So, I saw the first .hack//sign episode last night. Did I like it? Yes. Do I think I'm going to be fangirling over it the rest of my life? No.
.hack//sign is about a Wavemaster named Tsukasa, a player of a virtual reality MMORPG called The World. He woke up in a cave to find out he doesn't know where he and how he got there. He soon finds out he can't log out of the game.
What did I know beforehand?
I knew the basics of the story, and I knew that it wasn't a favorite of the two Youtube reviews I follow (Arkada and Tanime). I checked out some comments on it on Crunchyroll, and there seemed to be mixed feelings about it. All in all, though, I went into it expecting to like it.
What are the pluses?
I thought the music was beautiful, and from the very first background song I heard I knew I was going to be looking for the soundtrack.
The animation at points was beautiful.
The characters seem pretty good. The main character seems to be a definite loner with a realistic, depressive personality, making it hard to make friends, unlike Kirito (from Sword Art Online) who the show claimed to be a loner, despite his uncanny ability to make nearly anyone like him. Or like-like him, depending on their gender.
What are the minuses?
Despite the beautiful quality of the music, it seemed to overpower the actual story at times.
There isn't much story in the episode.
I thought the design of the monster-thing was weird, almost ridiculous. I dunno. Maybe it's just me.
Story: 6
Characters: 7.5
Animation: 8.5
Music: 9
Overall: 7.75
P.S. I might just start crushing on the main character >//>
