Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere | |
境界線上のホライゾン (Kyōkaisen-jō no Horaizon) | |
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Light novel | |
Written by | Minoru Kawakami |
Illustrated by | Satoyasu |
Published by | ASCII Media Works |
Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
Magazine | Dengeki Bunko Magazine |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | September 10, 2008 – December 7, 2018 |
Volumes | 29 + 3 spin-offs |
Manga | |
Written by | Minoru Kawakami |
Illustrated by | Hideo Takenaka |
Published by | ASCII Media Works |
Magazine | Dengeki Daioh |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | August 27, 2011 – March 27, 2015 |
Volumes | 6 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Manabu Ono |
Written by | Tatsuhiko Urahata |
Music by | |
Original run | October 1, 2011 – September 29, 2012 |
Episodes | 26 + 1 OVA |
Manga | |
Kyōkaisen-jō no Horako-san | |
Written by | Minoru Kawakami |
Illustrated by | Kuraun Hani |
Published by | ASCII Media Works |
Magazine | Dengeki G's Magazine |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | October 27, 2011 – October 10, 2012 |
Volumes | 1 |
Game | |
Kyōkaisen-jō no Horizon Portable | |
Developer | Tenky |
Publisher | Kadokawa Shoten |
Genre | RPG |
Platform | PlayStation Portable |
Released |
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Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
Plot
In the far future, humans abandon a devastated Earth and travel to outer space. However, due to an unknown phenomenon that prevents them from traveling into space, humanity returns to Earth only to find it inhospitable except for Japan. To accommodate the entire human population, pocket dimensions are created around Japan to house the returned populace. In order to find a way to return to outer space, the humans begin reenacting human history according to the Holy Book Testament. But in the year 1413 of the Testament Era, due to the destruction of the land created above Japan for the reenactment which was called the Divine Realm, the nations of the pocket dimensions split Japan's territory into several "Divine States" most of which are ruled over by Japanese noble families of which the "Far East" of Japan is represented and the flying ship Musashi is the location of the Far East's academy. Musashi circles Japan and periodically docks in Far East Divine State territory. It is now the year 1648 of the Testament Era, and the Divine States are monitored by the Testament Union, the authority that runs the re-enactment of history. However, rumors of an apocalypse and war begin to spread when the Testament stops revealing what happened after 1648. Taking advantage of this situation, Tori Aoi, head of Musashi Ariadust Academy's Supreme Federation and President of the student council, uses this opportunity to lead his classmates and try to prevent the apocalypse and bring humanity into a better future.
Media
Light novels
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere began as serial light novel series published in Dengeki Bunko Magazine in 2008. Twenty-nine compilation volumes covering eleven separate arcs have been published by ASCII Media Works' imprint Dengeki Bunko. In 2012, it was #13 in the 2012 ranking of top-selling light novels by series with 409,949 estimated copies sold.[2]
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Hideo Takenaka was serialized between October 2011 and May 2015 issues of ASCII Media Works' manga magazine Dengeki Daioh and was collected into six volumes. A second, four-panel comic strip manga, illustrated by Kuraun Hani and titled Kyōkaisen-jō no Horako-san (境界線上のホラ子さん), was serialized in between the January 2012 and November 2012 issues of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine and was collected into one volume.
Video game
A video game adaptation for PlayStation Portable was developed by Tenky and released in Japan on April 25, 2013. The game is an RPG, the story is partially based on the anime and the novels but also includes an original scenario, with more than 80 characters from both media making an appearance. The game sold more than 26,000 copies in its first week after launch.[3]
Anime
An anime television series based on the light novel was announced in the March 2011 issue of Dengeki Bunko Magazine. Produced by
Notes
References
- ^ "Time Hollow Developer Working On Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere | Siliconera". www.siliconera.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15.
- ^ "Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2012". Anime News Network. December 2, 2012.
- ^ "This Week In Sales: Dragon's Dogma Returns | Siliconera". www.siliconera.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-04.
- ^ "Kyōkaisen-jō no Horizon Light Novels Get Sunrise Anime". Anime News Network. February 8, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere" (Press release). Sentai Filmworks. September 28, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ "Sentai Filmworks Adds Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere II". Anime News Network. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ "Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere Anime BD Box's Video Previews Bonus Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
External links
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Video game official website (in Japanese)