Each class has its own battle system where students can summon an avatar in the form of a specific creature using a virtual space that is limited in size. There’s one more thing to know about this school. Classes are also ranked based on the equipment and facilities they have, which is why students in the F class are required to take their classes in an old, dilapidated room. This means that the best grades go to students in the A class, while the worst grades go to those in the F class, who are all hopeless cases. There are thirteen episodes in this season.Īll students at Fumizuki high school are ranked based on their grades. However, despite the fact that Log Horizon is a much more somber game than Accel World, it contains many humorous moments. These avatars became their actual bodies in Log Horizon, however. Both anime feature characters who grow and fight as avatars in a virtual world.
The fighting scenes are full of strategy and have a similar feel to Accel World’s fight scenes. Shiroe will use his instincts and strategic skills to help the people he knows while fighting alongside them.
His new reality will force him to work with Naotsugu and Akatsuki, two players he met online when Elder Tale was still just a game. It’s because of this that 30,000 players have been transported into the virtual world and are now playing as avatars, with no way to return home.Ī young man named Shiroe, who is socially awkward, is one of the players who is transported. A system error occurred as the game’s eleventh expansion pack was being released. Released in October 2013 and ended in March 2014.Įlder Tale is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) with a devoted following of several thousand players. In addition, the main characters share traits, and the story has a strong science fiction element. Even though there is no virtual world, the way Shû uses the hearts of some of the characters as weapons reminds me of Accel World’s combat.
As a result, Shû is forced to join the resistance, despite his reservations.Īs with Accel World, the series takes place in a futuristic world. When he finds himself in a fight, he gains the rare ability known as the Void Genome, which enables him to use the heart’s weapons. Shû was aware of this girl because she is the lead singer of a band and wanted to be of service to her. The country is now terrified of the Anti-Bodies organization, whose mission is to wipe out the virus by imposing its will on the country with no checks or balances.Īs a high school student, Shû Oma is introduced to Funeral Parlor by a member of the resistance group. However, with the help of other countries, the country was able to recover and rise again. Ten years ago, a pandemic nearly wiped out the entire population of the country. In the year 2039, a coalition governs Japan. Both anime take place in the future, and their protagonists are similar in that they start out as nothing special before undergoing radical changes as a result of their involvement in the game.įrom October 2011 to March 2012, the show was on. Similarly to Sword Art Online, Accel World features virtual reality as a major plot point and turned into a reality for thousands of players. As players struggle to stay alive in the game, their virtual deaths will have a real-world equivalent.
However, after spending a few hours in the world of Sword Art Online, players discover that they are unable to log out, and the game’s creator appears in front of them, telling them that the only way to escape the game is to fight their way to the 100th floor of Sword Art Online. More than 10,000 people stood in line for hours to buy the game when it was first released, thus beginning their journey into this enigmatic world where they could interact with a large number of other players. In Sword Art Online, players use a special virtual reality helmet called NerveGear to experience virtual reality in the game. From July to December 2012, the show was on the air.