Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon

In the far future, humans abandon a devastated Earth and traveled to outer space. However, due to 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 in the populace. In order to find a way to return to outer space, the humans began reenacting human history according to the Holy book Testament. But in the year 1413 of the Testament Era, the nations of the pocket dimensions invade and conquer Japan, dividing the territory into feudal fiefdoms and forcing the original inhabitants of Japan to leave.

It is now the year 1648 of the Testament Era, the refugees of Japan now live in the city ship Musashi, where it constantly travels around Japan while being watched 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 happens next after 1648.

Taking advantage of this situation, Toori Aoi, head of Musashi Ariadust Academy's Supreme Federation and President of the student council, leads his fellow classmates to use this opportunity to regain their homeland.

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Aoi, Toori Main

Fukuyama, Jun Japanese

Ariadust, Horizon Main

Chihara, Minori Japanese

Honda, Masazumi Main

Sawashiro, Miyuki Japanese

Aoi, Kimi Supporting

Saitou, Chiwa Japanese

Crossunite, Tenzou Supporting

Ono, Daisuke Japanese

Mitotsudaira, Nate Supporting

Inoue, Marina Japanese

Asama, Tomo Supporting

Koshimizu, Ami Japanese

Honda, Futayo Supporting

Kobayashi, Yuu Japanese

Mukai, Suzu Supporting

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Naruze, Malga Supporting

Nitta, Emi Japanese

Saitou, Shigeru Producer

Makimoto, Yuki Producer

Hirayama, Tadashi Producer

Ono, Manabu Director, Storyboard, Key Animation

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Sep 6, 2021

GREED_Adherent

Recommended

Honestly, I don't really understand about the beginning of this story, all I know is that it's set in the future of the earth. Which started the apocalypse in various places (holes or circles that make living things die when they enter).
I don't really understand the details and only know the outline. Because I think it's too long to explain, if you want to know try to watch 1-3 episodes.
I'm just going to criticize the content.
In MAL this anime genre is Action, Sci-Fi, Fantasy. But when watching it, I think it's more than that, there are scenes of Comedy, Mecha, Supernatural, School, Romance and Ecchi. ... Although the genre I mentioned is not that prominent in the anime, the scene does exist and appears occasionally.
This anime uses heavy words and reasoning, so it is sometimes difficult to understand what they are talking about and discussing. Looks like an anime made by acute Chuunibyou (lol).
However, the story, action, romance and comedy on the sidelines of the story are very fun. The characters in this anime are also very unique and funny. I really enjoyed it while watching even though their speech was sometimes very difficult to understand.
It's a shame there are only 2 seasons, I enjoyed it and hope there will be a sequel.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jun 6, 2024

Justykanna

Mixed Feelings

Story: Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere tells us about a world where the entire earth has become inhabitable with the exception being Japan - whose inhabitants live on a moving ship, Musashi. In order to house the entirety of earth's population, each region is split into different dimensions in space, thus creating more room for each region to reside in. We focus mainly on those in Japan. Namely, the Musashi Ariadust Academy, where we are introduced to a LOT of characters, all at once, including the president of the student council, Toori Aoi. We start out with Toori's class, whose ... morning exercise is to catch their teacher, Makiko Oriotorai. Each student wields differing abilities and they are free to use them as they please. After this chase has concluded, the real story begins.

The story, unfortunately, is where I feel this series will lose a lot of potential watchers. It is complex, deep and highly confusing unless you've put in extra time to read up on some background. They give you some tidbits of information, but not nearly enough. I kind of get it because there would be a lot of exposition that would also throw audiences away.

Ten years prior to the start of this series, the daughter of one of the residing lords was killed in an accident. Her name was Horizon Ariadust, a dear childhood friend of Toori. She was reborn as a robot, in secret, however, lacked the ability to show emotion or have her own personal feelings. After eventually catching wind of this, Toori makes it his mission to propose to her. However, things go south when Testament Union, an international organization whose mission it is to control laws and regulations, kidnaps Toori. There's a LOT of politicking that goes on between and within each episode and this is one part of the series that I really didn't enjoy. There's so much to understand and I really didn't feel like the payoff was all there. It might not spoil your understanding of the series, but if you're really into deep stories, then you might want to do the extra research.

While much of the action sequences occur in the back half of the series, the talking between our characters are mostly kept straight and simple. There's not a ton of big names used, and the gist of their discussions really boil down to "where are we going", "what's our next move" and "what can we expect". Even if the story as a whole is complex, the writing at least tries to keep it simple after the initial episodes. With it being such an old series, I sort of wonder how this would have shaped out in today's world.

During the conflict that occurs, the story introduces the seven armours of Deadly Sins, which may have been the highlight for me. These are specialized weapons that serve a very specific purpose - and are overpowered to boot - and each of their abilities are really fascinating. This is really smart design, something that holds up really well in today's world. While we didn't see them all, the ones we did see were really neat.

After the first half of the story, the second half really focuses in on saving Horizon. I can't say I was the biggest fan of how the finale went down, but there might be more in the sequel that required it to end this way. Which is fine with me. (7/10)

Characters: I see a lot of fanfare about how caring Toori is, and while this is true, I can't say I love the way in which he was 'suppose' to stand out from the rest of his friends and classmates. His big thing is obviously his overly optimistic view of every situation, but he sports no real physical capabilities. Horizon, or at least the one portrayed, has a bit of a tragic past, but I don't really get the appeal.

Toori has more than a dozen classmates who all help in the conflict that occurs throughout the series, all boasting many different abilities and personalities. It's a lot to keep track of, but they're all highly different from each other. The most significant is probably Masazumi Honda, the vice president of the student council. She has a past that you really don't see in anime, ever, but the appeal of her is how she's very confident in what she says, and is incredibly book-smart. On the flip side of that coin, Masazumi's second cousin Futayo Honda, isn't that knowledgeable about the outside world, but is incredibly gifted in combat training. Tenzou Crossunite acts as a scout through most of the series, skilled with a knife and also very smart. He appears much more often than basically every other classmates, and much of the story's elements are told through him. Many of the antagonists are present through either a high ranking official, or royalty. You really don't see a whole lot of in between. While this seems fine, it seemed a little confusing to me that people of such high ranking were dealing with, essentially, kids. (6/10)

Art: The animation through much of the series is absolutely beautiful. Wide shots are given the time they likely deserved, and I love the futuristic look - while still looking like Japan. Weapon design and action sequences were also up to the task, with fluid motions throughout. The series' unique fights were glorious, and easily the best part. There's a very obvious focus to keep some fan service in the series, but it never gets too out of hand. (9/10)

Sound: For an older series, the OST was surprisingly strong. The OP and ED were different for sure, but nothing I was too into. Voice work were mostly okay, but I sense a lot of the weirdness going on has to do with such a different script. Jessie James Grelle (Toori) was easily the best of the bunch, though Genevieve Simmons (Masazumi Honda) and Elizabeth Bunch (Makiko) also deserve praise. The voice direction never feels like it settles in as well as I would have liked, but I feel like the sequel likely polished things up a bit more. (7/10)

Overall: Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere has a very difficult story to follow and likely scares away a lot of audiences after the first few episodes. Those that stick around can mostly forget some of the finer details if they simply want to watch some really strong action sequences, even if the voice work feels a little too scripted at times. There's a deep story here for those that want it though. While it never blew me away, it was still decent watch. (7/10)

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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May 26, 2021

DeividK3

Not Recommended

It is an anime in which many protagonists participate (such as Assassination Classroom or My Hero Academia), but unlike those mentioned, both the plot and the objectives of the characters are quite confusing.

- The protagonist (if he can be considered) is one of the worst I've seen. He adds nothing to the plot except the charismatic role of the group.
- The plot is a bit convoluted. It may be interesting for some, but I did not quite catch the story line.
- Only a few of the many interacting characters are interesting and relevant to the plot.

In short, it is an anime that I do NOT ... recommend if you are looking for entertainment in general.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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