“Players of MMORPG "The World" fall into comas after hearing a mysterious sound; Mai and creator investigate.”
.hack//Liminality
.hack//LIMINALITY
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Players of MMORPG "The World" fall into comas after hearing a mysterious sound; Mai and creator investigate.
While playing the newly released MMORPG "The World," Minase Mai and Tomonari Kasumi collapse in the real world and are sent to the hospital after hearing a mysterious sound. Only Mai recovers, while her friend Kasumi slips into a mysterious coma. Mai is later approached by the creator of "The World," Tokuoka Junichiro, who unveils to her that, just like her friend, six other players across the country also collapsed while playing "The World" and are now in mysterious comas. What exactly is "The World," what is this mysterious sound Mai keeps on hearing, and why are people slipping into comas from this game? Minase, Junichiro, and their acquaintances set off to get to the bottom of this problem before any further harm happens.
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Derived from 12 sampled reviews
What 12 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.98 · split reception
6.2 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 2.0
↓ 1.58
Running avg · Nov 2008 → Feb 2022
- 7 “A gripping real-world companion to .HackSign, following three girls who uncover the global coma cases and corporate cover-up triggered by the Morgana virus. While it trades the parent show’s...”
- 10 “Liminality enriches the .hack mythos with a flawless real-world expansion that clarifies game-alluded details while maintaining SIGN’s atmospheric art and music. Characters can feel clichéd and the...”
- 8 “Liminality stands as the best .Hack anime entry, brilliantly addressing franchise gaps through its real-world perspective while delivering well-developed, believable characters and superior...”
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- Format 4 × 33′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 12m all episodes
- Aired Jun 2002 – Apr 2003
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0276 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- Bandai Producer
- CyberConnect2 Producer
Licensed by
- Bandai Entertainment Licensor