List of Episodes[]
Season 1[]
| No. | Image | Title | Original airdate | Duration | |||||
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The Self-Defence Force Goes to Another World Jieitai, Isekai e Iku (自衛隊、異世界へ行く) |
July 3, 2015 | 23.40 min | |||||
| A mysterious gate suddenly appears in Ginza, Tokyo where fantasy creatures led by men in Roman armor come out from it and attack the people. Yōji Itami, a JSDF reservist, who was attending a nearby doujin convention, takes action by organizing the police to evacuate the civilians into a palace to protect them before the JSDF arrives to stop the invaders. Due to his actions, Itami is promoted to First Lieutenant and celebrated as a national hero. The appearance of the Gate and massacre of Japanese civilians, dubbed the Ginza Incident, prompts the Incumbent Prime Minister to take action by proclaiming Japan will send a JSDF task force backed by the US to the "Special Region", the world beyond the Gate, to not only explore the new world but also capture and demand reparations from those responsible for the attack. After 3 months of preparation, the new Prime Minister sends off the JSDF task force to their mission to the Special Region with Itami as part of the task force. After finally arriving, the task force encounter an army waiting for them and prepares for battle. | |||||||||
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Two Military Forces Futatsu no Gunzei (二つの軍勢) |
July 10, 2015 | 23.41 min | |||||
| The army sent by the Empire to deal with the Japanese forces stationed at Alnus Hill where the Gate is located is obliterated. Emperor Molt calls for the vassal states to attack them, just to be defeated with huge casualties as well, a move planned in advance by the emperor to prevent the vassal states from taking advantage of the Empire's situation. As Emperor Molt decides to delay a possible advance from the JSDF with a scorched earth maneuver, the President of the United States decides to leave the investigation of the Special Region to the JSDF for a while, and Itami is assigned to lead the 3rd Recon Unit, created to survey the nearby cities and points of interest. After passing by the village of Coda, the 3rd Unit finds a massive Fire Dragon burning the nearby forest and then attacking and destroying a nearby settlement. While looking for survivors, Itami finds an unconscious elf woman inside a well. | |||||||||
| 03 |
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Fire Dragon Enryū (炎龍) |
July 17, 2015 | 23.41 min | |||||
| Taking the unconscious elf with them, the 3rd Unit return to the village of Coda, and upon learning about the Fire Dragon, the villagers decide to evacuate assisted by the Japanese soldiers, and they are later join by two mages Lelei and her master. Taking heed of the situation, a group of bandits decide to attack the villagers, just to be vanquished by Rory Mercury, an apostle of the Dark God Emroy. While escorting the refugees, Itami's party rendezvous with Rory, and taking a special interest in Itami, she decides to accompany them as well. However, the Fire Dragon appears and attacks the convoy and the 3rd Unit manages to drive it away, after blowing off one of its front legs with Rory's help. After giving a funeral for the casualties of the battle, the 3rd Unit part ways with the villagers, and Itami decides to take the rest of the refugees as well as Rory, the elf woman and Lelei back to Alnus Hill. | |||||||||
| 04 |
[[File:|150px]] | To Unknown Lands Mishiranu Chi e (見知らぬ地へ) |
July 24, 2015 | 23.41 min | |||||
| The 3rd Recon Unit returns to Alnus Hill, now converted into an advanced JSDF base and Itami obtains authorization to provide shelter to the refugees, including Tuka Luna Marceau, the elf girl he saved. Meanwhile, Princess Piña Co Lada from the Empire learns more about the JSDF's exploits and decides to investigate herself. Back at Alnus, Tuka and the other refugees get used to their new lives among the Japanese soldiers, but for some reason, Tuka keeps requesting supplies not only for herself, but for another, unknown male not listed among the guests, and knowing that they can't depend on the JSDF's charity forever, she is worried about how they can provide for themselves, until Lelei points out that they can collect scales from the corpses of dragons killed by JSDF, which can fetch a good price in the local markets. Meanwhile, on the other side of the gate, the Japanese Diet requests Itami for an audience regarding the battle against the Fire Dragon, while the Chinese President also expresses his interest in the Special Region as well, wanting to use it to ease his country's overpopulation. However, by the time Itami is summoned, he has already left with Rory, Lelei, Tuka and the rest of the 3rd Unit to trade the scales collected at the city of Italica, where Piña and her Knights are also traveling to, in search of further information about the JSDF. | |||||||||
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The Battle of Italica Itarika Kōbōsen (イタリカ攻防戦) |
July 31, 2015 | 23.42 min | |||||
| Itami's party arrives at Italica, just as the city's forces, led by Princess Piña have just repelled a siege from an invading bandit force made up of deserters from the armies defeated at Alnus. Knowing that her knights combined with the local soldiers have not enough strength to keep holding off the bandits until help arrives, Piña finds herself in a predicament until meeting the 3rd Recon Unit. Upon being informed of the situation, Itami decides to help defend the city and agrees with her plan of positioning himself and his soldiers in the least guarded side of the walls, in order to act as a decoy. However, the enemy does not fall for their trap and launch an attack on the main force instead. As the city's defenses are broken, Itami wonders about what will be the princess' next step as she sees herself on the verge of despair. | |||||||||
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Ride of the Valkyries Ikusa Megami no Kikō (戦女神の騎行) |
August 7, 2015 | 23.40 min | |||||
| Rory, Itami and two of his subordinates, Akira Tomita and Shino Kuribayashi, head to Piña's location to help her men. Meanwhile, the JSDF sends a helicopter unit to assist the 3rd Unit to defend Italica, defeating the invaders with extreme prejudice, much to Piña's astonishment, as the military weaponry and tech displayed by the Japanese soldiers lies beyond anything she had seen before. After Lelei sells the scales and Itami establishes some rather favorable conditions from Piña and the Italicans in exchange for their retaining their sovereignty, the 3rd Unit departs back to Alnus Hill, only to encounter Piña's Order of the Rose Knights on their way. Upon knowing their identities, the knights capture Itami, unaware of the peace treaty he and Piña established. In order to avoid escalated conflict, Itami orders his unit to return without him instead of fighting, and surrenders himself to the knights. | |||||||||
| 07 |
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The Princess's Decision Kōjo no Ketsudan (皇女の決断) |
August 14, 2015 | 23.40 min | |||||
| Piña scolds her knights Bozes and Panache for not only attacking Itami but treating him inhumanely, both of which violated the treaty she signed with him. She fears the JSDF will use this as an excuse to attack them. As the Formal family staff treat Itami wounds, Rory, Lelei, Tuka and some of the 3rd Unit sneak back to Italica to rescue Itami but not before learning, much to Shino shock, Itami is a Special Forces Ranger. The 3rd Unit are welcomed by the Formal maids and join Itami for a small party where some of the soldiers get to know the non-human maids. Meanwhile, Piña orders Bozes to sleep with Itami as an apology but Bozes becomes angry and slaps him after seeing him having a party and feeling herself publicly humiliated. Still fearing retaliation, Piña and Bozes join the 3rd Unit's trip back to Alnus Hill to apologize to Itami's superiors personally for Bozes actions, where they witness the JSDF having a live fire Field training exercise along with tanks and helicopters, and is shocked to learn from Lelei that their soldiers do not use magic but weapons called guns. While Piña and Bozes meet with Itami's commanding officer Lieutenant General Hazama with Lelei as an interpreter, Itami invites Tuka to come with him to Japan to meet the Japanese Diet as a representative of the Special Region. The next day, Itami, Shino and Akira accompany Rory, Lelei, Tuka to Japan using the Gate along with Piña and Bozes to show them around. | |||||||||
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Japan, Beyond the Gate Mon no Mukō no Nihon (門の向こうのニホン) |
August 21, 2015 | 23.41 min | |||||
| Itami and his group arrives in Tokyo where Lelei, Piña and the others are amazed with the city and its people. After meeting a Public Security agent, who reveals Itami's past on how a slacker like him became a member of the Special Forces Group, Itami, Rory, Lelei and Tuka heads to Japanese Diet while Piña and Bozes meets members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the 6,000 Special Region prisoners under Japan's custody. At the Japanese Diet, Itami, Rory, Lelei and Tuka are questioned by the chairwoman for the Investigation Committee over the Fire Dragon attack, who accuses the JSDF of failing to protect the refugees killed by the Fire Dragon. Rory, Lelei and Tuka defend the JSDF and reveals how the Japanese soldiers have help and save many lives from the dragon. Rory also insults the chairwoman for disrespecting her country's soldiers and gets away with it after revealing she is over 900 years old. Later both Itami and Piña's group reunite in the subway to not only get away from the Press but a mysterious group whose targeting the Special Region girls. Due to a mole leaking their travel plans, Itami makes a change of plans and bring the group to stay with his ex-wife. | |||||||||
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The Hakone Mountain Night Battle Hakonesanchū Yasen (箱根山中夜戦) |
August 28, 2015 | 23.42 min | |||||
| Itami explains everything to his ex-wife Risa, who agrees to help him by bringing Rory, Lelei and Tuka for a shopping trip the next day while Akira accompanies Piña and Bozes to the library after both of them have taken interest in Boys-Love manga from Risa. Meanwhile, Itami meets with his old friend, Defense Minister Kanou Tarou, who orders him to bring their Special Region guests to a Hot Spring Inn guarded by the Japanese SFG. As Itami's group stays at the Inn for some fun and getting to know Risa's relationship with Itami and Bozes' crush on Akira, three different Black Ops teams enter the area via the forest and battle with the SFG. While the SFG manages to identify and inform Minister Tarou that two of the Black Ops operatives are foreigners, the Japanese Prime Minister is blackmailed by the US President who wants the SFG to stop attacking his Black Ops team so they can take the Special Region guests with them. The Prime Minister orders Tarou to tell his men to stand down but not before revealing he will be resigning. As the three Black Ops team heads to the Inn, Itami deals with a drunken and aroused Rory. | |||||||||
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Despair and Hope Zetsubō to Kibō (絶望と希望) |
September 4, 2015 | 23.41 min | |||||
| Rory's attempts to seduce Itami is interrupted by a phone call by Tarou. The US Black Ops team arrives at the Inn, only to encounter the Chinese and Russia Black Ops team, leading to a fight between the three sides which Rory later joins which ends with everyone killed except Rory. After packing their things and taking a van from the Russians, Itami's group heads back to Ginza but worried that the foreign agents will attack again, Risa posts a message on the internet that the Special Region girls will be attending the Ginza memorial. As a result, a large crowd gathers at Ginza to meet the girls, foiling the foreign agents kidnapping plans. Due to the large crowd, Public Security arresting several foreign agents and Shino revealing to her news reporter sister Nanami about the attempts on them, the US, Chinese and Russian leaders call it quits and orders their men to stand down. After saying goodbye to Risa and paying their respects at the Ginza memorial, the Special Regions girls returns to the Gate with the gifts they bought. Realizing the Empire's war with Japan will lead to its destruction, Piña plans to head back to the capital to arrange peace talks between both sides. | |||||||||
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Visitor Raihō-sha (来訪者) |
September 11, 2015 | 23.41 min | |||||
| Five months since the Gate's opening, the Alnus refugee camp develops into a town while Piña introduces Kouji Sugawara from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Lord Cicero, one of the most important nobles from the Empire, and obtains his cooperation with the peace talks in exchange for the release of his nephew, who is currently in Japan's custody as a prisoner. Back in Alnus, Tuka keeps wandering the city looking for his father and refusing to accept the fact that he is already dead. As Itami and his friends discuss about it in a tavern, Mari claims that they must make her face the truth, but Itami objects, certain that they can not be responsible for her as they don't know when they will be called back to Japan, much to Mari's dismay. Left alone with Rory, Itami keeps drinking with her until a Dark Elf woman appears and mistaking Rory as a child, reprimands Itami for having a drink with her. With her plans to spend the night with Itami ruined, Rory mischievously plays along with the Dark Elf's misunderstanding, forcing Itami to flee, with the elf unaware Itami was one of the "Men in Green", the JSDF soldiers, she was looking for. The Dark Elf introduces herself as Yao Haa Dusi and offers a huge Adamantium stone as a reward for helping her village that is being attacked by the Fire Dragon, which is why she has come to Alnus to seek the JSDF's aid. Having no success, Yao looks for a place to rest outside the town when she watches two F4 fighter jets maneuvering in some exercises and a helicopter taking off with Itami with some goods from the base heading towards the Imperial capital, renewing her hopes that the Japanese forces will help save her people from the dragon. | |||||||||
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What Would Itami Do Itaminara (伊丹なら) |
September 18, 2015 | 23.41 min | |||||
| Yao's attempts to ask the JSDF for help fails as most of the soldiers do not speak or know little of the local language. She is soon arrested by the Military Police after attacking several thugs who mistakes her for a prostitute. Lelei, having improved her magic thanks to chemistry books she read on Earth, is called by the JSDF to serve as Yao's interpreter. After learning her story, General Hazama tells Yao that he cannot help her as her home, Schwartz Forest, is located in the Elbe Kingdom, which is outside the borders of the Empire. As the Japanese are currently in peace talks with the Empire, sending troops over their border would only reignite conflict. With Yao devastated with the news, some soldiers sympathies with her, with Lieutenant Akira Yanagida suggesting Yao could ask Itami for help. Elsewhere, Itami and his men deliver goods from Earth to Piña and Hamilton, as part of their plan to win over more nobles to seek peace with Japan. Before leaving, Itami gives Piña a Yaoi doujin translated by Bozes and Panache, which unknown to him, contains newspaper clipping of Itami's heroic actions. As Itami heads back to base and hopes peace between both sides, Lelei narrates the war is far from over. | |||||||||