New Visual for GATE 2: Tides of Conflict and Ending Theme Surprise with VOCALOID Collaboration
There is exciting news for GATE 2: Tides of Conflict fans: alongside a newly released visual, a big surprise has been announced for the series' ending theme. The anime will collaborate with the famous VOCALOID event VOCALOID Collection Summer 2026, and the winning entry of this competition will be used as the official ending track for GATE 2. This is a quite unusual and innovative step for both anime music and the VOCALOID community.
If you recall, the GATE series was first adapted into an anime by A-1 Pictures in 2015 and gained a large audience. Based on Takumi Yanai's light novel series of the same name, the production focuses on the modern Japan Self-Defense Forces encountering a gate that opens to a fantasy world. The years of waiting following the first season ended with the announcement of GATE 2: Tides of Conflict last year. The production studio for the new season has been set as Studio A-CAT, and the visuals released so far signal that the level of action will increase.
As for the details of the VOCALOID collaboration; VOCALOID Collection Summer 2026 is a major annual event where thousands of participants compete with their own songs using voice synthesis software. The winning track will reach millions of anime viewers by being featured in the GATE 2 ending credits. This is an unprecedented practice. It offers a huge stage to both independent music producers and VOCALOID fans. With this collaboration, the anime producers aim to provide viewers with a more original and community-focused experience.
In the new visual, many familiar faces, including our main characters Itami and Rory, are seen with a giant gate opening in the background and a battle scene.
