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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best anime ever., May 9, 2005
This review is from: .hack//SIGN - The Complete Collection (Limited Edition) (DVD)
The World is a online 3-D fantasy game, where players log on and carry out quests, eithers are part of a party or on their own. For some reason, one day, a player appears who can't log out. And the mystery begins.
I loved this story. Besides a interesting plot, with tons of twists, characters who have real reasons for logging on and doing what they do, great music and good artwork, it really reminded me of when I use to role play (on and off line) in college.
The ending might be strange but remember that it does fit and also that it leaves it open because this anime is linked to the game. From what I understand, the events are nothing but a prologue - the background story to the game. Instead of a tiny booklet that they always insert into the game's case, to give it some kind of history, you have a anime that is 25 episodes long, with 26th episode as a stand alone flash-back, the 27th episode as a clip show of the important moments and the 28th episode as the final ending, the final episode set after the events in the four part video game!
But even without the game the ending still fits - after all, the anime is set in a online game. And you have to log out sometimes!
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30 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Warning...This version is missing something, December 25, 2006
I loved the story of this anime up until the very ending...when something seemed incomplete...at first I thought it was another great anime with a very crappy ending...kind of like Evangelion...but I was wrong...this version is missing the complete edition...there are 28 episodes to the series and this one only has up to the 27th(including the ones in the extras)...the final episode the 28th...is the most important..."Reunion" wraps it up folks and like many crappy American versions of good Anime, this on falls short...so in short, unless you can get a complete import, don't get this one, you'll probably be just as disappointed in the ending as I was.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Freakin' Sweet, October 19, 2004
This review is from: .hack//SIGN - The Complete Collection (Limited Edition) (DVD)
I can't speak to the particulars of this complete box set as I purchased the Limited Editions of the series as it was originally released - that is what this review pertains to.
As an anime fan, there were a lot of things that stood out about .hack//SIGN. The story line is typical of many anime series. The plot line has plenty of twists and turns, just as much for the sake of the overall story as the developmet of the characters. After finishing this story I felt like I knew the characters. For those who don't already know this, the setting is one of the most unique aspects of this story - it takes place almost entirely inside a MMORPG (Massively Multi-Player Online Role Playing Game) - Like Everquest or Final Fantasy XI. The sound quality was superb, as well as the video. I was quite pleased to find that it was in the 16:9 aspect ratio (Widescreen) - and it looks awesome on my HDTV! The voice acting was also top notch. If you like anime, and/or video games, you really can't go wrong with this series. If you like a good mystery and sci-fi you can't go wrong there either. If you like stories about relationships and personal triumph, well, you get the picture. It has something for everyone. Anime haters won't likely be converted by its charms, but I don't know many people who wouldn't enjoy this series.
As a closing thought, there was a lot of hype about the interrelationship of the .hack video game series for the Playstation 2. You're not going to get gameplay tips out of watching this series, nor are you really missing out if you don't go out and play the games. The plots cross each other, but they are essentially different and independent stories - the same is true of the short OVA series that was included with the PS2 games, and of the more recently released .hack//TWILIGHT. That said, they all compliment each other in small ways. There are cameo appearances by players from the other series and some of the background given in one, will reflect the events of the other. Probably the most noable instance of this is in the last "Bonus" episode of .hack//SIGN - I won't give any surprises away by telling you why:)
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