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“30,000 gamers trapped in MMORPG Elder Tale; strategist Shiroe unites players to build new society in Akihabara.”
Log Horizon
ログ・ホライズン
7.9
894 rank · 1,178,703 viewers · 10,443 favorites
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Adult Cast
Video Game
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Synopsis
30,000 gamers trapped in MMORPG Elder Tale; strategist Shiroe unites players to build new society in Akihabara.
In the blink of an eye, thirty thousand bewildered Japanese gamers are whisked from their everyday lives into the world of the popular MMORPG, Elder Tale, after the game's latest update—unable to log out. Among them is the socially awkward college student Shiroe, whose confusion and shock lasts only a moment as, a veteran of the game, he immediately sets out to explore the limits of his new reality. Shiroe must learn to live in this new world, leading others and negotiating with the NPC "natives" in order to bring stability to the virtual city of Akihabara. He is joined by his unfortunate friend Naotsugu, having logged in for the first time in years only to find himself trapped, and Akatsuki, a petite but fierce assassin who labels Shiroe as her master. A tale of fantasy, adventure, and politics, Log Horizon explores the elements of gaming through the eyes of a master strategist who attempts to make the best of a puzzling situation.
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Community consensus
Derived from 200 sampled reviews
7.6
/10
What 200 viewers settled on.
90%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.85
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.85 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.8 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 3.6
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Score over time
↑ 4.63
Running avg · Jan 2014 → Oct 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Log Horizon outclasses SAO by replacing hack-and-slash with sophisticated economic and political maneuvering, including leveraged buyouts and contract-driven rule overrides. The crafting guilds'...”
- 9 “Elder Tale, an MMORPG becomes real life from one second to the next. What has changed into this new reality? What will be everybody's goal now that questing is pointless? Who will take charge of...”
- 8 “The only thing that wasn't there in log horizon atleast for me was the goal of the anime, i know they want to get out of there but they never were focused on that, even though that is like one of...”
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Short · 31%
Medium · 31%
Long · 39%
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- Format 25 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 00m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2013 – Mar 2014 Fall 2013
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-7600 catalog
Produced by
- NHK Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor