Log Horizon: Entaku Houkai Episode 5 Discussion

pint said:
this season has been pretty boring for me because politics doesn't interest me at all...

just wanted to leave this here tho

tofei said:
So what's a "geki"?

MiaAyende said:

geki is the male version of miko

Marinate1016 said:


Log horizon probably ain’t for you then.

KatoWorks said:
too unrealistic, both parties being reasonable and thoughtful in an election??? How is this possible???

Martin_Taylor said:
I don't know, after years of waiting for another season of Log Horizon, I feel like I just watched 5 episodes about nothing, also even though I remember most characters more or less vaguely, I have no recollection of Eins but he being there so... I really don't know what these election were about.

Martin_Taylor said:
I don't know, after years of waiting for another season of Log Horizon, I feel like I just watched 5 episodes about nothing, also even though I remember most characters more or less vaguely, I have no recollection of Eins but he being there so... I really don't know what these election were about.

-ShadowClaw- said:
Haha i love this show.

Regardless if not a lot of people can appreciate the art in this especially when it comes to how politics work and the repercussions that all of this show will effect everyone as a whole it is still a very important element of the story and effect where it will go from now.

To give a bit of context to explain what exactly happened for those who did not fully grasp it.

Shiroe activating the Gate worked to establish in getting not only additional votes from his allies in Sussikino but the round table has now officially gained the support of the entire Sussikino region with all adventurers and people of land that have gone under Williams Silver Sword guild.

Not only that But as Touri Saigu spoke off later in the ep, One of the major advantages Westlande had was they were pretty much the only ones who could use the Transport gate which allowed them control not only of Westeland but also the nine tails domain and could of been used as a strategic weapon to invade the other regions of Yamato. However with the gate now also under the round table control it can also work in reverse and Touri knows that if he were to allow Eins to win and still gain control of it, the senate would of seen it as an aggressive move and would of done rash actions that would further spark conflict and put all People of land and Adventurers in danger and force the civil war to go into full bloody conflicnt so they decided to withdraw.

Eins as a person is by no means a bad guy, despite what people think, he really in his own way tried to address a lot of the problems the old round table could not solve mainly their was still dissatisfaction and disconnect between adventurers and people of the land and the misery of many adventurers who had no place to go, to do or wallow in misery, not to mention they were left bankrupt in researching the fairy ring system and did not gain much support from most of the other representatives as stated earlier each guild really only looked out for themselves mostly.

So at the end of it all, as stated he still accomplished what he wanted. With the formation of the new round table and having Li-Gan, Kunie Clan and Rayneshia into the round table the people of the land now have a voice in Akiba and can feel actually safe and secure, the Adventurers who were leeching of Eins left and those that remained will be taken care off. Shopping street has now changed to a real commerce guild that can support the economy of people of the land and adventurers alike and form a stable government.

The Parting gift shiroe gave to Einz was basically the deed that prevented anyone from either invading or take away the land where Eins left for and the Card is basically the unlimited kunie gold card, an item that allows one to spend as much gold without limit, which solves the financial difficulties that Eins guild lost most of their income researching the fairy ring system.

So All of these problems have now been taking care off and has brought more balance to the nation as a whole. However this mostly solves the local problems that akiba and Eastal had before. The real Threat being the Genius Monsters as well as the fact that Plant Hwayden guild is still in a bit of a civil war needs to be addressed.

Which is now where Shire and the rest will have to focus on.

So yeah bottom line it was a great arc but not without its fault as it does just jump right into it and is dialogue heavy and maybe a little to difficult to grasp but it is still an enjoyable experience.

As shown in the preview we will now go back to krusty and kanami's group in the next so from here on out, the series should feel more like it used too. So if u stuck around this long hoping to relive that same magic, it should pay off now.

9/10

tofei said:
So a shrine...uhmm bachelor? LOL Sort of a quasi-priest/monk/shaman thing?

amlg said:
Miko is defined as "Direct Messengers of Gods" (aka Angels in Western Religion)

Thus they believe Shiroe works directly for the Gods, and thus is placed above "Kings".

That's how important they believe Shiroe to be.

(Other note, Geki is also defined as "Male Shaman" who has the power to summon or possess spirits and divine animals similar to Native American Chief Shamans, highest position of Tribe, or western's "Pope")