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.
Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 04, 2023.
PS: The following content contains spoilers!
PPS: I will admit that parts of this page was written with the help of AI - it makes my work so much easier to not start from a blank page!
A massive flock of wyverns suddenly attacks the town of Saphir! The party tries their best to protect the town, but the Odyssey knights are constantly flinging themselves to their deaths. Meanwhile, Roe-2 looks at the brutal combat and doesn't even blink an eye...
The episode was rated 7.56 from 95 votes.
Dareila joins the party at the Boxurt mountains, and the group stops at the town of Saphir. Isuzu learns that the reason the land people enjoy her songs so much is because the world only has 42 songs in total. She gets very sad and stays in her room, but then a giant flock of wyverns descend upon the town.
The episode was rated 7.63 from 97 votes.
It's been six months since Shiroe and the other adventurers have been trapped in "Elder Tale". As Akihabara moves into late fall, the city is excited for the cultural fair. But Shiroe is ignoring the fun and speaking in secret to a land person, Kinjou, who controls the world's currency flows. When negotiations are over he tells his friend's leaving the city. The long-awaited second series of "Log Horizon" begins a new adventure!
The episode was rated 7.64 from 95 votes.
Shiroe and his friends have come to the Depths of Palm to reach the Sacrifice Clan's gold. The underground labyrinth is filled with powerful monsters that wear them down in a war of attrition. Meanwhile, Akihabara, Akatsuki hears about the "Teachings". She's very interested to know that by completing a high level raid, she can greatly improve the level of her techniques.
The episode was rated 7.65 from 94 votes.
At moonrise, the player cities of Akihabara, Susukino and Minami are all simultaneously attacked by swarms of Eternal Moth monsters, whose scales rain down and knock people into a state of sleep by draining their magic points. The Brigade of the West Wind soon discover the moths' nest located in a new raid zone in the Shibuya broadcast building and the Round Table postulate that the monsters had been drawn to the broadcasting antenna from the Moon. Filled with uncertainty, Shiroe decides to put together a raiding party and makes the difficult choice of destroying the antenna. The raiding party then fights their way through Shibuya and manage to enter the raid zone in the broadcast building. However Shiroe's uncertainty hinders his strategic insight and allows the sheer volume of monsters to overwhelm the party from all angles, forcing them to make a hasty retreat.
The episode was rated 7.70 from 99 votes.
Akatsuki is defeated by the murderer on Christmas Eve. She awakens to find herself in bustling Shibuya station in the real world. She wanders through the city as if escaping from something, and then appears on a quiet beach. Shiroe is there.
The episode was rated 7.71 from 91 votes.
Shiroe, Naotsugu, and Regan head to the northern city of Susukino, which was once run by the evil and violent Briganitia guild. They're looking for high-level adventurer's to help them get the the "Sacrifice Clan's Gold". Shiroe visits an unexpected person. Meanwhile, Naotsugu and Regan walk through the frozen town and find a small but pretty girl named Tetra. She calls herself a "galactic idol", and she's very irritating, but her level is 92...!?
The episode was rated 7.72 from 96 votes.
On Christmas Eve, Shiroe and the other members are fighting the level 97 boss monster "Luseat of the Seventh Garden." But two more boss monsters appear in the middle of the battle, and they are overwhelmed. Shiroe is caught in the fires of "Ibrahabra of the Third Garden"...
The episode was rated 7.77 from 98 votes.
Shiroe receives a letter from his second character on the lunar test server. As the situation in Akihabara deteriorates, it offers him hope.
The episode was rated 7.78 from 89 votes.
A man appears in Akihabara and begins killing adventurers with powerful Royal Guard equipment. Lenessia is shocked to learn that he is one of the Land people, of the Kunie clan. Akatsuki goes to put a stop to him herself, as the West Wind Brigade scouts find him...
The episode was rated 7.84 from 98 votes.
Isaac and the Black Sword Knights are responsible for training the Maihama army. While he's in Maihama Isaac gets to know the new crown prince of Maihama, a young boy named Iselus. Iselus respect looks up to Isaac and respects him. At a party for the crown prince's birthday, assassin's make an attempt on his life.
The episode was rated 7.85 from 91 votes.
The final boss, Uru of the Ninth Garden vs the villain in glasses, Shiroe is up against what could be the strongest boss in this new world.
The episode was rated 7.85 from 102 votes.
With honesty and renewed sense of comradery the team has a small chance of winning an unbeatable raid.
The episode was rated 7.92 from 96 votes.
A full raid of 24 party members has been formed to defeat Nerelith! The maidens gather to defend Akihabara! Meanwhile, Lenessia and Henrietta head beneath the Guild Building for a certain mission...
The episode was rated 7.93 from 103 votes.
The Shibuya raiding party begins another assault on the Calling Fortress and manage to break through to the roof where they encounter the raid boss: Taliktan, the Genius of Summoning. After failing to establish communication with the monster, it summons swarms of moths which engulf Shibuya and the other player cities. This puts a severe strain on the antenna and Shiroe has the party take the battle into the concert hall below. Despite inflicting a great amount of damage to Taliktan, they are still pummeled by its powerful field attacks. However Shiroe's Full-Control Encounter raises the stakes and gives the party a significant advantage in pushing Taliktan to the edge and ultimately their victory. In the aftermath, Regan sets up the radio equipment and much everyone's surprise, Shiroe makes contact with Kanami in the Chinese server. She then tasks him with seeking a way to allow transit between the real and Elder Tale worlds and relieves the Shibuya party about Krusty's whereabouts. Meanwhile, Nureha and Plant Hwyaden decide to establish relations with Eastal and the Round Table to combat the common Genius threat. Finally, Log Horizon makes plans to celebrate their victory and with the dawn over the horizon, Shiroe and Akatsuki praise each other. In the epilogue, Log Horizon holds a victory party and Regan skips out on his task with repairing the radio equipment to join the festivities.
The episode was rated 8.13 from 101 votes.
