".hack//Tasogare no udewa densetsu" (2003) TV series

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Writers:

Tatsuya Hamazaki (comic)
Kazunori Itô (certain original characters)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

25 May 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Four years after the Twilight incident in the .hack video games, stability has seemingly returned to the on-line RPG "The World." Shugo and Rena...

Plot Keywords:

.hack

Cast

Steve Blum

...

Sanjuro Sunarashi (12 episodes, 2003)

Also Known As:

".hack//Legend of the Twilight" (USA)

Runtime:

USA:25 min (12 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

Bee Train

Trivia:

Rena's cellphone tune is "Obsession" from ".hack//SIGN" (2002).

Goofs:

Factual errors: During the credits of the English voice actors, Liam O'Brien is credited incorrectly for the voice of Reki. The actual voice for Reki is Derek Stephen Prince who remains uncredited.

Quotes:

Shugo: [every time he uses Data Drain] Data Drain!

Movie Connections:

Follows ".hack//SIGN" (2002)

Soundtrack:

New World

Lacks what SIGN had

This show really doesn't live up to the darkness and mystery of .hack//SIGN. I have to say that I am disappointed. The character voices, I found rather annoying. The Animation was good, but again, lacks what SIGN had. It wasn't dark, it wasn't chilling, it was too light and comical. I don't care if it had more action or not, action alonedoesn't make for better story telling. They made some interesting choices, but still, they really really lack on the suspense of it. It is rather predictable. Not to mention the "What will happen next time" Highlight Videos at the end of every episode. That kind of spoils it in my opinion. This show was good but not good enough. If I had to choose Sign, or this I would chose SIGN. I'm fairly disappointed.