.hack//SIGN Episode 6

Episode 6: Encounter

Tsukasa has been captured by the Crimson Knights. Subaru listens to his story about just how real the game and The World have become to him and she takes pity. She decides to release him, but Sora arrives to "rescue" him before she can do so.

Mimiru and BT aren’t getting along now especially since Mimiru is convinced BT lied to trap Tsukasa…which she did so Mimiru is in the right on this one! BT really gets on my nerves, just watching her/listening to her talk makes me want to punch her in her baby maker.

This whole rescue mission is bogus by the way. First of all Subaru (who’s a car) already said he could go, so technically he’s not even being held hostage anymore, and talk about a WORTHLESS conversation! Someone needs to teach her how to interrogate someone. Granted he really didn’t know the answers to some of the questions she asked but seriously. I would have punched that kid too!

At first he acts depressed (oh wait what’s new) almost a little scared, but as soon as she starts talking to him and tells him she’ll let him go as long as he doesn’t hurt anyone else with that whale his demeanor changes. He goes from moody well to moody, but a different kind, more smug almost over confident. Talking all that nonsense about everyone just leaving him alone!

Then that jerk off treats Mimiru like shit when he finally gets out of that place, her and Bear are really the only two people that Tsukasa has encountered that have a genuine care about his wellbeing. I’m sure Subaru cares but I don’t know entirely why she does yet. So far with her it’s mostly been about the welfare of the game and the players.

The way she’s treating Crim too is down right terrible especially because I like him WAY mo BETTAH than I like her! She’s acting like she got dumped, and quite frankly she needs to get over that! Plus Mimiru going to Sora for help to rescue the runt was a bad idea too! I understand she wants to help but the dude associates with BT, so what kind of company do you think a lying snake keeps? MORE LYING SNAKES!

Now we’ve got reviving monsters to deal with but these ones are not like the Guardian, but sort of kind of are. Silver Knight is still annoying and apparently doesn’t like the fact that he can’t chase down Tsukasa anymore, even though he failed to keep Sora out of that building, he wants to try and catch the kid again? Dude needs a wake-up call!

.hack//SIGN Episode 5

Episode 5: Captured

Tsukasa has gone into hiding from the Crimson Knights who are out to capture him and his rogue guardian. Tsukasa slowly learns how to control his guardian but Sora and Silver Knight hatch a plan to lure him out so the Crimson Knights are able to capture him.

I’m just going to be honest and say right here and now… episode 5 I’m still having a hard time getting into this anime. I had started this series once before and couldn’t get past the first episode, then I started this blog so I kind of have to finish it, but it’s SO much work!!

So we meet CRIM finally! He’s a Long Arm; his avatar is a male with spiky blue hair, a red jacket, flared red and yellow pants, and a wave symbol on his chest. He founded the Crimson Knights with Subaru (who’s a car) but eventually left for one reason or another. But now he’s back! As you can see from this episode, he’s very happy-go-lucky, easy going and sociable.

But there was something weird about Subaru (who’s a car) and his meeting. She seemed like she wanted to see him when she left Silver Knight but then when she actually got there, she came off as a little cold and uncomfortable. Maybe they had a falling out or a weird parting of ways? Perhaps she confessed to him and he rejected her and then eventually left the game, now he’s back! scary music

I find Subaru (who’s a car) to be passive aggressive, which is a little annoying. She’s SO, so, SO soft spoken too, someone needs to mic her asap!

Anyway, everyone is all a flutter, and by everyone people like Bear, Mimiru, BT and Sora all for different reasons of course but they can easily be paired. BT and Sora seem to have the same interests and the same goes for Bear and Mimiru. The latter actually having genuine concern for Tsukasa and Sora and BT pretty much just want whatever the hidden item is.

Also, what is that thing with BT barely even trying when she was “hunting” down Sora, she basically pretended to try and “let” Sora win, butter up his ego a little before trying to get him to go along with whatever scheme she had brewing in that blond head of hers.  Which is basically what happened.

That veiled world still looks like shit and the talking but not really talking reincarnation of his mother in the body of a cat was of no help. Other than to tell him that she was supposedly mad, and that he was weak. Although I didn’t hear that with my own ears, the very low self-esteemed Tsukasa who seems to be pretty worthless with out that Guardian he can’t control interpreted it for me.

I was under the impression that after that cat “talked” to him about becoming stronger that maybe that’s what he had been doing since we saw him last but no, he shows up in that trap and relies on his Guardian but then gets OWNED by Crim fist bump.

I can’t believe he fell for that trap either! Believe the rumor BT and Sora started about another dude carrying around a sword with a similar if not the same whale. Sigh how naïve, and he managed to summon that whale inside the barrier, which I didn’t really understand; then again he summoned it in the beginning against Silver Knight while there was a barrier up. I guess because it goes against the rules of The World it can pretty much do whatever it damn well pleases.

Pats Mimiru on the back I’m glad you put two and two together even if it was too late to actually save Tsukasa and realized that BT is a lying bitch. That’s right, I said it! Anyone who associates with Sora has something wrong with them, basically they want something a little TOO much, take the Silver Knight for example. Going behind Subaru’s (who’s a car) back to try and trap Tsukasa.

That little moment between Subaru and Tsukasa was kind of sweet, they were locked in a gaze with one another but it was short lived because the whale started attacking her and killed whatever henchman that tried to jump in and save her. Don’t get me wrong he did save her! I laughed pretty hard when I saw the cow/horse mount that Crim rode in on with the sunglasses that was probably the best part of this episode. The mount yes, but Crim as a character. He should continue to make frequent appearances.

Ugh, and despite all of that Tsukasa didn’t get any stronger, still can’t control his whale and continues to remain a weepy kid.