×
  • remind me tomorrow
  • remind me next week
  • never remind me
Subscribe to the ANN Newsletter • Wake up every Sunday to a curated list of ANN's most interesting posts of the week. read more

Forum - View topic
REVIEW: Log Horizon GN 1




Note: this is the discussion thread for this article

Anime News Network Forum Index -> Site-related -> Talkback
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
jr240483



Joined: 24 Dec 2005
Posts: 4367
Location: New York City,New York,USA
PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 11:18 am Reply with quote
and also from the aspects , the manga is particularly more faithful towards the Light Novels than the anime version which will please those that have a tendency of cringing when either the anime or manga isnt completely faithful towards the LN.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger
whiskeyii



Joined: 29 May 2013
Posts: 2240
PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 5:03 pm Reply with quote
Huh. A little strange to see one of my favorite authors mentioned in reference to Log Horizon, but I'll take it! I can't remember; this is the only print version we're getting of Log Horizon, right? Just the manga, not the light novels?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Megiddo



Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Posts: 8360
Location: IL
PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 5:49 pm Reply with quote
We are getting the light novels as well. Here is amazon link to vol. 1
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Dessa



Joined: 14 Jul 2004
Posts: 4438
PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 12:56 am Reply with quote
I don't have my Japanese copy handy, but did they change the name of the expansion? It's supposed to be "Homesteading the Noosphere", not just "Homesteading."

Also, the anime DID start with them all together, then flash back to how they got there. The anime started with them fighting the briar weasels in the forest.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime
Princess_Irene
ANN Reviewer


Joined: 16 Dec 2008
Posts: 2597
Location: The castle beyond the Goblin City
PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 6:57 am Reply with quote
They didn't change the name so much as make only the "Homesteading" part easily legible; I'm guessing this is a symbolic move (since essentially the Adventurers are homesteading a new life) rather than one of the volume's legibility issues.

And yes, the anime starts in media res as well, but not to the degree the manga does - it takes longer to get all of the early details in the manga version; for example, by the end of volume one we still spoiler[don't know how Akatsuki changes from male to female], while I feel like that was more quickly explained in the anime.

whiskii, you're a Vivian Vande Velde fan? Awesome! Have you read her game series?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
whiskeyii



Joined: 29 May 2013
Posts: 2240
PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 7:32 pm Reply with quote
I've read User Unfriendly and Heir Apparent, but I only found out she did another one in that same universe recently. And now that I've got easy access to a library again, I've got some catching up to do! Anime hyper Actually, Heir Apparent was responsible for sparking my love of video games, which I'm currently pursuing a career in, so I owe a lot to it. I love revisiting that book every now and again! X3
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Princess_Irene
ANN Reviewer


Joined: 16 Dec 2008
Posts: 2597
Location: The castle beyond the Goblin City
PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 7:02 am Reply with quote
The third one in the game series, Deadly Pink is probably my favorite, but I love Heir Apparent too. Very Happy And she just released a new book in January that's retelling "Little Red Riding Hood" from a bunch of different perspectives that can't wait to get my hands on!

Let me know what you think of Deadly Pink when you've read it!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
jr240483



Joined: 24 Dec 2005
Posts: 4367
Location: New York City,New York,USA
PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 11:32 am Reply with quote
Princess_Irene wrote:
They didn't change the name so much as make only the "Homesteading" part easily legible; I'm guessing this is a symbolic move (since essentially the Adventurers are homesteading a new life) rather than one of the volume's legibility issues.

And yes, the anime starts in media res as well, but not to the degree the manga does - it takes longer to get all of the early details in the manga version; for example, by the end of volume one we still spoiler[don't know how Akatsuki changes from male to female], while I feel like that was more quickly explained in the anime.

whiskii, you're a Vivian Vande Velde fan? Awesome! Have you read her game series?


and their are other differences from the anime towards the manga other than that. one of them is that in the review their is no instances that nyatta was there during the serara rescue arc. dont know if that was included in the LN , but its sure to poed those that are very nitpicky when the anime and/or manga is different from the LN
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger
Princess_Irene
ANN Reviewer


Joined: 16 Dec 2008
Posts: 2597
Location: The castle beyond the Goblin City
PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 1:49 pm Reply with quote
There are some differences, but nothing major - mostly just the order. Nyanta is there during the Serara rescue (as is her crush on him). I'm really looking forward to reading the novel when it comes out and seeing how all three compare.

Honestly, I thought the manga stood on its own (except for that damn font), but personally I always enjoy seeing how different versions of a story compare. Probably the folklorist in me. Smile
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Anime News Network Forum Index -> Site-related -> Talkback All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group