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Log Horizon

Name: Log Horizon
Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
Released: 2013-10-05
Cast: Takuma Terashima, Tomoaki Maeno, Emiri Kato, Jouji Nakata, Daiki Yamashita

2013 | 3 seasons | 25 min | Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who wants a laugh, sci-fi fans and action fans.
The mood: Light and funny, feel-good.
The pace: 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 26 hours in all.
What might put you off: Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

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.