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Posted By: Shoju
on May 20, 2002 4:41 P.M. (PST)
This was a character development episode for Mimiru.
She meets a girl player named A-20. They go to some dungeon that's
supposed to very hard. Halfway in, A-20 pisses Mimiru and she
leaves. She has a small talk with BT and Subaru. Subaru seems
concerned about Tsukasa. Mimiru decides to go back to the Dungeon and
finds A-20 still there. They reach the treasure and Mimiru lets A-20 keep
it. At the end, Mimiru sends messages to BT and Bear telling them that she
wants to talk about Tsukasa.
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Shoju's Rating: 8/10 - Not super exciting, but it's nice to know Mimiru and
Subaru care about Tsukasa. First appearance of a 'potion' type thing in
the dungeon. Fights with the monsters aren't that bad. There's still
one thing I'm worried about: WHERE'S THE MAGIC?!
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Posted By: Shoju
on May 28, 2002 9:50 P.M. (PST)
In this
episode, Mimiru basically waits at a location for
Tsukasa to come. BT is being mischievous and
makes an alliance with Kurim. Kurim and her
will be able to get any information they want really
fast. When Tsukasa finally shows up, Mimiru
tells him that she wants to protect him. He
says she can do whatever she wants. He leaves
and she is happy. ^_^
The scene then goes to the cat and the sleeping
girl. They say something about a book falling
from a high place, and that it was destroyed without
Tsukasa knowing anything about it.
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Shoju's Rating: 9/10 - Mimiru sends Tsukasa a
message to meet her. She waits for a very long time. That act of
endurance and commitment has cemented Mimiru a place in my pool of favorite
characters. A 'Tsukasa and Mimiru' shrine is now in the works... :P
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Posted By: Shoju
on June 5, 2002 11:40 P.M. (PST)
BT still gathering information about the 'Key of
Twilight' from Subaru and Sora. Tsukasa is asked by some player to care
for her small Kuchiguso for 3 days. When Tsukasa goes to check on the
Kuchiguso in a Kuchiguso farm house, he finds that it is sick and must get an
item called 'purple cherry' to cure the Kuchiguso. Tsukasa goes looking
for it, while Mimiru is asked to get information from Sora. Sora will only
give Mimiru, and the others, an informant if he is let into the group.
Mimiru agrees and when the others find out, they aren't too happy. Then
there is a scene where BT meets Sora and they have a small talk. Sora
tells BT that Kurim is only looking for the 'Key of Twilight' with BT only
because he wants to keep it from the wrong hands. If BT finds it before
Kurim, he is likely to take it from her. BT says that Sora was of some use
to her today. Sora winks at her and the scene goes back to a teleport
gate. Mimiru appears and, a few seconds later, so does Tsukasa. He
runs to the Kuchiguso farm and doesn't see Mimiru at all. Mimiru follows
him and watches him. Tsukasa tells the small Kuchiguso to eat the 'purple
cherry,' but instead it tries to stand up and puts its head against Tsukasa's
hand. Then it dies and the player that asked Tsukasa to take care of
appears in time to see it disappear. She gets angry and Mimiru comes and
defends Tsukasa. The player ask who she is and Mimiru says he is Tsukasa's
friend. Tsukasa kind of smiles at hearing this. He gets up and tells
the player that he is sorry he didn't make it. Tsukasa and Mimiru go sit
near a cliff. Mimiru ask why he took the job of caring for the Kuchiguso.
Tsukasa then tries to leave, but Mimiru says that he can stay longer if he
wants. He sits back down and ask himself why he had to be chosen to do
it. Mimiru puts her hand on his and he says it's warm. He also
says that the Kuchiguso was warm and that when it was healthy, it was even
warmer. He says he didn't think a small Kuchiguso could be that warm, and
that it would be bad if it went away.
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Shoju's Rating: 10/10 - Mimiru putting her hand on Tsukasa's hand was definitely
the best part of the episode for me. :P
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Posted By: Shoju
on July 11, 2002 11:51 P.M. (PST)
Episode opens up with Bear talking with
someone. Tsukasa shows up and sees them.
The guy leaves and Bear and Tsukasa take a little
stroll. After a small lecture, Tsukasa decides
to leave. Later, Bear meets up with Mimiru.
Mimiru tells Bear that she was supposed to meet him,
but she couldn't make it. Bear asks if the
place was where he met him, and she says yes.
Bear then tells her that he met him there, and he
thinks he said some things that were unnecessary.
Bear then asks a favor from Mimiru. I got
kinda lost here. I think he was asking her if
she could follow him to Tsukasa. She says that
following him would probably make things
worse. Bear asks Mimiru if there was any
special reason they were meeting up, and she says
that they were going to go to a dungeon.
Mimiru then suggest that Bear joins with them to
create a 'party.' Bear leaves and meets up with
BT. Next, Mimiru and A-20 are fighting some
monster. They talk about Tsukasa a little, and
Mimiru says that she is one of Tsukasa's
friends. Next scene, they show BT and Bear
talking. BT says something about things that
can't be done in the real world, can be done in 'The
World.' She says for example, someone could take on
a role of a father in 'The World,' and couldn't take
that role in the real world. BT says that she
is looking for Tsukasa because she thinks he is
connected with the 'Key of the Twilight'
somehow. She also says she has teamed up with
Kurim to look for the 'Key of the Twilight.'
The scene switches to Tsukasa in the City of Water(I
think that is what the place is called.), and he
wants to meet Subaru. Kinkan, however, says
that it's best he doesn't see her. He then
begs him not to meet her and leaves. Scene
switches again, this time to Kurim training.
He has a conversation with BT. Back at the
City of Water, Subaru is on her boat. She is
floating along the waterway when she sees Tsukasa on
a bridge. She gets off the boat and runs to
where she saw him, but he is gone when she gets
there. Tsukasa is then shown with Mimiru.
She is telling him about time she and A-20 went on a
hunt. It goes back to Subaru, and she is
talking with Bear. Bear is telling her that he
cannot face Tsukasa because he can't take
responsibilities regarding him. Subaru says
that Tsukasa probably wants Bear to meet him.
Bear then goes meet Tsukasa and starts telling him
about the guy he saw with him earlier in the
episode.
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Shoju's Rating: 8/10 -
This was mostly an episode for Bear's character development. This episode
would probably been the first to receive a bad review if it were not for
Tsukasa's segment where he wanted to see Subaru. In this episode, there is
somewhat concrete evidence of Subaru liking Tsukasa. When you watch the
ending credits, you can see that Subaru is standing on the ball part of
Tsukasa's staff. I understand now...Uguu~ I want Tsukasa to be with
Mimiru! =P
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Posted By: Shoju
on September 10, 2002 10:25 P.M. (PST) Episode
starts off with Tsukasa running through a forest with the girl in the bed.
He stops and looks behind him. He sees that she is now up on a tree.
She then plunges towards him and stabs him with a knife. Tsukasa then
wakes up realizing it was just a nightmare. Scene changes to Mimiru just
logging in. Bear is waiting for her. He says something about a
promise he and Mimiru agreed to do some time later, form a party. They
then wait on a field somewhere for Tsukasa to show up. He finally does and
he explains that he can't tell time very well. The quest they go on
requires that they get 3 items with their knowledge. BT and Sora are shown
talking about Tsukasa. Sora makes a comment that he might rush
Tsukasa. The party reaches the first place, and the statue ask about the
second sabbath. Bear answers the question and they receive a small
pendant. They go in circles a little before arriving at the second
statue. Mimiru answers the question and they receive an egg as the next
item. Sora teleports to the quest area and looks for Tsukasa. They
get to the last statue and Bear answers the question. An egg stand is
their prize. They put the egg on the stand and a monster appears.
Bear attacks it, but can't defeat it. Mimiru tells Tsukasa not to use his
monster to defeat the monster. Mimiru then throws the pendant towards the
top of the monster's head and explodes. They each receive a coin as a
prize for defeating the monster. Tsukasa places his coin on the belly of
the girl sleeping. There is then a sequence where two people are
talking about cutting life support for someone.(Looks like it's Tsukasa.)
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Shoju's Rating: 7/10 -
Tsukasa kind of opens up a little and has some fun. A mere filler
episode. Not much else.
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Posted By: Shoju
on September 10, 2002 10:25 P.M. (PST) Opening
scene is a doctor and someone are talking about being brain dead and being a
vegetable. Scene switches to Mimiru and Tsukasa talking about what to do
with a Mithril Rod. They get into a conversation about material things
Mimiru wants. The conversation then switches to what Tsukasa does in his
free time. Mimiru then logs off. Subaru is shown, and she tells
Ginkan to notify her if someone wants to see her. She logs off and Tsukasa
is shown back at the bed of the sleeping girl. He finds everything is
wrapped with thorny vines. The cat PC shows up and moves his hands around
a bit. Little slug-like things then appear on the vines. Scene goes
to a hospital room where a plug has been unplugged with the sound of a life-sign
of a dead person in the background. A struggle between some people occurs
and Tsukasa is then shown on his knees. Bear and BT are shown and Bear is
talking about the real Tsukasa. Scene is back on Tsukasa where a girl
tells him about the story of the 'Mermaid Princess.' The girl proposes
that Tsukasa, the cat PC, and her stay there together forever. Tsukasa
doesn't want to. The girl tries to convince him again and suddenly the
slugs disappear. BT goes to talk about the new information, she got from
Bear, with Kurim. Tsukasa is shown at the cave where he and Subaru
talked. Tsukasa hears something and leaves immediatley. It's Subaru
who has come. When she goes back outside, after finding nothing, Kurim
greets her. Bear and Mimiru are talking when Subaru messages Bear.
He leaves and tells Mimiru to stay there. Subaru is worried about the real
Tsukasa. Bear tells her that she should talk to Tsukasa when she gets a
chance. Tsukasa finally shows up, and Mimiru notices the scratches on his
body. Tsukasa is about to leave when Bear comes. Mimiru ask what
Subaru had to say, and the mention of Subaru stops Tsukasa. Bear asks if
Tsukasa would like to look for the 'Key of the Twilight.' Tsukasa runs off
and returns to the girl. He tells the girl he understands the story of the
'Mermaid Princess' and the vines disappear.
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Shoju's Rating: 7/10 - The
slow start of Tsukasa and Subaru's relationship begins.(IMO anyway.) Also
BT being an ass is continued.
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Posted By: Shoju
on September 10, 2002 10:25 P.M. (PST)
Subaru opens up the episode by talking to BT about the 'Key of the
Twilight.' Bear is mad at BT that she shared the information. Bear
tells her that he has decided to look for the key too. Mimiru goes meet
with Sora. He offended when she says that he has become a servant of Helba.
Sora then tells her about the real Tsukasa. She later complains to Bear
about not telling her. Tsukasa then remembers himself looking at a blank TV
screen. BT talks to Kurim about what Subaru thinks of the 'Key of the
Twilight.' Bear and Mimiru are talking about how to get to the Twilight
Eye when Tsukasa shows up. He says that he wants to look for the 'Key of
the Twilight' too, but he wants to use it so the girl sleeping can wake
up. Kurim is shown waiting for Subaru. She arrives and tells her
about the information he knows. Subaru tells him that she wants the 'Key
of the Twilight' and Kurim tells her that he will present it to her as a
gift. Bear, Mimiru, and Tsukasa try to go meet Subaru, but she isn't at
the Water City. Bear goes off searching for information IRL. Mimiru
and Tsukasa go to their usual place and watch the scenery. BT tells Sora
that she knows where the Twilight Eye opens. Bear is summoned to a
dungeon. There he meets with Helba. BT tells Kurim some
information. BT gets mad when she finds out that Subaru knows about some
things. Bear tells Mimiru about what he found out. The cat PC is mad
at Tsukasa and he just leaves him and the girl. BT then slams her staff at
the ground causing the Twilight Eye to open.
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Shoju's Rating: 9/10 -
Everyone shares information and everyone finds out about the Twilight Eye.
Finally, something interesting happens that actually moves the story on a little
more.
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Posted By: Shoju
on September 10, 2002 10:25 P.M. (PST)
Sora is seen going through the Gate. BT and Kurim arrive
to the field and look around. Bear and Mimiru talk about
Tsukasa. Tsukasa appears and scene changes. Kurim and BT are
climbing a tower. When they get to the top, BT tells him that Sora
followed them. Kurim then starts running. Bear tells Tsukasa where
to transport them. They arrive and Bear sees BT and Kurim. Now,
everyone is running. BT and Kurim stop for a moment. BT tells Kurim
that she probably can't keep up with him. Mimiru almost falls while
running. Bear saves her though. Tsukasa then gets a bad
feeling. Tsukasa tells them he can find the 'Key of the Twilight' without
their help and goes off. Subaru asks Ginkan if anyone has asked to see
her, and he lies to her that no one asked for her. Kurim decides that he
will stop Sora and BT should go ahead. She goes off and he waits for Sora.
Sora arrives and begins to fight with Kurim. Tsukasa's group get to a room
where there is a chime and a couple of different doors. Tsukasa picks one
and they go. Sora then explains what BT did to him and he realizes he has
been lured there. BT comes to the final door and enters. Inside, a
man is upside down in a chair. Sora and Kurim go back to fighting, while
BT has had enough. Tsukasa's group sees her leave the room. She
tells them that they should leave before the spell on the field is over.
BT leaves and they go check out the guy. The guy starts talking about some
nonsense. Bear tries asking him about the 'Key of the Twilight,' but he
continues to talk nonsense. Tsukasa starts thinking the guy's words are
about the sleeping girl. The group then starts running. Everything
is starting to fall apart. Bear says that the field isn't part of the
game. They see a dead end and Bear falls. The cat PC shows up and
the monster shows up too. The monster attacks Tsukasa and kills him.
Mimiru is shocked.
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Shoju's Rating: 9/10 - Another
well done episode. Tsukasa and Bear both dieing is a good thing to
see. Music is still good IMO.
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Posted By: Shoju
on September 10, 2002 10:25 P.M. (PST)
BULLSHIT!
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Shoju's Rating: 0/10 - Recap
episodes in a one season anime is POINTLESS. With this episode,
.hack//Sign is debunked from my top anime list.
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Posted By: Shoju
on September 10, 2002 10:25 P.M. (PST)
Real Tsukasa is shown as his life-signs go dead. Bear and
Mimiru fall and end up back on some other field. Mimiru begins to worry
about Tsukasa. BT tries to open the Twilight Eye again. Sora talks
to her for a while and then kills her. Mimiru goes back to the cave where
she first met Tsukasa and remembers what happened that time. Bear tells
her she should just wait for Tsukasa to show up. Kurim explains what
happened to Subaru. Subaru tells Kurim that she thinks that the 'Key of
the Twilight' really exists. Tsukasa's voice is heard screaming in pain
and falls into a place that is red all over. The sleeping girl is there
and Tsukasa is just grabbing his chest. He wakes up later back at the bed
of the sleeping girl. He sees the girl open her eyes and cry, but then she
returns to normal. A voice welcomes Tsukasa back home, and tells him that
it will protect him along with the cat PC. He says he doesn't want to be
stuck there and goes wandering. He gets lost, both physically and
mentally. Subaru talks with Ginkan a little. He tells her that some
of the legion doesn't think what Subaru is doing is right. Subaru goes
back to the place where the knight's had held Tsukasa captive. There she
meets Tsukasa. Tsukasa and Subaru talk. Tsukasa question's his
existence. Subaru puts his hand to her chest to feel her heart. She
tells him that she wants to meet him IRL. Bear and BT are shown talking in
some forest. Bear then gets a message from Mimiru and goes to meet
her. Bear finds that Mimiru is with Subaru. Subaru tells them of
Tsukasa's state of being. Mimiru tells them that she remembers Tsukasa
saying that he found something. Subaru returns to some city. Bear
and Mimiru go meet Tsukasa. Mimiru tells Tsukasa that he said that he
found something, but he doesn't remember. Bear makes Mimiru drop the
subject. Tsukasa says thank you and returns the sleeping girl.
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Shoju's Rating: 9/10 - Tsukasa
revived. Finds Subaru. Doesn't understand anything. Poor
guy/girl.
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Posted By: Shoju
on September 10, 2002 10:25 P.M. (PST)
BT is in some castle thinking. Mimiru and Tsukasa talk in some
church. Mimiru wants to meet Tsukasa IRL. Mimiru then leaves saying
her mom called her. She really wants to have an excuse to get away and
meets BT. BT lectures Mimiru a little about not bringing personal issues
together with game issues. BT leaves to go talk with Bear. BT leaves
and meets with Sora. Sora insults her and leaves. Bear finds Mimiru
on a bridge. Mimiru tells him of her dislike of BT. Mimiru then goes
looking for Tsukasa. BT meets with Kurim. BT wants to meet him IRL.
Kurim tells her that he doesn't bring the game to the outside. BT is hurt
by this. Only Subaru is his love. Kurim leaves to go back
work. BT then sulks some more and calls herself stupid. BT goes to
meet Subaru. BT guesses that she wants to talk about Tsukasa. BT
continues and insults her. Ginkan interrupts and stops her. BT then
leaves. Ginkan tries to cheer Subaru up. BT gets asked by two n00bs
if she could accompany them to a dungeon. She agrees, but it ends up being
a trap. BT acts cocky and gets ready for them. The guys them see
Tsukasa and run off. BT thanks him. Tsukasa says she was getting
ready to be defeated. She is a little surprised that he knew that.
She then asks him what it was like to die. Tsukasa tells her, and in
return she tells him something about lettuce. Tsukasa then goes meet with
Bear and Mimiru. He tells them he met with BT. They discuss a little
about BT's name. Scene changes to a girl reading a card(BT IRL). She
looks at some equipment and puts it on. BT logs in and says she should
continue to be 'BT' for a little while longer.
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Shoju's Rating: 10/10 - BT
gets dissed everywhere in this episode. Add that Subaru was insulted, and
this is the most enjoyable episode. Only thing better would be Tsukasa and
Mimiru shopping in Shimokita. =P
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Posted By: Shoju
on September 10, 2002 10:25 P.M. (PST)
Mimiru and Bear leave Subaru with Ginkan. Ginkan hasn't
been nice to visitors of Subaru. He makes up some excuse, but Subaru just
leaves. The girl sleeping says something about Tsukasa. Tsukasa is
talking with Mimiru. He remember the time he was talking with
Subaru. He talks about what path he should take to get back to the real
world. Subaru talks with Kurim. Kurim says that Ginkan is just
showing that he cares for Subaru. He says he will help Subaru with
anything and leaves. Sora is talking with BT about Tsukasa. Ginkan
tells Subaru about a player killer. He wants to capture him, but Subaru
explains to him that they are just players in 'The World.' They are not
the System Administrators, and therefore have no real power. Subaru then
goes off on an 'errand.' Ginkan orders the knights to capture the player
killer. Subaru goes meet up with Bear and Mimiru. They talk about
stuff and about Tsukasa. They agree that all they can do for now is find
out more about the upside-down guy. Subaru leaves and finds Tsukasa at the
tree where they talked before. They talk a little and Subaru gets closer
to him. When she comes back, she finds out that Ginkan had ordered to
capture the player killer. She gets a letter from the System
Administrators. Later, she goes tells Ginkan to stop what he is
doing. Subaru realizes that Ginkan and the knights have become too arrogant
and disbands the Scarlet Knights. Tsukasa is shown waiting for Subaru at
the tree.
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Shoju's Rating: 10/10 - Ginkan
is the perfect example of what happens when you let someone with brute strength
into a leadership role. Their minds are too simple to handle such
things. IMO, he should be bitch slapped some more. He deserves more
than just seeing what he worked hard on, crumble before his eyes.
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