Gate Keepers
ゲートキーパーズ
Genre	Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Manga
Authored by	Keiji Gotoh (art) Hiroshi Yamaguchi (story)
Publisher	Kadokawa Shoten TOKYOPOP
Serialized in	Ace Next
Original run	1999-12-01 – 2001-10-31
No. of volumes	7
TV anime
Directed by	Koichi Chigira
Studio	GONZO
Network	WOWOW AXN, ABS-CBN , Hero TV, Studio 23
Original run	2000-04-03 – 2000-09-18
No. of episodes	24
OVA: Gate Keepers 21
Directed by	Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Studio	GONZO
No. of episodes	6
Released	2002-04-24
Novel: Gate Keepers 1985
Authored by
Publisher
Publish date
No. of volumes
Game: Gate Keepers
Developer
Publisher	Kadokawa Shoten
Genre	RPG
Platform	PlayStation
Released	1999-12-19

Gate Keepers (ゲートキーパーズ, Gēto Kīpāzu^?) is a Japanese anime series produced by GONZO. It is based on a manga of the same name written by Hiroshi Yamaguchi and drawn by Keiji Gotoh in 1999. Both of which are based on the same story which was produced as a RPG for the PlayStation. The anime series was broadcast in Japan in 2000. A six episode OVA sequel Gate Keepers 21, was released in 2002. The main characters in the OVA sequel were the next generation of Gate Keepers. All incarnations of the "Gate Keepers" series, follow the same basic premise and share most of their characters, with some major discrepancies (mainly involving the character Reiji Kageyama). A character from the game, Francine Allumage is completely absent from the anime. Another character from the game Misao Sakamori, was replaced in the anime with the new original character Megumi Kurogane (though Misao does make a guest appearance towards the end of the anime). 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Plot

The story is set in 1969, a period of time in which Japan is experiencing intense economic and social development after the end of World War II in 1945. Unbeknownst to humans, alien/interdimensional beings have emerged with plans to take over the world by sending numerous agents to wreak havoc in cities, turning people into robotic minions. They are referred to as Invaders. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In an attempt to confront the Invaders and defend the planet; an elite but highly secret organisation of peace-keepers called the Alien Exterminating Global Intercept System (more commonly known as A.E.G.I.S.), was set up with special funding from the government. They rely on the ability of Gate Keepers, who have the power to open dimensional "gates" of a paranormal energy that give them their superpowers. These superpowers are the only weapons that have any effect on Invaders.

Although A.E.G.I.S. has branches around the world, the series focuses on the Far East division in Japan. The headquarters of the Far East branch of A.E.G.I.S. lies beneath Tategami High School, a facade created by the organisation to mask the active recruitment of new Gate Keepers. Since many of the candidates were High School students, the location allowed the agents to be enrolled in school and be available for a mission at a moment's notice.

A.E.G.I.S. members

Shun Ukiya (浮矢 瞬, Ukiya Shun^?) - The series focuses on Shun Ukiya, a young Japanese schoolboy (who permanently wears a bandage over his nose) with a deep passion for kendo. Ukiya discovers that he has the ability to open the Gate of Wind in a chance encounter with an Invader attack near his hometown, where he meets fellow Gate Keeper and childhood friend, Ruriko Ikusawa. He is subsequently invited to join A.E.G.I.S. after discovering the existence of Invaders and of A.E.G.I.S. Foremost of his skills after he gains the ability to open his gate are the 'Urotora Senpuu Kiri (Ultra Whirlwind Slash)' and 'Shinkuu Misairu (Vacuum Missile)'. The Gate of Wind is considered to be among the most powerful Gates to have been discovered. His father possessed the same Gate, and it is disclosed in Gate Keepers 21 that the Gate of Wind is also inherited by his daughter Ayane Isuzu; although she avoids using it.
Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese), Mitchell Ray (English)

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Ruriko Ikusawa (生沢 ルリ子, Ikusawa Ruriko^?) - Ruriko is one of the first Gate Keepers recruited in Japan by A.E.G.I.S. and controls the Gate of Life. Ruriko is the unhappy bearer of the nickname 'Rurippe' (pronounced "RU-RI-PE"), which holds no real meaning except that Ukiya relates it to her childhood appearance as a sniveler (or one who always has a runny nose). Viewed as a model student and an active participant in school activities, Ruriko only snaps when Ukiya uses her nickname in public. Her original ability involves a healing light and she utilizes it for combat through the materialization of a bow and arrow. She is taken by Reiji Kageyama and is convinced to hate others, thus changing her Gate into the Minus Gate of Genocide. When she discovers that her secret love for Ukiya is reciprocated, her hatred fades and restores her Gate of Life.
Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi (Japanese), Wendee Lee (English)

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Reiko Asagiri (朝霧 麗子, Asagiri Reiko^?) - Despite the fact that Reiko is an extremely forgetful and absent-minded girl, she is an extremely talented pianist who discovered her Gate of Illusion when Invaders attacked her during her very first public recital at a theater. Her ability to create illusions while playing music does not go unnoticed by Invaders, who suffer intense agony when they hear her melodies. She is the only Gate Keeper other than Shun Ukiya who has operated the prototype Unit 00 Gate Robo, and the only one to pilot a jet aircraft. But, individually, she utilizes any keyboard musical instrument as a weapon (like a melodica). In the final episodes, she snapped, unleashing the full force of her Gate's powers.
Voiced by: Mayumi Iizuka (Japanese), Julie Ann Taylor (English)

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Kaoru Konoe (近衛 かおる, Konoe Kaoru^?) - A tomboyish athlete, Kaoru was tormented by her previous stint in the track team. She awoke her own Gate of Close Combat, which increases her natural physical abilities to insane proportions, to create such a logic defying world record for sprinting that it was revoked. She jumped at the chance to join A.E.G.I.S. so that she could use her abilities without restraint, and to 'steal Ukiya from Ruriko'. She wears her PE uniform; a white shirt with her class tag and blue burūmā, when fighting Invaders. Her skills include 'Kaoru Kick' and 'Kaoru Punch', among other self-named close combat fighting styles, and her incredible lifting and stopping abilities (like her Hustle move, where she lifts heavy objects and turns them into projectiles) sometimes reminds the viewer of Wonder Woman or Supergirl.
Voiced by: Naoko Takano (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English)

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Misao Sakimori (防人 操, Sakimori Misao^?) - a small German-Japanese girl from A.E.G.I.S. Germany who maintains the Gate of Perception. She resembles Megumi Kurogane in some aspects but their personalities are totally different. She operates Gate Robo Unit 03. In the game she plays a bigger role and is one of the first characters to join you. In the game Misao controls the Gate of Wall. Her role was replaced by Megumi in the anime who is an anime only character. In the anime she possesses the Gate of Senses instead, which gives her powerful and accurate precognitive abilities.
Voiced by: Hiroko Konishi (Japanese), Patricia Ja Lee (English)

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Megumi Kurogane (鉄 恵, Kurogane Megumi^?) - This mumbling asocial girl has the ability to set up force fields around herself with her Gate of Walls (Gate of Steel in other translations). Megumi has a secret loathing for Ruriko - she is bitterly jealous of Ruriko's wealth, intelligence and popularity (which contrasts with her own state of living, being a delivery girl for a noodle shop) and hates it when Ruriko outshines her without seeming to put forth any effort. She is a member of A.E.G.I.S. but does not appear to be particularly interested in socializing with her fellow Gate Keepers. She eventually joins Reiji and the Invaders when Reiji promises to 'recognize her true abilities.' She gains a Minus Gate, but Reiji betrays her when Ruriko becomes good again. Megumi replaces the role of Misao from the game though it should be noted whilst both characters share the same gate they both have very different personalities.
Voiced by: Rikako Aikawa (Japanese), Patricia Ja Lee (English)

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Fen Fei Ling (Chinese: 鳳妃玲, Japanese: フェン・フェイリン, Fen Fei Rin^?) - Wielder of the Gate of Fire, Fei hails from the Chinese (Shanghai) branch of A.E.G.I.S., and joined the Japanese branch to help out with the high concentration of Invader activity. Her companion, a golden monkey called Ukiya (a licensed A.E.G.I.S. agent--but was once confused with Shun Ukiya), often helps her target Red Invaders. Her skills include 'Da Xiong Mao' (Exploding Panda Fireball) and a fiery dragon (Shocking Fire Dragon). According to a flashback, her brother and grandfather were taken away from their house in China by unidentified men, never to be seen again.
Voiced by: Chinami Nishimura (Japanese), Bridget Hoffman (English)

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Jun Thunders (ジュン・サンダース, Jun Sandāsu^?) - an American fashion model from the United States of America who is affiliated with A.E.G.I.S. (in the game she actually joins the A.E.G.I.S. branch quite early on as she has been transferred there from the American branch). She controls the Gate of Lightning and is the operator of Gate Robo Unit 02. She plays a bigger role in the game and has a lot more character development since she is one of the main characters.
Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese), Melissa Williamson (English)

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Francine Allumage (フランシーヌ・アリュマージュ, Francine Aryumaju^?) - Francine only appears in the game. She controls the Gate of Heat and Explosion (Fei actually uses this gate in the anime whereas in the game Fei's gate was the Gate of a Hundred Animals). Francine was originally assigned to the French branch since she is French. She is later assigned to the A.E.G.I.S. branch. Despite being French in origin, she is actually a western film lover and speaks fluent English. In her game image song she mentions two of the most famous western film stars (John Wayne and Clint Eastwood). Although she likes America she has never actually been there despite the fact that she usually cracks American jokes. She is a cheerful, fun-loving girl who's goal in life is to make 1000 friends.
Voiced by: Junko Iwao

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Yukino Houjou (北条 雪乃, Hōjō Yukino^?) - She is the oldest Gate Keeper in Japan, having been born in 1169. However, she has stopped aging and appears in 1969 as a young girl in a white kimono (and again in Gate Keepers 21 without any trace of aging). Like her name Yukino suggests, she commands the Gate of Ice and Snow, being able to summon blizzards and hail. She is one of the most powerful Gate Keepers in the series, being referred to as a 'top-secret, High-Level Gate Keeper' by Reiji Kageyama. One of her unique traits is the fact that she converses in Tanka poetry. Though she does help the A.E.G.I.S. members, she is not an official member of A.E.G.I.S.. She also has with her her pet ermine Hisame. She returns in Gate Keepers 21. In the game Yukino is actually a hidden character, but if she joins, she interacts more with the main characters and actually attends the same school as them (she joins the same class Fei is in) unlike the anime where she usually keeps her distance from the rest of the characters.
Voiced by: Masami Suzuki (Japanese), Lia Sargent (English)

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Choutarou Banba (番場 長太郎, Banba Chōtarō^?) (also known as Bancho or Big Boss) - The over-enthusiastic Osakan gangster-turned-good, Bancho was recruited into the team only because Ukiya believed Bancho 'has the eyes of a Gate Keeper'. With the mindset of a samurai, Bancho likens the girls in the Gate Keepers team as princesses and himself as their hero. It is only much, much later in the series that he reveals his latent Gate Keeper ability, the Gate of Solid Crush, which seemingly attracts Kaoru (perhaps because of the similarity of their gates). Bancho is a character that was created solely for the anime and does not appear in the game.
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese), Kirk Thornton (English)
Koyasu also appeared as himself in later episodes

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Kanetake Meguro (目黒 兼武, Meguro Kanetake^?) is the head of the mechanics department of AEGIS. He is a genius kid who can easily repair machines. In both the game and anime he helps the Gate Keepers by bringing the Gate Engine or Gate Robo to them, even restoring an out-of-commission Gate Robo (after the battle at the Tokyo Tower). In the anime he is good friends with Bancho who often helps Megane with the mechanics. Megane is Japanese for spectacles or glasses and is a common nickname for kids who wear glasses in Japan; he is called Specs in the English version.
Voiced by: Etsuko Kozakura (Japanese), Melissa Fahn (English)
Kozakura also appeared as herself in one of the later episodes.

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Commander (司令, Shirei^?) - The Commander of the Aegis Far-East Branch oversees the operations and deployments of Japan's Gate Keepers. He was an Ensign in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, and was supposed to fly an Ohka piloted bomb on a suicide mission in 1945, near the end of World War II. However, his mothership was shot down, and ironically, he was the sole survivor. When he attempted to commit suicide after being rescued by the US Navy using a Nambu pistol, he was restrained by a sailor who told him two words: "Stay alive." This changed his life and after the war he was one of the first members of the Police Reserve (later the Japan Self Defence Force). In the PlayStation Gate Keepers RPG and the Gate Keepers 1985 novel, it is revealed that the Commander's name is Tetsuya Tokiwatari (時渡 哲也, Tokiwatari Tetsuya^?) and he has the Gate of Time and Space.
Voiced by: Kinryu Arimoto (Japanese), Jamieson Price (English)

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Keiko Ochiai (落合 恵子, Ochiai Keiko^?) is the private secretary to the Commander (Shirei), practically Second-in-Command of A.E.G.I.S. Far East (in Shirei's absence). She is also the school nurse at Tategami High School. She hates violence and acts as an advisor to the Gate Keepers (both at school and when they perform their Gate Keeper duties). Despite her feelings for the Commander, she was briefly engaged (an arranged marriage) to a man who was revealed to be an Invader.
Voiced by: Miki Nagasawa (Japanese), Lynn Fischer (English)

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Jim Skylark (ジム・スカイラーク, Jimu Sukairāku^?) - a British racer driving a Lotus Seven (Caterham Seven) and is a member of A.E.G.I.S. England sent to Japan by A.E.G.I.S. HQ. He controls the Gate of Supersonic, and is uses it in conjunction with Gate Robo Unit 01. Overconfident after beating the top brass of the Invaders in their first encounter on Dream Island, he got himself killed by one accurate blast from Kikai Shogun's tank in a rematch. Luckily Ruriko, who was laid off earlier, was just around and revived him. Like some other characters from the anime, Jim Skylark was created solely for the anime and does not appear in the game.
Voiced by: Shinichiro Miki (Japanese), Steven Jay Blum (English)

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Invaders

Reiji Kageyama (影山 零士, Kageyama Reiji^?) - Known to A.E.G.I.S. intelligence as "Shadow", Kageyama wields a Minus Gate, which is the reverse of the normal (Positive) Gate. Traumatized at a young age by many tragedies in his family, his original Gate of Foresight was warped into the Jet-Black Gate of Darkness. The Gate of Darkness allows him to do many things unavailable to the other Gate Keepers. For example, he is able to transport objects, change his outfit and perform a variety of attacks. He possesses clairvoyance, which the Commander theorizes helped him open his gate initially by allowing him to 'Grasp a future beyond his reach'. A formidable enemy, Kageyama's secret identity is not discovered until it was too late, even though he had been befriended by Ukiya as a student of Tategami High School. In the anime, his real name is revealed to be Yuji Mitsuyama (光山 有士, Mitsuyaka Yūji^?). He returns in Gate Keepers 21 as a grown-up and working for the A.E.G.I.S. Network. He is missing several body parts such as his arm and leg and organs due to over use of his gate. Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese), Johnny Yong Bosch (English)

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Count Akuma (悪魔伯爵, Akuma Hakushaku^?, lit. "Count Devil") - The evil Count is a top ranking Invader who manipulates the minds of people into believing false ideas and twisting their hearts to suit the needs of the Invaders. He returns in Gate Keepers 21 to battle his enemy's daughter.
Voiced by: Hidekatsu Shibata (Japanese), Michael McConnohie (English)

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Kaiser Kikai (機械将軍, Kikai Shōgun^?, lit. "Machine General") - The Hitler-like character with a deep, raspy voice, is a top Invader with power over machinery. He first appears trying to control the first Shinkansen and send it to a destructive maiden journey. His catchphrase is "Heil Vader!" He also returned in Gate Keepers 21only to be killed by the daughter of the man who defeated him, with the gate engine.
Voiced by: Shozo Iizuka (Japanese), Tom Wyner (English)

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Invader Soldier - The Invader soldier unit usually resembles a humanoid robot in black suit, hat, dark glasses and holding a suitcase. Combined together in Fusion Mode, they create the more powerful and larger versions of Invaders of which can take multiple forms like centipedes, balls, and fake highways. Their weakness is the Red Invader, who initiates the Fusion and if destroyed, will cause a similar chain reaction to the other Invaders in the same form. The Invaders are not human but they can take on the appearance of a human in the original series.

Fukuoka-sensei - a teacher at Tategami High, and is Megumi Kurogane's favorite teacher. But he is hated by most of the students. He is a red Invader with fake identity papers. Slain by Shun Ukiya right infront of Megumi.

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Itoi - Ochiai-kun's Fiance, he's obnoxious and loudmouthed, a perfect candidate for an Invader.

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Nishiya - the fiance of Ochiai-kun's high school classmate who chased her and Shirei after knowing they know his true identity. He, being a race driver, has this unusual obsession to become Number One.
Voiced by: Kinryu Arimoto (Japanese), Dan Woren (English)

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Cyclopean Dog - an Invader that at first looks like an irritable Japanese Spitz.

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Six-Engined Jumbo Jet - one of the many forms of the Invaders taking the form of a six-engined jumbo jet. It turned into a dinosaur then into a Concorde when Shun Ukiya shot one of its engines and crashed.

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ET-11 Ball-Type Invader - this conglomeration of Invaders first appeared in the first episode, attacking the A.E.G.I.S. bus carrying the Gate Engine. Its core is the red Invader. According to A.E.G.I.S. archives, it first appeared in Los Angeles.

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ET-13 Drill-Type Invader - also made an appearance as a dam buster in Germany, this one wrecked havoc in Shibuya.

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Twin-Barreled Tank - also appearing in Europe, this one is commandeered by Kaiser Kikai himself and merged with a junked battleship on Dream Island. With the tank, Kaiser Kikai killed Jim Skylark (because they don't know what it is--even specilating it's some form of an ET-19 Invader), only to be revived by Ruriko Ikusawa.

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"Chef Boyardee"-style Invader - a cross between a giant billboard and a building, it made its appearance at the start of the "Sally Forth, Gate-Robo!" episode, which Reiko Asagiri accidentally revived with her Maiden's Prayer.

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Highway-Type Invader - It disguised itself as part of the Tomei Highway, only to strike unexpectedly and flatten any car in the highway. This was the first invader Kaoru Konoe has ever encountered.

A.E.G.I.S. Weapons, Transport and Gear

Gate Engine - The Gate Engine is a device that is able to amplify the abilities of a Gate Keeper. However; due to its size, it requires support personnel to transport it from and to the battlefield. Using this device, Konoe Kaoru was able to stop a runaway Shinkansen a la Superman, and Fei Fen Ring was able to down the Concorde-shaped Invader. It was shrunk to fit inside the Gate Robo--whose design was invented by Shun's father. 300 (left) and 700 Series Shinkansen at Tokyo Station Shinkansen 500 Series at Kyoto Station, March 2005 The Shinkansen ) is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan operated by Japan Railways. ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... British Airways Concorde G-BOAB. Concorde G-BOAD on a barge beneath Verrazano Narrows Bridge in New York City in November 2003, bound for the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum. ...

Gate Robo - A mecha that uses a more compact version of the Gate Engine as its power source. Ukiya uses the Unit 00 Gate Robo, which is known for its extreme instability (and unpredictable--a tactical advantage). Units 01, 02, and 03 are used by Jim Skylark, June Saunders, and Misao Sakimori respectively and amplifies their Gates even more. Aside from Ukiya, Reiko Asagiri has also operated Unit 00, and used its secret weapon, the GRO5V (a giant piano), to activate her Gate of Illusions. Unit 00 was effectively destroyed by Reiji Kageyama's Shadow Robot at the battle atop the Tokyo Tower by smashing its Gate Engine, but Megane found the original prototype in the Ukiya garage, reviving it. That same engine was used by Ukiya to eventually defeat Kageyama infront of live national TV. For the fictional robot, see Mecha. ... Tokyo Tower by day Tokyo Tower by night Tokyo Tower ) is a tower in Shiba Park, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan ( ). It is 332. ...

UP-15 - It is a modified Toyota 2000GT supercar, powered by a Gate Engine, and is capable of using Shun Ukiya's Gate of Gales to reach incredible speeds. When it exits, the front of Tategami High erupts in a blinding sandstorm, which is a cover as the A.E.G.I.S. hangar doors open and the car exits. Ukiya even ran the car on tracks designed for a roller coaster in an effort to hurry to the scene of a battle. It is transportable to any location via a transport truck disguised as a tanker and is available on call within three minutes. It is referred to by Megane as the "Yota-hachi." As of Gate Keepers 21, it was the only mecha remaining inside the ruins of A.E.G.I.S. Far East. After a brief hunt for Invaders, it was programmed by Ayane Isuzu to self destruct (by overloading its Gate Engine) to destroy Kaiser Shogun and his minions. It has been suggested that Toyota Australia be merged into this article or section. ... Supercar is a term used for a high end sports car, typically an exotic or rare one, whose performance is highly superior to that of its contemporaries. ... Gate Keepers 21 ) is a six-part sequel OVA series to the Gate Keepers TV series and has a darker and more serious plot than its predecessor. ...

A.E.G.I.S. Bus - It is a battle carrier disguised as an old Toyota bus. Upon command, it reveals its armor and communications equipment. It is also armed on both sides with two five-barreled anti-Invader cannons and a ramming bumper. It also transported the first Gate Engine to be used, then, after adding a launch button, used as a carrier for the Gate Robo. It has been suggested that Toyota Australia be merged into this article or section. ...

Vertol 3000 - twin-rotored helicopter used to transport personnel and heavy cargo, including the Gate Engine. It is vulnerable to high velocities (it tore to pieces when Shun warped it), and instability in strong winds (the Jumbo Jet Invader blew it away like a piece of paper). A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors consisting of two or more rotor blades. ...

Earth Defense License - An identification card that identifies an individual (man or animal) as an A.E.G.I.S. agent. The license has text that authorizes the bearer to perform tasks beyond the law and marks them as exempt from arrest and police interference.

Special Bokken Sword - Issued to Shun Ukiya, it contains a tiny Gate amplifier in its tip to supplement his kendo attacks with his Gate ability. It is retractable, thus it can be kept out of sight.

External links

• Gate Keepers (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Gate Keepers (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia