List of .hack media

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.

Games

Video games
Title Original release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

.hack//Infection June 20, 2002 February 11, 2003 March 26, 2004
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.hack//Mutation September 9, 2002 May 7, 2003 June 18, 2004
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.hack//Outbreak December 12, 2002 September 9, 2003 September 10, 2004
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.hack//Quarantine April 10, 2003 January 13, 2004 December 10, 2004
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.hack//frägment November 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 Rebirth May 18, 2006 October 24, 2006
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.hack//G.U. Vol. 2 Reminisce September 28, 2006 May 8, 2007
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.hack//G.U. Vol. 3 Redemption January 18, 2007 September 8, 2007
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.hack//Link March 4, 2010
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.hack//Versus June 28, 2012
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  • Fighting game released on the PlayStation 3, bundled with .hack//The Movie.
.hack//G.U. Vol. 4 Reconnection November 1, 2017 November 3, 2017 November 3, 2017
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Collectible card game
Title Original release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

.hack//ENEMY 2003 2003
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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
Title Original release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

.hack//Sign April 4, 2002 February 1, 2003 May 10, 2004 (DVD)
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  • TV series following Tsukasa, a player trapped within the game
.hack//Liminality June 20, 2002 February 11, 2003 March 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//Gift April 10, 2003 January 13, 2004 December 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, 2003 May 25, 2004 (DVD) July 24, 2006 (DVD)
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  • Sequel to the .hack games, following Shugo and Rena
.hack//Roots April 5, 2006 November 11, 2006 July 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 Jack November 23, 2005 October 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
Title Original release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

.hack//Legend of the Twilight July 30, 2002 September 9, 2003 February 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, 2006 February 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//XXXX September 7, 2006 June 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//4koma March 26, 2007 March 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//Alcor March 26, 2007 December 1, 2009
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  • Short sidestory about Nanase and her rival, Alkaid, also called "Battle Overture"
  • (JP) ISBN 4-04-713908-4, (US) ISBN 1-4278-1596-8
.hack//LINK: Twilight Knights March 26, 2009 June 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
Title Original release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

.hack//AI buster January 1, 2006
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  • Novel about Albireo, a debugger who meets a vagrant AI
.hack//AI buster 2 February 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//Zero May 2003
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  • Novel about Carl, a female player who encounters an AI version of Sora
.hack//Another Birth June 13, 2006
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  • Novelization of the .hack games, from BlackRose's perspective
.hack//Epitaph of Twilight April 26, 2008
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  • Novelization of the Epitaph of Twilight, a central document in the series
.hack//CELL November 2005 March 2, 2010
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  • Novel about Midori, a "professional victim"
.hack//G.U. April 1st, 2007 February 10, 2009
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  • Four-volume novelization of .hack//G.U. with changes
    • The Terror of Death (JP) ISBN 978-4-04-422207-9, (US) ISBN 1-4278-1381-7
    • Borderline MMO (JP) ISBN 978-4-04-422208-6, (US) ISBN 978-1-4278-1382-4
    • Harald's Archetype (JP) ISBN 978-4-04-422209-3
    • 8-Dimensional Thoughts (JP) ISBN 978-4-04-422210-9

Other
Title Original 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
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  • The End of The World is the Terminal Disc that comes with .hack//G.U. Vol.1 Rebirth.
gollark: Isn't GPU-based encoding somewhat low quality?
gollark: Idea; outdo them all by including 100 audio tracks, 99 of which are just rickrolls.
gollark: Who would make such an accursed file? In any case I think it lets you select operations to do on specific streams.
gollark: Oh, and Go's "simple"ness is mostly just simple-looking but inconsistent and arbitrary half the time.
gollark: There's the whole incredibly stupid monotonic time thing.

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