Kyōkai Senjō no Horizon

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Kyōkai Senjō no Horizon
Original title 境界 線上 の ホ ラ イ ゾ ン
transcription Kyōkai Senjō no Horaizon
Kyōkai Senjō no Horizon (Logo) .jpg
Logo of the anime
genre Fantasy
Light novel
country JapanJapan Japan
author Minoru Kawakami
illustrator Satoyasu
publishing company ASCII Media Works
magazine Dengeki Bunko Magazine
First publication September 2008 - ...
expenditure 16+
Manga
country JapanJapan Japan
author Minoru Kawakami
Illustrator Hideo Takenaka
publishing company ASCII Media Works
magazine Comic Dengeki Daiō
First publication August 27, 2011 - ...
Anime television series
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
year 2011
Studio Sunrise
length 23 minutes
Episodes 13
Director Manabu Ono
music Tatsuya Kato
First broadcast October 2 - December 25, 2011 on MBS
synchronization

Kyōkai Senjō no Horizon ( Japanese 境界 線上 の ホ ラ イ ゾ ン , Kyōkai Senjō no Horaizon , eng . "Horizon on the borderline", subtitled as "Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere") is the title of a light novel series by the Japanese Author Minoru Kawakami and illustrated by the artist Satoyasu .

The series of novels published since September 2008 in Dengeki Bunko Magazine , published by Imprint Dengeki Bunko , takes place in a distant future in which humanity tried to leave the exploited earth. However, due to an unknown phenomenon, they were unable to travel the universe and eventually had to give up and return to Earth. To their astonishment, however, only Japan is the only area that is still habitable and is soon fought over accordingly.

In 2011, the novel was adapted by the animation studio Sunrise under the direction of Manabu Ono as an anime television series of the same name , which also included a manga series drawn by Hideo Takenaka . Both adaptations are based on the course of action given in the novel by Minoru Kawakami.

action

In a distant future, humanity left the exploited earth to look for new living space within the vastness of the universe. However, due to an inexplicable phenomenon, they are unable to move further in space and they are forced to return to earth. Of these, however, only Japan is habitable after their return, which cannot accommodate the entire population that still exists. In order to still offer enough space, a second dimension, a copy of Japan, is created with the help of advanced technology, which is referred to as Jūsō Sekai ( 重奏 „," instrumental ensemble world "). Real Japan, meanwhile, remained largely under the control of the Shinshū ( 神州 , English: "divine land"), the 'indigenous people of Japan'.

In the following time the gaze was directed again to the stars and people began to orientate themselves to a new way of life, as it is recorded in the testament ( 聖 譜 , Seifu ). This type of religion challenges mankind to relive the phases of human history and gain the knowledge necessary to overcome the barrier that holds them captive on earth.

According to the chronology described in the will, the will Era, however, there was a momentous incident in 1413. The northern and southern factions of the Shinshū get into a conflict that is ultimately also fought militarily. In doing so, the system for maintaining the parallel world is damaged, which causes both worlds to collide with each other and a large part of the world into chaos. The Jūsō Sekai blames the real world for this, which breaks out another war that the Jūsō Sekai can win for themselves. As a result, the states of the Jūsō Sekai occupy real Japan and divide the territory into feudal fiefs , whose ruling dynasty is borrowed from a historical one, including:

Kyokutō is the remnant of the once great state of Shinshū, which can no longer offer its citizens enough space.

The story itself begins in 1648 with the Testament Era on the flying city ship Musashi ( 武 蔵 ). Numerous displaced persons from Kyokutō have found refuge here and it is considered an independent territory, although it is allied with Kyokutō. The ship is constantly on the move, as the residents are only allowed short-term landings, for example to trade. They are under constant control by the Testament Union ( 聖 譜 連 盟 , Seifu Renmei , abbreviated as Seiren [ 聖 連 ]); an alliance of states that see themselves called to orientate themselves on historical events, which also plays a special role in political argumentation. At the same time, it is also a time when rumors of the impending Apocalypse spread after the Testament Union stopped reporting on the impending events of the old world, which are due to take place in 1648.

First, the Musashi Ariadust Gakuin ( 武 蔵 ア リ ア ダ ス ト 学院 ) is introduced. This is a school in Musashi, where the under-age can be trained and trained in combat training. This school is also attended by the protagonist of Kyōkai Senjō no Horizon , the somewhat idiosyncratic and always carefree student Tōri Aoi. During his school days, he got it into his head that he wanted to confess his love to Ariadust Horizon . There is one catch, however. Horizon died during his childhood. But he is convinced that the female android P-01s, which came to Musashi about a year earlier with no memory of her past, would be Horizon.

Origin and publications

Light novel

The light novel series Kyōkai Senjō no Horizon is written by the Japanese author Minoru Kawakami . The drawings embedded in the text come from the artist Satoyasu , who works for TENKY . The publication of the chapters began as a kind of sequel within Dengeki Bunko Magazine with the October 2008 issue. The magazine, which specializes in light novels, is part of the imprint Dengeki Bunko by ASCII Media Works , in which the still ongoing series is also published in anthologies becomes. So far (as of April 2014) she has published 16 issues.

The individual volumes are extraordinarily extensive for light novels and range from 543 pages (volume 1) to 1153 pages (volume 4).

From November 2011 to November 2012 410,000 copies were sold, making it # 13 in the best-selling light novel series of the year. By November 2013, 170,000 more had been added, making it 27th.

Anime

Based on the series of novels, the anime television series Kyōkai Senjō no Horizon was created under the direction of Manabu Ono in the animation studio Sunrise .

The adaptation was first announced in the March 2011 issue of Dengeki Bunko Magazine , in which the light novel series is also published. The first broadcast began on the night of October 2, 2011 (and thus on the previous television day ) on MBS . One or two days later the broadcasters CTC , tvk , TVS , MX and TVA also began broadcasting. The last episode of the 13 episode first season was broadcast on December 25, 2011. At the same time, a second season for summer 2012 was announced in the credits.

Outside of Japan, the series was licensed by Sentai Filmworks for the North American region and was offered as a streaming offer with English subtitles on Anime Network beginning October 4, 2011, and Crunchyroll from October 15 . Animax also acquired a license and has been broadcasting the series since January 16, 2012.

synchronization

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū )
Tori Aoi Jun Fukuyama
P-01s / Horizon Ariadust Minori Chihara
Masazumi Honda Miyuki Sawashiro
Futayo Honda Yu Kobayashi
Toussaint Neshinbara Mutsumi Tamura
Shirojiro Bertoni Takehito Koyasu
Heidi Augesvarer Kaori Nazuka
Tenzo Crossunite Daisuke Ono
Kiyonari Ulquiaga Takaya Kuroda
Margot Knight Nao Tōyama
Malga Naruze Emi Nitta
Nate Mitotsudaira Marina Inoue
Naomasa Kei Shindo
Kimi Aoi Khiva Saitō
Tomo Asama Ami Koshimizu
Adéle Balfette Ayuru Ōhashi
Noriki Daisuke Hirakawa
Kenji Ito Eiji Miyashita
Ginji Ohiroshiki Minoru Shiraishi
Nenji Daisuke Hirakawa
Hassan Fullbush Daisuke Ono
Suzu Mukai Aoi Yūki
persona
Makiko Oriotorai Ryōko Shiraishi
Mitsuki Sanyō Ai Shimizu
Tadatsugu Sakai Taiten Kusunoki
Muneshige Tachibana Tomokazu Sugita
Gin Tachibana Minako Kotobuki
Musashi Mai Nakahara

music

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
TERMINATED
  JP 9 October 19, 2011 (11 weeks)
Pieces
  JP 34 11/09/2011 (5 weeks)
Stardust Melodia
  JP 26th 11/09/2011 (4 weeks)

The opening credits of the anime were accompanied by the title Terminated . The piece of music was written by Aki Hata , composed and arranged by Daisuke Kikuta , and interpreted by Minori Chihara . In the fifth and thirteenth episodes, the opening credits were omitted, as the action followed directly on from the previous episode. The track appeared in full on the single of the same name, which was officially released on October 19, 2011 by Lantis . There were a total of three tracks on the single. These are Terminated , Meguriai - Kakegae no nai Mono ( 巡 り 逢 い ～ か け が え の の な い も の ～ ) and Hyper New World . It rose to number 9 on the Oricon weekly singles chart in the week of October 17-23 .

Two different pieces were played in the credits. In episodes 1-3, 7-10 and 12-13 it was the title Pieces . It was composed and arranged by Kyōichi Miyazaki . The lyrics and the vocals are from the singer AiRI . As a single, which was also referred to as -Side Ariadust- , and in full length, the title was released on November 9, 2011 by Lantis, along with the title Rock'n Life . Both were available in a normal version as well as an instrumental version.

The second track was the title Stardust Melodia , which was played in the remaining episodes. The text and the interpretation come from the singer Ceui . Kotaro Odaka was responsible for the composition and the arrangement, with Ceui also participating in the composition. The accompanying single, like the one previously mentioned, was released by Lantis on November 9, 2011.

reception

The first eight volumes of the light novel series sold over 750,000 copies in Japan.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2012. In: Anime News Network. December 2, 2012, accessed April 6, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2013. In: Anime News Network. December 1, 2013, accessed April 6, 2014 .
  3. ^ A b Sentai Filmworks Licenses Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere. Anime News Network, September 28, 2011, accessed January 9, 2012 .
  4. ^ Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere. In: Crunchyroll. Retrieved January 16, 2012 .
  5. ↑ ＴＥＲＭＩＮＡＴＥＤ . In: Oricon Style. Oricon, accessed January 13, 2012 (Japanese).
  6. ↑ Ｐｉｅｃｅｓ . In: Oricon Style. Oricon, accessed January 13, 2012 (Japanese).
  7. ↑ Ｓｔａｒｄｕｓｔ Ｍｅｌｏｄｉａ . In: Oricon Style. Oricon, accessed January 13, 2012 (Japanese).
  8. ↑ 2011 年 10 月 17 日 ～ 2011 年 10 月 23 日 の CD シ ン グ ル 週 間 ラ ン キ ン グ . Oricon, accessed January 13, 2012 (Japanese).

Web links

Commons : Kyōkai Senjō no Horizon  - Collection of images, videos and audio files