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This review is coming from the point of a view of a person who has played only a bit of .Hack//Infection but has seen all the .Hack animes in chronological order. And I can honestly say I regret watching this anime with no knowledge of the game...what a mess...

Story: 8 - Very Good

The story is very simple and a good wrapping up of the anime and the video games. After our heroes have finished their journey they receive a message from Ovan inviting them to a festival. Even with my lack of knowledge from the game I can somewhat understand that something happened to Ovan ... in past events and this was an important event for Haseo and the new game characters we are introduced to. As events develop we are introduced to emotions which are well grasped in nostalgia. Overall I'd say it does a pretty good job as it gives us enough to guess what happened in the game but leaves many holes unanswered which make anime only viewers crave for the video games plot.

Art: 7 - Good

For an OVA the quality is lower than the considered 'Standard Quality'. Many scenes were drawn rather poorly. The colors were appropriate and the movements were OK but that's about where it goes.

Sound: 6 - Fair

The sound set the correct mood for the events but were not memorable in any way.

Character: 6 - Fair


The characters were the downfall of this OVA. They just popped up, we have no idea who they are. More or less we can guess how the characters get along with each other via the interactions but it's not enough to scream: "I love this character!" or make them memorable. Then again that's not the point of this OVA anyways as we are supposed to know them already so slash that comment.

Enjoyment: 6 - Fair


Many of the scenes were boring and throughout most of it my head hurt and all I could think of was that I wanted it to end already. The random monster that appeared was very confusing and felt more like a desperate attempt from the producers part failing in an epic way. The OVA would had been just fine with the characters exchanging conversations and recalling nostalgic feelings or simply getting back to date with their buddies. Like the rest of Roots the OVA would had been just fine without the random Ovan thing as he had always been a cliche unlikable character who somehow was supposed to be Haseo's "seme".


Overall: 6 - Fair

This OVA is simply a mess full of unwanted spoilers and one of the many OVA's that ruin the main plots ending. I warn you if you have no knowledge of the game don't watch it. It's a waste of time but if you're like me and simply enjoy finishing all the animes of a franchise go ahead but be warned this will give you a huge headache. And I repeat none of what I said is relevant for the fans that have played the video games.