.hack//Liminality (OAV)

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[ part of [.hack] ]

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Alternative title:

.хак//Лиминалити (Russian)

Genres: adventure, drama, fantasy, mystery, science fiction

Themes: online computer gaming

Objectionable content: Mild

Plot Summary: In the year 2007, an MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) known as 'The World' is released in the US and becomes insanely popular, spreading worldwide and reaching up to 20 million players. One day, a mysterious phenomenon occurs where all the monsters in the game become increasingly powerful and harbour otherwise unheard of abilities. Along with this, players are unable to make any progress with their characters. Naturally, these occurrences render The World rather unplayable, so a player who goes by the name of Kite decides to get to the bottom of it.

User Ratings: 896 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 31 votes (sub:18, dub:12, ?:1)

Excellent: 71 votes (sub:43, dub:23, ?:3, raw:1, others:1

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Very good: 171 votes (sub:101, dub:60, raw:1, ?:1, others:8

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Good: 267 votes (sub:170, dub:90, ?:2, edit.dub:1, raw:1, others:3

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Decent: 177 votes (sub:120, dub:43, ?:5, edit.dub:2, raw:2, others:5

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So-so: 101 votes (sub:66, dub:29, ?:2, edit.dub:1, others:3

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Not really good: 39 votes (sub:27, dub:10, raw:1, others:1

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Weak: 24 votes (sub:17, dub:7)

Bad: 9 votes (sub:9)

Awful: 6 votes (sub:5, dub:1)

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Seen in part or in whole by 2356 users, rank: #403 (of 5579)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.702 (Good−), std. dev.: 1.6405, rank: #2847 (of 5568)
Weighted mean: 6.634 (Good−), rank: #2869 (of 5568) (seen all: 6.67 / seen some: 6.49 / won't finish: 5.46)
Bayesian estimate: 6.645 (Good−), rank: #2613 (of 4248)

Running time: 30 minutes per episode

Number of episodes: 4

Episode titles: We have 4

Vintage: 2002-06-20 to 2003-04-12

Chronology:

(2002-06) Volume 1 ("Infection Expansion") Released

(2002-09) Volume 2 ("Malignant Mutation") released

(2002-12) Volume 3 ("Erosion Pollution") Released

(2003-03) Volume 4 ("Absolute Encirclement") Released

Opening Theme:

#1: "Edge" by See-Saw

#2: "Senyaichiya" by See-Saw

#3: "Kimi ga Ita Monogatari" by See-Saw

#4: "Kioku" by See-Saw

Ending Theme:

"Tasogare no Umi (Twilight Sea)" by See-Saw

Insert song:

"Edge" by See-Saw

"Liminality" by Yuri Kasahara

Official website:

.hack official website

.hack official website (Japanese)

Links: We have 3

Comment:

Released with each volume of the four part .hack video game for Playstation 2. The OVA series looks at the events of the .hack games from the "Real World" point of view.

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