GATE 2: Tides of Conflict Reveals New Visual, Sets 2027 TV Premiere, and Picks Its Ending Song via VOCALOID Collection Summer 2026

You blink, and boom: GATE 2: Tides of Conflict just dropped a new key visual and a pretty wild plan for its ending song. If you love anime news with a little chaos (the good kind), this is for you, bicho.

2027 premiere confirmed, and the ending song comes from a global contest

The anime is set to premiere on TV in 2027. Not tomorrow, not next season. 2027. So yeah, patience mode.

Now the juicy part: the ending theme won’t be picked the usual way. The staff announced a collaboration with VOCALOID Collection Summer 2026. The anime’s ending song will be selected from the winning submission of that event, and it’s open to participants worldwide.

Here’s the twist (because of course there’s a twist): submissions for the event use Vocaloid synthesized vocalists, but the winning track will later get a new version with a new vocalist. That vocalist will be chosen through a separate collaboration with Utaite Collection in Fall 2026.

Simple example: you submit a song with a synthetic voice. You win. Then the anime version gets re-recorded with an actual vocalist selected later. It’s like you cook the pupusa, and then someone else plates it fancy for the party.

Oshi wants you “inside” the production (but don’t get too cheeky)

The anime is tied to the Oshi platform, which says you’ll be able to “actively contribute” to production using its system. Oshi describes itself as one ecosystem connecting creators, licensees, and fans, with:

• Exclusive behind-the-scenes content

• Fan engagement features

• A promise of clear and equitable collaboration between IP owners and licensees

• Worldwide accessibility

The platform is currently in soft launch, so expect things to feel a little “still warming up.” You know how it is: like when the bus says it’s coming and you’re still waiting…

Anime Expo presence: production materials on display

If you’re going to Anime Expo, there will be an Oshi booth featuring production materials. That means the kind of behind-the-scenes stuff fans love: early visuals, materials from the pipeline, and that “yo, this is real” vibe.

Quick stat to ground this: Anime Expo regularly pulls over 100,000 attendees in Los Angeles. So if you show up, you’re not walking into a tiny meetup. You’re stepping into a full-on crowd, púchica.

The team behind GATE 2: Tides of Conflict

The staff lineup is stacked with familiar names from the franchise and beyond:

Director: Tōru Takahashi (at Studio M2)

Series composition / writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata (returning from the first GATE anime)

Character design: Shigeru Fujita

Music: Yoshiaki Fujisawa (also returning from the first anime)

Producers: Kasagi Labo, Oshi, and GENCO

If you watched the earlier seasons, you’ll recognize the “returning” pattern here. That usually means the sequel is aiming for continuity, not a total reboot vibe.

What GATE 2 is about: sea trouble, diplomacy, and a rescue mission

The story comes from GATE SEASON2 Jieitai Kano Umi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri, a sequel light novel series by Takumi Yanai. The setup goes like this:

After the mysterious GATE reopens, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces continue missions in the Special Region, a parallel realm. Then things get messy at sea. An American journalist is kidnapped in the troubled waters of that region, and an elite Japanese Maritime unit launches a high-stakes rescue.

In plain words: politics + exploration + action, but with ocean tension. If the first story felt like “portal fantasy meets military ops,” this one adds a salty wave of maritime danger.

The franchise timeline (numbers that actually matter)

This series has been around the block, and the dates are part of why it’s still talked about:

• The original story was serialized online from 2006 to 2009.

• It later got printed in 5 volumes, plus 5 side story volumes (released from 2010 to 2015).

• The first TV anime premiered in 2015.

• The second season followed in 2016.

And the sequel novels? Five volumes were published between 2017 and 2020. There was also a newer bunkoban release with five volumes released between 2020 and 2022.

Extra expansions: manga and prequel

The manga adaptation of the original story launched in 2011 and ended in September 2025. After finishing that run, a manga adaptation of GATE 2 started up.

There’s also a prequel: GATE 0, a two-volume novel series released in December 2021 and August 2022. A manga adaptation of GATE 0 started in March 2024 and is still ongoing.

So yeah: you’re not just getting “a sequel anime.” You’re getting the next piece of a long-running machine, now with a modern twist—fans and music creators getting pulled into the process. Chivo, pero con paciencia: 2027 is the target.