.Hack: Legend of the Twilight, Vol. 2

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 192 pages
• Published by: TokyoPop December 9, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 159182415X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1591824152
• Book Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 6.6 ounces

Book Description
*.hack is a highly successfull franchise that has spawned numerous manga, video games and anime features! *100% Authentic Manga Format. *Anime Also available. As seen on Cartoon Network. *Story by TATSUYA HAMAZAKI.

Shugo and crew continue their journey and encounter the mysterious Aura. Although Aura gets in trouble with Kamui's Knights in Never Mont. Through Kamui and Barmunk give Shugo and Rena a little background about the dangers in The World. As Shugo begins to understand how The World works, he learns that not even players like Kamui are harmless.

Reader Reviews
Volume two of the manga series picks up two themes that appear in other .hacl media, with a twist, of course. Shugo finds his own aura look-alike - Zefie. Unlike Aura, Zefie has a strong personality that makes several members of the team, particularly Reina, uncomfortable around her. Vagrant AI like Zefie are rare, and their behavior is unpredictable. She turns out to have some surprising powers. The presence of Zefie and Shugo's bracelet cause a stir back in the management of The World. Sure enough, a new version of the Crimson Knights, now the Cobalt Knights appear on the scene, led by Kamui Shibayama. They are corporate, not volunteer, and carry out a policy of "if you can't control it - delete it." In no time at all they are at odds with Shugo and Reina. Of all the .hack genre, I find the manga the most disappointing so far. The story is pitched at a much younger audience than the 13+ that it is marked. It is a replay of several of the original .hack themes set several years after the other storys are completed. So while this series is a pleasant read, it doesn't live up to the almost introspective approach that even the game uses. Nor does it reflect any more light on the series as a whole. .hack fans will want the manga series on general principles, but for the casually interested, the anime series is a better introductions. That or the game itself.