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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- is it just me or is this anime moving at a snails pace? |
| Yeah...this is super boring... Really disliking this whole MMO is life idea too. This sucks almost as much as .hack/twilight I'm dropping it. |
| I disagree. I quite like this series thus far. The idea is original, and like any good story (in my opinion), it is actually telling a story. Constant action does not necessarily make for a good show. |
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| MMO is life? The internet was taken down for some time due to the Pluto's Kiss virus and this was the first game to be released after that event. I'd expect a huge following if that were the case. Also this section of .hack is about mystery,can't go rushing around fighting although I admit theres not much action but there are other .hack media for that.Then again this is only episode 3. |
| I enjoyed this episode I understand a bit of this situation, I give 4/5 :D. |
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| yh wdf nothin rele interestin is happening same crap they talk bout him not being able to logg >.> |
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| So I found out the boys name is actually Tsukasa. and apparently he can't log out because he's actually not in front of the monitor? That would be kind of awful. D: Also "Key of the twilight" gets mentioned. Probably plays a part of why Tsukasa can't log out? I wonder what the cat is as well, since it keeps reappearing. |
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~ |
| This is moving sooo slowly. |
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| really is going at slow pace. |
ahlehx said: really is going at slow a pace. No wonder I didn't watch this on Toonami :P |
| I expected quite a lot from this anime. But so far i'm really bored. |
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| It's kinda strange now. Those first few episode was kinda dull and not very interesting. Don't like op/ed, soundtrack isn't too good too, characters design also isn't too attractive and their personalities as well. And story is moving ultra slow too, but somehow it got me hooked a little bit by now, so i think it might be worth watching it further and hope that next episodes are going to improve. |
| Slow pace hope this picks up >.< |
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| Whether Tsukasa's player actually exists has already been suggested twice in the past three episodes, actually. |
| Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut. |
| Wtf is this man seriously this show. It tries to be serious and brushes around the bushes for too long. Makes no sense and all 3 episodes so far could have been done in under one episode. |
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| This isnt an action anime, its an anime that tells an original story, the .hack with chibi rena (blackrosee<3) is more based on action, however this anime is more of a hit or miss |
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| Oh, man. Watching this takes me back to playing the .hack games. Yes, it's slow, but man, it's good to see these characters again. Reminds me of being in high school and thinking I knew everything. Interesting, though, how Tsukasa's now appreciating his Guardian. And though he can control it, Bear didn't seem too excited. Hmhmhmmmm. |
| Know an AMAZINGGG anime with a strong male lead?!?!11one//?! TELLMEEEE. NoSrsly, bby. I'll love you forever. But no romance. I mean, romance is fine between you and I, but I don't want to watch that crap, okay? Okay. |
| Sort of enjoying this so far. The music is the best thing about this show. Not much happened this episode... main character learns to control the guardian and the gang speak about rumors of a hidden item... pretty much it. |
Z-flame said: Kyuro said: the purpose of the anime is to prepare the setting for the gameProbably the worst anime i've ever seen, there's no interesting things, they always speak about over complicated and non interesting informations, and the main character is everything except charismatic. For the music, the songs are awesome (Kajiura Yuki <3) but non adapted for the scenes in which we hear them. Not quite. There's one other of the .hack series that would fit in that role tho. That cat seemed so manipulative. |
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| No real progress in this one except all of the other players oddly meeting together. |
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| I'm interested in what kind of person Tsukasa is in real life and how his background (which, judging by the flashbacks we've seen, appears to be one marred by possible abuse and neglect) may have brought about his current dilemma. I assume he (or she, you never know) is playing the game as a form of escapism, but this doesn't explain why he's stuck in-game. I also hope we learn more about the other characters and of course The World itself. I'm not going to comment on the pacing because it honestly doesn't bother me. If this show is indeed a character study like people say it is, then it should benefit from the deliberate pacing. Plus, this is clearly a mystery series so there needs to be some buildup. |
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| The pacing is fine. Too many people have ADD nowadays. |
| I like the ending theme song! this is a rewatch for me, but i find it more interesting now than in my teenage days! |
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| I love all the musick in this; not sure why people really hate it so much. This wasn't a particularly eventful episode. Tsukasa gained control of the guardian, and the others made some plans to catch him. There was something about the Key of the Twilight and another cat appearance. I'm interested in how Silver Knight recovered. |
| The last two episodes were fast compared to this one. If you told me that this was a recap episode, I'd just about believe it. Sure, some things happened, when we weren't watching the character talk to each other about Tsukasa, the Key of the Twilight, or something that was already brought up and hasn't changed since for 90% of the episode. Extend the last episode to be 10 seconds longer for the Bear/Guardian squabble and this episode could've been 2 minutes long without missing anything, what a waste. CyanideKoolaid said: it is actually telling a story. Constant action does not necessarily make for a good show. Ever hear the adage "show, don't tell"? Constant dialogue doesn't necessarily make for a good story either. Lain had next to no action as well, but it showed a lot of its content through the visuals, something this anime could really afford to do. This may as well have been a book so far. |
| Even if it's a bit slow, it's surely fascinating, can't wait to see what will happen next! |
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| "nothing happens, it's a boring show!!" Guys. A lot of things are happening. It's just that focus is on the mystery and characters. This episode explore a lot of things: 1. Subaru explains the role of guardians in The World, explains that they are players despite having responsibilities. They are directly involved in the world, and as we see later they don't have a lot of admin abilities. 2. Tsukasa's selfishness. He acts like an asshole, but he quickly changes his attitude when he wants to share something. The moment Tsukasa understood that Bear didn't care about his new ability of controlling that creature, he instantly leaves, despite being the one who emailed Mimiru. 3. A lot of hints regarding the main mystery. Secret item, a weird floating girl, memories about some kid. All this is important, it's a build up for future episodes. 4. Sora. The only person who doesn't have any relation to Tsukasa, he acts on a whim, and he's goal is just to befriend more interesting people. I really hope they will explore him later, because he's amusing |
| More mystery. Why can't Tsukasa log out? What's going on with this Guardian? Bear seems to be taking the lead on trying to figure out what's going on, and he's the one talking to the Crimson Knights. Mimiru doesn't want to fight with Tsukasa. Sora asked Subaru about the Key of the Twilight, and she has doubts it exists. But she seems open to finding out about it. Also, it seems Tsukasa had a flashback to his real life, and it looks like he's had some emotional trauma. It's been 21 years since I first watched this, and I think I only watched up to episode 4 at the time. I vaguely remember this. It's an interesting series so far, but I kind of feel like the characters are acting like a mix of their real selves and their characters. But we'll see. One thing about this series that I love, though, is the music. Kajiura Yuki is a master at soundtracks, and it's great hearing FictionJunction and See-Saw doing the music. I've watched so many of her concerts, I'm more familiar with the music than I am with the series. |
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| I like Bear, he does a good job at being the only adult in the group but he doesn't know how to handle Tsukasa |
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