Here’s what happened in the Log Horizon season 3 finale and whether or not the series will return for a fourth season. Log Horizon is an isekai anime based on Mamare Touno’s light novel series of the same name. The show follows the adventures of Shiroe – a veteran player of an MMORPG called Elder Tale who alongside 100,000 fellow players is transported into the game while playing during an update. The first season of Log Horizon premiered in 2013 and focused on Shiroe and his friends as they adjusted to their new reality living in Elder Tale.
To that end, they worked to establish some semblance of order in their in-game hometown of Akihabara by forming an alliance of various guilds named the Round Table and cooperating with the MMORPG’s native non-playable characters (known as “Landers”). Shiroe and pals also discovered a worrying aspect of life in Elder Tale; while dying in-game doesn’t kill players, it does cause them to lose memories of their real lives and the real world. Log Horizon season 2, meanwhile, arrived in 2014 and saw Shiroe and his allies embark on a quest to discover the source of the world’s gold which involved fighting many Elder Tale bosses. Shiroe also made contact with his one-upon-a-time love interest Kanami, who was also trapped in Elder Tale and tasked him with finding a way to travel between the game world and reality.
Fans of the anime series were left waiting a long time for Log Horizon season 3 which finally landed in 2021. Officially titled Log Horizon: Destruction Of The Round Table, the show’s third season was much shorter with just twelve episodes rather than the usual 25. The latest season found Shiroe and the Round Table facing a crisis as faith in the alliance wavered, though the issue was addressed by the formation of a new Round Table council representative of players and Landers. However, the rest of Log Horizon season 3 wasn’t all plain sailing for Shiroe and pals as they faced a new threat in the form of a powerful anime monster named Eirenus who launched an attack on Akihabara and had the ability to lower the levels of veteran players.
For a while it looked like Eirenus might emerge victorious but by Log Horizon's season 3 finale rolled around the residents were finally gaining ground. Thanks to an attack coordinated by Shiroe’s love rivals Akatsuki and Minori (with a little help from questgiver characters and sisters Lelia and Litka Mofur), Eirenus was defeated and a celebration was held. During the celebrations Shiroe’s protégé Minori confessed her love only to be rebuffed because he had developed feelings for Akatsuki, while elsewhere Lelia and Litka decided to stay in Akihabara. The finale ended with the reveal Shiroe intends to travel the Elder Tale city of Minami, setting up plenty of action for a fourth season.
Unfortunately, Log Horizon season 4 has yet to be announced by producers Studio Deen but Touno’s light novel series is ongoing which means there’s plenty of source material for further seasons. Considering the lengthy gap between seasons 2 and 3, however, it could be quite some time before Log Horizon season 4 happens.
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June 30, 2021 at 12:10AM
