Log Horizon is an anime adaptation of the light novel by the same name written by Mamare Touno.
The first season was produced by Satelight Studios and directed by Shinji Ishihira, along with series composition by Toshizo Nemoto, character designs by Mariko Ito based on the original designs by Hara Kazuhiro, art direction by Yuki Nomura, sound direction by Shoji Hata and soundtrack music by Yasuharu Takanashi. The series premiered on October 5, 2013 on NHK Educational TV.
A second 25-episode season, officially titled Log Horizon 2,[1] began airing on October 4, 2014.[2] It was produced by Studio DEEN, replacing Satelight Studios, although the director and storywriters remained the same.
A third season titled Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table (ログ・ホライズン 円卓崩壊)[3] has been announced for January 13, 2021[4][5] and will contain 12 episodes.[6][7] The staff of Season 2 will be returning for its production.
The series was been picked up by Crunchyroll for online simulcast streaming in North America and other select parts of the world. The anime was licensed for a North American home video release in November 2014 by Sentai Filmworks. The third season was licensed by Funimation.
Season 1[]
Key visual. From bottom to top: Shiroe, Akatsuki, Naotsugu, Nyanta, Isuzu, Rundelhaus Code, and Touya
| Official synopsis:[8]
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. From the ruins of Akiba, the Shiroe who shuns human contact sets out with his friends to change the world. |
Episode List[]
| No. | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Apocalypse | Oct. 5, 2013 |
| 2 | The Battle of Loka | Oct. 12, 2013 |
| 3 | The Depths of Palm | Oct. 19, 2013 |
| 4 | Escape | Oct. 26, 2013 |
| 5 | Return to Akihabara | Nov. 2, 2013 |
| 6 | Resolve | Nov. 9, 2013 |
| 7 | Crescent Moon | Nov. 16, 2013 |
| 8 | Villain in Glasses | Nov. 23, 2013 |
| 9 | Round Table Conference | Nov. 30, 2013 |
| 10 | Grab it in Your Hand | Dec. 7, 2013 |
| 11 | An Invitation From Eastal | Dec. 14, 2013 |
| 12 | The Forest of Lagranda | Dec. 21, 2013 |
| 13 | Shield and Freedom | Dec. 28, 2013 |
| 14 | World Fraction | Jan. 4, 2014 |
| 15 | Attack | Jan. 11, 2014 |
| 16 | The Return of the Goblin King | Jan. 18, 2014 |
| 17 | A Lazy, Cowardly Princess | Jan. 25, 2014 |
| 18 | Expeditionary Force | Feb. 1, 2014 |
| 19 | Chase That Back | Feb. 8, 2014 |
| 20 | Contract | Feb. 15, 2014 |
| 21 | The Two of Us Shall Waltz | Feb. 22, 2014 |
| 22 | Swallow and Young Starling | Mar. 1, 2014 |
| 23 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Mar. 8, 2014 |
| 24 | Chaos | Mar. 15, 2014 |
| 25 | The Libra Festival | Mar. 22, 2014 |
Each episode covers approximately one chapter in the light novel volumes, ending with volume 5.
Chapter-to-episode ratio:
- Volume 1: Covered in episodes 1-4 (4 episodes)
- Volume 2: Covered in episodes 5-10 (6 episodes)
- Volume 3: Covered in episodes 11-15 (5 episodes)
- Volume 4: Covered in episodes 16-21 (6 episodes)
- Most of episode 21 is anime-original content that expands on a part briefly mentioned in the volume.
- Volume 5: Covered in episodes 22-25 (4 episodes)
Season 2[]
- Main article: Log Horizon 2
Key visual. From top left to bottom right: Minori, Shiroe, Tetora, Isuzu, Rundelhaus Code, Akatsuki, Naotsugu, Touya, Nyanta
Official synopsis:[1]
Veteran gamer Shiroe and his friends are still trapped in the world of the online game Elder Tales. The chaotic city of Akiba has returned to normal for the Earthlings, the original residents of the game world and Shiroe has gained their trust since the war against the Goblins. The highest-ranking Earthling aristocrat, Princess Raynesia, has become the ambassador of Akiba.
Now Shiroe and his team are thinking about their next goals in this game world. Will they remain in Akiba or go west? Or will they travel north or to another faraway country? The team's opinions begin to diverge. What adventures await them in the second series of LOG HORIZON?
Episode List[]
| No. | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiroe of the Northern Lands | Oct. 4, 2014 |
| 2 | The Outlaw and Mithril Eyes | Oct. 11, 2014 |
| 3 | The Abyssal Shaft | Oct. 18, 2014 |
| 4 | Shattered Wings | Oct. 25, 2014 |
| 5 | Christmas Eve | Nov. 1, 2014 |
| 6 | A Lost Child at Dawn | Nov. 8, 2014 |
| 7 | The Maidens of Watermaple | Nov. 15, 2014 |
| 8 | Akiba Raid | Nov. 22, 2014 |
| 9 | The Changing Battlefield | Nov. 29, 2014 |
| 10 | Guild Master | Dec. 6, 2014 |
| 11 | Retry | Dec. 13, 2014 |
| 12 | Kunie Gold | Dec. 20, 2014 |
| 13 | 2.14 Sweet Trap | Dec. 27, 2014 |
| 14 | Kanami, Go! East! | Jan. 10, 2015 |
| 15 | Journey | Jan. 17, 2015 |
| 16 | Midday Vampire | Jan. 24, 2015 |
| 17 | Odyssey Knights | Jan. 31, 2015 |
| 18 | When the Concert Ends | Feb. 7, 2015 |
| 19 | Crimson Night | Feb. 14, 2015 |
| 20 | Birthday Song | Feb. 21, 2015 |
| 21 | The Skylarks Take Flight | Feb. 28, 2015 |
| 22 | Stranger | Mar. 7, 2015 |
| 23 | Isaac and Iselus | Mar. 14, 2015 |
| 24 | Sleep of the Eternal Moth | Mar. 21, 2015 |
| 25 | The Pioneers | Mar. 28, 2015 |
Season 3[]
First key visual.
- Main article: Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table
Official synopsis:[7]
After five years, an all-new season!
A year after the adventurers were blown into the Elder Tale world, Akiba's prosperity begins to teeter with the emergence of a new monster ("Genius"), a festering power struggle between the east-west aristocrats, and the growing gap among the adventurers themselves.
Finally, the Round Table, the symbol of their unity, faces a decisive crisis...
Episode List[]
Season 3 began airing on January 13, 2021 and contains 12 episodes. It covers volumes 11-13. It was originally slated for an October 2020 release, but was delayed due to Covid-19 interfering with production.
| No. | Title[9] | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayneshia's Marriage[10] レイネシアの結婚 |
January 13, 2021 |
| 2 | The Duke of Akiba アキバ公爵 |
January 20, 2021 |
| 3 | The Round Table Fractures ひびわれる円卓 |
January 27, 2021 |
| 4 | Akiba General Election | February 3, 2021 |
| 5 | Blessings | February 10, 2021 |
| 6 | Immortal in Ethereal Utopia | February 17, 2021 |
| 7 | Not A Curse | February 24, 2021 |
| 8 | The Oldest Ancients | March 3, 2021 |
| 9 | Yearning | March 10, 2021 |
| 10 | Akiba Labyrinth | March 17, 2021 |
| 11 | Disappointment of the Genius | March 24, 2021 |
| 12 | Nightingale's Song | March 31, 2021 |
Unknown episode number: "The Akiba General Election"[11]
Theme Songs[]
- Opening (Seasons 1-2): "database" by MAN WITH A MISSION ft. Takuma from 10-Feet
- Opening (Season 3): "Different" by BAND-MAID[12]
- Ending (Season 1): "Your song*" by Yun*chi
- Ending (Season 2): "Wonderful Wonder World*" by Yun*chi[13]
- Ending (Season 3): "Blue Horizon" by Miyu Oshiro[14]
Media[]
Gallery[]
Announcement Trailer[]
External links[]
- Season 1 official NHK site (Japanese)
- Season 2 official NHK site (Japanese)
- Studio Deen's Log Horizon 2 archive (Japanese)
- Season 3 official NHK site (Japanese)
- Season 3 official twitter (Japanese)
- Studio Deen's Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table page (Japanese)
- Log Horizon (first two seasons) on Crunchyroll (English)
- Log Horizon (first two seasons) on Sentai Filmworks (English)
[]
| Media | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Light Novel |
The Beginning of Another World • The Knights of Camelot • Game's End, Part 1 • Game's End, Part 2 • A Sunday in Akiba • Lost Child of the Dawn • The Gold of the Kunie • The Larks Take Flight • Go East, Kanami! • Homesteading the Noosphere • Krusty, Tycoon Lord | ||
Anime |
Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 (Destruction of the Round Table) | ||
| Manga |
Log Horizon • West Wind Brigade • Honey Moon Logs • Nyanta's Fortune Recipes • Kanami, Go! East! | ||
| Other |
Tabletop Role-Playing Game (LHTRPG) • Mobile Game (LHSNG) • Radio • Re:Fraction event | ||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Log Horizon 2 (NHK Enterprises Program Finder)
- ↑ http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/chara-hobby/stage24/1296.php
- ↑ @loghorizon_DORT, "ちなみに、円卓崩壊【Destruction Of the Round Table】の頭文字で【DORT】です。"
- ↑ https://www6.nhk.or.jp/anime/topics/detail.html?i=9616
- ↑ https://www6.nhk.or.jp/anime/special/special.html?i=9842
- ↑ ５年ぶりの新作続編！「ログ・ホライズン 円卓崩壊」放送決定！
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table (NHK Enterprises Program Finder)
- ↑ Log Horizon (NHK Enterprises Program Finder)
- ↑ Official site (Japanese), translated names tentative
- ↑ @loghorizon_DORT 2020/02/12, https://twitter.com/loghorizon_DORT/status/1227525522122399744
- ↑ @loghorizon_DORT 2020/06/08, https://twitter.com/loghorizon_DORT/status/1269934406069661698
- ↑ https://twitter.com/bandmaid/status/1323067308504358913
- ↑ http://www.nhk.or.jp/anime-blog/0120/195224.html
- ↑ @nhk_animeworld, 2020/11/22 https://twitter.com/nhk_animeworld/status/1330707715883106307