.hack//SIGN - The Complete Collection (Limited Edition)
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Actor: Akiko Hiramatsu, Kaori Nazuka, Kazuhiro Nakata, Megumi Toyoguchi, Mitsuki SaigaBrand: Infinity
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 650 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-10-26
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Bandai
DVD Reviews of .hack//SIGN - The Complete Collection (Limited Edition)
DVD Review: Ok, and then what?
Summary: 3 Stars
I saw this anime at least 1 year before it came to America because all the hype that was between it and its video game counterparts. And honestly I expected a little more... like an ending (sorry for ruining it for you guys who haven't sat through 12+ hours to see it all). The whole purpose of this show is to gear people up for the game. Oh, it will try to fool you though, because none of these characters in the show are in the plot of the game itself (not counting secret unlockable stuff when you finish all 4 games). It starts out with one of the coolest plot devices I have ever seen. Someone locked into a game. "Will he ever get out? Can he ever get out?" in a Batman-esk way was the only thing missing at the end. (old school, Adam West Batman, that is) But from that point on the show just drags and drags. I did manage to watch it in English, and took a little more fancy to it, but I was furious at the non-ending it gave me. Little did I know that the ending is in the video games.
All in all the Music is top notch, to the point that I own the 1st OST and am actively looking for the US version of the 2nd (though I'll probably just break down and go to Akihabara). The art is pretty good. Kinda goofy with the "dumb-bell" shaped data-drain monster, but better than most. Plot it great! Only problem is that there are 20+ "filler" episodes keeping the plot from evolving, and when it does... nothing! Not actually a "to be continued..." ending, just a very big "What happens next?" I'm a fan of Evangelion's TV show's ending, but I couldn't handle this one (until I played the games). So basic, great plot, bad follow-through. I did pick up a bit more the 2nd time through (which was in English, thus much easier to understand what they were talking about).
In summation:
Sound 5 stars
Visuals 4 1/2 stars
Plot 2 stars
Replay-ability 3 stars
Overall about a 3 star total, sorry fan-boys.
One final note, if you must own this, it is so not worth the insane price they are charging here. Just get the "Anime Legends" editions due out Sep 22, 2006. Here's the URL:
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Description of .hack//SIGN - The Complete Collection (Limited Edition)
Studio: Infinity Resources Inc Release Date: 10/26/2004 Rating: 13upBestsellers in DVD
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