.hack//SHRINE
So this is more of a 'my stuff' page at the moment rather than a proper 'shrine',
but I figured that showing off my irl shrine would be good enough!
I've been a .hack// fan since .hack//SIGN was airing fresh on Adult Swim, and I remember buying Infection new in-store, so it had to have been 2003. It caught my attention immediately, and sparked a love of the MMORPG genre that I've never quite been able to satisfy...
Out of all the .hack// media, I think SIGN is my favorite without a doubt. I've watched it over and over, and each time I understand and love it more.
Here we've got my full shelf of .hack// goodies :)
Tsukasa, Kite, and tiny-Lady Subaru protect my most prized possessions for me!
I've been working hard to try and collect all of the English language manga and light novels. I know I'm still missing a few, especially the GU LNs, but I definitely won't stop until I have them all! Note: My GU DVD box set is being loaned out, so it's not included in the photo.
And now, the games! I wanted to display ALL of them, but I don't have the right setup/space at the moment, so we've got IMOQ on display and GU hanging out beside them.
Somehow I ended up with doubles of the first 3 games, though not all in-box, but the ones on display here are like-new with game, Liminality DVD, and even the in-box manual and stuff. My duplicate copy of Infection is signed by Crispin Freeman who voices Balmung in SIGN. :3
My favorite convention experience EVER is when I was getting his signature. The line was full of Itachi fangirls, so when I rolled up with some .hack//, he smiled. I thanked him for his amazing work as Balmung, and told him that he delivered my favorite line in any media ever, and started "This shinding is...". Without prompting, he joined me with "the bomb-diggity!", and I lost it. he told me how he actually ad libbed that line in the show, and they kept it!
My copies of GU are also in like new condition with all of the fixins! I was lucky enough to get the full set at a great price. Here are the GU games in their full glory, lol
I think my true grail, though, is a Grunty plush. Every day I regret not getting one :(