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“Peaceful land of Yuguto, ruled by kings, faces invasion by dark monsters disrupting balance.”
Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas
チェインクロニクル～ヘクセイタスの閃〈ひかり〉～
6.54
7,406 rank · 135,740 viewers · 209 favorites
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Peaceful land of Yuguto, ruled by kings, faces invasion by dark monsters disrupting balance.
Set in the land of Yuguto, the people thought that the land they live is the size of the world, but it's actually divided into several areas, each with a respective king. Even though there were small wars among areas, the kings had roundtable meetings to maintain peace and balance. It was until a dark group of dark monsters appeared... (Source: MAL News)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 20 sampled reviews
6.5
/10
What 20 viewers settled on.
71%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 8
σ 2.36
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.36 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 3.2
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.50
Running avg · Jan 2017 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Compared to *most* isekai and overpowered mc, this is actually a breath of fresh air. I like it! It starts of uniquely, with the heroes straight up losing and having to regroup. That is good -- and...”
- 7 “I approached this anime with childlike curiosity, enjoying the anticipation of what would happen next and even imagining myself as part of the protagonist's squad. While the story is just another...”
- 7 “Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari is how you would imagine if Lord of the Rings would have an anime. The anime started off with the bad guy actually triumph over the good guy, and the land is...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 25%
Long · 35%
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2017 – Mar 2017 Winter 2017
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-9843 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- Sotsu Producer
- Sega Producer
- flying DOG Producer
- Slow Curve Producer
- Showgate Producer
- Sound Team Don Juan Producer
- Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures Producer
- Sammy Producer
- Pazzy Entertainment Producer
- Akatsuki Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor