Log Horizon Anime General Discussion Thread (NO SPOILERS)

[JediNight]

The VA for Serara has such a unique voice quality I don't think I've heard before in anime. Seems she's a newbie whose only had a handful of bit parts so far.

[DragoonKain3]

Yep, definitely have the 12 Kingdoms vibe with this one. Surely not as dark in the beginning, but I'm glad that it's now starting to branch out on more than just Shiroe/Debauchery Tea Party/that other guild loli they had to rescue was in. The potential for storytelling is IMMENSE, and I'm glad they at least touched on the twins as the author is tapping into the potential with this.

[whitecloud]

Oh yeah...just wanna say, but just take it with a grain of salt, its from 4chan after all...okay...season 2 will be announced soon...not surprised really after all it is a government funded anime...

[tsunade666]

Originally Posted by whitecloud

Oh yeah...just wanna say, but just take it with a grain of salt, its from 4chan after all...okay...season 2 will be announced soon...not surprised really after all it is a government funded anime...

This is not yet confirmed.

Its just assuming that because its NHK that it will automatically has second season. BUT! it has high chance that it will have one. But at the moment. There is not enough material for second season.

[Tenzen12]

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

The NPCs would have been a good place to start.

A few standard physics experiments would have been good, too.

But that what they doing all along, Shiroe has plenty of knowledge about people of the land so it's clear he approched them in the past and we know he did plenty of experiments along the way. It doesn't realy metter whether he loiter around Akiba or travel to the different region, they can collect information anywhere.

[orpheus2]

Originally Posted by Tenzen12

But that what they doing all along, Shiroe has plenty of knowledge about people of the land so it's clear he approched them in the past and we know he did plenty of experiments along the way. It doesn't realy metter whether he loiter around Akiba or travel to the different region, they can collect information anywhere.

True. However, they need to establish order within Akihabara. As it stands, they won't get anywhere by themselves. They need the assistance of as many players as possible to hasten the information gathering. The best way to create a government to coordinate them. I am guessing that was the reason the CMA gathered all of the top influencial guilds. From the looks of the preview, they weren't successful.

I am guessing Shiroe will play a pivotal in uniting the Akihabara players. The question is how can you convince the top guilds to cooperate with one another especially those who have deep enmity with each other? Whether he does before the rescue of the twins or after is still unknown.

[Quol]

Its already been shown, in the light novel thread of this there is a summary of most of volume 2 which shows what shiroe does. Also yes, he does play a pivotal role and he does unite the guilds.

Is serara going to become a side character with little to no screen time after her arc is over, because i like her cuteness.

[Random Wanderer]

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

The NPCs would have been a good place to start.

A few standard physics experiments would have been good, too.

Did you not see the people interrogating the NPCs in episode 1?

Just by exploring the world and testing their abilities, they're doing physics experiments. Gravity works, for instance.

[Keroko]

Indeed, the entire first episode was dedicated to experimenting. This continued even later, such as when Shirou fell of a bridge and noted that the fall didn't hurt nearly as much as it should have, or how cold-resistance gear actually resists cold.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by Random Wanderer

Did you not see the people interrogating the NPCs in episode 1?

Just by exploring the world and testing their abilities, they're doing physics experiments. Gravity works, for instance.

Yes, but does it work in the same way as it does in our world? They may make a few observations as they're busy adventuring, but they're not very systematic about finding things out. It's like Nyanta and Shiroe said: they're still thinking of it as a game. They're, at best, trying to figure out the rules of the game.

[Keroko]

Sounds more like you're disappointed they're not handling it the exact way you would like to see. Point is, they are experimenting. Continuously. Every episode so far has featured some form of experiment.

I'm having trouble believing that the priorities of someone trapped in the LH situation would be to try and systematically test whether gravity would work the same as in our world. Given the enormous amount of changes, observations are the main method people would use to explore the world. Details can wait until you get your bearings.

[Sheba]

If the show gets dubbed in English, Nyanta better have Antonio Banderas, "En garde!".

[aohige]

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

Yes, but does it work in the same way as it does in our world? They may make a few observations as they're busy adventuring, but they're not very systematic about finding things out. It's like Nyanta and Shiroe said: they're still thinking of it as a game. They're, at best, trying to figure out the rules of the game.

Anh is right here. Shiroe's observation is correct, and applies to vast majority of players in the world.

Shiroe is more adaptive and observant than the average, and thinks outside of box.
Well, that's why he's the protagonist and not *Randomshmuckenchanternumber12994*

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by Keroko

Sounds more like you're disappointed they're not handling it the exact way you would like to see.

Not really. I was answering Random Wanderer's post that they had no choice but to do exactly what they did because they had no clue to start from. I'm saying that if they'd been serious about figuring this world out, there's a lot else they could have been doing. As it is, after they figured out how to fight, their "information gathering" was an afterthought.

They had other priorities. That's fine. I can agree with that. I'd have put rescuing Serara or securing a place to live ahead of my curiosity too. But the result is that they haven't been as inquisitive as you've described.

[aohige]

Well, it's exactly like what Shiroe said to Serara.
Focus on what you can do at the moment, instead of worrying about something you can't.

[Marcus H.]

By the way, the West Wind Brigade spinoff was also given synopses. It coincides with the events leading to the Round Table Meeting.

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

Not really. I was answering Random Wanderer's post that they had no choice but to do exactly what they did because they had no clue to start from. I'm saying that if they'd been serious about figuring this world out, there's a lot else they could have been doing. As it is, after they figured out how to fight, their "information gathering" was an afterthought.

They had other priorities. That's fine. I can agree with that. I'd have put rescuing Serara or securing a place to live ahead of my curiosity too. But the result is that they haven't been as inquisitive as you've described.

Not as inquisitive? How? Because I clearly recall the first episode being all about Shirou trying to figure out the basics of how this world functioned. It's just that your entire world changing means there's a lot of basics to figure out before you can begin to think about details.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

Yes, but does it work in the same way as it does in our world? They may make a few observations as they're busy adventuring, but they're not very systematic about finding things out. It's like Nyanta and Shiroe said: they're still thinking of it as a game. They're, at best, trying to figure out the rules of the game.

As of systematic findings......You're right, so far they're not doing experiments in a systematic way. But you know what acadamic research could really means: time and labor, coordination of great minds. And if you consider the situation so far, Shiroe and his group don't have those cards, at least for now.

One problem with this anime is that there is quite a long wait before it gets to the really good part, while it is usually a requirement for an anime to grab the audiences' attention in 3 eps, and too much explainations would be boring to some. So we got some extra battles and some rearrangements swaying from the original novel here and there, and I think the arrangement itself is quite good. The animation quality and presentation of battles can be better, but I would consider that as a budget issue.

[tsunade666]

Originally Posted by Marcus H.

By the way, the West Wind Brigade spinoff was also given synopses. It coincides with the events leading to the Round Table Meeting.

West Wind Brigade is Souji's side story right? I first read/saw it at the net. Is it a net manga or is it a printed manga? the raws for the side story are sadly hard to find. I haven't even saw one except for the main series vol 1.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by aohige

Well, it's exactly like what Shiroe said to Serara.
Focus on what you can do at the moment, instead of worrying about something you can't.

It's more of a "one thing at a time" than "do what you can" situation. As I said, they could - easily - be doing more. But they aren't, in part because other things demand their attention, in part because they haven't seriously thought about it.

Originally Posted by Keroko

Not as inquisitive? How? Because I clearly recall the first episode being all about Shirou trying to figure out the basics of how this world functioned. It's just that your entire world changing means there's a lot of basics to figure out before you can begin to think about details.

Yes. But again, once he got the basics of fighting, he stopped. Or if not stopped outright, slowed to a crawl because it ceased to be a priority.