The New Gate Episode 6 Preview: Shin Accepts an Escort Mission

Last month, the anime adaptation of Shinogi Kazanami's fantasy light novel series, The New Gate, premiered, and it's one of the latest isekai anime shows streaming on Crunchyroll for the Spring 2024 season. The previous episode saw Shin and Schnee relax after defeating the undead army, and it also featured Yuzuha revealing her human form. The official website of the anime has revealed preview stills and an official synopsis for The New Gate Episode 6, which is scheduled to premiere on Saturday, May 18.

The title of The New Gate Episode 6 is Escort Mission, and the official synopsis reveals that Shin will be accepting an escort mission from a merchant. The next episode will also likely see an increase in chemistry between Shin and Tiera Lucent, an elf and aspiring alchemist, as they enjoyed their first adventure together. Check out the preview stills for the sixth episode of The New Gate in the image gallery below:

Studios CLOUDHEARTS and Yokohama Animation Lab are in charge of the animation. The isekai anime is being directed by Tamaki Nakatsu, who was previously worked on an episode of The Irregular at Magic High School. According to the English translation, here's the official synopsis for the second episode of the anime:

Shin and his friends visit the city to register Tiera as an adventurer. Tiera, whose eyes sparkle at the people passing by and the lively cityscape, finishes her errands at the guild early and goes around the city with Shin. Shin sets Farnid as his next destination, where his former comrade Jirat is waiting, and accepts an escort mission from Nak, a merchant who can join him along the way. His first mission as an adventurer in Tiera begins with Gaien Tsubaki, who also participated in the same mission.

When is The New Gate Episode 6 coming?

Here's the global release date and time for The New Gate Episode 6:

Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 12:30 a.m. EST
Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. PT
Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. GMT
Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 6:30 a.m. CET
Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 10 p.m. IST
Sunday, May 19, 2024, at 1:30 a.m. JST

What is The New Gate about?

The New Gate anime is based on the original isekai fantasy light novel series written by Shinogi Kazanami, which was first published on December 27, 2013 by Alphapolis, and there are currently 21 volumes. The series also released a manga adaptation by Yoshiyuki Miwa, and as of November 2023, it has been collected into 13 volumes. was published by One Peace Books, which described the story of The New Gate:

THE NEW GATE—an online game transformed into a life-and-death struggle for its players. Thanks to the valiant efforts of Shin, the most powerful of them all, an end to the game and freedom for everyone seemed within reach. But just moments after Shin defeats the game’s final boss, he finds himself bathed in an unknown light and transported some 500 years into the future of the in-game world. Thrown from a simple game gone wrong into a strange new land, one young swordsman of unrivalled strength is about to embark on a legendary journey!