


There are 5 novels, followed by five Gaiden books each focusing on what the important female characters were doing during an important event. Originally serialized online from 2006 to 2009 on a novel website called Arcadia, it was published in book form by Alphapolis from 2010 to 2015. Gate - Thus the JSDF Fought There ( Gate - Jieitai Kare no Chi nite Kaku Tatakaeri), is a Japanese fantasy novel series by Takumi Yanai. While the 3rd Recon Team explores the Special Region, back on Earth, the major powers take a special interest in the Gate.

Itami was there when the Ginza incident happened and, luckily for him, exploring the Special Region is a dream come true since the Lieutenant is an Otaku. Hoping to establish diplomatic relations with the people beyond the Gate and capture the ones responsible for the massacre of Ginza, the JSDF, under orders by the Prime Minister, takes over and enters the Gate where they dispatch the Third Reconnaissance Team to scout the "Special Region" led by 33-year-old First Lieutenant Youji Itami. Immediately after the attack, the Japanese Ground-Self Defense Forces launches a counter-attack, repelling and pushing the invaders back to the Gate and reclaiming Ginza. This would later be known as "The Ginza Incident". In August 20XX, a portal to a parallel world known as the "Gate", suddenly appeared in Ginza, Tokyo where monsters and human warriors wearing ancient armor poured out of the portal, killing everyone in their way and trying to claim the area as their own. So a soldier, an elf, a mage, and a demi-goddess walk into a bar.
