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.hack (2002)
Popularity 28.0
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.hack follows several young players as they navigate the vast, mysterious MMORPG known as “The World” – a place, it turns out, that is sometimes impossible to leave.
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Takahiro SakuraiHaseo (voice)
Megumi ToyoguchiTabby (voice)
Junpei TakiguchiPhyllo (voice)
Takumi YamazakiYata (voice)
Sanae KobayashiPi (voice)
Kaori NazukaShino (voice)
Hiroki TouchiOvan (voice)
Ryotaro OkiayuSakisaka (voice)
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Koichi MashimoDirector
Kazunori ItoScreenplay
Kazunori ItoOriginal Story
Koichi MashimoOriginal Story
Yoshiyuki SadamotoOriginal Story
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Specials
19 episodes · First aired 2002-06-20 OVA's and specials of .hack.
E01
In the Case of Mai Minase
2002-06-20 · 46 min
In the first volume of the .hack//Liminality series, a Japanese school girl Mai Minase and her friend Tomonari Kasumi became unconscious from playing an online computer game and was rushed to the hospital. Fortunately, Mai Minase regained consciousness, but Tomonari remains in a comatose state. Later after the incident, Mai is one day on her way to school until she ran into a man named Junichiro Tokuoka who claims to know what caused her friend Tomonari to be in a coma. At that time, Mai doesn't know or believes him. Later, Mai had no choice but to believe Tokuoka and tries to find out how the popular online game, "The World" did this to Tomonari. Can Mai and Tokuoka find out clues about "The World" and wake Tomonari Kasumi up out of his coma?
E02
In the Case of Yuki Aihara
2002-09-09 · 28 min
In the second volume of the .hack//Liminality series, Yuki Aihara was a school girl who one day went to a school theater and while watching a movie, the words "The World" suddenly appeared on the big screen and suddenly, the entire town of Yokohama was blacked out due to power shutting off. People are desparately trying to escape and Yuki tries to get out as well. Suddenly, a mysterious woman who claims that she happens to work at the school theater helps Yuki find the way out of the theater. Can Yuki escape from the black out crisis and join up with Junichiro Tokuoka to get the answers about "The World"?
E03
In the Case of Kyoko Tohno
2002-12-12 · 31 min
In the third volume of the .hack//Liminality series, Junichiro Tokuoka travels to Tokyo, Japan to talk with a girl named Kyoko Tohno about the mysteries of "The World", an online computer game that put some people in a comatose state. At the same time, Kyoko has received a strange cell phone e-mail from Helba. They continue to discuss and are trying to get clues about everything related to "The World". They later meet a mysterious man named Sato Ichiro and speak with him to get answers. Will Tokuoka and the three girls Mai, Yuki, and Kyoko that he cooperates with be able to find the mysteries and clues of "The World" and save the comatose victims?
E04
Intermezzo
2003-03-28 · 24 min
Two years before Tsukasa's arrival in The World, Mimiru encounters a mysterious character that helps her learn an important lesson about the game.
Extra episode included on the 9th DVD volume.
E05
Trismegistus
2003-04-10 · 31 min
In the final volume of the .hack//Liminality series, it is several weeks after the meeting in Hida-Takayama on Christmas Eve and Junichiro Tokuoka, Kyoko Tohno, Yuki Aihara, and Mai Minase all gather on a dinner boat in Tokyo Bay to prepare for their risky (and most certainly illegal) mission. Despite their nervousness, each one is dedicated to helping Ichiro Sato complete the mission sent from Helba. Ichiro himself soon arrives on a different boat. While traveling to their destination, Ichiro reveals the true nature of the problems that have been plaguing The World. Harald Hoerwick's program, Fragment, had been nothing more than a program to create an "Ultimate AI". The system to create this A.I. had somehow become self autonomous, and was working to delay the birth of the A.I. known as Aura, to keep itself from finishing its purpose and ceasing to exist. If the problems are to be solved, the Ultimate A.I. must be born, and it's up to Tokuoka and his team to help that event occur.
E06
Let's Meet Offline
2003-10-24 · 21 min
It's a short story about the characters from .hack// Legend of the Twilight meeting offline. It's more to hear than to see. It shows only backgrounds from the real world with the heads of the charater-game-avatars; but it reveals some interesting real life informations about the characters.
E07
Unison
2003-10-24 · 25 min
Tsukasa makes her first return to The World for a festive party hosted by Helba. Later, Subaru dances the night away, and Aura looks down from above.
DVD episode, forming an epilogue to .hack//SIGN, released as part of the .hack//Integration box.
E08
.hack//GIFT
2003-11-16 · 27 min
Helba has prepared a special hot springs for the .hack characters so they could get some rest and relaxation. Kite, Elk, Tsukasa, Mimiru and many other characters from the series make an appearence in The World for this reward. There is only one small catch, Helba will not reveal the exact location of where the springs are located. It soon becomes a race between the cast of .hack//SIGN and the characters from the game to see who can find it first. However, this is a catch, while everyone is trying to find the springs, someone is going around killing the other charcaters. Who will make it to the springs first and who is behind the deaths of many of the other characters?
E09
.hack//G.U. Returner
2007-01-18 · 24 min
The characters from previous .hack//G.U. Games and .hack//Roots receive an email from Ovan. He is requesting them to go to Hidden Forbidden Festival where is set up a mysterious summer festival. There they find an AIDA Chim Chim who wishes to peacefully co-exist with the other players of The World. It then transforms into the word "Returner", so they assume it to mean that Ovan will return to The World.
E10
.hack//G.U. Trilogy (Parody Mode)
2008-03-25 · 7 min
A special bonus Parody Mode added to the extras of the .hack//G.U. Trilogy
E11
.hack//Quantum: Go, Our Chim Chims!! Part 1
2011-01-27 · 4 min
Special episode for .hack//Quantum, one of three shorts feature the characters of the series as if they are simple purple simulations.
E12
.hack//Quantum: Ogura Yui`s YuiYui Cooking
2011-01-27 · 18 min
Special episode for .hack//Quantum, Yui tries to make a charaben food-dish.
E13
Walking Par†y
2011-01-28 · 27 min
Tobias, Mary, and Sakuya are gamers addicted to life in the The World. The role-playing trio's adventures start spilling into the real world after an encounter with a twig-wielding cat known as Hermit.
E14
.hack//Quantum: Go, Our Chim Chims!! Part 2
2011-02-24 · 3 min
Special episode for .hack//Quantum, one of three shorts feature the characters of the series as if they are simple purple simulations.
E15
.hack//Quantum: Ogura Yui`s YuiYui Club
2011-02-24 · 12 min
Special episode for .hack//Quantum, Yui and a friend learn about the process of animating a series.
E16
Wired Prisϕner
2011-02-25 · 27 min
After an accident inside The World leaves Mary comatose in real life, Tobias and Sakuya search for a way to revive their friend. Meanwhile, the mysterious Hermit gets a dose of very bad news.
E17
.hack//Quantum: Go, Our Chim Chims!! Part 3
2011-03-24 · 3 min
Special episode for .hack//Quantum, one of three shorts feature the characters of the series as if they are simple purple simulations.
E18
.hack//Quantum: Ogura Yui`s YuiYui Quantum Cult Q
2011-03-24 · 9 min
Special episode for .hack//Quantum, features Yui Ogura that has Yui "divulging answers" to the Cult Quiz which was included in the packaging of Volume 3 of the .hack BD and DVD releases for the Japanese viewers.
E19
The ωorldend Pallbearer
2011-04-07 · 25 min
The World begins to crumble and players are unable to log out as Hermit goes on a final, deadly rampage. Can Tobias and Sakuya save Mary before it's too late, or will they all be trapped in The World forever?
.hack//SIGN
26 episodes · First aired 2002-04-04 · ★ 7.9 Tsukasa wakes up inside The World, a massive online role-playing game full of magic and monsters, and finds himself unable to log out. With no knowledge of what’s happening in the real world, Tsukasa must discover how he ended up stuck in the game, and what connection he has with the fabled Key of the Twilight—an item that’s rumored to grant ultimate control over the digital realm.
E01
Role Play
2002-04-04 · 24 min
Tsukasa is trapped in an MMORPG called The World. With his conscious inaccessible, Tsukasa attempts to find his purpose for being in the game.
E02
Guardian
2002-04-11 · 24 min
Tsukasa’s inability to log out of the world worries Mimiru. The Crimson Knights, on the other hand, see Tsukasa as a threat.
E03
Folklore
2002-04-18 · 24 min
BT and Sora suspect that Tsukasa is somehow connected to a very important artifact, the Key of the Twilight.
E04
Wanted
2002-04-25 · 24 min
Tsukasa's rampaging Guardian monster wreaks havoc in The World, and an edict from Subaru makes him a wanted man.
E05
Captured
2002-05-02 · 24 min
Tsukasa finally tames his Guardian monster, but unbeknownst to him, someone is plotting his capture.
E06
Encounter
2002-05-09 · 24 min
Subaru carefully observes Tsukasa, gradually getting to know him. Sora mounts a rescue mission.
E07
Reason
2002-05-16 · 24 min
Mimiru encounters a novice player and offers her guidance in The World. This new relationship helps Mimiru uncover her own motivation for playing.
E08
Promise
2002-05-23 · 24 min
Mimiru extends Tsukasa an invitation to meet; BT and Crim share an interesting encounter.
E09
Epitaph
2002-05-30 · 24 min
An elite hacker proves instrumental in the quest for the Key of the Twilight, and Tsukasa gets stuck with a sick Grunty.
E10
Compensation
2002-06-06 · 24 min
Bear's shortcomings as a father may be the root of his concern for Tsukasa. Clues arise as the search for the Key of the Twilight continues.
E11
Party
2002-06-13 · 24 min
Mimiru, Bear, and Tsukasa join forces before embarking on a non-fighting quest.
E12
Entanglement
2002-06-20 · 24 min
Tsukasa stumbles upon Aura, an advanced AI, that is being held captive.
E13
Twilight Eye
2002-06-27 · 24 min
A way to open the Twilight Eye is discovered, and the group decides to follow the new path unfolding before them.
E14
Castle
2002-07-04 · 24 min
After the Eye is opened, a secret area appears, complicating the group's search for the key.
E15
Evidence
2002-07-11 · 24 min
Revisit all the major moments from this groundbreaking anime in a series of vivid flashbacks that may shed new light on past events!
E16
Depth
2002-07-18 · 24 min
Tsukasa logs back into The World, only to discover that he cannot die. Shocked, he turns to Subaru for answers.
E17
Conflict
2002-07-25 · 24 min
Crim refuses to meet BT outside of the game. Later, Tsukasa mounts a rescue attempt – and secrets are revealed.
E18
Declaration
2002-08-01 · 24 min
Silver Knight disrupts any and all potential rendezvous between Subaru and Tsukasa. Subaru ponders the future of the Crimson Knights.
E19
Recollection
2002-08-08 · 24 min
Subaru drifts aimlessly through The World, reflecting on her past experiences. Her connection with Tsukasa grows even stronger after an unexpected attack.
E20
Tempest
2002-08-15 · 24 min
Aura goes missing, Morganna attacks Tsukasa, and the search for the Key of the Twilight continues.
E21
Despair
2002-08-23 · 24 min
Tsukasa lingers in a catatonic state, and some immensely powerful monsters make their presence felt in The World.
E22
Phantom
2002-08-29 · 24 min
Bear, Mimiru, and Subaru are attacked by yet another seemingly-unstoppable monster, but Balmung comes to the rescue.
E23
The Eve
2002-09-05 · 24 min
Tsukasa is too frightened to pass through Helba's gate, and Crim explains Subaru's true life condition.
E24
Net Slum
2002-09-12 · 24 min
Upon arriving in Helba's realm – Net Slum – the group is forced to defend Subaru from an attack by Morganna.
E25
Catastrophe
2002-09-19 · 24 min
As the battle intensifies, the group seeks shelter in the Cathedral. Morganna summons Guardians to do her bidding.
E26
Return
2002-09-26 · 24 min
Drawing strength from Subaru, Tsukasa summons the courage to awaken Aura. Outside of The World, players share a true life encounter.
