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.
Alternative Titles
Synonyms: .hack//SIGN Episode 28
Japanese: .hack//Unison
Information
Type:
Special
Episodes:
1
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Oct 24, 2003
Licensors:
Bandai Entertainment
Studios:
Bee Train
Source:
Original
Theme:
Video Game
Duration:
24 min.
Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Your Feelings Categories May 15, 2010
Once again, be aware that just like my .hack//Intermezzo review, I cannot talk much about this anime because it's so short. I may have written more info that can be shared between Intermezzo and Unison, so please refer to the Intermezzo review if you wish - http://myanimelist.net/reviews.php?id=26094
Pretty sure I've actually already seen this, but I re-watched it again because I wasn't sure. STORY: This special is basically a feel-good episode for the main SIGN series, and really only shows the anime in a light-hearted manner, compared to SIGN's typical dark themes. This was definitely a nice, enlightening way to end the series, (even if I had ... Dec 28, 2017
I had seen this when I was around age 14, and now I'm 28 as I review this with a different perspective. At 14 (I never played the games) I really didn't understand what was going on at all in this. I just thought it was another episode to knock off my list of anime to watch. But now I'm back after playing the 4 games and refreshing my memory of SIGN.
You can't truly appreciate this without having played the 4 PS2 games games from Infection to Quarantine. Otherwise, the episode seems pretty pointless, and you wouldn't understand why for example Sora is walking around, ... Jan 21, 2024
This is largely just OK. A series that really lives and thrives on its characters, this episode at least gave those characters some moments to interact and showcase their growth.
However, the plot just felt like a means of giving our central crew some minor, unnecessary closure while passing the torch onto a palette-swapped group for the next .hack series. I know this was an issue in the original series, but the derpy eyes were extremely noticeable this time around with all the close-ups. And the ending to it felt particularly weird. I get that you want a happy rounding out of the series, but ... |