GATE Episode 3: Fire Dragon

Manga volume 5-6

Canon/HIGH

Oshimeter

8.8

6 Ratings

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spiritgun

2 mo

Verified

They find the strongest OP protagonist 😳

sumi_e

2 mo

Verified

RORY! RORY!!!! RORY RORY RORY!!! Reminds me of my Kurumi Phase. Gosh this is unhealthy for me. Some sexual tension seems to went pass my head while watching this when i was younger it seems.

augustusvichi

5 mo

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It was spectacle to see the journey that they had with the locals and at the end they still did their job to protect and serve. This episode surely gave me the emotional impact. I truly love it, for that reason I'd rate it 10/10.

Episode Context

GATE shifts gears in its third outing as the title tells you exactly what's coming, a fire dragon. Itami's 3rd Recon Unit faces its most dangerous threat yet, and the episode leans hard into survival tension after the relatively measured world-building of the first two entries. Expect a sharper action focus with genuine stakes, as the unit's modern military hardware meets something decidedly outside their training manuals. New characters enter the picture here, expanding the cast beyond the JSDF ranks and deepening the show's connection to the Special Region's inhabitants. The pacing runs hot, toggling between high-adrenaline confrontation and quieter beats that let the growing camaraderie within the unit breathe. A-1 Pictures delivers on the fantasy spectacle, and the episode rewards viewers who wanted the isekai premise to escalate beyond political maneuvering and initial skirmishes.

Runtime24 min

Filler StatusCanon

Plot ImportanceHIGH

Air DateJul 18, 2015

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