Comments on: .hack//ROOTS - Anime First Impressions

By: Selifer

Selifer — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:49:06 +0000

.Hack is one of my favorite anime franchises. Well or series, I’m not sure what you all would call it. It isn’t for everyone, but I find that Roots is the best one.

Dusk was good in the manga and the anime both, but it ticks people off that the anime is nothing like the manga.

By: klpecoraro2

klpecoraro2 — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:40:42 +0000

I love the all .hack serious.

By: Tri-Edge

Tri-Edge — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:17:36 +0000

I would be Azure Kite, but thats taken.

I personally love everything .hack. It has the best characters EVER. ALmost all of the characters go through serious changes, likie Haseo going from good to bad to good again, and Tsukasa from being an anti-social outcast to a truly dependable hero. She is probably my favorite character from anything. I don’t see why people don’t like .hack//Twilight Bracelet the show. It was good enough to make me watch 11 episodes in 1 day. It was worth it.

By: blue

blue — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:14:14 +0000

this series is about the players interacting and solving a problem. It isn’t about the game ‘The World’ at all, the mmo is just background for the rescues. Yes, I enjoyed the first one, .hack//sign. The second anime could have been better. The customer service was certainly bad… I look forward to this third one.

By: this other guy

this other guy — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:41:56 +0000

The dot hack// animes were not meant to be action packed. The games were. Oh yeah and this series actually has some action in it. But, yeah just like sign this series gets complicated and kinda forces you to play the dot hack//g.u. games ( vol 1 to 3) to find out what happens in the end. But, the ending is not that bad.

By: Azure Kite

Azure Kite — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:59:33 +0000

Well, I agree that the .hack franchise is more character and plot related than action. And that it is not for everyone. Mainly those who can sit through the new Star Wars movies and say they enjoyed them. But really .hack//sign and .hack//roots are lead ups into the game. The first set of .hack games had a bunch of things that connected to .hack//sign and visa-versa.

So, what I am trying to say is, if you enjoy a compelling story line you’ll be hooked.

P.S the anime .hack//legend of the twilight (or //dusk) sucks, it’s all about the manga that was more of a story about the aftermath of the game’s story as opposed to the random crap that was the anime.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:00:53 +0000

Well for me I like the anime so far and I think it will do great. I also like the character design. I just like anime with a really great plot that you can fallow with and as action and this has both, after all this is my second time watching the .hack series. I’ve only seen .hack sign and .hack roots and i like them both. It may not be for you but it sure is for me! So the heck with you guys that disagree.

By: Kurock

Kurock — Thu, 04 May 2006 21:39:07 +0000

The .hack series is definitivly not for everyone. For one thing the story is driven by character interaction. i.e. very little actual action. If people want action they should watch the Karas OVAs. .hack//Roots seems to have the same style as the original .hack//Sign and the music is good too.

In short expect long in-depth character dialogs and very short (or none) action scenes and the catchy background music all put together with beautiful animation.

By: Tsukasa - Post Deletion

Tsukasa - Post Deletion — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 01:21:44 +0000

Firs thing I’d like to say.
Boku wa Subaru Janai!

Second I personaly prefer story driven and detail packed anime such as .Hack//Sign. This is why I am Tsukasa instead of some one from Bleach or Naruto. All the storytelling and layering is missing from that type of anime.

As for . Hack//Duck in anime form….yeah duck. The story was rewriten into a help everyone anime rather than focus on “The World’s” evolution/growth. As for what the world is…It isn’t simply a realistic game like hosted on servers. The servers imply connect clients to “The World.”

Gah must stop…

Give me time with Mimiru and Subaru for a bit.

By: Morph

Morph — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:09:59 +0000

I semi-agree with the ALI PROJECT in Rozen Maiden bit. In the case of Kinjirareta Asobi (Rozen Maiden season 1) and Seishoujo Ryouiki (Rozen Maiden ~ Traumend [season 2]), both have a *very* simalar flow to them musicly. Personally, however, I haven’t gotten tired of hearing either of them…yet.

Back on topic, I’m not really impressed with ROOTS, either. It just feels done before, or rather like, “Here we go again, sorta.”~