Log Horizon
After the Catastrophe traps them in a world resembling the MMORPG Elder Tale, Shiroe and his allies build a society through governance, economics, diplomacy, and battle while seeking a shared future for Adventurers and the People of the Land and a connection to Earth.
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- ファンタジー / 冒険 / 群像劇 / 政治 / ゲーム世界
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Log Horizon — Timeline12 events
The Catastrophe traps thirty thousand Japanese Adventurers in another world
On the day of an expansion launch, roughly thirty thousand Japanese players, including Shiroe, awaken as their avatars in a world resembling Elder Tale. Shiroe begins traveling with his old friend Naotsugu and the assassin Akatsuki.
Vol.原作小説第1巻／TVアニメ第1シリーズ第1話 異世界のはじまり／第1話 大災害Ch. — Official KADOKAWA volume 1 description and TV anime season 1 episode 1. ↗
Shiroe's party rescues Serara from Susukino
Shiroe's group heads north to rescue Serara, stranded in the lawless city of Susukino. They overcome the predatory guild Brigandia and return to Akiba with Nyanta, who had protected her.
Vol.原作小説第1巻／TVアニメ第1シリーズ第3〜5話 異世界のはじまり／第5話 アキバへの帰還Ch. — Original novel volume 1 and TV anime season 1 episodes 3–5; placement shortly after the Catastrophe is estimated from story progression. ↗
Shiroe establishes the Round Table to govern Akiba
To free beginners exploited by Hamelin and repair an Akiba sliding into apathy and violence, Shiroe buys the Guild Hall. He brings the major guilds to the negotiating table, establishes the Round Table, and begins civic and economic reconstruction.
Vol.原作小説第2巻／TVアニメ第1シリーズ第6〜10話 キャメロットの騎士たち／第10話 その手につかみとれCh. — Official KADOKAWA volume 2 description and TV anime season 1 episodes 6–10; about one month is estimated from the in-story interval. ↗
Shiroe's new magic turns Rundelhaus into an Adventurer
During the beginners' training camp, Rundelhaus, a Person of the Land, suffers a mortal wound. Shiroe creates a contract spell that turns him into an Adventurer, proving that new world-class magic can change rules inherited from the game.
Vol.原作小説第3巻／TVアニメ第1シリーズ第12〜16話 ゲームの終わり（上）／第16話 ゴブリン王の帰還Ch. — Original novel volume 3 and TV anime season 1 episodes 12–16; the summer placement is estimated from the training-camp context. ↗
Raynesia asks the Adventurers for aid, beginning a joint defense
The Goblin King's return sends monster armies against the League of Free Cities Eastal. Defying noble convention, Raynesia travels to Akiba to request aid. Krusty and the Adventurers form a joint front with the People of the Land and repel the invasion.
Vol.原作小説第4巻／TVアニメ第1シリーズ第17〜21話 ゲームの終わり（下）／第21話 ふたりでワルツをCh. — Official KADOKAWA volume 4 description and TV anime season 1 episodes 17–21. ↗
Shiroe defeats Nureha's information campaign and declares his intent to return
During the Scale Festival, Nureha, ruler of western Minami, targets the Round Table with an information campaign and invites Shiroe to join her. He exposes the pressure on the Kunie clan and local merchants, protects the city, and resolves to seek Earth without abandoning this world.
Vol.原作小説第5巻／TVアニメ第1シリーズ第23〜25話 アキバの街の日曜日／第25話 天秤祭Ch. — Official KADOKAWA volume 5 description and TV anime season 1 episodes 23–25; autumn is stated in the official volume description. ↗
Akatsuki's alliance defeats Akiba's serial killer
A killer using an Overskill and equipment belonging to a Person of the Land attacks Adventurers in Akiba after disabling the guard system. Akatsuki dies once and loses memories, but shares techniques with other women, gains an Overskill of her own, and defeats the attacker.
Vol.原作小説第6巻／TVアニメ第2シリーズ第1〜10話 夜明けの迷い子／第10話 ギルドマスターCh. — Official KADOKAWA volume 6 description and TV anime season 2 episodes 1–10; this incident unfolds in parallel with the northern raid. ↗
Shiroe's raid liberates the Kunie Gold
Seeking funds for the Round Table and a correction to the world's money supply, Shiroe undertakes a northern raid. Despite a total defeat, resurrection, and the resulting loss of memories, he and William's allies clear the Abyssal Shaft and liberate the Kunie Gold.
Vol.原作小説第7巻／TVアニメ第2シリーズ第1〜9話 供贄の黄金／第9話 変わりゆく戦場Ch. — Official KADOKAWA volume 7 description and TV anime season 2 episodes 1–9; labeled the same winter because it runs parallel to the Akiba murders. ↗
The junior party meets Roe2 and learns of the Travelers
Traveling to earn magic bags, Toya's party meets the vampire-like Roe2 and encounters towns of the People of the Land and the return-obsessed Odyssey Knights. Isuzu discovers what her music means, while Roe2 entrusts Shiroe with information about the Travelers and the Genius monsters.
Vol.原作小説第8巻／TVアニメ第2シリーズ第12〜18話 雲雀たちの羽ばたき／第18話 ライブがはねたらCh. — Official KADOKAWA volume 8 description and TV anime season 2 episodes 12–18; the following spring is estimated from the season's progression. ↗
The Shibuya raid opens a channel to the Moon and Earth
Facing the Genius threat and the question of return, Shiroe raids Shibuya's communications facility to contact the Moon. After briefly reaching Earth, he rejects a one-person escape and resolves to seek a route that permits travel between Earth and Seldesia.
Vol.原作小説第10巻／TVアニメ第2シリーズ第21〜25話 ノウアスフィアの開墾／第25話 開拓者たちCh. — Official KADOKAWA volume 10 description and TV anime season 2 episodes 21–25; about one year is estimated by connecting this event to season 3's stated interval. ↗
Akiba's election produces a renewed Round Table
Ains leaves the Round Table and forms the Akiba Government, pushing the old council toward collapse. After Raynesia rejects a marriage arrangement to remain in Akiba, Shiroe proposes an election against the new government, and the vote establishes a renewed Round Table with popular support.
Vol.TVアニメ 円卓崩壊 第1〜5話 第4話 アキバ総選挙Ch. — Official Destruction of the Round Table episode 1–5 articles; episode 1 explicitly states that more than a year has passed. ↗
The junior Adventurers defeat the Genius of Disappointment in the Akiba raid
The Genius Eirenus puts high-level Adventurers to sleep and seals Akiba inside a hostile space. Twenty-four younger fighters led by Minori resist attacks that steal their memories and aspirations, receive aid from Akatsuki's group, and defeat the Genius, proving a new generation can defend the city.
Vol.TVアニメ 円卓崩壊 第10〜12話 第12話 夜啼鳥の唄Ch. — Official Destruction of the Round Table episode 10–12 articles, combining the sealed-space mechanism and the raid's victory into one event. ↗
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