.hack//AI buster 2 (v. 2) [Paperback]

Tatsuya Hamazaki (Author), Rei Izumi (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 7, 2006

As AI debugger Albireo journeys further into The World, he discovers that there is one AI who cannot be killed with his legendary spear of Wotan. Crossing the rifts of time, his divine weapon-and Albiero's lonely heart-reach is one special girl, called Kamui. This story of heroics continues the. This is part of the "Hack" series, "AI Buster, Volume 2" reveals the hidden truth behind the Twilight Bracelet and the mysterious Record of the Created World.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: TokyoPop (February 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598164074
• ISBN-13: 978-1598164077
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #344,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent collection of short stories about the .hack world., February 12, 2006

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Rebecca Herman (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: .hack//AI buster 2 (v. 2) (Paperback)

This book is not actually a direct sequel to .hack//AI Buster volume one; it is a collection of five short stories about various characters from AI Buster and another .hack series, Legend of the Twilight. The five stories are:

2nd Character/Haruka Muzuhara's Situation: This story retells the events of AI Buster volume one from the point of view of Hokuto, the annoying amateur wavemaster who followed Albireo around. In this story we find out about Haruka Muzuhara, the woman who plays as Hokuto, and learn that she is not such a newbie after all.

Wotan's Spear: This story is a direct sequal to AI Buster volume one and tells the story of what happened to Alibero after the events of the first novel, how he was changed, and why he left The World.

Kamui: This story tells about Alibero's successor, Kamui, and her own disturbing encounter with a Vagrant AI in The World.

Rumor: This story tells about Rena, one of the main characters of the Legend of the Twilight anime and manga, directly before that story began. This was probably the weakest story in the book because it was too short and not much happened.

Firefly: This story is about Hotaru from Legend of the Twilight. It introduces the player behind the character, and tells about how Hotaru first joined the Japanese server of The World and met Sanjuro.

Overall, this was an excellent collection that gives more depth to many of the characters from The World. I'd recommend it to all .hack fans.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good and interesting, May 21, 2006

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Brandy Lindsey "Anime & Manga are awesome!" (Culver City, Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: .hack//AI buster 2 (v. 2) (Paperback)

I like this book its very interesting and can get so into the story. Its like you are their yourself and trying your best to what you can and understand. I was very excited to see this volume come out and very happy with the results of buying it. It has alot of adventure and conflict which pulls you in even more to keep reading.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars List of mistranslations, December 9, 2008

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Mamori (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: .hack//AI buster 2 (v. 2) (Paperback)

*"Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground" is written as: "Hidden Forbidden Sacred".

*Twin Blades are referred to as "Twin Users".

*Haruka calls her "Haruka" her "first character" on page 53, when she is in fact referring to her "main personality".

*the 4 Long Arms that Tsukasa met in SIGN are referred to as Heavy Axeman.

*Lios is written as "Ryos".

*Ouka is rendered "Orca" on page 150-152.


There are a few other inconsistencies present throughout the book.