Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
A distant future where humanity reenacts history aboard the flying ship Musashi.
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere is a Japanese light novel series by Minoru Kawakami and Satoyasu that was adapted into a 13-episode anime by Sunrise in 2011, followed by a second season in 2012. The series is part of a six-stage chronicle universe, with the fourth stage called Genesis.
Quick Facts
- Original light novel publisher
- ASCII Media Works' imprint Dengeki Bunko
- First anime season airdate
- October 2011
- Second anime season airdate
- July 2012
- Anime studio
- Sunrise
- North american licensor
- Sentai Filmworks
- Uk licensor
- Manga Entertainment
- Video game release date
- April 25, 2013
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Plot
In the far future, humans abandon a devastated Earth and travel to outer space, but an unknown phenomenon forces them to return. To find a way back to space, humanity reenacts human history according to the Holy Book Testament. In the year 1413 of the Testament Era, the destruction of the Divine Realm—a land created above Japan for the reenactment—causes the nations of the pocket dimensions to split Japan's territory into several Divine States. The Far East of Japan is represented by the flying ship Musashi, which circles Japan and periodically docks in Far East territory. By the year 1648 of the Testament Era, the Testament Union monitors the Divine States and the reenactment of history. When the Testament stops revealing events after 1648, rumors of an apocalypse and war spread. Tori Aoi, head of Musashi Ariadust Academy's Supreme Federation and student council president, leads his classmates to try to prevent the apocalypse and bring humanity into a better future.
Media
The story of Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere first appeared as a light novel series in Dengeki Bunko Magazine starting in 2008. The publisher, ASCII Media Works, released 29 compiled volumes under its Dengeki Bunko imprint, covering eleven distinct story arcs. By 2012, the series had climbed to 13th place in the yearly ranking of top-selling light novel series, with an estimated 409,949 copies sold. A manga adaptation drawn by Hideo Takenaka ran in the magazine Dengeki Daioh from October 2011 to May 2015, eventually collected into six volumes. A separate four-panel comic strip manga, Kyōkaisen-jō no Horako-san, created by Kuraun Hani, appeared in Dengeki G's Magazine from January to November 2012 and was compiled into a single volume. A video game for the PlayStation Portable, developed by Tenky, launched in Japan on April 25, 2013. This role-playing game draws partly from the anime and novels but introduces an original storyline, featuring more than 80 characters from both sources. It sold over 26,000 copies during its first week. The anime television adaptation was first announced in the March 2011 issue of Dengeki Bunko Magazine. Produced by Sunrise, the series premiered in Japan on October 1, 2011. In North America, Sentai Filmworks secured the license, starting a simulcast on the Anime Network on October 4, 2011, followed by a home video release in 2012. Sentai also licensed the second season for streaming and home video in 2013. The first season’s opening theme is TERMINATED by Minori Chihara, with ending themes Pieces -Side Ariadust- by AiRI and Stardust Melodia -Side Horizon- by Ceui. For the second season, the opening is ZONE//ALONE by Minori Chihara, while the ending themes are Kanashimi wa Dare no Negai Demonai -Side Sunset- by Aira Yūki and Sora no Uta -Side Sunrise- by Masami Okui. A bonus OVA episode was included with the Blu-ray Disc box set released on December 21, 2018.
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