Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere

is a Japanese light novel series written by Minoru Kawakami, with illustrations by Satoyasu (TENKY). The series began publication on September 10, 2008 by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko publishing imprint.

Synopsis
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 begin to spread when the Testament stops revealing what happens next after 1648.

Taking advantage of this situation, Toori Aoi, head of Musashi Ariadust Academy's Supreme Federation and President of the student council, leads his fellow classmates to use this opportunity to regain their homeland.

Characters

 * Toori Aoi
 * Horizon Ariadust
 * Masazumi Honda
 * Nate Mitotsudaira
 * Kimi Aoi
 * Tomo Asama
 * Tenzou Crossunite
 * Suzu Mukai
 * Shirojiro Bertoni
 * Toussaint Neshinbara
 * Adele Balfetto
 * Naomasa
 * Noriki
 * Malga Naruze
 * Margot Knight
 * Futayo Honda
 * Muneshige Tachibana
 * Gin Tachibana
 * Kiyonari Urukaiga
 * Nenji
 * Kenji Itou
 * Ginji Ohiroshiki
 * Hassan Fullbush
 * Mary Stuart
 * Heidi Augesvarer
 * Thomas Shakespeare
 * Elizabeth
 * Felipe Segundo

Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
The manga adaptation of the light novels: with art by Hideo Takenaka. It was serialised in Dengeki Daioh and released under the Dengeki Comics imprint from March, 2012.

Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere: Kyoukaisenjou no Horako-san
A manga spin-off of the light novel series: with art by Un Hanikura. It was serialised in Dengeki Daioh and released under the Dengeki Comics EX imprint.

Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
An anime adaptation of the light novel, produced by Studio Sunrise, aired for 13 episodes that aired between October 2, 2011 and December 25, 2011.

CAST:
 * Jun Fukuyama as TOORI AOI
 * Minori Chihara as HORIZON ARIADUST
 * Miyuki Sawashiro as MASAZUMI HONDA
 * Marina Inoue as NATE MITOTSUDAIRA
 * Chiwa Saitou as KIMI AOI
 * Ami Koshimizu as TOMO ASAMA
 * Daisuke Ono as TENZOU CROSSUNITE
 * Aoi Yuuki as SUZU MUKAI
 * Takehito Koyasu as SHIROJIRO BERTONI
 * Mutsumi Tamura as TOUSSAINT NESHINBARA
 * Ayuru Ohashi as ADELE BALFETTO
 * Kei Shindou as NAOMASA
 * Daisuke Hirakawa as NORIKI
 * Emi Nitta as MALGA NARUZE
 * Nao Touyama as MARGOT KNIGHT
 * Yuu Kobayashi as FUTAYO HONDA
 * Tomokazu Sugita as MUNESHIGE TACHIBANA
 * Minako Kotobuki as GIN TACHIBANA
 * Takaya Kuroda as KIYONARI URUKAIGA
 * Daisuke Hirakawa as NENJI
 * Eiji Miyashita as KENJI ITOU
 * Minori Shiraishi as GINJI OHIROSHIKI
 * Daisuke Ono as HASSAN FULLBUSH
 * Yui Horie as MARY STUART
 * Kaori Nazuka as HEIDI AUGESVARER
 * Momoko Saitou as THOMAS SHAKESPEARE
 * Yukari Tamura as ELIZABETH
 * Tetsu Shiratori as FELIPE SEGUNDO

Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere II
The second season of the anime, produced by Studio Sunrise, that adapted the light novel. It aired for 13 episodes that aired between July 8, 2012 and September 30, 2012.