.hack//Unison · review
This is largely just OK. A series that really lives and thrives on its characters, this episode at least gave those characters some moments to interact and showcase their growth. However, the plot just felt like a means of giving our central crew some minor, unnecessary closure while passing the torch onto a palette-swapped group for the next .hack series. I know this was an issue in the original series, but the derpy eyes were extremely noticeable this time around with all the close-ups. And the ending to it felt particularly weird. I get that you want a happy rounding out of the series, butthe dance number with mostly repeating character graphics and some minor character assassination definitely felt more bitter than sweet to me. As usual, love the music in these scenes, so it's hard to hate on them too much. Didn’t help that the few moments meant to show some larger consequences resulting from the events of the series were a little too technical to feel meaningful. It’s fine, nothing special.