Log Horizon Third Season - Anime Episode Discussion
 

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Feels weird having Log Horizon back without the iconic database opening. Not much to say about this episode as it was mostly set up.

ok im here!!!!!!! :p

Aaaah, I've been waiting for this sooo loooong! So happy that this show is back!

And lots of politics, lots of character stuff, lots of those characters I've missed so much. Man, I'm happy Log Horizon is back. Even if the new opening song is ass. Gimme back my Database!

Anyway, Rayneshia needs to get over her doormat syndrome, stat. At least she was able to call Akatsuki out on her dallying about in regards to Shiroe, hopefully that conversation starts some movement for both of them.

Was this Eins guy an important character before now? I don't even remember him.

And that's why he's decided to change sides. He gets no respect.

Did you forget the Communist vs Capitalism debate on the past season? Basically he is concerned about several adventurers in Akiba that live in total poverty and do almost nothing all day as they are depressed by the situation and don't see any way to get a comfortable life in the DATABASE in that world.

Meanwhile the merchant guilds through the monopoly of various secret recipes to create stuff make a ton of money (this is something that Shiroe started, after all, by making food before anyone else figured out how).

So Eins kept proposing various policies to change the situation, he proposed taxes, he proposed to force the guilds to share some of their recipes. But most of the members of the council are people that made it big by working hard and some of them are leaders of merchant guilds and they flatly said: "hell no".

Even in this latest episode you've seen Eins arguing against the leader of the major merchant guild as he's the one that has the most to lose if Eins' proposal were to pass.

That's an interesting dynamic. The only issue is that in a world where gold is easy to come buy and you can do nearly anything, no matter what support he provides it would never be enough because their problem isn't a lack of ability but no way of coping with their circumstance.

it was Nyanta show Shiroe Naotsugu and Akatsuki how to cook meals properly and skills required to make it

I've forgotten, yes. Thanks for the reminder.

Yes, but it was Shiroe who realized he could make a profit out of it. Nyanta didn't even consider that.

I did a semi review of the episode. I like the return is starting off strong by presenting all the issues present and I can really understand where Eins is coming from, but at the same time I kind of agree with why they aren't going along with it.

They need Crusty to come back
Shiroe is never a charismatic guy because of his so-so social skills
Without Crusty, I think they'll face so many hardships

but Eins is little bit weird since beginning. He doesn't stand out much despite holding so many members

To make a separate deal with People of the Land is a betrayal from Round Table
He is going to be a dictator, isn't it?

Not sure how he would pull this off, given that he only has his guild and troops of the People of the Land, which are worthless against adventurers.

Wasn't there something about some other guild which runs the city that ennobled him?

More explicit romance between Shiroe and Akatsuki this season? The end of the OP shows them together at the front of the cast, not to mention the conversation with the Princess.

what's also strange is how westelande can just waltz in and claim dominion of the city and simply give ownership of the entire place to Eins.

Yeah, they can't. They'll probably do some political shenanigans, but given that the adventurers can just go "Bruh" and kick them out (being immortal demi-gods compared to the mortal People of the Land), it's just a symbolic title. At least so far, maybe the guys from that other adventurer city have something manipulation of game mechanics up their sleeve.

Wait, is that what happened? I thought they just gave a title to Eins and he simply put the Wastelande flag on his estate.

Yeah, your description is what happened, AFAIK. Could be the Westerlande will tryto claim dominion next episode, but so far its just symbolic.