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Japanese Jingoism! Which is sad for many reasons, not the least of being that I am down for almost every part of this anime except for it's ultimate flaw: jingoism.

Journalism equals blind pessimism? The UN doesn't value sovereignty? And SPOILER: American spec ops are no match for Japanese? These are not only all proven false by history and current events, but I don't think I'd like the writers of this story if I met them. Even if we were all smoking together, I still think they'd remind me of the Japanese version of a FOX NEWS watcher. ...

Gate could be awesome, and is 99% well made. The characters are cool and unique. There are not only strong female characters, but there is also a lack of the male gaze which permeates most media (not to our fault most of the time) and is extremely prevalent in Japanese culture.

All the Jingoism, though.