I saw this series at one of the Toronto anime clubs and found it pretty cool. It takes place in the Japan of the 1960s when the economy was booming and the future looked so bright. Unknown to the world's general population Earth has been invaded by aliens who can take human form. To combat this menace is an international secret agency called A.E.G.I.S.
(Alien Exterminating Global Intercept System). One of their hidden bases is under Tategami High School.
Their special agents have the 'Gate' power, the ability to open a doorway to another dimension to gain a super ability. One of them is high school girl Ruriko who has the the unfortunate nickname of Rurippe which means runny-nose. The story generally has a monster-of-the-week and we usually see something that was very new in the 1960s like the bullet train in each episode.
Ruri is the star of the show but we pick up new team members as the series progresses. The series is good because the writers take the time to explore the background of the various individuals involved.
There is even one episode where we learn the sad story about one of the Invaders. Nice character designs. Interesting concept. If you like super-spies and super-gadgets it is definitely worth checking out.
Synopsis It is Tokyo, 1969. Earth is under the attack of the 'Invaders.' Fortunately, though, the public is unaware of this. But to the secret orginazation, A.E.G.I.S., the threat is very real, and it is up them to stop this invasion. One day on his route to high school, Ukiya Shun observes a battle between a young girl and a group of Invaders. He ends up helping her and discovers that much like the girl, he possesses the ability to generate a 'gate' of special power that only a few other people are gifted with.
As a result, Ukiya then joins A.E.G.I.S. In an effort to recruit other Gate Keepers in order to protect the city, all while doing his best not to imitate his late father, whom he dispises. (Source: ANN). Overall 8 Story 8 Animation 9 Sound 8 Character 8 Enjoyment 8 Truth be told, for the first times I’ve watched it I wasn’t able to fully appreciate it. I’m glad I decided to re-watch Gate Keepers once again, because it’s definitely worth it.
The plot of Gate Keepers can be compared to old school anime, probably because the story is set in the 1960s. The only difference is that Gate Keepers has the feel of contemporary anime – it’s set in the 60s, but it doesn’t really seem like it is.
It’s really exciting and fun to watch. Some historical references were actually incorporated into the story, such as the moon landing, the world expo and maybe even hippies. Another aspect I like about it is the comedy.
I can’t believe I didn’t realize it was so funny, but that’s probably because most of the comedy came from Reiko and Bancho – the 2 characters I USED to hate. All of the characters are actually very likable.
My other favorites are Megane and Fei, because they’re both so adorable. I still like Kaoru and Shun though (Shun’s hot!) As expected of Gonzo, the animation is really impressive. I love the character design except for Reiko’s because she seems different compared to the other characters. They all have beautifully drawn eyes though – I especially like how the eyes look when they use their gate powers. The CG wasn’t as sophisticated and smooth as I want it to be, but it wasn’t that bad. There were repeated scenes and usually I’d say that’s a sign of laziness, but it’s minimal.
Some of my favorite seiyuus are actually in Gate Keepers. One of them is Takahiro Sakurai. I always seem to like his characters (especially Cloud Strife from Advent Children!). The other is Tomokazu Seki. I just think he’s a really talented VA.
Other seiyuus I want to note are Chinami Nishimura (Fei) and Etsuko Kozakura (Megane). They really made Fei and Megane really cute and adorable. I just love it when Fei goes “Ayaya!”. The music was great as well. Like the story, the music reminds me of old school anime as well (specially the mecha ones) except they’re more updated. I really love how the opening theme was made – it really describes the plot so well.
Sometimes you can catch the characters quoting some of the lyrics. The ending theme wasn’t bad either. Yumi Matsuzawa did a great job in performing both songs. Just to finish this review, I’m going to reaffirm my first point by saying Gate Keepers is definitely a must watch. I’m going to try the OVA and see if it’s as good as the series. Free sound effects download. Overall 8 Story 7 Animation 8 Sound 8 Character 8 Enjoyment 8 I seen my first anime gate keepers this anime is a good anime this anime has every thing that makes you happy.
This is based on story of high school student of 1960 who joins A.E.G.I.S to save world from invaders. Characters Shun -: this is one of main and best Character. He is most super character.Shun father is dead and he is angry because he brakes his promise. He is Ruriko first love. He is strong gatekeeper in anime he fights as warrior.
Ruriko - she is hot and my loving character. She has hidden emotion. She loves shun but she never reveals.
She is ultimate fighter and with strong feelings. Reiko Asagiri -: She is worst character. She thinks as good Witch ( meaningless). Whenever she fights her instruments brakes. She has power of melodies. Her tune kills invader.
Reiji Kageyama -: This is one of the best anime role. He is strong and powerful villan in anime. He thinks human are maggot.
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He is black gatekeeper overall -: it is fantastic anime. Story is grate. It makes me remind of old school anime.