To be clear, I only watched 5 episodes of the first season, so keep that in mind as to whether you find my review valuable or not.
The premise of GATE is amazing, and it starts off solid in the first episode. And then it quickly devolves into a showcase of the two worst anime tropes: Japanese hyper-nationalist jingoism, and loli-girl harem.
Had these show handled its invaders from another world theme more seriously, it would have been a damn fine show. Instead, no one in this universe behaves like a real person, or is realistic in any sense of the word. The entire purpose of the
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