List of .hack media

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This is a list of media related to the .hack multimedia franchise. The series encompasses anime, manga, novels, and video games. There are also two collectible card games based on the series.

Contents

Games

Video games

TitleOriginal release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

.hack//InfectionJune 20, 2002February 11, 2003March 26, 2004
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.hack//MutationSeptember 9, 2002May 7, 2003June 18, 2004
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.hack//OutbreakDecember 12, 2002September 9, 2003September 10, 2004
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.hack//QuarantineApril 10, 2003January 13, 2004December 10, 2004
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.hack//frägmentNovember 23, 2005
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.hack//Chat
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.hack//Chat (.hack//チャット) is a chat client that uses the MetagateX plug-in to move 64-bit avatars and chat in real time.

.hack//MOBILE
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.hack//MOBILE is a cellphone game only released in Japan.

.hack//G.U. Vol. 1 RebirthMay 18, 2006October 24, 2006
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.hack//G.U. Vol. 2 ReminisceSeptember 28, 2006May 8, 2007
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.hack//G.U. Vol. 3 RedemptionJanuary 18, 2007September 8, 2007
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.hack//Link March 4, 2010
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.hack//VersusJune 28, 2012
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  • Fighting game released on the PlayStation 3, bundled with .hack//The Movie.
.hack//G.U. Vol. 4 ReconnectionNovember 1, 2017November 3, 2017November 3, 2017
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Collectible card game

TitleOriginal release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

.hack//ENEMY20032003
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  • Card game based on Project .hack
.hack//G.U. The Card Battle
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  • Card game based on .hack Conglomerate

Anime and film

TitleOriginal release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

.hack//Sign April 4, 2002February 1, 2003May 10, 2004 (DVD)
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  • TV series following Tsukasa, a player trapped within the game
.hack//Liminality June 20, 2002February 11, 2003March 26, 2004
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  • OVA series detailing events occurring in the real world concurrently to the .hack games
  • Each episode was released as a bonus DVD with its corresponding game (in Japan, only the special edition game with the extra DVD)
.hack//GiftApril 10, 2003January 13, 2004December 10, 2004
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  • One episode OVA parodying the .hack series
  • In Japan, players who bought all four games were mailed this DVD.
  • In the North American and European releases, it was included on the fourth Liminality disc. This can be accessible by highlighting data and then ".hack//Gift". After highlighting it, the six scenes appear on the screen.
.hack//Legend of the Twilight January 8, 2003May 25, 2004 (DVD)July 24, 2006 (DVD)
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  • Sequel to the .hack games, following Shugo and Rena
.hack//Roots April 5, 2006November 11, 2006July 16, 2007 (DVD)
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  • TV series following Haseo, a new player to the game, and his adventures with the Twilight Brigade
  • The last five episodes were never broadcast in North America
Online JackNovember 23, 2005October 24, 2006
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  • Animated shorts included in the .hack//G.U. games that follow Salvador Aihara, a reporter investigating "Doll Syndrome"
.hack//G.U. Trilogy
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  • Feature-length, computer-generated film which adapts the events of .hack//G.U. with some modifications
.hack//G.U. Returner
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  • A short follow up video and the conclusion to .hack//Roots released under the .hack Conglomerate project. It tells the story about the characters of .hack//G.U. in one last adventure.
.hack//Quantum
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  • A three part OVA series from Kinema Citrus and the first in the anime series of .hack to be licensed by Funimation.
.hack//The Movie
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  • A CGI movie, announced in August 23, 2011. On January 21, 2012, it was launched in theaters throughout Japan.

Manga

TitleOriginal release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

.hack//Legend of the Twilight July 30, 2002September 9, 2003February 19, 2004
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  • Sequel to the .hack games, following Shugo and Rena
.hack//Rena Special Pack
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  • Special edition of .hack//Legend of the Twilight with Rena figurine, Grunty keychain, bonus info, and .hack//Rumor, a short story also featured in .hack//AI buster 2
.hack//G.U.+June 23, 2006February 12, 2008
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  • Five-volume manga adaptation of .hack//G.U. with changes
    • (JP) ISBN   4-04-713829-0, (US) ISBN   1-4278-1381-7 (Vol. 1)
    • (JP) ISBN   4-04-713863-0, (US) ISBN   978-1-4278-0636-9 (Vol. 2)
    • (JP) ISBN   4-04-713906-8, (US) ISBN   1-4278-0768-X (Vol. 3)
    • (JP) ISBN   4-04-715009-6, (US) ISBN   1-4278-1502-X (Vol. 4)
    • (JP) ISBN   4-04-715210-2, (US) ISBN   1-4278-1710-3 (Vol. 5)
.hack//XXXXSeptember 7, 2006June 2008
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  • Manga adaptation of the .hack games with changes
.hack//GnU
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  • Short, comical sidestory featuring Raid, a new player
.hack//4komaMarch 26, 2007March 30, 2010
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  • Collection of yonkoma comics originally published in .hack//G.U. The World, a magazine published by Bandai
  • Also features sidestories "Peaco's Story", "Gaspard's Go, Go The World!", and "Gabiman"
.hack//AlcorMarch 26, 2007December 1, 2009
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.hack//LINK: Twilight KnightsMarch 26, 2009June 29, 2010
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  • Sequel to .hack//G.U., following Tokio, a boy who is physically drawn into The World R:X

Novels

TitleOriginal release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

.hack//AI busterJanuary 1, 2006
Notes:
  • Novel about Albireo, a debugger who meets a vagrant AI
.hack//AI buster 2February 7, 2006
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  • Collection of short stories: ".hack//2nd Character/Haruka Mizuhara's Situation", ".hack//Wotan's Spear", ".hack//Kamui", ".hack//Rumor", and ".hack//Firefly"
.hack//ZeroMay 2003
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  • Novel about Carl, a female player who encounters an AI version of Sora
.hack//Another BirthJune 13, 2006
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  • Novelization of the .hack games, from BlackRose's perspective
.hack//Epitaph of TwilightApril 26, 2008
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  • Novelization of the Epitaph of Twilight, a central document in the series
.hack//CELLNovember 2005March 2, 2010
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  • Novel about Midori, a "professional victim"
.hack//G.U.April 1st, 2007February 10, 2009
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Other

TitleOriginal release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

Let's Meet Offline
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  • CD drama based on Legend of the Twilight depicting the main characters meeting offline
.hack//the visions
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  • Compilation artbook contains .hack//Sign, .hack//Legend of the Twilight, and the .hack games illustrations which were originally shown in different issues of Newtype during 2002
.hack//analysis
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  • Companion book for Project .hack
.hack//The World
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  • Magazine with news about .hack
Encyclopedia .hack
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  • Companion book for Project .hack
.hack//G.U. The World
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  • Magazine with news about .hack//G.U.
.hackey
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  • Monthly free promotional newsletter about .hack
.hack//G.U. Perfect Guide Book
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  • Companion book for .hack Conglomerate
First Login
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  • CD drama based on Roots depicting Haseo's first time in The World
End of The World
Notes:
  • The End of The World is the Terminal Disc that comes with .hack//G.U. Vol.1 Rebirth.

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