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Jan 18, 2014 6:05 PM

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So I'm assuming landers also turn into bubbles upon death or is the lack of bodies another censorship issue?

Oh Rudy you are amassing quite a number of death flags there.
Jan 18, 2014 6:34 PM

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... BAD IDEA MINORI. BAD.BAD.BAD. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO IF RUDY DIES HUH?! ᕙ(`皿´)╯
Jan 18, 2014 6:52 PM

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the goblins have come XD

majiloveanime said:
... BAD IDEA MINORI. BAD.BAD.BAD. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO IF RUDY DIES HUH?! ᕙ(`皿´)╯
Haha LOL Minori just want to like Shiroe.
Jan 18, 2014 7:03 PM

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stellalala said:
Meh...
Needs more Akatsuki. And Shiroe. These little kids are getting boring. Like really boring.
I agree..
Jan 18, 2014 7:08 PM

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Oh, I think I get the Rudy thing (totally ignored in this episode, but I believe they throw a big hint today).

vilmarbf said:
The healer wants to be party leader... WHAT?


In some MMO's e MOBA's this is very common, because the healers/supports can look the things more cleary from the rear.
Jan 18, 2014 7:22 PM
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polesp said:
It seems not a lot of people play MMO's here, I am actually happy that it is not all flashy action. You need planning and strategy in order to do well in MMO's, so given that premise I am quite happy with the whole analytical way this anime is going for, it gives scope for some interesting scenarios, If you are patient enough that is.


I believe it's more of a case of them only being in party consisting of friends and guildmates who know how to play. If they do PUG often, there's an equal number of bad PUG as there are good PUG. Well it's more bad PUG but cover up by good tanks or good healers. I've experience enough PUG where Healer are not defended from minion spawns and dying.

PauloDDD said:
Oh, I think I get the Rudy thing (totally ignored in this episode, but I believe they throw a big hint today).

vilmarbf said:
The healer wants to be party leader... WHAT?


In some MMO's e MOBA's this is very common, because the healers/supports can look the things more cleary from the rear.


Most of the time, it's really the healer that enables the party to move forward, and they don't want to feel like a tool being spam random invites. But yes, there's quite a fair difference between generic MMORPG and MOBA.
Jan 18, 2014 7:55 PM
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There isn't really a clear 'healer' role in MOBAs (speaking in terms of Dota 2 and League of Legends here). It's more of a 'support' role and some supports just tend to be able to heal. It's not uncommon to see those which do not.

You do see the captain of the team being the support (e.g. Na'vi Puppey) but it can be assigned to any role (e.g. DK BurNIng). It's difficult to compare MOBAs to MMORPG.

Basically the most competent person at being leader should be leader.
Jan 18, 2014 8:51 PM

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Haaaah.... For those people crying "ACTION! ACTION!" these past few eps be prepared for... more talks and politics next ep.

Honestly peeps mindless action just isn't how Mamare Touno lays his plot. There is action but it's very sporadic and concise. Even this upcoming war w/ the goblins and sahuagins would have very concise battles. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they crammed it in one ep. The main battle and not w/ Minori and party. W/c is very doable mind you. It wouldn't take much out of the whole narrative.

Point is this series was adapted from a light novel w/c is more plot and character driven than anything else. Do not expect this to be a straight up "Shounen" battle series cause it honestly isn't. And if you can't stand that then there's the door...

I might be being a little harsh here but honestly I don't really think you'll find anything more to like after this arc so might as well spare you some yawns (and us facepalming while reading these "More action!!!" comments every ep).
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vilmarbf said:
The healer wants to be party leader... WHAT?

I'm not even sure what MMO you've played to ask that question. Party leader/strategist has nothing to do with a player's class & is different than being on the front lines leading/scouting.
Jan 18, 2014 9:42 PM

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swordstriker21 said:
Haaaah.... For those poeple crying "ACTION! ACTION!" these past few eps be prepared for... more talks and politics next ep.

Honestly peeps mindless action just isn't how Mamare Touno lays his plot. There is action but it's very sporadic and concise. Even this upcoming war w/ the goblins and sahuagins would have very concise battles. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they crammed it in one ep. The main battle and not w/ Minori and party. W/c is very doable mind you. It wouldn't take much out of the whole narrative.

Point is this series was adapted from a light novel w/c is more plot and character driven than anything else. Do not expect this to be a straight up "Shounen" battle series cause it honestly isn't. And if you can't stand that then there's the door...

I might be being a little harsh here but honestly I don't really think you'll find anything more to like after this arc so might as well spare you some yawns (and us facepalming while reading these "More action!!!" comments every ep).
Dude don't tell me the details but can you tell me if the disappearance of the Izumo Knights explained in the novel? I wanted to know this. xDD

As far as I know they are those NPCs that prevents the players PK in town like in some MMOs.

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Jan 18, 2014 9:48 PM

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swordstriker21 said:
Haaaah.... For those poeple crying "ACTION! ACTION!" these past few eps be prepared for... more talks and politics next ep.

Honestly peeps mindless action just isn't how Mamare Touno lays his plot. There is action but it's very sporadic and concise. Even this upcoming war w/ the goblins and sahuagins would have very concise battles. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they crammed it in one ep. The main battle and not w/ Minori and party. W/c is very doable mind you. It wouldn't take much out of the whole narrative.

Point is this series was adapted from a light novel w/c is more plot and character driven than anything else. Do not expect this to be a straight up "Shounen" battle series cause it honestly isn't. And if you can't stand that then there's the door...

I might be being a little harsh here but honestly I don't really think you'll find anything more to like after this arc so might as well spare you some yawns (and us facepalming while reading these "More action!!!" comments every ep).

This.
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They forgot about their quests. Can't blame them, with all the 'apocalypse' and all. Let's see what'll happen next week.


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Jan 18, 2014 10:30 PM
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Rudy has so many death flags it's not even funny.
Jan 18, 2014 10:56 PM

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Getting pretty serious now :D
Jan 18, 2014 11:17 PM
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this anime seriously need blu-ray HD Remake with no censorship + Kanami Party OVA
Jan 18, 2014 11:28 PM
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I'm really looking forward to next weeks episode!
And I'm totally fine with the "lack of action" going on. I like getting everything explained for real so you get it all without having to guess about the details. And it is pretty obvious that we soon will get a lot of action, just be patient people! :)
Jan 18, 2014 11:49 PM
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Am I the only one that was a little annoyed by how quickly they seemed to shrug off an entire town being wiped out?
Jan 19, 2014 12:03 AM
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Samneillium said:
Am I the only one that was a little annoyed by how quickly they seemed to shrug off an entire town being wiped out?

if i'm not mistaken that't just little village. town is the one with bridge at the end
Jan 19, 2014 12:23 AM

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Finally volume 4!

NHK please be good.
Jan 19, 2014 12:57 AM
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stellalala said:
Meh...
Needs more Akatsuki. And Shiroe. These little kids are getting boring. Like really boring.

agreed :D
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PauloDDD said:
Oh, I think I get the Rudy thing (totally ignored in this episode, but I believe they throw a big hint today).

vilmarbf said:
The healer wants to be party leader... WHAT?


In some MMO's e MOBA's this is very common, because the healers/supports can look the things more cleary from the rear.

not much support can do a low lvl player :P
Jan 19, 2014 1:46 AM

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DenjaX said:
swordstriker21 said:
Haaaah.... For those poeple crying "ACTION! ACTION!" these past few eps be prepared for... more talks and politics next ep.

Honestly peeps mindless action just isn't how Mamare Touno lays his plot. There is action but it's very sporadic and concise. Even this upcoming war w/ the goblins and sahuagins would have very concise battles. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they crammed it in one ep. The main battle and not w/ Minori and party. W/c is very doable mind you. It wouldn't take much out of the whole narrative.

Point is this series was adapted from a light novel w/c is more plot and character driven than anything else. Do not expect this to be a straight up "Shounen" battle series cause it honestly isn't. And if you can't stand that then there's the door...

I might be being a little harsh here but honestly I don't really think you'll find anything more to like after this arc so might as well spare you some yawns (and us facepalming while reading these "More action!!!" comments every ep).
Dude don't tell me the details but can you tell me if the disappearance of the Izumo Knights explained in the novel? I wanted to know this. xDD

As far as I know they are those NPCs that prevents the players PK in town like in some MMOs.


no, those are the city guardians, knight of izumo are on a whole different level.
though it was already mentioned in the anime what happened to them, just rewatch the last few episodes
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Jan 19, 2014 4:37 AM
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Ummm... so what happened when Rudy said that he can't add the girl? did they just graze over his response? lol
Jan 19, 2014 4:59 AM

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Rather than defending, they're going to attack them...

It's not exactly a "Horizon solution", but it could even be the better choice IRL.

Kutuzov used such, for example. To him (unlike with many contemporary generals and historians) Borodino wasn't a battle to "defend Moscow", it was a battle to "inflict much damage upon the invaders".

In the end it worked, sort of. It was the bloodiest single-day battle during the Napoleonic Wars, and considered a Pyrrhic victory for the French, a tactical one, but definitely not a strategic one. Prior to the battle, the French outnumbered the Russians, but after the battle (and once Moscow was given up) the Russians were able to erase the deficit due to the mobilization of more units finally being completed.

But the Russians never really outnumbered the French even with the much reduced numbers of the invaders. This I think is where Kutuzov's thinking will be panning out in the next few episodes as well.

He never looked for another pitched battle like Borodino during the French retreat (although there were two key encounters and several skirmishes by roving Russian units) but in the end got what he wanted, the invaders out of Russia.

Back to Log Horizon, they certainly won't be looking for a head-on collision with the goblins (because of the concept of "mass", can't really do anything about it even with the levels/skills gap). Instead they'll do much damage (but not really a "kill all of them") and be able to kill the Goblin king.

Still though it's just me thinking aloud. I definitely don't know what happens next.
Jan 19, 2014 7:16 AM

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The OP song matches this episode at last
That raid at the start! Too bad they didn't animate much of that fight

The goblin king sounds like a nice endboss
Shiroe dropping the memory loss information was right on
Crusty's response on that was excellent

Minori has really really stepped up as a strategist
Best defense is the offense!

Looks like Lenessia is going to crawl out of her shell as well next
Jan 19, 2014 7:57 AM

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Finally they added a reason for drama.
Jan 19, 2014 9:34 AM
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Intrusion said:
Ummm... so what happened when Rudy said that he can't add the girl? did they just graze over his response? lol


I was wondering that, too.... but, then I read ahead and spoilt it for myself. So, don't worry, they don't leave you hanging for long (if they adapt the anime faithfully).

In other news, I'm getting accustomed to their pacing. Great series so far, very much enjoying every episode!
Jan 19, 2014 9:45 AM

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Intrusion said:
Ummm... so what happened when Rudy said that he can't add the girl? did they just graze over his response? lol

I bet that's why she reacts so strongly whenever Rudy suggests they protect the town. She knows, and she doesn't want him to go.
Jan 19, 2014 12:00 PM

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Looks like Minori is embracing Shiroe's ways! Someone give that girl glasses :)
Jan 19, 2014 2:11 PM

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This episode started adapting vol.04 of the LN, so I went ahead and read the whole thing and.. oh boy was it awesome!

I'm pretty excited I would say.
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Jan 19, 2014 2:32 PM
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Seeing shiroe and minori , is like watching zhuge liang and his disciple jiang wei

Great episode as always , no comment for the animation....because , hei ! Its F**king NHK . Just DEAL WITH IT !!

8/10
Jan 19, 2014 3:53 PM

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minori for whatever reasons just annoys the hell outta me. maybe it's her voice or how oblivious/helpless she seems. oh well at least she's trying?
Jan 19, 2014 5:34 PM

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Samneillium said:
Am I the only one that was a little annoyed by how quickly they seemed to shrug off an entire town being wiped out?

You just went full retard... How the hell could you mistake that for a town? It was an abandoned building in the middle of nowhere.
Jan 19, 2014 5:46 PM

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So Rusty has died twice and lost some of his memories? :o Did not expect that. Looking forward to the next episode :)
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Intrusion said:
Ummm... so what happened when Rudy said that he can't add the girl? did they just graze over his response? lol

I bet that's why she reacts so strongly whenever Rudy suggests they protect the town. She knows, and she doesn't want him to go.

Yea she was acting pretty strange so I'm guessing he really isn't an adventurer.
Jan 19, 2014 7:19 PM

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The memory thing sounds alot more severe than I imagined it. I thought it was just minor stuff. They should keep diaries just in case and write stuff about their old world so if they forget, they can figure out what was forgotten.
Jan 19, 2014 8:14 PM

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Great episode. Minori stepping up to the plate to become another Shiroe.
Jan 19, 2014 8:17 PM
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swordstriker21 said:
Haaaah.... For those people crying "ACTION! ACTION!" these past few eps be prepared for... more talks and politics next ep.

I might be being a little harsh here but honestly I don't really think you'll find anything more to like after this arc so might as well spare you some yawns (and us facepalming while reading these "More action!!!" comments every ep).

~probably next 2 ep.
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Weird for them to always refer to it as "the other world" Why not be more specific?
There really needs to be more discussion of how they are going to get out of the game
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RediceRyan said:
Weird for them to always refer to it as "the other world" Why not be more specific?
There really needs to be more discussion of how they are going to get out of the game

well, they don't even know how they got in here in the first place. talking about the way out is near impossible. it's not like they can't log out from VR Machine like SAO, their body got sucked in pc monitor.
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swordstriker21 said:
Haaaah.... For those people crying "ACTION! ACTION!" these past few eps be prepared for... more talks and politics next ep.

I might be being a little harsh here but honestly I don't really think you'll find anything more to like after this arc so might as well spare you some yawns (and us facepalming while reading these "More action!!!" comments every ep).

~probably next 2 ep.


yeah, cant wait to see vol7 in anime. hope they get a better studio and air channel. silver sword kickass
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dobinz said:
590292009 said:
swordstriker21 said:
Haaaah.... For those people crying "ACTION! ACTION!" these past few eps be prepared for... more talks and politics next ep.

I might be being a little harsh here but honestly I don't really think you'll find anything more to like after this arc so might as well spare you some yawns (and us facepalming while reading these "More action!!!" comments every ep).

~probably next 2 ep.


yeah, cant wait to see vol7 in anime. hope they get a better studio and air channel. silver sword kickass


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dobinz said:
since Krusty can't remember his cat name

plot twist: Nynta is actually Krusty's cat


lol XD

-shrug- I used to think that Rudy might have been a dog pawing random keys on a keyboard at the time of the Apocalypse. Not really plausible since he knows how to speak Japanese and (some) English. o.o

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Those kids or naive because what adventure does quest for no reward. If you were in a mmo where dieing teleported you away from everyone. Would you do quest just for the fun of it no you wouldn't.

This isn't an MMO for them. It's effectively a real world, and the only world they've got for the foreseeable future.

About quests:
There's something I don't get: If Adventurers wanted quests so they could get rewards like the magic bag, and People of the Land wanted Adventurers to do their quests, why was there a problem?
As for the Goblin King quest, I can think of a few reason's why -that- one wasn't done: lack of long distance transport, and lack of in-game reminders that it was that time of the year again.

About Rudy:
Bit disappointing that we didn't get an answer on Rudy's case. Maybe Isuzu got an answer already though, and we'll get it next episode. O.o?

About memory loss:
Even if an Adventurer lost nearly all memory of Earth, they wouldn't lose their combat ability, right? I recall Adventurers' combat ability far exceeded that of NPCs.

About Izumo Knights:
"Izumo Knights" are "Precursors", right?

About combat pacing:
The only way I see the final battle being completed in one episode is if the Goblin King is assassinated, shattering the morale of every other goblin, and forcing their retreat.
Jan 20, 2014 2:22 AM

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5/5

Good idea of the plot, to introduce this sudden attack Goblin, why has not complied with certain rules of the game in a manner befitting. Not only from a sense of history in general, but also by way of explaining things of secondary importance (?) That make it more enjoyable and intriguing history, as far as I'm liking this anime series. Reflexive narrative, while not changing the general attitude that we have seen so far, or almost all the time is used to baste a strategy and only at the end is the most exciting part, however, what I do not get bored, I like it. The only flaw the designs are too rough.
Rudy MC of the episode along with Minor and Shiroe!
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swordstriker21 said:
dobinz said:
590292009 said:
swordstriker21 said:
Haaaah.... For those people crying "ACTION! ACTION!" these past few eps be prepared for... more talks and politics next ep.

I might be being a little harsh here but honestly I don't really think you'll find anything more to like after this arc so might as well spare you some yawns (and us facepalming while reading these "More action!!!" comments every ep).

~probably next 2 ep.


yeah, cant wait to see vol7 in anime. hope they get a better studio and air channel. silver sword kickass




It's not really NHK's fault. Log Horizon is government funded, they don't have much of a budget to work with.
Jan 20, 2014 9:02 AM

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Minori become more like Shiroe now !
Jan 20, 2014 10:28 AM

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Really cool. Minori's turning into a little Shiroe now =D




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KaiKatsuya said:
swordstriker21 said:




It's not really NHK's fault. Log Horizon is government funded, they don't have much of a budget to work with.


Budget is definitely an issue, you can tell they are cutting corners when possible. I really hope they are managing their resources to be able to animate the up-coming episodes properly.
Jan 20, 2014 3:42 PM

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Pretty good episode again, looks like things are getting set up for a pretty big episode soon.
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KaiKatsuya said:
swordstriker21 said:
dobinz said:
590292009 said:
swordstriker21 said:
Haaaah.... For those people crying "ACTION! ACTION!" these past few eps be prepared for... more talks and politics next ep.

I might be being a little harsh here but honestly I don't really think you'll find anything more to like after this arc so might as well spare you some yawns (and us facepalming while reading these "More action!!!" comments every ep).

~probably next 2 ep.


yeah, cant wait to see vol7 in anime. hope they get a better studio and air channel. silver sword kickass




It's not really NHK's fault. Log Horizon is government funded, they don't have much of a budget to work with.


I'm not really saying it's their fault either that they have an abysmal budget compared to other studios given the fact that they are indeed a government funded one. And I actually think they did a very good job w/ this considering their resources. It's just that those still frames really get me...
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