If you want nonstop action, you might want to pass on this one.more hack// series, you'll probably like this one. If you liked slower, thoughtful, character-centric stories like the various. Otherwise, the translation seems pretty good. This is me being picky, I'll admit, but it's "Thorn-Bind Hostage," not "Sewn-Bind Hostage." This doesn't affect anything, really, other than make me sigh while reading. The only thing I want to say, and I've pointed this out with the manga version of Log Horizon as well, is that Yen Press (or "Yen On" in this case) messed up on a particular translation. Too often these kinds of series focus on growing newbies rather than people who actually know what they're doing, which for a game with as much history as "Elder Tales" would mean missing out on a lot of really cool stuff. I also really liked that we're following veteran players. I really liked this attention to detail and to the history of the game. The focus on detail also lets this story move at a slower pace, making even the battle sequences feel more like a strategy game than an all-out fight. Touno is careful not to make background discussions into one big "info dump" by breaking them up with dialogue and action, and Touno makes sure to avoid rambling at these info sessions as well. There's a lot of world building to get on paper, since this world of "Elder Tale" is a game even bigger than WoW and has been around longer. That, and there are already at least 8 notable characters in this volume alone, and going through them all would make this review unbearably long.Īs I said previously, the novel is very much a detail-oriented story. I could go on and on, but I'd probably bring in stuff I know from the anime and spoilers might occur.
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Akatsuki's a little harder to figure out, given that she still seems to cling a bit to her "RP" personality, but she comes across as honest and wants to prove herself. Naotsugu acts like a goof to cope with bad situations and to try and help others cope. Shiroe, for example, is a brilliant strategist, a bit awkward with other people, and has a strong sense of right and wrong. Despite the already growing cast, though, you still get a good idea of what makes each character tick. The first volume includes quite a few characters, and from watching the anime I know that this cast will only get bigger. Primarily, it follows Shiroe, an "Enchanter" class player who is pretty much the ultimate strategist, though we do see events occasionally through the eyes of Naotsugu, Akatsuki, and others. Log Horizon is, like most of the light novels I've read, a very character driven story. Having loved the anime, I had high expectations going into the novel. This light novel is everything I hoped for.
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The first volume includes quite a few characters, and
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