History YMMV / LogHorizon

** ''{{Lterature/Overlord|2012}}'' has now shown up on the radar, thanks to a 2015 anime announcement, and is either praised or panned for being a DarkerAndEdgier variation.

** At least during the early days of the anime, Kanami's party was generally referred to by people who had read ahead as "Best Party" due to being perceived as more unique and interesting than, and their adventures being more exciting than, the more relaxed tread of the main characters.

** This is not the first anime to have a "trapped in VR" storyline. ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' and ''Franchise/DotHack'' came before, and some people see no difference in this one. Which is kinda silly, given that ''Film/{{Tron}}'' and ''Literature/{{Neuromancer}}'' have been doing it [[OlderThanTheyThink since the early 1980s]]. Even those weren't all that original either: ''Tron'' was criticized as a computerized inferior version of ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' back in the day.
** Readers of ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' have claimed that a major plot twist of ''Log Horizon'' ([[spoiler:the NPC population is sentient]]) was also in the former. It's really a CrypticBackgroundReference, but cited on a few occasions (once in the anime) as a reason for why Kirito dislikes having innocent [=NPCs=] killed during Boss Raids. Because SAO is mostly focused on the protagonist, the matter isn't explored beyond Yui's involvement (and Fina to a lesser degree). ''{{Film/Tron}}'' and ''{{Literature/Neuromancer}}'' also did this first, so it's silly to nitpick.

** With ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', due to the similar premise. Interestingly enough, many Log Horizon fans seem to be former [=SAO=] fans that weren't satisfied with how it progressed.

** ''{{LightNovel/Overlord 2012}}'' has now shown up on the radar, thanks to a 2015 anime announcement, and is either praised or panned for being a DarkerAndEdgier variation.

* FoeYay: Shiroe basically promises to be Nureha's ArchNemesis.

** The animation studio switch from Satelight (season one) to Studio DEEN (season two) split the fan-base as to whether it was an overall upgrade or downgrade. You may even be in the third camp stating that nothing feels different.

* HarsherInHindsight: Minori and Touya's {{Early Bird Cameo}}s, for those who haven't read the novels, as episode 8 painfully shows.

** Akatsuki's character arc in season two where she goes after the Christmas killer is very hit-and-miss amongst the fans. Some found that the arc [[ArcFatigue didn't need to drag on for four episodes]], and were getting impatient, because what they truly wanted to see was the action going on in Shiroe's raid on ''Elder Tail's'' gold stash. Others were fine with it, stating that this is what Log Horizon is best known for building up the problem before finally dealing with it, and eventually got to what everyone was begging for; an action-packed final episode of the arc dealing with the murderer. Akatsuki's CharacterDevelopment seen throughout this arc is also a huge plus for some people as it was something that was constantly asked for all throughout season one due to her popular status.

* AngstWhatAngst: The MainCharacters and other former members of the Debauchery Tea Party take their unexpected imprisonment in a video game surprisingly well, and complain that most of the other players are getting too worked up over it. There ''are'' many players who angst about it, but those players are not the main characters. It helps that their lives are not directly threatened; they respawn when killed. The players are more concerned about incertitude and social troubles than surviving.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: There are several minor characters who have become big hits in the fanbase.

** After her debut in the anime, Serara is highly popular among viewers and she's not even a member of Log Horizon.

** Isaac, one of the guildmasters, popularity exploded, at least amongst the Japanese fandom, after the release of the Black Knight vs. Berserker Drama CD in volume 7's special edition.

** With ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', due to the similar premise. Interestingly enough, many Log Horizon supporters seem to be former [=SAO=] fans that weren't satisfied with how it progressed.
** ''Franchise/DotHack'' to a lesser extent due to being the "original".

** Much of the beginning of Season 2 involves Shiroe trying to figure out how to generate enough funds to pay for the Round Table's upkeep costs for maintaining Akihabara's infrastructure. He then comes across an idea to exploit a hole in the game's logic: mainly, if monsters drop gold, ''where does the gold come from''? His investigation takes him to an underground raid zone where it is rumored that it holds an endless supply of gold. So basically, Shiroe is looking for the fabled [[{{VideoGame/Destiny}} Loot Cave]].
** This franchise takes the Elder Scroll series as one of inspirations, then comes the Elder Scroll Online at April 2014. There was a guild named Log Horizon there to boot.

* SeasonalRot: Season 2 is this according to some fans. It's mainly an issue of personal preference as the story's focus is much wider, breaking up into largely separate plots that spotlight different characters. There's also the aforementioned BrokenBase over the DEEN's animation quality.

** Some of the censorship in the anime, such as the lack of blood, cutting off Naotsugu's perverted lines (courtesy of Akatsuki's flying knees) as a running gag, and hiding Nureha's backstory have caused complaints about the show. However, this is justified since the show airs on NHK, which is a publicly funded network that caters to children.

** This is not the first anime to have a "trapped in VR" storyline. ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' and ''Franchise/DotHack'' came before and some see no difference in this one. Which is kinda silly, given that ''Film/{{Tron}}'' and ''Literature/{{Neuromancer}}'' have been doing it [[OlderThanTheyThink since the early 1980s]]. Even then, they're not all that original either: ''Film/{{Tron}}'' was criticized as a computerized inferior version of ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' back in the day.
** Readers of ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' have claimed that a major plot twist of ''LightNovel/LogHorizon'' ([[spoiler: the NPC population is sentient]]) was also in ''Sword Art Online''. It's really a CrypticBackgroundReference, but cited on a few occassions (once in the anime) as a reason why Kirito dislikes having innocent NPC's killed during Boss Raids. Because SAO is mostly a single-person focused story, the matter isn't explored beyond Yui's involvement (and Fina to a lesser degree). Again though: {{Film/Tron}} and {{Literature/Neuromancer}} did it first... so it's silly to nitpick.
** The premise of an MMO being real, with humans having a profound impact on it (and vice versa) was the ambiguous ending to [[spoiler: the game ''Star Ocean: Till the End of Time'']].

* {{Shipping}}: ''Mostly'' avoided. Much like in his previous work, ''Maoyuu'', Mamare prefers OneTruePairing, as evidenced by the front and back covers of book 5 (which showcases the more obvious pairings). However, he has acknowledged that he conceptualized ''three'' possible love interests for Shiroe, which obviously has gotten the shipping-inclined among the fandom ''very'' interested on who's the "best" girl for him.

* HollywoodPudgy: Averted in Kyouko's case, as the way she's drawn she actually ''does'' look pudgy, especially when compared to the rest of her guildmates, who are almost universally slim.

* ShippingGoggles:
** Amongst Shiroe's harem candidates, most tend to ship him with Akatsuki. However, there's a noticeable faction that is rooting for Henrietta, who [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy decided not to pursue her feelings in canon]].
%%** Naotsugu and Maryelle
%%** Isuzu and Rundelhaus Code
%%** Krusty and Raynesia has a following though there are some that consider this more a sibling relationship then romance.
%%%** Nyanta and Serara

* EarWorm:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW6sEkTGbUc ''Database! Database! Just living in the database!'']] ''Database'' was such an Ear Worm that the second season of the anime opted to keep it as the opening theme, much to the joy of the fanbase.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: There are several minor characters who have become big hits in the fanbase.
** After her debut in the anime, Serara is highly popular among viewers and she's not even a member of Log Horizon.
** [[spoiler:Nureha]], one of the rivals for Shiroe's affection, has a significant following among Japanese readers, though for an [[BrokenBird entirely]] [[TheWoobie different]] reason. She's the one with the ''Courtesan'' (娼姫, literally "whore princess") subclass, by the way.
** Isaac, one of the guildmasters, popularity exploded, at least amongst the Japanese fandom, after the release of the Black Knight vs. Berserker Drama CD in volume 7's special edition.
** Silver Sword has a large fan following despite being prominent in only one volume.

* AngstWhatAngst:
** The MainCharacters and other former members of the Debauchery Tea Party take their unexpected imprisonment in a video game surprisingly well, and complain that most of the other players are getting too worked up over it. There ''are'' many players who angst about it, but those players are not the main characters. It helps that their lives are not directly threatened; they respawn when killed. The players are more concerned about incertitude and social troubles than surviving.
** Averted with the Odyssey Knights, a group of people who are very much ''not'' okay with being trapped in a computer game. Although, as previously stated, they are not the MainCharacters. It comes up again when [[spoiler: Landark]] makes his brief return, but his status as a minor villain means that this quickly gets swept aside to focus on other things.

* GameBreaker: Shiroe does this on a regular basis. His first unmistakable demonstration is [[spoiler: buying the guildhall of Akihabara, which basically gives him perfect coercion material on every guild in the area]]. This is only the first of many such feats and he performs many others... say for example, [[spoiler: unlocking how to transform Landers into Adventurers]]. These things have profound implications that can affect tens of thousands... if not the entire world.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: The anime finishes with the last arc of the tenth volume. Unfortunately, the writer then moved Log Horizon online, and the translation licensing is, as far as is known, limited to only the physical volumes, and the translation effort is glacially slow, meaning that english fans are going to be perpetually behind Japan.

** The protagonists and other former members of the Debauchery Tea Party take their unexpected imprisonment in a video game surprisingly well, and complain that most of the other players are getting too worked up over it. There ''are'' many players who angst about it, but those players are not the main characters. It helps that their lives are not directly threatened; they respawn when killed. The players are more concerned about incertitude and social troubles than surviving.
** Averted with the Odyssey Knights, a group of people who are very much so not okay with being trapped in a computer game. Although, as previously stated, they are not the protagonists. It comes up again when [[spoiler: Landark]] makes his brief return, but his status as a minor villain means that this quickly gets swept aside to focus on other things.

** As mentioned in BrokenBase, Akatsuki's character arc in Season 2 was this for some.

** [[spoiler:Nureha]], one of the rivals for Shiroe's affection, also has a significant following among Japanese readers, though for an [[BrokenBird entirely]] [[TheWoobie different]] reason. She's the one with the ''Courtesan'' (娼姫, literally "whore princess") subclass, by the way.
** After her debut in the anime, Serara is highly popular among viewers and she's not even a member of Log Horizon.

* GameBreaker: Basically speaking, Shiroe does this on a regular basis. His first unmistakable demonstration is [[spoiler: buying the guildhall of Akihabara]]. This is only the first of many such feats and he performs many others... say for example, [[spoiler: unlocking how to promote Landers into Adventurers]]. These things have profound implications that can affect tens of thousands... if not the entire world.

* HilariousInHindsight: Much of the beginning of Season 2 involves Shiroe trying to figure out how to generate enough funds to pay for the Round Table's upkeep costs for maintaining Akihabara's infrastructure. He then comes across an idea to exploit a hole in the game's logic: mainly, if monsters drop gold, ''where does the gold come from''? His investigation takes him to an underground raid zone where it is rumored that it holds an endless supply of gold. So basically, Shiroe is looking for the fabled [[{{VideoGame/Destiny}} Loot Cave]].
** This franchise take Elder Scroll series as one of inspirations, then comes the Elder Scroll Online at April 2014.
*** And there was a guild named Log Horizon there to boot.

* {{Moe}}: Akatsuki. It's acknowledged in-universe.
* [[ScrewedByTheLawyers Screwed By The Author]]: The anime finishes with the last arc of the tenth volume. Unfortunately, the writer then moved Log Horizon online, and the translation licensing is, as far as is known, limited to only the physical volumes, and the translation effort is glacially slow, meaning that english fans are going to be perpetually behind Japan.
* SeasonalRot: Season 2 is this according to some fans. This is mainly an issue of personal preference as the story's focus is much wider, breaking up into largely separate plots that spotlight different characters. There's also the aforementioned BrokenBase over the DEEN's animation quality.

** Naotsugu and Maryelle
** Isuzu and Rundelhaus Code
** Krusty and Raynesia has a following though there are some that consider this more a sibling relationship then romance.
** Nyanta and Serara

** The premise of an MMO being real, with humans having a profound impact on it (and vice versa) was the ambiguous ending to [[spoiler: the game ''Star Ocean: Till the End of Time'']].
* JustForFun/XMeetsY: ''VideoGame/DotHack'' meets ''LightNovel/SpiceAndWolf''.