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Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
	Cover of the first light novel volume
境界線上のホライゾン; (Kyōkaisen-jō no Horaizon)
Genre	Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science fiction
Light novel
Written by	Minoru Kawakami
Illustrated by	Satoyasu
Published by	ASCII Media Works
Imprint	Dengeki Bunko
Magazine	Dengeki Bunko Magazine
Demographic	Male
Original run	September 2008 – present
Volumes	11
Manga
Written by	Minoru Kawakami
Illustrated by	Hideo Takenaka
Published by	ASCII Media Works
Magazine	Dengeki Daioh
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	October 2011 – present
Anime television series
Directed by	Manabu Ono
Written by	Tatsuhiko Urahata
Music by	Tatsuya Katou
Studio	Sunrise
Original network	MBS, Chiba TV
Original run	October 2, 2011 – December 25, 2011
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Manga
Kyōkaisen-jō no Horako-san
Written by	Minoru Kawakami
Illustrated by	Kuraun Hani
Published by	ASCII Media Works
Magazine	Dengeki G's Magazine
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	January 2012 – present
Anime television series
Kyōkaisen-jō no Horizon 2nd Season
Directed by	Manabu Ono
Written by	Tatsuhiko Urahata
Music by	Tatsuya Katou
Studio	Sunrise
Original network	MBS, Chiba TV
Original run	July 7, 2012 – present
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)

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Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (境界線上のホライゾン, Kyōkaisen-jō no Horaizon, lit. Horizon on the Borderline) is a Japanese light novel series written by Minoru Kawakami and illustrated by Satoyasu. The series is set in the distant future when Japan has been conquered by other countries and divided up into feudal territories. In 2011, it was adapted into an anime television series by Sunrise. A second season began airing in July 2012.

Plot

In the far future, humans abandon a devastated Earth and traveled to outer space. However, due to unknown phenomenon that prevents them from traveling into space, humanity returns to Earth only to find it inhospitable except for Japan. To accommodate the entire human population, pocket dimensions are created around Japan to house in the populace. In order to find a way to return to outer space, the humans began reenacting human history according to the Holy Book Testament. But in the year 1413 of the Testament Era, the nations of the pocket dimensions invade and conquer Japan, dividing the territory into feudal fiefdoms and forcing the original inhabitants of Japan to leave. It is now the year 1648 of the Testament Era, the refugees of Japan now live in the city ship Musashi, where it constantly travels around Japan while being watched by the Testament Union, the authority that runs the re-enactment of history. However, rumors of an apocalypse and war begins to spread when the Testament stops revealing what happens next after 1648. Taking advantage of this situation, Tori Aoi, head of Musashi Ariadust Academy's Supreme Federation and President of the student council, leads his classmates to use this opportunity to regain their homeland.

Characters

Main characters

Toori Aoi (葵・トーリ, Aoi Tōri): Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama; The main protagonist. He is the head of Musashi Ariadust Academy's Supreme Federation and President of the student council. His athletics and grades are average. However, because he doesn't know the meaning of depressed and has an incredibly cheerful attitude, he's very respected nonetheless. He knows a lot of strip jokes, and often plays the fool. The only time he ever cried was when his childhood friend Horizon Ariadust died, and despite being both publicly and self-recognized as an incompetent leader, he usually comes with unexpected solutions to the most intricate difficulties. After he is declared Viceroy of Musashi along Horizon, Tori gains access to 1/4 of the ship's energy supply. Later on he makes a contract to the Asama Shrine to gain a special power that allows him to channel that energy supply to his allies, granting them limitless power. The condition for the ability to properly work is that he has to always be happy for rest of his life, and a single flick of sadness at his heart may provoke a backlash that can kill him. In order for Horizon to activate Olos Phthonos, Tori's ability is needed. Despite his fool play, he is skilled in debates as seen when he debates with Masazumi Honda and later P-01s.

P-01s (ピー・ゼロワンエス, Pī Zerowan'esu) / Horizon Ariadust (ホライゾン・アリアダスト, Horaizon Ariadasuto): Voiced by: Minori Chihara; The main female protagonist. She is an employee at the bakery/snack shop Blue Thunder, which is popular among the Musashi students. She aimlessly appeared one year ago and the owner of Blue Thunder took her in, but she has no memories prior to that. She is emotionless and unsociable, but she works very hard at Blue Thunder. She is also the reason why Tori started going back to the Blue Thunder, because she resembled Horizon, Tori's childhood friend and love interest who supposedly died 10 years earlier. Later he finds out that she's Horizon herself but also as P-01s she has the ninth Deadly Sin Armament, Olos Phthonos, with the feeling of jealousy attached to it. Her emotions are spread out into the 9 Deadly Sin Armaments, which Tori vows to gather and return the other 8 to Horizon, thus "conquering the world." Towards the end of anime's first season, she regains her feeling of sadness when she came into possession of Tachibana Muneshige's Deadly Sin Armament, the Lype Kataslypsi, and cried while firing its Overdrive Activation. P-01s is the short name for Phtonos-01s, the OS for the Deadly Sin Armaments. Olos Phthonos is the system that taps into Horizon's soul, allowing Horizon to use the Soul Activation of all Deadly Sin Armaments.

Musashi

Musashi Ariadust Academy students

Masazumi Honda (本多・正純, Honda Mazasumi): Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro; The vice president of the student council. She's very serious, skilled in debate, and aiming to become a politician. In the past she underwent gender reassignment surgery in order to succeed the family name, but certain circumstances forced her to stop the process part way. Her lack of breasts is a result of the surgery, but Tori treats her as a girl with a flat chest. She used to wear male clothing after the partial gender reassignment, but after Innocentius' lecture she started to wear female clothing again.

Futayo Honda (本多・二代, Honda Futayo): Voiced by: Yu Kobayashi; Head of the Mikawa Security Corps. She is Masazumi's second cousin and the daughter of Tadakatsu Honda, one of the four divine Matsudaira kings. Due to the strict training she received from her father, she became a skilled fighter with the spear, but is clueless about the world. While she holds a high level of morale, she is easily embarrassed, which causes her to drop her guard. She inherits the Divine Weapon Tonbokiri from her father after his death. After being defeated in battle by Kimi, she enrolls at Musashi Ariadust Academy.

Toussaint Neshinbara (トゥーサン・ネシンバラ, Tūsan Neshinbara): Voiced by: Mutsumi Tamura; The secretary for the student council. He has a dry personality and often faces the goofing off around him with a cold attitude, but he's also a romanticist who loves history and hopes to be a writer. When the nations come to war, he is in charge of drafting and commanding their strategies. Often considered to be authors self-insert.

Shirojiro Bertoni (シロジロ・ベルトーニ, Shirojiro Berutōni): Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu; The accountant for the student council. He is a merchant working at the center of Musashi's business association, and has a contract with the god of commerce, that allows him to perform powerful attacks based on how much money is offered to it. He's also what one would call a miser—always using whether or not he stands to profit as the basis of his decisions in everything. His nickname given by the Testament Union is "Poker Face." He is named after Shirojiro Chaya.

Heidi Augesvarer (ハイディ・オーゲザヴァラー, Haidi Ogezavarā): Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka; Shirojiro's partner. She is seen constantly smiling. She is accompanied by Erimaki, her fox-like Maus.

Tenzo Crossunite (点蔵・クロスユナイト, Tenzō Kurosuyunaito): Voiced by: Daisuke Ono; First Special Duty Officer of the Supreme Federation. He is a ninja who specializes in close combat. Although he is a nice person, he is quite perverted and has a fetish for big-breasted blonde girls. His face is always covered his eyes cast in shadow. He's most notable by wearing a ballcap which has eyes which are animated showing his hidden expressions.

Kiyonari Ulquiaga (キヨナリ・ウルキアガ, Kiyonari Urukiaga): Voiced by: Takaya Kuroda; Second Special Duty Officer. He is a half dragon and has a fetish for older-sister type girls.

Margot Knight (マルゴット・ナイト, Marugotto Naito): Voiced by: Nao Tōyama; Third Special Duty Officer. A black witch with blond wings. She and Malga are lovers; making the two lesbian witches in open rebellion against the Catholic Church.

Malga Naruze (マルガ・ナルゼ, Maruga Naruze): Voiced by: Emi Nitta; Fourth Special Duty Officer. A white witch with black wings. She and Margot are lovers; making the two lesbian witches in open rebellion against the Catholic Church. Malga is also a manga artist.

Nate Argenté Loup Mitotsudaira (ネイト・ミトツダイラ, Neito Mitotsudaira): Voiced by: Marina Inoue; Fifth Special Duty Officer. A girl who is half-wolf and has long, silver hair. She is a knight from Hexagone Francaise, and the branch successor of the Matsudaira.

Naomasa (直政, Naomasa): Voiced by: Kei Shindo; Sixth Special Duty Officer. She is a citizen of Qing-Takeda and is a member of the Musashi Engineering Club. She is a bored-looking girl with a mechanical right arm who rides a bushin named Jizuri Suzaku. People sees her as an older sister type. Called also as the "Tobacco Lady" for smoking.

Kimi Aoi (葵・喜美, Aoi Kimi): Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō; Tori's older sister. She constantly badmouths Tori for being a foolish little brother, but cares greatly for him, as the only time she ever cried was over her brother's sadness at Horizon's death. Her speciality is by using her sensuality and dancing to avoid any attack.

Tomo Asama (浅間・智, Asama Tomo): Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu; A Shinto priestess of the Asama Shrine and a childhood friend of Tori and Kimi. She uses the bow and arrow as her weapon and can shoot with high precision with the aid of Konoha, her artificial left eye, and Hanami, a Maus built into Konoha.

Adéle Balfette (アデーレ・バルフェット, Adēre Barufetto): Voiced by: Ayuru Ōhashi; A girl from Hexagone Française who works as a retainer for knights. She is the commander of the Musashi when the vessel is engage in ship warfare. Despite fighting with heavy weaponry, she has impressive mobility. During land battles, she wears heavy armor and is used by Persona as a shield.

Suzu Mukai (向井・鈴, Mukai Suzu): Voiced by: Aoi Yūki; A shy girl whose bangs cover her blind eyes. She has a crush on Tori, but has been too shy to confess.

Noriki (ノリキ, Noriki): Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa; A student who works at several part-time jobs to support his large family. He specializes with physical attacks and is a skilled fist fighter.

Ginji Ohiroshiki (御広敷・銀二, Ohiroshiki Ginji): Voiced by: Minoru Shiraishi; A fat student who eats a lot. He is a member of the academy's cooking club. He's an otaku and a lolicon, although he constantly denies being a lolicon.

Persona (ペルソナ君, Perusona-kun): A giant, strong man who wears a bucket helmet.

Kenji Ito (伊藤・健児, Itō Kenji): Voiced by: Eiji Miyashita; A naked and muscular incubus with a cheerful personality.

Nenji (ネンジ, Nenji): Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa; A slime spirit.

Hassan Fullbush (ハッサン・フルブシ, Hassan Furubushi): Voiced by: Daisuke Ono; An Indian student who loves curry. His attacks always involve curry.

Miriam Poqou (ミリアム・ポークウ, Miriam Pōkuu): Voiced by: Ai Matayoshi; A paralyzed girl who is confined to a wheelchair. Due to her disability, she is home-schooled inside her boarding room at the dormitory.

Azuma (東, Azuma): Voiced by: Rika Morinaga; The Crown Prince of the Divine States. He is a half-god and enrolls in the academy despite his status. He is Miriam's roommate.

Hiro Mishima (三科大, Mishima Hiro): Leader of the Musashi Machinery Department. She is originally from Qing-Takeda's Jueluo Academy before transferring to Musashi Ariadust Academy. She is a longtime colleague of Naomasa and a machine otaku.

Musashi Ariadust Academy faculty

Makiko Oriotorai (オリオトライ・真喜子, Oriotorai Makiko): Voiced by: Ryoko Shiraishi; The homeroom teacher for Class 3-Plum at Musashi Ariadust Academy. She has highly athletic skills, to the point where she is called a "Real Amazon".

Mitsuki Sanyou (三要・光紀, San'yō Mitsuki): Voiced by: Ai Shimizu; The homeroom teacher for Class 3-Bamboo at Musashi Ariadust Academy, next door to Class 3-Plum.

Tadatsugu Sakai (酒井・忠次, Sakai Tadatsugu): Voiced by: Taiten Kusunoki; The president of Musashi Ariadust Academy. He was formerly one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Matsudaira.

Yoshinao (ヨシナオ, Yoshinao): Voiced by: Mitsuaki Madono; The current king of Musashi and vice-principal of Musashi Ariadust Academy. Tori often makes fun of his appearance that looks similar to the king in a deck of cards.

Other Musashi citizens

Musashi (武蔵, Musashi): Voiced by: Mai Nakahara; An automaton managing the vessel of the same name.

Yoshiki Aoi (葵・善鬼, Aoi Yoshiki): Voiced by: Miho Yamada; The owner of the Blue Thunder and the mother of Tori and Kimi.

Tres España

Juana (フアナ, Fuana): Voiced by: Rie Tanaka; Vice president and accountant of the student council. She is one of the Eight Great Dragon Kings and possesses the Mortal Sin Armament Akēdia Katathlipsē.

Felipe II (フェリペ・セグンド, Feripe Segundo): Voiced by: Tetsu Shiratori; Chancellor of the academy Alcalá de Henares and the student council president. Despite his status, he does not want to get involved with politics.

Diego Velázquez (ディエゴ・ベラスケス, Diego Berasukesu): Voiced by: Kenta Miyake; Secretary of Alcalá de Henares student council. He is the owner of the Testament Armament Crus Temperantia Novum.

Muneshige Tachibana (立花・宗茂, Tachibana Muneshige): Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita; First Special Duty of the academy Alcalá de Henares. He possesses the Mortal Sin Armament Lype Katathlipse. He has a serious personality, but is also amiable. He is named after the samurai Tachibana Muneshige.

Gin Tachibana (立花・誾, Tachibana Gin): Voiced by: Minako Kotobuki; Muneshige's wife with prosthetic arms. She can summon heavy artillery with her power. She is clueless about the world and is prone to misunderstanding things. She is named after the samurai Muneshige's wife, Tachibana Ginchiyo.

Takakane Hironaka (弘中・隆包, Hironaka Takakane): Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto; Vice-chancellor of Alcalá de Henares and the husband of Fusae Era. He is the head of the academy's baseball club and uses a baseball bat for fighting. He lives on as a ghost having been previously killed during the Battle of Lepanto.

Fusae Era (江良・房栄, Era Fusae): Voiced by: Masumi Asano; 2nd Special Agent of the Chancellor's Board of Alcalá de Henares and the wife of Takakane Hironaka. Also known as Álvaro de Bazán, she owns the God of War called Michiyukibyakko. She lives on as a ghost having been previously killed during the Battle of Lepanto.

Pedro Valdés (ぺデロ・バルデス, Pedero Barudesu): Voiced by: Yoshihisa Kawahara; 4th Special Agent of the Chancellor's Board of Alcalá de Henares and the older brother of Flores. He fights by pitching baseballs fused with explosives.

Flores Valdés (フローレス・バルデス, Furooresu Barudesu): Voiced by: Yūko Sanpei; 5th Special Agent of the Chancellor's Board of Alcalá de Henares and the younger sister of Pedro. She fights by pitching softballs.

K.P.A. Italia

Innocentius (インノケンティウス, Innokentiusu): Voiced by: Jōji Nakata; The Pope-President of the academy K.P.A. Scuola. He is a highly ambitious leader who intends to expand his power and influence under the pretext of recreating history. He is named after the Pope Innocent X.

Galileo (ガリレオ, Garireo): Voiced by: Tsuyoshi Koyama; An archdevil. He uses Ptolemaic and Copernican theories for his abilities. He was a principal at K.P.A. Scuola in the past. He has become one of his most trusted followers in order to resolve a degenerate world. He is named after the astronomer Galileo Galilei.

England

Elizabeth (エリザベス, Erizabesu): Voiced by: Yukari Tamura; The current ruling queen of England and the president of TRUMPS, the chancellor's board and student council of England's Oxford Academy. She is a half-fairy.

Robert Dudley (ロバート・ダッドリー, Robāto Daddorī): Voiced by: Miho Yamada; The vice-chancellor of TRUMPS. She is frail and that causes her to have high blood pressure.

William Cecil (ウイリアム・セシル, Uiriamu Seshiru): Voiced by: Natsuko Kuwatani; The student council vice-president of TRUMPS. She has an egg-shaped body and likes to participate in eating contests. Her ability is to restrain an enemy by making it as heavy as her.

Ben Johnson (ベン・ジョンソン, Ben Jonson): Voiced by: Masaya Onosaka; The student council secretary of TRUMPS. He is an athlete-poet and heads the academy's literary club.

Thomas Shakespeare (トマス・シェイクスピア, Tomasu Sheikusupia): Voiced by: Momoko Saito; A student at Oxford Academy and the famous writer in England. She is an elf and owner of the mortal sin armament Aspida Philargia. Having a history with Toussaint, she challenges him during the Musashi's incursion on England, not only forcing him to retreat but afflicting him with the spell "Curse of Macbeth" that would force him to kill Aoi just as Macbeth from Shakespeare's play of the same name killed his king. During their rematch, Toussaint alters the nature of the curse to use it at his favor and defeat Thomas, finally getting on terms with her before she surrenders Aspida Philargia to him.

Nicholas Bacon (ニコラス・ベーコン, Nikorasu Bēkon): Voiced by: Yūko Sanpei; Assistant secretary of TRUMPS.

Charles Howard (チャールズ・ハワード, Chāruzu Hawādo): Voiced by: Ken Narita; Treasurer of TRUMPS.

F. Walsingham (F・ウオルシンガム, F. Uorushingamu): Voiced by: Natsuko Kuwatani; An automoton and student at Oxford Academy. She can control gravity.

Francis Drake (フランシス·ドレーク, Furanshisu Dorēku): Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi; A werewolf and a member of TRUMPS. He owns the Testatment Armament Brachium Justitia.

John Hawkins (ジョン·ホーキンス, Jon Hōkinsu): Voiced by: Susumu Chiba; A member of TRUMPS and the head of the swimming club. He can summon a sphere of water so that he can fight using his underwater combat abilities.

Thomas Cavendish (トーマス·キャベンディッシュ, Tōmasu Kyabendisshu): Voiced by: Ryoka Yuzuki; A mermaid and a member of TRUMPS. She is the wife of Hawkins.

Grace O'Malley (グレイス・オマリ, Gureisu Omari): Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi; A sea pirate and best friend of Elizabeth.

Walter Raleigh (ウオルター・ローリー, Uorutā Rōrī): Voiced by: Tōru Ōkawa; An instructor in land-based battle at Oxford Academy. He is a samurai who also goes by the name of Yukimori Yamanaka.

Christopher Hatton (クリストファー·ハットン, Kurisutofā Hatton): Voiced by: Tōru Ōkawa; A kinematic skeleton priest.

Scarred (傷有り, Kizuari): Voiced by: Yui Horie; A mysterious cloaked figure. She has a scar on her face and wears iron shackles on her ankles. Later revealed to be Mary Stuart and twin sister of Queen Elizabeth. Destined to be executed just as occurred with the real-life Mary Stuart, she escapes from London Tower where she was imprisoned. After inadvertly revealing her identity to Tenzo and falling in love with him, she returns to the London Tower determined to fulfill her role until she is rescued by Tenzo, who declares his love for her and convinces her to live with him at the Musashi.

Milton (ミルトン, Miruton): Voiced by: Yoshihisa Kawahara; A three-legged crow who serves Scarred. He is formerly known as Yokomichi.

P.A. ODA

Toshiie Maeda (前田利家, Maeda Toshiie): The treasurer of P.A. ODA academy P.A.M. and one of the Five Great Peaks. He is also known as King Albrecht von Wallenstein.

Terminology

General Terms

Testament: A history book that records the history of the former earth. To ensure mankind's eventual return to space, the original History is recreated by reenacting its main events in the chronologic order with selected individuals reprising the role of historical figures of said events. For some reason the recreation of History is halted in 1648 with the last event predicted to be reenacted being the Peace of Westphalia. There are rumors that this occurs because the apocalipse is set to happen after these particular event. In these events, the Far East currently play a neutral role as by that time in the original History, Japan was under the Shogunate of Tokugawa, isolated from the rest of world, thus having little to no participation at all in events occurring overseas.

Harmonic Divine States: Administrative divisions ruled by different countries in the Testament era. The Harmonic Divine States are the Far East (ruled by Japan), Tres España (Spain and Portugal), K.P.A. Italia (Italy), Hexagone Française (France), England, Qing-Takeda (China), Sviet Rus (Russia), P.A. ODA (Ottoman Empire), M.H.R.R. (Holy Roman Empire), United States of India and the Africa Union. Several areas were left undeveloped by purpose to be occupied in the future as the recreation of History continues, like the New Continent (Americas).

Maus: A miniature contractor god that can enhance the user's fighting capabilities.

Divine Transmission (通神, Tsūshin): The way of wireless communication in this era. It's a pun with the word 通信 (Tsūshin), which means communication.

Haiki (拝気): The energy used to use ablities in the series.

Ether (流体, Ryūtai): The basic substance that gives form to all existance. Mankind at that point is advanced enough to harness the Ether itself and use it as energy source and to construct materials directly from it. It is believed that the impending apocalipse is to be caused by a strange phenomena that recently appeared that consumes all Ether it comes in contact with and upon taking heed of it, the Harmonic Divine States start working together to keep it from spreading, to the point of sharing all research they make about it.

Armaments

Armaments (武装, Busō) are technology used in this era.

Ships

Musashi: A quasi-behemoth-class ship. It's composed of 8 ships. It's one of an independent territory.

Bushin

Jizuri Suzaku: Naomasa's personal bushin.

Weapons

Divine Armaments

Divine Armaments (神格武装, Shinkaku Busō) are the general weapons with abilities. They have 2 activations: Normal Activation (通常駆動, Tsūjō Kudō) and Superior Activation (上位駆動, Jōi Kudō). They have an ether limit which needs to be filled when empty and thus prevents them to constantly use high level activations.

Tonbokiri (蜻蛉切): Normal Activation: Cut anything physical reflected by the blade; Superior Activation: Cut the concept imagined by the user

Tadakatsu Honda's Divine Armament, before his end he gave it to Gin which later she gave to Futayo.

Argent Chaîné (銀鎖 (アルジョント・シエイナ)): Normal Activation:; Superior Activation:

Mitotsudaira's Divine Armament, it has a consciousness and will act by itself if Mitotsudaira is in danger. When it wants to express its feelings it uses the chains to shape out words.

Mortal Sin Armaments

Mortal Sin Armaments (Logismoi Oplo) (大罪武装 (ロイズモイ・オプロ), Taizai Busō (Roizumoi Opuro)) are weapons destructive power, powered by the power of sins. One can easily destroy a city just using one of them. They are made using Horizon's emotions, thus stripping most of Horizon's personality by the completion, with only the feeling of envy left. They have Normal Activation like Divine Armaments, but instead of Superior Activation they have Overdrive Activation (超過駆動, Chōka Kudō). In addition, all Mortal Sin Armaments have another activation called Soul Activation (魂の駆動, Tamashii no Kudō), which is only limited for Horizon to use. However, to use Soul Activation, she will need Tori's ability. Reclaiming all of them is Musashi's goal of the series. As of volume 4C of the novel, Horizon has 3 in possession, with the exception of Olos Phtonos. The user of any Mortal Sin Armaments are referred as Eight Great Dragon Kings (八大竜王, Hachidai Ryūō), with the exception of Horizon.

Lype Katarripsi (悲嘆の怠惰 (リピ・カタスリプシ), Hitan no Taida (Ripi Katasuripushi)): Motif: Anguish (Part of sloth); Normal Activation: Cut anything reflected by the blade; Overdrive Activation: Destroys anything 3km in front of its cannon blast (wheel-like).

A sword-cannon type armament used by Muneshige Tachibana of Tres España. It was recovered by Futayo when she defeated Muneshige.

Staseis Porneia (淫蕩の御身 (ステイソス・ポルネイア), Intō no Onmi (Suteinsu Poruneia)): Motif: Lust; Normal Activation: Anything it touches with an attacking will are neutralized. Also dismantles weapon type armaments.; Overdrive Activation: Same as Normal Activation, but affects everything within a 3 km radius.

A mace type armament used by Innocentius of K.P.A. Italia. Tori was disappointed that he couldn't recover this when Innocentius fled.

Akidia Katarripsi (嫌気の怠惰 (アーケデイア・カタスリプシ), Iyake no Taida (Akedeia Katasuripushi)): Motif: Dejection (Part of sloth); Normal Activation: Unknown; Overdrive Activation: Binds the opponents to the part of themself they dislike about the most.

A longsword type armament used by Juana of Tres España.

Aspida Philargia (拒絶の強欲 (アスピザ・フィラルジア), Kyozetsu no Gōyoku (Asupiza Firarujia)): Motif: Greed; Normal Activation: Defense; Overdrive Activation: Transfer the pain inflicted onto the user into ether

A shield type armament used by Tomas Shakespeare of England. Later recovered by Neshinbara.

Phos Hyperephania (傲慢の光臨 (フオス・ハイペリファニア), Gōman no Kōrin (Fuosu Haiperifania)): Motif: Pride; Normal Activation: The user is invincible as long the user continues to be full of pride upon activation

A twin club type armament used by Louis XIV of Hexagone Francaise. It does not have an Overdrive Activation because the motif was split in two, weakening the power of the weapon.

Phos Kenodoxia (虚栄の降臨 (フオス・ケノドクシア), Kyoei no Kōrin (Fuosu Kenodokusia)): Motif: Vanity (Part of Pride); Normal Activation: The user has unlimited defense as long the user continues to be full of vanity upon activation

A backsword type armament used by Terumoto Mouri of Hexagone Francaise. She battles together with her husband Louis XIV due to the nature of their armaments.

Fonikos Gastrimargia (飽食の一撃 (フイオゴス・ガストリマルジア), Hōshoku no Ichigeki (Fuiogosu Gasutorimarujia)): Motif: Gluttony; Normal Activation: Unknown; Overdrive Activation: Unknown

A crossbow type armament used by Matias of M.H.R.R. While its activations are unknown, its arrows can overload the opponent's armament causing it to explode. Matias destroyed Futayo's Tonbokiri using this.

Maska Orge (憤怒の閃撃 (マスカ・オルジィ), Funnu no Sengeki (Masuka Orujii)): Motif: Wrath; Normal Activation: Unknown; Overdrive Activation: Unknown

A bow type armament used by Malfa Volekaya of Svet Russia. Its activations are unknown, but the user can create arrows powered by the user's wrath to strike an opponent in the heart. Unlike Fonikos Gastrimargia, which can hit multiple opponents at the same time, Maska Orge can only attack one target at a time. Later on Malfa returned this armament to Horizon.

Olos Phtonos (焦がれの全域 (オロス・フトノース), Kogare no Zen'iki (Orosu Futonosu)): Motif: Envy; Normal Activation: Enables the user to use Mortal Sin Armaments at 100% power (Soul Activation)

An OS type armament belongs to Horizon Ariadust of Musashi. Horizon's soul and automaton body are bound to this armament. The model number of this OS is Phtonos-01s (フトノースゼロワンエス), which was shortened to P-01s before Horizon's real identity was revealed.

Testament's Apparent Armament

Testament's Apparent Armament (聖譜顕装 (テスタメンタ・アルマ), Seifu Kensō, Tesutamenta Aruma)

Summit 5 Use Armament

Summit 5 Use Armament (五大頂専用武装) are Armanents that can be used only by P.A.Oda's Summit 5.

Media

Light novels

Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere began as serial light novel series run in Dengeki Bunko Magazine in 2008. As of March 8, 2012^[update], 11 compilation volumes covering four separate arcs have been published by ASCII Media Works' imprint Dengeki Bunko.

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Hideo Takenaka begin serialization in the October 2011 issue of ASCII Media Works' manga magazine Dengeki Daioh. A second, four-panel comic strip manga illustrated by Kuraun Hani titled Kyōkaisen-jō no Horako-san (境界線上のホラ子さん) began serialization in the January 2012 issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine.

Anime

An anime television series based on the light novel was announced in the March 2011 issue of Dengeki Bunko Magazine. Produced by Sunrise, the anime series debuted in Japan on October 2, 2011.^[1] The series has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America and was simulcasted through the Anime Network on October 4, 2011, followed by a home video release in 2012.^[2] Sentai has also licensed the second season for streaming and home video release in 2013. The opening theme song for the first season is "TERMINATED" by Minori Chihara. The first ending theme used is "Pieces -Side Ariadust- by AiRI and the second ending theme used is "Stardust Melodia -Side Horizon- by Ceui. For the second season the opening theme is "ZONE//ALONE" by Minori Chihara. The first ending theme is "Kanashimi wa Dare no Negai Demonai -Side Sunset- (悲しみは誰の願いデモナイ -Side Sunset-)" by Aira Yuki and the second ending theme is Sora no Uta -Side Sunrise- (空の詩 -Side Sunrise-) by Masami Okui.^[3]

No.	Title	Original airdate
1st season
2nd season

References

^ "Kyōkaisen-jō no Horizon Light Novels Get Sunrise Anime". Anime News Network. February 8, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
^ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere" (Press release). Sentai Filmworks. September 28, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
^ "Sentai Filmworks Adds Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere II". Anime News Network. Retrieved 29 June 2012.

External links

Anime official website Template:Ja icon
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[1] "Kyōkaisen-jō no Horizon Light Novels Get Sunrise Anime". Anime News Network. February 8, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.

[2] "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere" (Press release). Sentai Filmworks. September 28, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.

[3] "Sentai Filmworks Adds Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere II". Anime News Network. Retrieved 29 June 2012.

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 == Characters ==
 ===Main characters===
-;{{nihongo|Tori Aoi|葵・トーリ|Aoi Tōri}}
+;{{nihongo|Toori Aoi|葵・トーリ|Aoi Tōri}}
 : {{anime voice|[[Jun Fukuyama]]}}
 : The main protagonist. He is the head of Musashi Ariadust Academy's Supreme Federation and President of the student council. His athletics and grades are average. However, because he doesn't know the meaning of depressed and has an incredibly cheerful attitude, he's very respected nonetheless. He knows a lot of strip jokes, and often plays the fool. The only time he ever cried was when his childhood friend Horizon Ariadust died, and despite being both publicly and self-recognized as an incompetent leader, he usually comes with unexpected solutions to the most intricate difficulties. After he is declared Viceroy of Musashi along Horizon, Tori gains access to 1/4 of the ship's energy supply. Later on he makes a contract to the [[Asama Shrine]] to gain a special power that allows him to channel that energy supply to his allies, granting them limitless power. The condition for the ability to properly work is that he has to always be happy for rest of his life, and a single flick of sadness at his heart may provoke a backlash that can kill him. In order for Horizon to activate Olos Phthonos, Tori's ability is needed. Despite his fool play, he is skilled in debates as seen when he debates with Masazumi Honda and later P-01s.