cet isekai, je me suis plongée dans ce premier tome en ayant que très peu d’attentes. J’ai passé un très bon moment bien que l’histoire soit assez basique et ne révolutionne pas le genre. La lecture a été agréable et c’était très plaisant à lire tout de même. Je suis très curieuse de ce qu’il va bien pouvoir se passer par la suite parce que je sens que ça va être de plus en plus intéressant.

Dans ce premier tome, Shin, le meilleur joueur du VRMMORPG The New Gate, transformé en jeu mortel, a réussi à libérer tous les joueurs pris au piège en terrassant le boss de fin.Mais avant de se déconnecter, il est englouti par une lumière inconnue et perd connaissance… À son réveil, il se retrouve dans le monde de The New Gate !! L’avènement du champion incontesté projeté 500 ans plus tard dans un jeu mortel ! Le rideau se lève sur une nouvelle légende sans pareil !!

Comme je viens de le dire, le mange en soit ne révolutionne pas le genre. L’histoire est assez basique et c’est le genre d’histoire que l’on a l’habitude de lire. Rien d’original là dedans mais on se laisse prendre au jeu dès les premières pages. J’ai adoré ma lecture et j’ai passé un bon moment, pour moi c’est tout ce qui compte. L’univers est assez riche et on sent qu’il y a énormément de choses à exploiter. J’adore ce genre d’univers en tout cas. Concernant les personnages, j’ai beaucoup aimé Shin. Un personnage simple et basique mais qui est vraiment chouette à suivre. J’ai beaucoup aimé le découvrir en tout cas. Je suis très intriguée par les personnages que l’on voit à la fin. D’abord la petite Millie, surtout pour ce qu’elle a dit à Shin. Mais il y a aussi Will qui m’intrigue énormément. J’ai très envie d’en apprendre plus sur lui, je suis très curieuse sur celui ci.

Un premier tome très plaisant à lire et même si l’histoire est basique, on passe un très bon moment. Je suis très curieuse de voir la suite des évènements, surtout vu comment le tome se termine, j’avoue que ma curiosité a été plus que piquée pour le coup!

[William Schram · Rating 5 out of 5]

The New Gate is a series that follows an old chestnut and adds a trope alongside it. I assume the book is set in the recent future, or at least enough for Virtual Reality headsets to be popular. In the story proper, the New Gate is a video game where the players can't log out. In itself, that is simple enough. Sword Art Online followed that idea. Volume one is where the series kicks off.

The book's opening covers the end of the Death game, where one player conquers the requirements, he defeats the final boss. The players log out, and the main character is sent to the game world 500 years in the future. The Great Log Out has a historical basis in this world, and the main character, a man called Shin, searches for a means to return home.

As I said, the premise is simple enough. When Shin defeats the final boss, he gains transcendental powers. Since he is Japanese, he wants to live peacefully and avoid ruffling feathers. Shin tries to come across as ordinary, but even trapped in a video game universe, he has skills and techniques that give him away.

The series started in 2016. I don't know what else was out there at that time, so I can't tell you how original it was.

Thanks for reading my review, and see you next time.

[Jeremy Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was pretty good. Enjoyable little Isekai, that has its share of tropes but also has some fresh ideas. Sure the character is over powered and almost every woman character given a name falls in love with him. The premise starts off similar to your .Hack/Sword Art Online type of story.....vr mmorpg turns into a death game. The MC beats the bad guy and everyone can log off the death game finally. MC watches everyone logs off but before he does a door at the back of the boss room opens up and he wakes up, 500 years in the future. Apparently when players made their characters they also made a companion character, and so 500 years in the world have past since all the players logged off. In that time being the NPCs and companions have built a thriving society in the world. Thus over powered MC starts a new journey to find his companion and figure out why he is still trapped in the world.

So yeah, enjoyable enough to binge read the whole manga series.

[Niche · Rating 2 out of 5]

To be honest, I don't think I'd continue with this series if I hadn't of already read the novels it's based on.

Set in a post-VRMMO death game (technically it opens with Shin clearing the game), Shin finds a door and awakens with new powers and is trapped in a world that seems to be the VRMMO, but is more realistic.

Moving from the novel to the manga format, it felt like it became "blander" with it feeling more like a generic fantasy where an OP MC gets surrounded by beautiful, mostly buxom waifus. Don't get me wrong, that's kind of what it was from the start, but when I was reading it as text it felt less "MC stares at boobs" and a bit more fantasy-action travelogue.

[Sheepy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wasn't sure what to expect from this series, I Picked it up cause the cover looked really interesting and as an isekai lover I couldn't say no.

I am really liking the start, nothing overly new In terms of the genre but one it's early days and two it's still got me really intrigued on what comes next!

[Kyi Night · Rating 4 out of 5]

Standard Stuck in Video game that turns to real life for one character who get teleported 500 years in to the future. He gets the see the effect him and his friend had on the world and the new mystery that lie ahead for him

[Nav · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a sensible protagonist!

[Jeff McNeill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty good

[stay gold · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid
- Overpowered but interesting MC
- Love the character designs!
- Worldbuilding is enjoyable, would like to know more
- Wilhelm seems cool

[Shadofu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vol. 1-8 (Ongoing series)

Among all your typical OP hero in another world stories, this one is pretty decent. But while it's good enough to be entertaining, unfortunately, it's not enough to get excited about it.