If you want a good action anime or anything with a quick-moving story, then .hack//Sign will not be your cup of tea. This is a show that takes its time with development so you become acquainted with the plot and characters, especially as more details concerning the mystery of Tsukasa's incapability of logging out of the World are revealed. The MMORPG known as the World has an immersive world to take in and players with diverse personalities whose attitudes of the game clash on occasion. From the stickler for the rules Ginkan to player killer Sora, you get a good sense of just what kind of people the players are as they interact with each other. Even as more about Tsukasa's problems are revealed and eventually resolved, there are mysteries left unresolved about those who kept Tsukasa trapped in the game which are revealed later on in the first set of hack video games and .hack//Liminality.

In terms of visuals, hack has vivid scenery and great looking character designs with a great amount of detail and bright colors. While dialogue was the major emphasis of much of Sign, the scenes where there were abnormalities in the World were the highlights in the animation department for the series. One effective use of the artwork was discerning the differences between reality and the World with the differences in color. The World was saturated in plenty of color meant to convey the escapism and freedoms that it gave its users while reality is coated in black and white with static accompanying its borders to convey the boredom and pressures that it gave people day by day.

hack's best feature for me was its music. Filled with powerful vocals and an energetic techno soundtrack, the soundtrack for the series stands as one of the best I've heard in an anime to date.

With a focus on character interactions and the mysteries surrounding Tsukasa, .hack//Sign makes for a great title if you like anime that take their time with developing their elements. (show less)

Oh God now the Recent Fan Reviews will be a tool of war! Start The Oppression against Naruto Troll Fanatics... OK here comes a long review about every last bit of reviews that I've seen by Naruto Troll Fanatics.. I hope Anime Access can support long reviews XD

Let's start with Guilty Crown Review (LOL i luv dis anime, F U Naruto Troll fanatics)

WORSTS ANIME AFTER BLEACH
Written by Bleach.Sucks.Naruto.Rulez on November 5, 2011 at 2:24 PM
>>>>>>>>>Only bleachtards and onepiece-faggots watch this shit (ONLY NARUTO TROLLS THINK OF THIS)
0 out of 38 people found this review helpful.

LOL
Written by sakuraaxxnaruto on November 4, 2011 at 4:50 PM
>>>>>>>>>shitty shit anime shit shit shit lol (Huh? ENRAGE! DIE B I T C H)
0 out of 36 people found this review helpful.

NO
Written by Narutofanatic4ever on November 1, 2011 at 9:05 AM
>>>>>>>>>thsi is not a good anime i dond like it (thsi haha XD wat a freak)
0 out of 43 people found this review helpful

WTF ?
Written by lod_lod on October 14, 2011 at 6:10 PM
>>>>>>>>>WHAT THE F@*K ? (Huh? I dnt get wat are u trying to say lod_lod @_@)
1 out of 94 people found this review helpful. (I wonder hu is d one found it helpful)

THIS SUCKS
Written by Naruto_usumakii4EVER on October 14, 2011 at 8:59 AM
>>>>>>>>>its a naruto rippoff just like most animes...better watch naruto. naruto is thew biggest animu ever and it has the best story and is so cool . watch naruto shipuden tooo >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

(F U! WAT D F!? NARUTO RIPOFF! Oh c'mon Naruto doesnt have any robots u dumbass and why recommend Naruto? Does Naruto losing it's fan or it is jst losing popularity? or u're jst a diehard fan hu will kill to watch Naruto?? Seriously Dude and wow biggest ANIMU Ever? wat is dat animu @_@)


OK LETS MOVE TO FAIRY TAIL (GREAT MANGA AND ANIME! ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED ANIME)

FAIRY TAIL REVIEWS

CRAPPY ANIME
Written by Bleach.Sucks.Naruto.Rulez on November 5, 2011 at 2:22 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>bad characters
gay
too many fillers and it has no stori
0 out of 7 people found this review helpful

My comment: Ok bad characters? Lucy is hot Dude! Erza d bomb XD and d comedy is way more funnier dan Naruto rating for this anime is 5 overall Fairy Tail Rocks!

I GOT 2 WORD FOR YA
Written by Natsu1992 on November 5, 2011 at 12:54 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>fucking awsome
0 out of 15 people found this review helpful.

My comment: uhhh fucking awesome and u reviewed it 1 overall? uhh I dnt have anything to say anymore @_@

IIT SUKS
Written by Narutofanatic4ever on November 1, 2011 at 9:06 AM
>>>>>>>>>>>i dond like this anime because it sucks. naruto is better
0 out of 15 people found this review helpful.

My comment: AGAIN! I SERIOUSLY WANT TO KILL U RYT NW #_#

FAIRYTAIL IS SHIT
Written by Naruto_usumakii4EVER on October 12, 2011 at 6:12 AM
>>>>>>>>>>>only retards watch it. naruto 4 ever you retards
0 out of 29 people found this review helpful

My comment: uhhh u too I wnt to kill..


Bad ass anime if you love Naruto and Bleach...
Written by geo0899 on September 30, 2011 at 1:30 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>If you love Naruto and Bleach,, You'll love this anime... Great animation,,, great comedy,, The relationship between Natsu and HAppy is awesome,,, The way Happy always makes fun of Lucy... Great action,, good story line... So people,, stop fucking hating,, If you don't like it,, then don't watch it!!!!

My comment: Dude why comment 1 overall if u are freaking awesome and luv this anime? but still I salute great otakus XD jst put the overall score next time coz it will affect the ratings of the anime

Lost my interest in 1st episode
Written by hkBattousai on September 30, 2011 at 12:48 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Characters were too young and childish. It was just like a Bleach filler. I gave up watching after 1st episode. I don't understand why these kind of animes become so popular? Are there too many kids around us?
1 out of 25 people found this review helpful

My Comment: Why popular? COZ IT's BADASS! THE ANIMATION IS GREAT.. and we really cant complain if its not your taste but the story and action of this anime is 5 star. I've read d manga frm chapter 1 to the latest and it took me 5 days straight to read dis (sleep and dinner is my only rest tym wen in GODLIKE OTAKU MODE @_@) and a lot of money XD it's a gud thing I got lots of money XD anyways I will continue dis after seeing all d replies and helpful tnxs XD ROCK ON ANIME-ACCESS. [email protected] look me in facebook. Message me if u're frm here coz I got lots of friend request @_@ I only accept dos I knw and messages me XD (show less)

The .hack (pronounced dot-hack) universe is a multimedia experience for those drawn into "The World". The tale of .hack is told though the anime series, several games, OAV and manga. The story line follows several different groups of characters who are players in a popular online RPG (Role Playing Game) called "The World". In the game players can go on quests with other players to gain experience and find treasures. Not all is fun and games in "The World", several players have gone into comas while playing the game while their characters in the game are still active. In "The World" are those who seem to only exist in the game, some helping the players while others who want to destroy "The World". For the characters who are unable to "log out", it soon becomes clear that it isn't just a game, it becomes a matter of life and death. .hack//SIGN released in 2002 follows Tsukasa who is one of those characters unable to log out of the world. With the help of a small band of friends they try discover the reason Tsukasa cannot leave the online world. In .hack//Liminality the mysterious coma of a player is investigated by Mai who is seeking all of the answers in the real world. The story line in the game follows a 14 year old boy named Kite. He is invited by his friend Orca to enter "The World". While in the game Orca falls into a coma and Kite along with a few companions must find the answers to the mysteries of "The World" and the comatose players. The 2003 release of Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu (Legend of the Twilight Bracelet) takes place 4 years after the end of the game story line. The story follows twins Rena and Shuugo as they enter "The World" after winning the prize to use the retired characters of Blackrose and Kite- the legendary .hackers. The players are once again in danger with only Shuugo, his friends and the mysterious Aura to protect the "The World" from destruction (show less)