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Mar 1, 2014 10:06 AM

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Minori, you're a cute and nice little strategist, but stop trying to sink the unsinkable Akatsuki destroyer, you have literally no chance.

But hey, she admitted her feeling to her brother who is gay for Shiroe. No I'm just just kidding, he's probably a siscon...

Their cat fight was cute. Akatsuki have become aggressive, I like that >=)
But Minori too his trying her best to get is attention. Maybe if Shiroe is a lolicon she have a chance.

I like that someone said ''I hope his glasses broke'' when he was eating with his two girls. Everyone know that Shiroe without his glasses isn't Shiroe :P

Shiroe trapping Soujirou was hilarious xD
He's such an evil strategist.

Shiroe, ahhh, our casual clueless non-romantic guy... I know that Akatsuki touching your face is weird, but come on dude, open your eyes!
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Mar 1, 2014 10:07 AM

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Ok why is there even anything about Shiroe and Mimori... Shiroe's a college graduate, right? So hes like ~26 and Mimori's like 12, tops, so this shouldnt even be friggin mentioned.
NettoAzure said:
Darn, this episode. Traditional School Festival trope much? Cake eating and everything. Well Shiroe's harem keeps on growing. XD

Harem? 2 women --actually 1 woman and 1 child-- is hardly a harem. Its a love triangle.
Mar 1, 2014 10:12 AM

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yeah yeah, he need more connection between his guildmates, from all guild leader that i have seen, he is the one who doesn't get much spotlight (from other players perspective),IMO every big guild on mmorpg dat you had play, the guild leader is very popular rite ? i hope shiroe is not going to develop some magic or game system dat can enable marriage system -_- or maybe polygamy system xD LOL
skourpyMar 1, 2014 10:54 AM
Mar 1, 2014 10:14 AM

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Seriously? That was such a waste of an episode! Better not be any more, especially so close to the ending. That would be one of the worst ways to end the season.

Rant-ish:


Café scene was funny though, Shiroe's thoughts and the other guys there. XD
MirorinMar 1, 2014 10:35 AM
Mar 1, 2014 10:17 AM

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I am loving Minori x Shiroe. Liked that Akatsuki x Shiroe hint as well. Torn with shippings here as well, but I am leaning more towards Minori x Shiroe.
Mar 1, 2014 10:30 AM

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I didn't start watching this show for the terribad romance. Way to ruin a perfectly good show ....
Go ***k yourself.

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Mar 1, 2014 10:37 AM
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Anon1409 said:
I'm feeling like they're wasting episodes


I think that it is not a waste episode because it will linking and answering to another episode or arc. The waste in another words a filler can be called if the filler episode doesn't effect the main story but this episodes are not a filler and if this episode were removed, it might give some questionable for the next episode. By the way, this episode mostly potrayed from LN.
Mar 1, 2014 10:40 AM

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Just noticed that even Minori is almost a head taller than Akatsuki ._. dat midget xD
Mar 1, 2014 10:41 AM
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-ShadowClaw- said:
acdneo said:
eddo209 said:
And this show is dropped. WTF am I watching near the end of a season, just a ridiculous waste of time. Not to mention how f'd up all these kids wanting to get with adults (shiroe or the cat guy) is, wtf.


a cultural issue i gues

Minori 14
Lenessia 15
Serara 15-17

Japan: The national age of consent in Japan is 13 as specified by the Japanese Penal Code Articles 176 and 177

NHK is always in safe Zone.


Oh i see well that is an entirely a different case scenario, it really does depend on cultural issue, if the age of consent for japanese is 13 than i can accept that even if my cultural ethics are in conflict with there's, oh boy i am sensing a cultural batte is going to start if this keeps going on


Someone said that love doesnt know the boundaries.
Mar 1, 2014 10:58 AM

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this seemed like a filler to me, they better finish these last episodes with some good action.
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Mar 1, 2014 10:59 AM

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Am I watching the same serie than the episode 21?

Was a "ok" episode, but, if you compere it with the other was a BORING episode. And there are only more 3 episodes left. I'm feeling like they wasted this episode.
Mar 1, 2014 11:02 AM

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Just clear this up this is not filler while it may seem that way, it is actually part of the main story and this arc will actually be the starting point for a bigger plot later in the story, you will see soon enough.
Mar 1, 2014 11:11 AM
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-ShadowClaw- said:
Just clear this up this is not filler while it may seem that way, it is actually part of the main story and this arc will actually be the starting point for a bigger plot later in the story, you will see soon enough.


Yeah thats true. By the way, this episode 22 should be titled as "broken heart" and for the next episode should be "chaos" lol
Mar 1, 2014 11:15 AM
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In just about any other anime, a love triangle between a friend and a student who be perfectly fine, possibly vital even. However, for Log Horizon, especially this late into the series, this aspect seems a little bit out of place. It's not that it wasn't well written or well acted; in fact it's probably one of the funnier episodes of the entire series, filled with the usual wacky anime-style comedy that we're used to in other series. Unfortunately, Log Horizon hasn't really been known for having wacky anime comedy, so this episode doesn't quite gel right with the rest of the series.
Normally I wouldn't dwell so heavily on this, but the fact that the NEXT episode is also going to focus on this makes me a little worried. I mean, don't we still have a goblin king to defeat? Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the love interest; I've been waiting for Akatsuki to confess to Shiroe for like 5 months now, but to focus so heavily on it this late in the series is a bit weird. I guess this is just a bit of a nit-pick, but I suppose I'm only nit-picking because the rest of the anime is so fantastic.
Mar 1, 2014 11:18 AM
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I'm filled with filler disappointment.
Mar 1, 2014 11:20 AM

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Yeah, for anime only viewers this really looks like the beginning of something anime original.

BUT, they are wrong.
Mar 1, 2014 11:41 AM
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Takuan_Soho said:
acdneo said:
Japan: The national age of consent in Japan is 13 as specified by the Japanese Penal Code Articles 176 and 177


Since Shiroe lives in or near Tokyo he would soon find himself in Jail if he tried to have sex with Minori. The federal law sets a minimal level, but it isn't the controlling law. Age of Consent is a prefectural concern, with each prefecture setting its own law. In Tokyo, for example, the age of consent between a girl and an adult is 17. Since Shiroe is over 20, he would be breaking the law.



17? i tougth 16 is the minimum mariage age

Article 731 to 737 of the Japanese Civil Code stipulates the following requirements:

The male partner must be 18 years ofage or older and the female partner must be 16 years of age or older.

Anyway in Eastal 15 is perfectly legal¿?
Mar 1, 2014 11:57 AM

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No, no... Please don't make this anime into romance!
I don't even noticed that Minori could have some romantic feelings for Shiroe O.o

Feel kinda strange after this episode and about next...
Hope anime will not focus on romance...
Mar 1, 2014 11:58 AM
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i don't like the forced loli love triangle
Mar 1, 2014 12:03 PM

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Oh please, all of you. We all know OTP is Shiroe x glasses.
Mar 1, 2014 12:18 PM
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acdneo said:
Takuan_Soho said:
acdneo said:
Japan: The national age of consent in Japan is 13 as specified by the Japanese Penal Code Articles 176 and 177


Since Shiroe lives in or near Tokyo he would soon find himself in Jail if he tried to have sex with Minori. The federal law sets a minimal level, but it isn't the controlling law. Age of Consent is a prefectural concern, with each prefecture setting its own law. In Tokyo, for example, the age of consent between a girl and an adult is 17. Since Shiroe is over 20, he would be breaking the law.



17? i tougth 16 is the minimum mariage age
Yet you choose to ignore it to justify Shiroe going for Minori...

Honestly, keep the sick stuff to yourself, or at least take it to a hentai lolicon thread or something.
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Mar 1, 2014 12:23 PM

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Well I'm not complaining. You can say it's a side story but I get the feeling that it's gonna be important somehow. That's just the kind of thing this show is, nothing is ever pointless. Akatsuki's definitely the main girl and her romance with Shiro might become an important plot point later on. This episode is a nice breather compared to the political drama that we've been served this entire time.

In any case LH does a better romance in 1 episode than the entirety of SAO. I don't understand how anyone can say it's forced. Minori's feelings had been built up slowly and steadily while Akatsuki has known and admired Shiroe even before the show started. There are only 7 years difference between Shiroe and Minori, it's not that big of a gap. Granted Minori is still a minor in most parts of the world but a teenager having a crush on cool older guy isn't uncommon.

I'm astonished some people here actually think a DENSE HIKIKOMORI like Shiroe would have the guts to have sex with Minori and in any case, right now Minori's feeling is still unrequited. Stop spouting your moral bullshit, people!!!

PS: If they're living in the LH world then real world's law doesn't apply for them. Shiroe CAN have sex with Minori if he wants too =p
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Mar 1, 2014 12:23 PM
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I really liked that Akatsuki doll.

Lol at the cake eating part, Minori and Akatsuki feeding Shiroe the cakes with how the other people from public watching Shiroe was funny.
Mar 1, 2014 12:29 PM
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A love triangle. Ugh, I was afraid this would happen. Akatsuki looking 14 was bad enough but now an actual 14 year old is the mix as well.

Welp, if it has to happen might as well pick a side...
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Mar 1, 2014 12:34 PM

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I loved so much this episode. Glad to see more Akatsuki.
No, just no Minori, get out! I want Shiroe to be with Akatsuki absolutely and definitely, i love them too much.
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Mar 1, 2014 12:34 PM
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Oh, man! I was feeling for Shiroe in this episode. Two girls both vying for his attention by shoving cake down his throat? That's harsh!!

Aktasuki looked adorable in her kimono.

Looks like Minori has just experienced her first heartbreak. Sad panda...

I'm on the Shiroe X Henrietta ship. The way the two of them interact with each other is so much more natural...like they're on the same wavelength. Akatsuki is cute and all, but the way she expects Shiroe to automatically know what she's feeling, thinking, or trying to say is a bit immature and annoying. This man basically has the weight of Akihabara on his shoulders, he's a Guild Master, and a scribe. While Akatsuki is busy being coy and evasive, Shiroe is probably thinking about possible threats to Akihabara and strategies to either meet them head on, evade, or invade.

Henrietta gets it and understands Shiroe...so much so that she instinctively massaged his shoulders. Minori and Akatsuki would turn beet red and escape from the room before that happened.

Shiroe X Henrietta FTW!!

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I agreed so much to this post that I had to register just to quote it. That single scene with Henrietta (plus all the little details from the "economic" arc) for me has so much more value than the Akatsuki & Minori stuff. I thought I was the only one feeling this way....
Mar 1, 2014 12:35 PM
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acdneo said:
The male partner must be 18 years ofage or older and the female partner must be 16 years of age or older.

That is only with parental approval, minimum age without approval is 20 for both males and females.

jiraiya_sensei said:
There are only 7 years difference between Shiroe and Minori, it's not that big of a gap. Granted Minori is still a minor in most parts of the world but a teenager having a crush on cool older guy isn't uncommon.

Particularly when he has saved you from a life of pain and suffering.

Also, let's not forget the flashback from episode 9, Minori has been willingly taking care of her brother in the hospital, so she is obviously far more mature than most girls her age. That has been made pretty apparent for a while (such as being willing to put up with that life of pain and suffering rather than being considered a bother and other things).
Mar 1, 2014 12:51 PM
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oohhh, I don't particularly hate akatsuki. But I prefer minori, my girl!
Mar 1, 2014 1:15 PM
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Takuan_Soho said:
acdneo said:
The male partner must be 18 years ofage or older and the female partner must be 16 years of age or older.

That is only with parental approval, minimum age without approval is 20 for both males and females.


thanks, that help me.

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oohhh, I don't particularly hate akatsuki. But I prefer minori, my girl!


Minori my daughteru.

i realy hate akatsuki, but don't want to go into spoilers, so don't ask
Mar 1, 2014 1:36 PM

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Hmmm... I'm actually interested to see how this show will hold up romance-wise. It hasn't really touched upon it that much until now. Hopefully it won't interfere with the rest of the story.
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Mar 1, 2014 1:39 PM

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I think I'm saying this all the time but Minori pisses me off so fucking much... I don't why, I just find her annoying...
And I didn't like how she interrupted Shiroe and Akatsuki when they were talking... that was pretty rude imo oO even though I actually don't like Akatsuki that much either..
I'm kinda disappointed by how this show turned out to be...
Mar 1, 2014 1:41 PM

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Damn, worst episode out of them all so far. Just chucking in a random love triangle... with a middle schooler -,- Shiroe is 23 while Minori is 14 facepalm. I never liked Minori in the first place but this episode made me hate her. The next episode also seems like a waste :/ I really hope they wont ruin this like SAO because of making every single girl interested in the protagonist for no reason and poorly execute it.
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Mar 1, 2014 1:45 PM

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Yay, they showed a gundam!

Basically it means it's not even worth watching even at x2.0 speed
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Mar 1, 2014 2:22 PM
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They add romance to the series when in the final episodes, it does not seem a good idea to end well.
Mar 1, 2014 2:24 PM
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The important part about this arc , is not about shiroe x akatsuki / minori relationship .
This is just "a calm before storm" . And....that "storm" is in season 2 :( :( :(
Mar 1, 2014 2:28 PM

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vengy117 said:
I mean, don't we still have a goblin king to defeat?


They don't need to, as you see in the last episode, the goblin army is completely under control of the Alliance, and them letting the Goblin King lives will allow more quests for the Adventurers.

They were a threat when it was unchecked, and they manage to amass many monsters. Now they're used for Farming EXP and stuff.

Apology said:
They add romance to the series when in the final episodes, it does not seem a good idea to end well.


Can't really help it, both volume 6 and 7 are about the Minami Arc, and that's not done yet (roughly 8 episodes if it was made), so they can't just skip a whole volume because the build up for that is in Volume 5.
Volume 5 is once again used as character, relationship and world building, and like most people say, it's the calm before the storm, with the first point is when the mysterious girl told the story of Shiroe and his Grand Magic.
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Feel sorry for Minori : (
Mar 1, 2014 2:36 PM
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When minori shout "shiroe is mine !!" , i feel "villain aura" in minori O_o
LOL
I hope mamare doest make any "teacher vs his former student" plot in LH O_o
Mar 1, 2014 2:53 PM

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Am I the only one who watched the ED? They pretty much were shipping Shiroe x Akatsuki since day one.
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Mar 1, 2014 2:59 PM
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I kind of like how they developed this part of the story. Minori's crush on Shiroe isn't that far off from how a gradeschooler might develop a crush on his or her teacher. They even called it out as such at the end after the credits. There really isn't that much wrong with it as Shiroe's just playing along for the most part. The fact that he treats both Minori and Akatsuki as kids proves that much.

Sure they resorted to using a love triangle which is somewhat unoriginal, but at least they didn't draw it out for too long. They wrapped it up pretty nicely by the end of the episode.

As far as the show taking things slow, I'm alright with them taking it slow instead of rushing things ahead (*ehm* SAO). In my opinion, I think they've done a great job with this anime so far, so I'd hate to see them spoil it now.


Also, Tohya was a complete bro at the end.
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Mar 1, 2014 3:20 PM

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Oh wow, I'd like to meet Minori and stick a middle finger to her face. I hate this kinds of characters. They don't realize their position. She is a fucking kid and Shiroe is already an adult! Somebody need to spell that out to her. It's not like Shiroe is like 30 and she is 20. That is different. She's still a gradeschooler, why would she cry and weep on the floor because Akatsuki likes Shiroe? Does she not realize that Shiroe would never hit on her because she's still a fucking kid or did she thought it wouldnt matter because they are just in a game or MAYBE SHE JUST LOST HER FUCKING MIND. I mean it is ok to have crush on Shiroe but she might as well know that there is no way that they would end up together right? So no need to overreact like you just lost your most important partner in your life.

I don't understand why are they pushing Minori as Akatsuki's rival. It's understandable if it's the teaparty's leader but man they didn't even show a hint or sign that Minori liked Shiroe in a romantic way in these past episodes. She just tried to suddenly confessed last episode and we are supposed to feel pity to her because she likes him soooooooo much? It was shown that Minori admired Shiroe as a mentor and a senior to the game but wow... Are they so desperate to progress Akatsuki x Shiroe's romance that they need to just suddenly put a rival right now? Akatsuki x Shiroe could have progressed with just them.

Anyways, I hope we great conclusion at the end of this series. I hope they stop with the Minori thingy.. She is on Akatsuki's way D:
Mar 1, 2014 3:34 PM

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No action, but surprisingly really good episode.

Minori <3 Akatsuki <3

Now if this episode just had Serara it would have been perfect.
Mar 1, 2014 3:48 PM

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Akatsuki best choice Akatsuki only choice!

I suspect this will end a bit open airly, and will get a S2.
Mar 1, 2014 4:09 PM

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More Akatsuki and Shiroe scenes please!

This episode is a 'calm before the storm' type. This series hasn't let me down even once so I'll have faith that this arc will be great.
Mar 1, 2014 4:15 PM
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Is this going to be a multi-season series?
Mar 1, 2014 4:25 PM

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Akatsuki all the way, she's so cute in this ep.. I fell awkward during Minori's dilemma..

Mar 1, 2014 4:38 PM

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Wow. That was so not a Log Horizon episode. It is filled with love. Ah. Minori...
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Mar 1, 2014 4:55 PM

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Dat Akatsuki doll :D
Henrietta goes straight into Shiroe's growing harem.
lolol at everything that happened at the Cake Buffet. All those stares towards him.
Minori and Akatsuki feeding him :p
"I'd rather fight a dozen raid bosses at once!" XD
lol fat Shiroe after that
Aww Minori..
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No Minori, just NO! I can defend your imitating Shiroe's tactics and being emo but don't you dare come between Shiroe x Akatsuki aka OTP. NO! GO AWAY! SHOO! I'll sic Crusty on you if you keep on this path.


Hahaha XD
Mar 1, 2014 5:14 PM

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So there are only 3 episodes to go now...and there seems to be virtually no build up to any climax...kind of worried for this series...
Even if it does get a second season to continue on the story this seems like a bad way to end off a season.
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