Log Horizon is an anime adaptation of the light novel by the same name written by Mamare Touno.
The anime is 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 Kazuhiro Hara, art direction by Yuki Nomura, sound direction by Shoji Hata and soundtrack music by Yasuharu Takanash.The series premiered on October 5, 2013 on NHK Educational TV. The series has been picked up by Crunchyroll for online simulcast streaming in North America and other select parts of the world. The anime has been licensed for a home video release in 2014 by Sentai Filmworks in North America.
The opening theme is "database" by Man With A Mission ft. Takuma while the ending theme is "Your song*" by Yun*chi.
A second season has been confirmed for Fall 2014.
Plot
The story takes place in a universe where 30,000 Japanese gamers and several thousand worldwide players are trapped in a fantasy online game world called Elder Tale.
By its eleventh expansion pack, the MMORPG Elder Tale has become a global success, having a following of millions of players. However, during the release of its twelfth expansion pack, the Noosphere Pioneers, thirty thousand Japanese gamers who are all logged on at the time of the update suddenly find themselves transported inside the game world and donning their in-game avatars. In the midst of the event, a socially awkward gamer called Shiroe along with his friends Naotsugu and Akatsuki team up so that they may face this world which has now become their reality along with the challenges which lie ahead. For these players, what was once a "sword-and-sorcery world" is now the "real world."
Episodes
Season 1
Season 1 consists of 25 episodes. For information on each individual episode you can go to: List of Log Horizon Episodes. The first episode (The Apocalypse) aired on October 6, 2013 and ended on March 22, 2014 with the final episode (The Scale Festival)
| 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 |
Season 2
-TBA-
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