December 27, 2003
.hack//SIGN Episode 3
"Folklore"
This is one of those episodes where nothing much happens. Here's a plot summary: Mimiru and Bear are trying to meet Tsukasa offline. (They also come to the realization, that there might be some difficulty to this, much to the surprise of the audience. Hah.)
The design for Tsukasa's Guardian has to be one of the most uninspired things ever. Perhaps this is just an early judgement, and someting will change my perception in the future (like, for example, if it were to completely change). Speaking of Tsukasa, he falls into one of the most boring character archetypes, one who is being pulled along in momentous events, and more or less whines about it.
This episode is all about the characters finding out stuff that viewers knew, or suspected, since about five minutes into the first episode, when Tsukasa explains that he is unable to log out. Three episodes later, we're still pretty much there.
On the plus side, the music is still excellent, as are the visuals (what's the deal with Subaru always carrying the axe around?), but at this point, there still isn't much happening.
Rating: C
Posted by Kei at December 27, 2003 07:13 AM