Why does .hack is so unpopular?

[Keyaki]

and lets not forget,

Ms. Collision!!!

[Aika]

Most people's first exposure to .hack is Sign, so they figure "Oh jesus, is this gonna be as boring as that one crap anime I saw?"

SIGN was the first I saw of .hack and I fell in love with it o-o. SIGN was not boring at all, it had a wonderful storyline. SIGN was much much better than ROOTS.

[FallenDragon]

SIGN was the first I saw of .hack and I fell in love with it o-o. SIGN was not boring at all, it had a wonderful storyline. SIGN was much much better than ROOTS.

Sure, you loved it just like probably most of the members on this forum; but there are others who found it boring, because it didn't have much action and it was a little slow, some people just don't like stories like that.

Are you KIDDING? Have you looked at anime in the past ten years? Most anime put an unhealthy focus on boobs.

I'm sure one show comes to everyone's mind. CODE GEASS. Something shoved in your face every five minutes.

You're forgetting about CC's and Kallen's asses, those were all over the place as well; but boobs are given more attention in anime.

[-Loveless-]

Because some human minds can not keep up with the twist and turns. I don't think it's that unpopular.

[Helbaworshipper]

Anime and stories that make people think can sometimes be a bit less popular. One of the biggest examples of this is Serial Experiments Lain, I still can't get the entire concept of that one. The franchise also depends on different types of media to explain the whole story.

R:1

- .hack//AI Buster 1 and 2
- .hack//SIGN
- .hack//ZERO
- .hack//IMOQ and .hack//ANOTHER BIRTH
- .hack//LIMINALITY
- .hack//XXXX (Still don't get if it really fits in cannon...)
- .hack//LOTB
- .hack//ENCYCLOPEDIA

That alone is a lot to look into and actually understand. As for R:2...

- .hack//ROOTS
- .hack//GU
- .hack//GnU
- .hack//GU + and whatever else...

It displays a similar story through all of it. There's less media behind it so it's not as much of a thinking story if you just focus on certain aspects. The story did have me thinking a lot though, so I do like it. As for R:X, I'm not sure about it being that popular with people that aren't familiar with the storyline and past media. Though I did hear that Roots was made because of the storyline in GU being a bit confusing relationship wise.

Anyways, there's a lot to look into and think about. That's why.

[AuraTwilight]

- .hack//XXXX (Still don't get if it really fits in cannon...)

It's an alternate universe from the rest of the series.

[Azure Knight]

- .hack//XXXX (Still don't get if it really fits in cannon...)

It's an alternate universe from the rest of the series.

As is GU+, right?

[Helbaworshipper]

- .hack//XXXX (Still don't get if it really fits in cannon...)

It's an alternate universe from the rest of the series.

Thanks for clearing that up. It was almost as confusing as some of the translation issues in the novels.

[AuraTwilight]

- .hack//XXXX (Still don't get if it really fits in cannon...)

It's an alternate universe from the rest of the series.

As is GU+, right?

Right.

[Kyero Fox]

why is it so unpopular? because it doesnt have Master Chief or Sparda.

[AuraTwilight]

why is it so unpopular? because it doesnt have Master Chief or Sparda.

Unfortunately, that about sums it up.