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''[[Gate Keepers 21]]'' is a Japanese six-part sequel OVA series to the ''[[Gate Keepers]]'' series, possessing a [[Darker and Edgier|darker and more serious plot]] than its predecessor. Some of the questions left unanswered in the TV series are answered in this sequel. Linking the two series are the characters Reiji Kageyama, Yukino Houjo, and the former Far Eastern AEGIS Headquarters setting, Tategami High School.
Thirty-one years have passed since the Far Eastern Branch of AEGIS and the Invaders waged war in Japan. The heyday of growth and prosperity have passed, the crime rate has increased, environmental problems have worsened, and the international situation has become increasingly unstable. Coupled with the decline in the morals of the Japanese people comes the emergence of a new type of Invader -- one that can absorb ordinary humans into its ranks.
Though they have been officially disbanded and discredited, the remnants of AEGIS have formed a clandestine network to hunt down the Invaders, led by the antisocial Ayane Isuzu, who collects the crystal remains of
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* [[All There in the Manual]]: Bad news: You have 31 years of catching up to do between ''[[Gate Keepers]]'' and this. Good news: There are some novels and a video game bridging the gap. More bad news: [[No Export for You|None of them are in English.]]
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* [[In a Single Bound]]: Miu's Gate Power is called Flight but is really more of this trope.
* [[Magical Girl]]: played pretty straight with the Gatekeepers, but also parodied by a "film-in-film" Miu and her friends watch.
* [[Meganekko]]: Ayane.
* [[Metaphysical App]]: Artificial Gates programmed as cell phone apps.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: In contrast to the previous anime, don't expect much in the way of bright and happy. They ''really'' made sure that the days of the "original" Gatekeepers were long over.
* [[New Transfer Student]]: Reiji Kageyama, and Satoka Tachikawa.
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