Shugo and Rena (dot hack legend of the twilight) are twin siblings who've won a contest that enable them to use
the legendary characters Kite and Black Rose in the online game "The World".
Shortly after the two start playing, they are plagued by seemingly
indestructible monsters and strange events which are initially attributed to
their special character status.
But when players start going comatose while logged in "The World", Shugo and
his friends' darkest suspicions are confirmed -- they are caught in something
far more serious than just a mere special event.
To top it off, Rena's character Black Rose disappears... and her real life
self joins the ranks of the numerous players who have been hospitalized in a
coma. It's up to Shugo and his party to save Rena... and the rest of "The World".
.hack//Legend Of The Twilight Anime Review
I watched .hack//Legend of the Twilight without having seen any of
.hack//Sign. I have however, played the first three .hack games that had been
released for the PS2.
In any case, .hack//Legend of the Twilight works without any previous .hack
anime or game background.
.hack//Legend of the Twilight is mainly about 14-year old Shugo and his twin
sister Rena. Their parents have been separated for some time. Shugo lives with their father while Rena lives with their mother.
They remain close although they haven't seen each other in a while, and so
getting together online to play in "The World" proves to be a very joyful and
fulfilling experience for them.
Shugo and Rena make a lot of new friends in "The World", all of which
subsequently help them in their quest to get to the bottom of the mysterious
events which transpire.
.hack//Legend of the Twilight pans out just like a typical MMORPG (Massive
Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game).
Kite, Black Rose, and their companions go in dungeons, fight monsters, level
up, get items, participate in special in-game events... if you have never
played an MMORPG, this series will give you a rather clear picture of what
it's like.
The plot thickens when bizarre occurences keep coming Shugo and Rena's way. They come across perpetually regenerating monsters, eerie non-player
characters, and supposedly inaccessible areas among others.
Soon, players start going comatose while logged in "The World" -- including
Rena.
This prompts Shugo and his friends to investigate, at the risk of going
against the group which the CC Corporation (the company behind "The World")
assigned to do the job.
It's a pretty straightforward storyline interspersed with some philosophical
concepts that are not at all difficult to grasp.
Exceptionally crisp and vibrant visuals make up .hack//Legend of the Twilight review,
although the character designs are a bit of a mixed bag.
Kite and Black Rose (especially Black Rose) are rendered in an overly cutesy,
superdeformed-esque style which I wasn't particularly fond of. The rest of the characters (i.e. Balmung, Sanjuro, Ohka, etc.) looked really
good however.
I loved the catchy opening theme "New World" in dot hack legend of the twilight, but I found the background music
that would play during the scenes to be distracting in general.
Overall, I found .hack//Legend of the Twilight to be an enjoyable and
entertaining series with just the right number of episodes -- not too long
that it would drag, but not too short that it would hang.
Fan Art: .hack//Legend Of The Twilight
.hack//Legend Of The Twilight | |
| Genre | - |
|---|---|
| Episodes | 12 |
| Status | Finished Airing |
| Aired | Jan 9, 2003 to Mar 27, 2003 |
| Producers | Bandai Visual, Yomiko Advertising |
| Studio | Bee Train |
| Rating | PG-13 - Teens 13 or older |
| Themes | Video Game |
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