Log Horizon
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10Deep worldbuildingDense lore that rewards immersion.This show: 9/10Genius leadExceptional intellect as the protagonist's engine.This show: 8/10Intellectual challengeRewards close attention and theorizing.This show: 7/10Political intriguePower struggles inside governments and institutions.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Jad SaxtonMike YagerDaiki YamashitaJôji NakataAndrew LoveLuci Christian
Written by
Toshizô Nemoto
Starring
Jad SaxtonMike YagerDaiki YamashitaJôji NakataAndrew LoveLuci Christian
Written by
Toshizô Nemoto
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| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | ||
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| S1 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | |
| S2 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.4 | |
| S3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 |
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About
"Trapped in a game, building a civilization"
When a massive update traps thousands of players inside the MMORPG they were playing, a brilliant but socially awkward strategist named Shiroe has to figure out how to survive in a world that now runs on real rules. Rather than rushing into monster-slaying, the show lingers on economics, politics, and guild alliances as former players start building an actual society. The pace is deliberate and talky, closer to a strategy game than a fight-fest, but it rewards patience with clever problem-solving and a surprisingly thoughtful take on what makes a world feel alive.
Watch it for
the meticulous, strategy-driven worldbuilding that treats a trapped MMORPG like a real society to govern.
Maybe skip if
you want constant action, since long stretches focus on economics, diplomacy, and guild politics instead.
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Season 12013
7.23K2512h 30m
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.
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Season 22014
6.92K2510h
Months after the Apocalypse, the players of Log Horizon have thrived thanks to food, music, and adventuring. Now in an alliance with other guilds, Shiroe leads a quest for treasure to support the city. But what awaits them is a raid boss unlike any other.
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Destruction of the Round Table2021
7.1704122h
It’s been a year since Shiroe and his friends were trapped in Akiba due to the Catastrophe. Their forging of the Round Table has brought order and prosperity to its people. But fracturing political alliances and the constant menace of the Genius monsters threaten to destabilize all they’ve fought for and built. Can faith be restored and they persevere, or is its destruction truly inevitable?
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Jad Saxton Akatsuki
Mike Yager Shiroe
Daiki Yamashita Touya, Pololocca
Jôji Nakata Nyanta
Andrew Love Naotsugu
Luci Christian Minori
Maggie Flecknoe Marielle, Arumi, Bad Girl
Greg Ayres Tohya
Mike Vance Eins, Rezric, Nantakei
Shelley Calene-Black Henrietta, Operator Girl
Crew
Toshizô Nemoto
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