A decade after it left the air, GATE is closer than ever to coming back. A new update from the production side has the fan-favorite isekai franchise moving another step toward its sequel season, per ComicBook, which cited the GATE2 Production Committee alongside creator Takumi Yanai and publisher AlphaPolis.

The update points to the sequel — promotional material references GATE Season 2: Tides of Conflict with a 2027 window — marking the most concrete sign yet that the long-dormant series is genuinely in motion rather than stuck in announcement limbo.

GATE's return has been one of the isekai genre's most requested revivals. The original series, adapted from Yanai's novels, built a devoted audience with its military-meets-fantasy premise before wrapping ten years ago. In a genre now crowded with new entries every season, the franchise is betting that a decade of pent-up demand is an asset rather than an obstacle.

Fans still waiting on a firm premiere date don't have one yet — but after ten years, the project moving visibly forward is the news.