Log Horizon

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Synopsis

One day, while playing the online game Elder Tales, 30,000 players suddenly find themselves trapped in another world. There, eight-year veteran gamer Shiroe also gets left behind. The trapped players are still alive, but they remain in combat with the monsters. The players don't understand what has happened to them, and they flee to Akiba, the largest city in Tokyo, where they are thrown into chaos. Once proud of his loner lifestyle, Shiroe forms a guild called Log Horizon with his old friend Naotsugu, female assassin Akatsuki and others.

About

Log Horizon premiered on October 5, 2013. It falls under the Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy genres. The series has aired across 3 seasons and 62 episodes. with each episode running approximately 25 minutes. It airs on NHK Educational TV. and concluded its run on March 31, 2021.

Why viewers enjoy Log Horizon

Log Horizon targets fans of Animation anime, especially viewers who appreciate stories that blend Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy elements. This combination of Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy sets the show's pacing and tone, and explains why it resonates with that specific audience over more general animated programming.

Production

Log Horizon was animated by SATELIGHT, Studio Deen, and broadcast on NHK Educational TV.

Critical reception

Log Horizon holds a rating of 7.7 out of 10 based on 195 user reviews on TMDB, a strong score that reflects broad satisfaction from its audience.

Themes & motifs

Recurring motifs and themes throughout Log Horizon include: magic, virtual reality, alternative reality, shounen, anime, isekai, trapped in a game, fantasy. These threads anchor the show's narrative direction and offer a reliable indicator of the kind of viewing experience it delivers.

Voice cast

Takuma Terashima
Tomoaki Maeno
Emiri Kato
Jouji Nakata
Daiki Yamashita
Nao Tamura
Eriko Matsui
Yukiyo Fujii

Production credits

Direction: Shinji Ishihira · Junichi Wada · Kazunobu Fuseki
Writing: Toshizo Nemoto · Shingo Irie · Shinsuke Onishi

Release dates

Premiered

October 5, 2013

Last aired

March 31, 2021

Seasons & episodes

Season1

October 5, 2013·25episodes

One day, while playing the online game Elder Tales, 30,000 players suddenly find themselves trapped in another world. There, eight-year veteran gamer Shiroe also gets left behind. The trapped players are still alive, but they remain in combat with the monsters. The players don't understand what has happened to them, and they flee to Akiba, the largest city in Tokyo, where they are thrown into chaos. Once proud of his loner lifestyle, Shiroe forms a guild called Log Horizon with his old friend Naotsugu, female assassin Akatsuki and others.

Season2

October 4, 2014·25episodes

Months after the Apocalypse, the players of Log Horizon have thrived thanks to food, music, and adventuring. Now in an alliance with other guilds, Shiroe leads a quest for treasure to support the city. But what awaits them is a raid boss unlike any other.

Season3

Destruction of the Round Table

January 13, 2021·12episodes

It’s been a year since Shiroe and his friends were trapped in Akiba due to the Catastrophe. Their forging of the Round Table has brought order and prosperity to its people. But fracturing political alliances and the constant menace of the Genius monsters threaten to destabilize all they’ve fought for and built. Can faith be restored and they persevere, or is its destruction truly inevitable?