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I enjoyed watching SIGN, and had wanted to watch this since I had first heard of it.

It was great to see Kite and BlackRose from the game appear and see them mingle with the characters from the anime.

It was a light-hearted OVA, because of SIGN being a rather dark series. But, because of its light-heartedness, it felt rather strange to see such humour in a setting which was always bleak during the series.

Nevertheless, it was an OVA that was as good as Intermezzo and was quite enjoyable.

A friend of mine recommended this show to me, so I thought "I might as well give it a look."

I didn't really know what to expect with this, but I had heard good things about it, as well as my friend's very enthusiastic reaction to this series.

Luckily, I enjoyed it. A lot.

I was pleasantly surprised. All aspects of the show were brilliant, and it was hilarious. Funnier than most of the rubbish that's deemed as 'comedy' nowadays.

I could also relate to the characters. I'm known to be quite eccentric, and as I was some sort of outcast to my classmates, this meant that I could ... sort of relate to Haruhi. But I could also relate to Kyon, for his sarcastic wit, and deadpan humour.

Every episode was as good as each other. The visuals remained fantastic throughout, and I loved the story.

It quickly became my favourite anime. And I love it more than some of the telly programmes I have in my DVD collection.

In early 2004, 3 1/2 years before my foray into anime, I bought a PS2 game called .hack//Infection. I didn't particularly enjoy the game that much, and it became lost behind the newer games that came and were added to my ever-growing video game collection.

Fast forward to November 2007, and I stumble across .hack//SIGN while flicking through the channels one night. I decided to watch it, and I became immediately hooked.

One of the strong points of the .hack video game was the story, and the story to SIGN was also brilliantly written. I also loved the art and the characters were a lovable motley crew, ... of sorts.

The music fitted in well with the atmosphere of the series. The celtic influence was notable in both scenery and music.

A lot of people say this dragged on, "They've all got weapons, but there's no fighting." Ah, well. So what? I didn't care. I'm never one to care about the pace of a telly programme, film or video game etc.

I really enjoyed the series, and it pulled me in further into the world of anime.

And, because of the series, Infection was pulled out from behind the newer games, and played once again. (And was completed this time around.)