:Log Horizon
{{Short description|Japanese light novel series by Mamare Touno and its franchise}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = Log Horizon Novel Cover Volume 1.png
| caption = Cover of the first novel volume featuring main characters (left to right) Akatsuki, Naotsugu, and Shiroe
| ja_kanji = ログ・ホライズン
| ja_romaji = Rogu Horaizun
| genre = {{ubl|Adventure{{cite web|url=http://www.sentaifilmworks.com/catalog/log-horizon|title=Log Horizon - Sentai Filmworks|publisher=Sentai Filmworks|access-date=August 18, 2014|archive-date=March 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321175951/https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/catalog/log-horizon}}|Isekai{{cite web|last=Silverman|first=Rebecca|title=Back to the Horizon: A Beginner's Primer on Log Horizon|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2021-01-12/back-to-the-horizon-a-beginner-primer-on-log-horizon/.166964|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226162306/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2021-01-12/back-to-the-horizon-a-beginner-primer-on-log-horizon/.166964|archive-date=February 26, 2023|date=January 12, 2021|url-status=live}}|Science fiction}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = novel series
| author = Mamare Touno
| publisher = Shōsetsuka ni Narō
| first = April 13, 2010
| last =
| volumes =
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = light novel
| author = Mamare Touno
| illustrator = {{ubl|Kazuhiro Hara|Mochichi Hashimoto (monster design)}}
| publisher = {{ubl|Kadokawa Future Publishing|Enterbrain}}
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Yen Press}}
| demographic = Male
| imprint =
| first = March 31, 2011
| last =
| volumes = 11
| volume_list = List of Log Horizon volumes
}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = Log Horizon Gaiden: Honey Moon Logs
| author = Mamare Touno
| illustrator = Motoya Matsu
| publisher = ASCII Media Works
| publisher_en =
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}
| imprint =
| magazine = Dengeki Daioh
| magazine_en =
| first = January 27, 2012
| last = June 27, 2014
| volumes = 4
| volume_list = List of Log Horizon volumes#Manga
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Mamare Touno
| illustrator = Kazuhiro Hara
| publisher = Enterbrain
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Yen Press}}
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}
| imprint =
| magazine = Famitsu Comic Clear
| magazine_en =
| first = May 18, 2012
| last = June 28, 2013
| volumes = 1
| volume_list = List of Log Horizon volumes#Manga
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = Log Horizon: The West Wind Brigade
| author = Mamare Touno
| illustrator = Koyuki
| publisher = Fujimi Shobo
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA =Yen Press}}
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}
| imprint =
| magazine = {{ubl|Age Premium|Dragon Age}}
| magazine_en =
| first = July 8, 2012
| last = March 9, 2018
| volumes = 11
| volume_list = List of Log Horizon volumes#Manga
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = Log Horizon Gaiden: Nyanta-honcho Shiawase no Recipe
| author = Mamare Touno
| illustrator = Sōchū
| publisher = Enterbrain
| publisher_en =
| demographic =
| imprint =
| magazine = Comic B's LOG
| magazine_en =
| first = December 21, 2012
| last = March 31, 2018
| volumes = 6
| volume_list = List of Log Horizon volumes#Manga
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = {{ubl|Shinji Ishihira|Junichi Wada{{Efn|name=coordinator|Credited as {{nihongo|Animation Coordinator|アニメーションコーディネート}}.}}}}
| producer = Kenichirou Naeshiro
| writer = Toshizou Nemoto
| music = Yasuharu Takanashi
| studio = Satelight
| licensee = {{ubl|Crunchyroll (current)|{{English anime licensee|NA=Sentai Filmworks (former)}}}}
| network = NHK Educational TV
| network_en = {{English anime network
| AU = ABC Me
| NA = Anime Network, Crunchyroll Channel
}}
| first = October 5, 2013
| last = March 22, 2014
| episodes = 25
| episode_list = Log Horizon season 1
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| title = Log Horizon 2
| director = {{ubl|Shinji Ishihira|Toshinori Watanabe{{efn|name=coordinator}}}}
| producer = Kenichirou Naeshiro
| writer = Toshizou Nemoto
| music = Yasuharu Takanashi
| studio = Studio Deen
| licensee = {{ubl|Crunchyroll (current)|{{English anime licensee|NA=Sentai Filmworks (former)}}}}
| network = NHK Educational TV
| network_en = {{English anime network
| AU = ABC Me
| NA = Anime Network, Crunchyroll Channel
}}
| first = October 4, 2014
| last = March 28, 2015
| episodes = 25
| episode_list = Log Horizon season 2
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = Log Horizon: Kanami, Go! East!
| author = Mamare Touno
| illustrator = Kou
| publisher = Enterbrain
| publisher_en =
| demographic =
| imprint =
| magazine = Comic B's LOG
| magazine_en =
| first = October 1, 2015
| last = December 1, 2016
| volumes = 2
| volume_list = List of Log Horizon volumes#Manga
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| title = Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table
| director = {{ubl|Shinji Ishihira|Toshinori Watanabe{{efn|name=coordinator}}}}
| producer = {{ubl|Kenichirou Naeshiro|Liu Junwen}}
| writer = Toshizou Nemoto
| music = Yasuharu Takanashi
| studio = Studio Deen
| licensee = Crunchyroll
| network = NHK Educational TV
| network_en = {{English anime network
| AU = ABC Me
}}
| first = January 13, 2021
| last = March 31, 2021
| episodes = 12
| episode_list = Log Horizon season 3
}}
{{Collapsed infobox section end}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}}
{{Nihongo|Log Horizon|ログ・ホライズン|Rogu Horaizun|lead=yes}} is a Japanese light novel series written by Mamare Touno and illustrated by Kazuhiro Hara. It began serialization online in 2010 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō, being later on acquired by Enterbrain and published as a light novel in Japan since 2011. Yen Press began publishing an English translation in 2015. The series follows the strategist, Shiroe, and the other players of the long-lived MMORPG Elder Tale after they find themselves whisked away into the game world following a game update.
The novel has received four manga adaptations, with one based on the main story and the other three revolving around characters in the series. An anime television series adaptation animated by Satelight aired its first season on NHK Educational TV between October 2013 and March 2014. A second season by Studio Deen aired between October 2014 and March 2015. A third season by Studio Deen aired between January and March 2021.
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Synopsis
{{See also|List of Log Horizon characters{{!}}List of Log Horizon characters}}
By its eleventh expansion pack, the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) {{nihongo|Elder Tale|エルダー・テイル|Erudā Teiru}} has become a global success, with a user base of millions of players. However, during the release of its twelfth expansion pack: {{nihongo|Homesteading the Noosphere|ノウアスフィアの開墾|Nōasufia no Kaikon|sometimes translated as Novasphere Pioneers}},{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/marmalade_macro/status/409196753624121345|title=Twitter / marmalade_macro: @Noneuseless ...|publisher=Twitter|language=ja|access-date=December 7, 2013|archive-date=December 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217044919/https://twitter.com/marmalade_macro/status/409196753624121345|url-status=live}}Log Horizon manga, chapter 1 thirty thousand Japanese gamers who were logged on at the time of the update suddenly find themselves transported into the virtual game world and donning their in-game avatars. In the midst of the event, a socially awkward gamer named Shiroe, along with his friends Naotsugu and Akatsuki, decide to team up so that they may face this world, which unfortunately has now become their reality, along with the challenges and obstacles ahead of them.
Publication
{{Main|List of Log Horizon volumes#Light novel{{!}}List of Log Horizon light novels}}
Log Horizon began as a light novel written by Mamare Touno. It initially appeared in installments on the user-generated content site Shōsetsuka ni Narō ("So You Want to be a Novelist") starting on April 13, 2010, and subsequently published in book form by Enterbrain since March 2011. Yen Press obtained the rights on its light novel imprint to release the novels in English from 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-30/yen-press-light-novel-imprint-adds-log-horizon-no-game-no-life-devil-is-a-part-timer/.78200|title=Yen Press' Light Novel Imprint Adds Log Horizon, No Game No Life, Devil is a Part-timer!|publisher=Anime News Network|date=August 30, 2014|access-date=September 15, 2014|archive-date=September 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920015019/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-30/yen-press-light-novel-imprint-adds-log-horizon-no-game-no-life-devil-is-a-part-timer/.78200|url-status=live}}
Media
=Manga=
{{see also|List of Log Horizon volumes#Manga{{!}}List of Log Horizon manga series}}
The novel series has received four manga adaptations, all written by Touno. The first adaptation is illustrated by Motoya Matsu and titled, Log Horizon Gaiden: Honey Moon Logs.{{cite web|url=http://mamare.net/special/1179/|title=【コミカライズ】「Ｈｏｎｅｙ Ｍｏｏｎ Ｌｏｇｓ」（漫画家:松モトヤ先生） 橙乃ままれ OFFICIAL WEBSITE|publisher=mamare.net|access-date=March 22, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211180650/http://mamare.net/special/1179/|archive-date=February 11, 2014}} It began serialization on January 27, 2012, and is published by ASCII Media Works in the Dengeki Daioh magazine. The second adaptation is illustrated by Kazuhiro Hara and titled Log Horizon.{{cite web|url=http://mamare.net/special/1184/|title=【コミカライズ】「ログ・ホライズン」（漫画家:ハラカズヒロ先生） 橙乃ままれ OFFICIAL WEBSITE|publisher=mamare.net|access-date=March 22, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211185228/http://mamare.net/special/1184/|archive-date=February 11, 2014}} It began serialization on May 18, 2012, and was published by Enterbrain in the Famitsu Comic Clear web magazine. Yen Press obtained this manga for an English release.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2014-09-15/yen-press-clarifies-kazuhiro-hara-log-horizon-manga-licensed/.78806|title=Yen Press Clarifies: Kazuhiro Hara's Log Horizon Manga Licensed|publisher=Anime News Network|date=September 15, 2014|access-date=September 16, 2014|archive-date=June 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603103658/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2014-09-15/yen-press-clarifies-kazuhiro-hara-log-horizon-manga-licensed/.78806|url-status=live}} The third adaptation is illustrated by Koyuki and titled, Log Horizon: The West Wind Brigade.{{cite web|url=http://mamare.net/topics/1897/|title=【コミカライズ】「ログ・ホライズン～西風の旅団～」（漫画家：こゆき先生） 橙乃ままれ OFFICIAL WEBSITE|publisher=mamare.net|access-date=March 22, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214214708/http://mamare.net/topics/1897/|archive-date=February 14, 2014}} It began serialization on July 9, 2012, ended on March 9, 2018, and was published by Fujimi Shobo in the Age Premium magazine. Another manga illustrated by Sōchū and titled, Log Horizon Gaiden: Nyanta-honcho Shiawase no Recipe began serialization on December 21, 2012,{{cite web|url=http://mamare.net/topics/2157/|title=【コミカイズ】「LOG HORIZON 外伝 -にゃん太班長・幸せのレシピ-」（漫画家・草中先生） 橙乃ままれ OFFICIAL WEBSITE|publisher=mamare.net|access-date=March 22, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214213004/http://mamare.net/topics/2157/|archive-date=February 14, 2014}} ended on March 31, 2018, and was published by Enterbrain in the Comic B's LOG magazine and collected in six volumes. A manga Log Horizon: Kanami, Go! East! illustrated by Kou was serialized in Comic B's LOG from October 1, 2015, to December 1, 2016, and compiled in two volumes.
=Anime=
{{Further|List of Log Horizon episodes{{!}}List of Log Horizon episodes}}
A 25-episode anime adaptation produced by Satelight aired its first season on NHK Educational TV from October 5, 2013, to March 22, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-24/log-horizon-fantasy-novels-get-tv-anime-by-satelight|title=Log Horizon Fantasy Novels Get TV Anime By Satelight|publisher=Anime News Network|date=January 24, 2013|access-date=October 1, 2013|archive-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621040642/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-24/log-horizon-fantasy-novels-get-tv-anime-by-satelight|url-status=live}} The series was streamed as a simulcast by Crunchyroll in North America and other select parts of the world.{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/10/04/crunchyroll-adds-log-horizon-to-streaming-anime-lineup|title=Crunchyroll Adds "Log Horizon" to Streaming Anime Lineup|publisher=Crunchyroll|date=October 4, 2013|access-date=October 5, 2013|archive-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012074421/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/10/04/crunchyroll-adds-log-horizon-to-streaming-anime-lineup|url-status=dead}}
A 25-episode second season produced by Studio Deen aired from October 4, 2014, to March 28, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/03/22-1/log-horizon-anime-season-2-airs-this-fall|title="Log Horizon" Anime Season 2 Airs This Fall|publisher=Crunchyroll|date=March 22, 2014|access-date=March 22, 2014|archive-date=March 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321180432/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/03/22-1/log-horizon-anime-season-2-airs-this-fall|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/08/18-1/log-horizon-season-2-gets-new-cast-and-start-date|title="Log Horizon" Season 2 Gets New Cast and Start Date|publisher=Crunchyroll|date=August 18, 2014|access-date=August 18, 2014|archive-date=September 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920015516/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/08/18-1/log-horizon-season-2-gets-new-cast-and-start-date|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/09/19-1/log-horizon-2-listed-for-25-episodes|title="Log Horizon" 2 Listed for 25 Episodes|publisher=Crunchyroll|date=August 18, 2014|access-date=September 19, 2014|first=Scott|last=Green|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125024217/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/09/19-1/log-horizon-2-listed-for-25-episodes|url-status=live}} Both seasons were licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America for digital and home video release.{{cite web|title=Sentai Filmworks Adds Fantasy Game Anime Log Horizon|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-30/sentai-filmworks-adds-fantasy-game-anime-log-horizon|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=7 November 2013|archive-date=2014-01-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112195039/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-30/sentai-filmworks-adds-fantasy-game-anime-log-horizon|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sentaifilmworks.com/news/sentai-filmworks-licenses-log-horizon-2|title=Sentai Filmworks Licenses Log Horizon 2|publisher=Sentai Filmworks|date=2014-10-03|access-date=2014-10-03|archive-date=2019-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207130558/https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/news/sentai-filmworks-licenses-log-horizon-2|url-status=live}} Funimation acquired the streaming rights to the series after Sentai Filmworks lost the rights.{{cite web|title=Surprise! Log Horizon Season 1 to Stream on Funimation 🖥|url=https://www.funimation.com/blog/2021/01/11/surprise-log-horizon-season-1-to-stream-on-funimation-subbed-dubbed/|website=Funimation|date=January 11, 2021|access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112030048/https://www.funimation.com/blog/2021/01/11/surprise-log-horizon-season-1-to-stream-on-funimation-subbed-dubbed/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Funimation Adds Log Horizon Season 2 to Catalog|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-07/funimation-adds-log-horizon-season-2-to-catalog/.178261|website=Anime News Network|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|date=October 7, 2021|access-date=October 8, 2021|archive-date=October 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008013126/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-07/funimation-adds-log-horizon-season-2-to-catalog/.178261|url-status=live}} Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.{{cite web|title=UPDATE: Funimation Titles Now Available on Crunchyroll (3/16)|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/01/funimation-titles-now-available-on-crunchyroll|website=Crunchyroll|date=March 1, 2022|access-date=March 21, 2022|archive-date=March 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322050729/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/01/funimation-titles-now-available-on-crunchyroll|url-status=live}} For both seasons, the opening theme is "Database" by Man with a Mission featuring Takuma. The ending theme for the first season is "Your Song*" and for the second season it is "Wonderful Wonder World*", both performed by Yunchi.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-24/nhk-airs-log-horizon-anime-opening-sequence|title=NHK Airs Log Horizon Anime's Opening Sequence|publisher=Anime News Network|date=September 24, 2013|access-date=September 29, 2013|archive-date=December 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216185139/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-24/nhk-airs-log-horizon-anime-opening-sequence|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www9.nhk.or.jp/anime/loghorizon/2nd/index.html|title=NHKアニメワールド ログ・ホライズン|publisher=NHK Educational TV|language=ja|access-date=September 20, 2014|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112021431/http://www9.nhk.or.jp/anime/loghorizon/2nd/index.html|url-status=live }}
A 12-episode third season titled {{nihongo|Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table|ログ・ホライズン 円卓崩壊|Rogu Horaizun Entaku Hōkai}} was originally scheduled to premiere in October 2020, but was delayed to Winter 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-15/log-horizon-anime-3rd-season-delayed-to-january-2021-due-to-covid-19/.160631|title=Log Horizon Anime's 3rd Season Delayed to January 2021 Due to COVID-19|website=Anime News Network|language=en|access-date=June 15, 2020|archive-date=2021-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227023825/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-15/log-horizon-anime-3rd-season-delayed-to-january-2021-due-to-covid-19/.160631|url-status=live}} The third season aired from January 13 to March 31, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2020-09-23/log-horizon-anime-3rd-season-premieres-on-january-13/.164359|title=Log Horizon Anime's 3rd Season Premieres on January 13|publisher=Anime News Network|date=September 23, 2020|access-date=September 23, 2020|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924202536/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2020-09-23/log-horizon-anime-3rd-season-premieres-on-january-13/.164359|url-status=live}} The third season is named after the title of Volume 12 of the web novel series. The staff and cast reprised their roles from the second season.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-21/log-horizon-tv-anime-gets-3rd-season-in-october/.155647|title=[/ Log Horizon TV Anime] Gets 3rd Season in October|publisher=Anime News Network|date=January 21, 2020|access-date=January 21, 2020|archive-date=May 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505200419/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-21/log-horizon-tv-anime-gets-3rd-season-in-october/.155647|url-status=live}} Funimation licensed the third season and streamed it on its website in North America, the British Isles, Mexico, and Brazil, in Europe through Wakanim, and in Australia and New Zealand through AnimeLab.{{Cite web |last=Friedman |first=Nicholas |date=December 16, 2020 |title=This January Season Enter a World Unlike Any Other on Funimation |url=https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020/12/16/this-january-season-enter-a-world-unlike-any-other-on-funimation-winter-2021/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128023935/https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020/12/16/this-january-season-enter-a-world-unlike-any-other-on-funimation-winter-2021/ |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |access-date=December 17, 2020 |website=Funimation}}
== Music ==
{{see also|:ja:ログ・ホライズン#主題歌|:zh:記錄的地平線#主題曲}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:small" | ||||
| colspan="5"| Theme Song Title | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyrics | Composition | Arrangement | Vocals | Footnotes |
| colspan="5"| Opening Theme | ||||
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| Database feat. Takuma (10-Feet) | ||||
| Kamikaze Boy, Jean-Ken Johnny, Takuma | Kamikaze Boy | Man with a Mission, Kohsuke Oshima | Man with a Mission | Ep.1 - Ep.50 |
| colspan="5"| Ending Theme | ||||
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| Your Song* | ||||
| {{center| Yun*chi}} | Hayato Tanaka | {{center| Floor on the intelligence}} | {{center|Yun*chi}} | Ep.1 - Ep.25 |
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| Wonderful Wonder World* | ||||
| {{center| Yun*chi, Hidenori Tanaka}}
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Masahiro Tobinai | {{center| Yun*chi}} | Ep.26 - Ep.50 | ||
| colspan="5"| Insert Song | ||||
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| Your Song* | ||||
| {{center| Yun*chi}} | Hayato Tanaka | {{center| Floor on the intelligence}} | {{center|Isuku (Eriko Matsui)}} | Ep.15, Ep.18 |
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| Wonderful Wonder World* | ||||
| {{center| Yun*chi, Hidenori Tanaka}}
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Masahiro Tobinai | {{center|Isuzu (Eriko Matsui)}} | Ep.16, Ep.19 | ||
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| Your song* | ||||
| {{center| Mamare Touno}} | {{center| Yasuharu Takanashi}} | {{center| - }} | {{center|Isuzu (Eriko Matsui)}} | Ep.20, Ep.21 |
Reception
Rebecca Silverman of the Anime News Network noted that the series has "its own unique take on what has become a subgenre of fantasy" when compared to the previous Sword Art Online and the earlier .hack series. With respect to the anime adaptation, Silverman noted that one of the major drawbacks was the artistry. She held the designs of the characters with small regard, calling them "somewhat bland and generic in design, which is a bit of an accomplishment given how many character creation options there apparently are". She used the design of Akatsuki as an example, explaining that the character's beauty has to be constantly reminded to the audience despite the fact that "she's one of the less striking female characters on screen". Another issue Silverman pointed out was the apparent overuse of Naotsugu's perverted nature for comedic relief and finding that for some viewers he may be "line-crossingly obnoxious". Despite these drawbacks, Silverman remarked that the "show shouldn't be dismissed as 'just another ripoff' before giving it a chance" since "it has the potential to expand rather than rehash the basic premise of players trapped in a game".{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/log-horizon/episodes-1|title=Log Horizon Episodes 1 - 6 Streaming - Review|publisher=Anime News Network|date=November 6, 2013|access-date=April 9, 2014|first=Rebecca|last=Silverman|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117024129/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/log-horizon/episodes-1|url-status=live}}
Explanatory notes
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References
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External links
- [http://ncode.syosetu.com/n8725k/ Log Horizon] at Shōsetsuka ni Narō {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www9.nhk.or.jp/anime/loghorizon/index.html Official anime website] {{in lang|ja}}
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