.hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu

Almsot any anime watcher who stumbles upon .hack//Legend of the Twilight will have very likely already seen .hack//Sign, the original story of the .hack// series. The major differences that seperate these two sereis are the seriousness factor and the character design (full design, not just art). You'll notice a much heavier influence of comedy in this series as well as a bit of more childish behavior from the characters (mainly due to the characters not being very old themselves).

The story mainly takes place in a place called The World, a virtual reality based for a video game controlled by players using a keyboard and a ... virtual reality headset. The two main characters are brother and sister in real life, but who now live apart from each other and it focuses on their introduction to The World, the people they meet, and the major dilema they run into that threatens the game world.

For anyone who watches this series, you'll notice major similarities between the original series (Sign) and this one; As well as an episode plot repeat, just update with the current environment(story/age/characters) (but still plays out just as nicely).

The character design is done well enough, yet different enough (from each other and other series) that it keeps you attracted to them and somewhat wishing them the best.

Overall, it's not a bad anime, just rather lacks the certain elements that made .hack//Sign such a ground-breaking story and anime.

Key Notes:
*This IS NOT as serious as .hack//Sign. It is more of a comedy than the previous series.
*This DOES look/feel very similar to .hack//Sign
*This IS much shorter than .hack//Sign
*This IS still worth watching if you are into the series.

.hack//legend of the twilight or .hack//dusk happened after the original .hack// series in the PS2. This follows after .hack//sign. If you see the .hack//liminality, .hack//game series and .hack//sign as almost purely serious, you'll enjoy the lightness and comical activities of the characters in this anime. I must say only four to five episodes have the serious story line... the rest are all funny and really enjoyable. In this anime, those who enjoy the game will enjoy the return of four of the coolest characters/PC in the original .hack//game series: KITE, BLACK ROSE, BALMUNG & SANJURO. Kite and Black Rose are special characters here, won by ... twin siblings separated by their parents, Shugo & Rena. Balmung and Sanjuro stays in the background guiding, helping and protecting the world through the new chosen ones... If you ask my opinion they almost made the whole anime chibis... just look at AURA... she became a child... but because of that the whole anime is enhanced massively by the cuteness factor... you'll enjoy this just like you'll enjoy the other .hack//series, especially the game. ^_^ Oh, the music sounds great and original just like any of the .hack// soundtrack...

This was my first experience with a .hack anime ^.^ Although I liked it whenever I get towards the last episodes it gets harder and harder for me to pay attention and my mind drifts off and I miss whats happening (it might just be me tho :\ lol)

Story:
The story is very easy to follow and the pacing is very nice, unlike many other .hack animes. You aren't bored to tears while watching this for the most part.

Art:
The art is lacking in some areas, but it is not annoying to look at at the same time.

Sound:
The opening theme is really good, but gets annoying after ... the first few eps. The ending theme is really nice except her voice at the high note is like nails on a chalkboard. The background music is also really cheesy and lame.

Character:
Creepy.........the twins are in love with each other. Enough said.

Enjoyment:
I had more fun watching this .hack anime than any other one, and it is a really good anme to watch.

Overall:
Besides the music, the twins in love with each other, and the short attention keepingness this is a really good anime to watch and I recommend it.

.hack//Legend of the Twilight is part of the extensive .hack franchise. It is a hybridized sequel to .hack//Sign, and to the .hack video games. Although there are brief mentions and easter eggs from these previous installments, this anime is still quite watchable without having previous knowledge.

This show has a completely different feel than any of its predecessors. For those who have seen .hack//Sign, the major difference with this series is that it is a much livelier (at a faster pace of 12 episodes), playful look at “the World” and the things that go on inside it. A great deal of .hack//LoT is centered around normal ... game situations: special events, quests, and even caring for a grunty! Also, the main characters have a more “cutesy” appeal. This may displease franchise devotees who enjoy the cerebral, serious tone of .hack//Sign.

One issue that some viewers of .hack/LoT may find unsettling is the incestuous vibe in some of the scenes with the main characters Shugo and Rena. Anyone who has played an MMORPG before can tell you that real-life attraction vs the attraction to the look of one’s game character/avatar are very independent of each other. This alleviates what would otherwise seem to be an uncomfortable element of this show.

All in all, .hack//Legend of the Twilight is a good view. The characters have some great adventures, the plot keeps momentum besides a “let’s go to the beach” episode, plus maintains mystery and suspense throughout the series.

If you are interested in exploring the .hack universe from the beginning, but don’t know where to begin, I have included the generally accepted order:

1.) .hack//Sign (26 episodes)
2.) .hack//Intermezzo (OVA; Side story told by Mimiru)
3.) Video games: (.hack//Infection, .hack//Mutation, .hack//Outbreak, .hack//Quarantine)
4.) .hack//XXXX (Manga; Adaption of the above video games)
5.) .hack//Gift (OVA sidestory; contains video game characters and Sign charcters)
6.) .hack//Unison (OVA sidestory; contains video game characters and Sign characters)
7.) .hack//Legend of the Twilight (12 episodes; includes references to the video games)
8.) .hack//Legend of the Twilight (Manga; Adaptation of the anime)
9.) .hack//Liminality (OVA)
10.).hack//Roots (26 episodes; prequel to GU video games)
11.).hack//GU video games (Rebirth, Reminisce. Redemption)
12.).hack//GU + (Manga; Adaptation of the video games)
13.).hack//4koma (Manga; Contains characters from all the previous video games)
14.).hack// GU Returner (OVA; contains GU video game characters and Root characters)
15.).hack//GU Trilogy (Movie; Adaptation of video games I believe?)
16.).hack//Link (Manga; Takes place 3 years after GU, new characters)
17.).hack//Quantum (OVA; released by Funimation Feb. of 2012)
18.) .hack//The Movie (In Japanese theaters from Jan. 2012, not yet licensed).

Before I start I want to let you know what order I have been watching the .hack series. 1. Sign, 2. Liminality, 3. Legend of Twilight, 4. Gift, 5. Roots, ect......(I have watched through Gift.)

This anime makes a whole lot more sense if you watch them in the order I listed above. Though, it is not necessary to watch them in this order, the first three can be watched in any order but above is in chronological order.

Compared to Sign and Liminality, this series is way better in my opinion. Unlike sign and liminality there is actually real action in this one! I swore ... to myself if this series was like sign I was gonna quit this whole series. The creators wised up while making this one. They needed to put some action and cram less dialogue into the series.

I don't specifically remember anytime that I was bored or wondered how much longer I had left in the series. This series was perfect and length and never seemed boring. There was just the right amount of suspense and curiousity in the anime to keep me going.

Some of the attack and spells were pretty sweet. so in that sense it was pretty awesome.

Looking back at the anime one thing really stood out: "BROTHER!" & "RENA!". Once you have watched it you'll understand.

OVERALL: 9/10
Rewatch Value: Med-High

In .hack/ Legend of the Twilight mostly all of the charaters have a back story in the charaters. Sorry if i am talking about the anime and manga i just wanted to speak in gerenal. Now Ouca is friends with Kaz aka BlackRoses (old one) and they all know mel aka mierielle's mom. ( trust me you have to watch these series 2 times to understand it fully.) Now the plot is a new threat is coming back to the world forming what the orignal .hackers would call Twilight. If you ever read the Novels Another Birth then you would notice that the charaters ... in this series are the same or almost the same. I am really sorry but this anime makes you think while you enjoy it. Each story interlocks with a different series. Sign/ Another Birth, Another Birth/ Legend of the Twilight, G.U./ Roots.

.Hack/Legend of Twilight is basicly a good anime. The only problem is that there is not a lot of movment to keep your attention for very long. Most of the series was the characters talking in one pose. Occasionaly they would have a battle or a new twist would appear. When that happened it was like waking up out of a deep sleep and you have to think about it.
Somehow all though this anime it was centered for kids with the comedy, the animation and the music. That made ir very fun. Then at the very end, they got ... really serious and it lost that effect. Once it lost that it made you think way to much untill you basicly just thought "Whats happening?"
Other then that small part .Hack/Legend of Twilight is a very enjoyable anime with its fun sound and characters. I would recomend this to people that like kicking back and just watching the show.

As far as series go this one probably is what I could call one of my original favorites.
Storyline- The storyline is...not uncommon i.e. (fighting monsters in strange worlds) where it distinguishes itself is that the actual story takes place in a video game world (something kind of new I mean when I first watched this had only been used maybe once or twice). I like the storyline its just after awhile you can feel a sort of redundance setting in (interesting plot device to get story going, main characters and friend meet and fight monster, monster is strangely strong, characters manages to overcome monster) that's ... just basic construct though the actual viewing of such is pleasant and occasionally a few episodes stray from that line of course most of those follow the storyline of (search for character, interesting event happens, fight monster, character overcomes monster, finds some clue or no clue to help him find character).
Art- One of the better drawn and animated series in my opinion. I in particular like how the characters and monsters die like how they would in an old video game (i.e pixelating out). Although in all actuality a lot of my friends have commented on it being a little to chibi for their style.
Sound- I loved the sound track for this series and in fact bought it I suggest doing the same...voice acting was really good too I mean voices matched the characters fairly well.
Character- Time was spent on character development just not much time what I can suffice to tell you is that you know enough about the characters to get you through which really in the end is kind of how it's supposed to be.
Enjoyment- Back in the day I enjoyed this series I mean it was unique, funny, and had action but compared to todays standards unless I label it as classic anime it really is in my opinion not to enjoyable.
Overall- I suggest this series if you've watched any of the other various .hack series...trust me there are a lot and you kind of need to watch them all to understand the next one (okay not always true but still it gives you a basis for what you should expect). If you come for comedy you wont' be disapointed, if you come for action eh it'll vary, you come for drama yes you will have satisfaction, if you come for romance...expect incest.

Story: 7
I'd say that this story was average. Pretty cliche, something you could find from any RPG game, which is it's basis. But enjoyable nonetheless. I liked the concept of the game within the game. It's a good grounded plot that would surely reap entertainment.

Art: 7
Good, but not amazing. Not bad either. It did the job of an animation and that was it. Nothing spectacular though.

Sound: 7
Good themes, but again, nothing that reallyyy stood out. Average.

Character: 6
Although they did have different and distinct characters, they lacked a sense of deeper quality. I didn't really know who they were, or get a deeper connection to them. ... They're easily forgettable. Not nearly enough development for me.

Enjoyment: 7
I watched this as a kid, so there's a sense of nostalgic enjoyment here for me. It was entertaining, I must admit. At least there weren't tons of filler episodes, however, it's a really short series so I'd be pretty pissed off if there were. In hind sight though, I'd say it's still just "good" as in something you'll settle for on TV when you don't wanna work and nothing else is on.

Overall:7
I'd say this is really just average. Nothing I would waste 4-6 hours of my time over unless I was really bored and just needed to watch this over again. However, it wasn't completely dreadful either, so I must give it enough credit for that.

Okay this review is about .Hack / / Legend of the Twilight the sequel to .Hack/ / SIGN and takes place 4 years after it.

Story: It's about two twins called Shugo (Male) and Rena (female) who won a character contest for the online game called "The World". The characters that they had won in the contest were Kite and Black Rose. There is a group of children who are hacking "The World" and modifying it so it can put other players into comas while playing it, they are also after Shugo. Shugo and Rena are the only ones who can solve this mystery.

Art: For ... my opinion art, I liked how they changed "The World's" areas. It was really good seeing how "The World's" scenery improved. The character art was quite good and I quite liked the different clothing for the different characters.

Soundtrack: I thought the soundtrack to .Hack/ / Legend of the Twilight was really enjoyable. The Opening Theme and Ending Theme were both quite nice. The music during the anime did it's best to suit the mood of the scenes it had to work with.

Character: The Characters of .Hack/ / Legend of the Twilight were quite enjoyable, I liked Ocra the most out of all the characters because shes a Werewolf plus her personality. All the other characters were quite developed. Shugo's and Rena's brother and sister bond was a great development to characters and the story.I quite liked how the Admins also had a different opinion on how "The World" Should be treated. The side characters who help Shugo and Rena like Orca and Mireille are also quite developed.

Enjoyment: I had a really great time with .Hack/ / Legend of the Twilight

Overall: I give .Hack/ / Legend of the Twilight 9/10