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.hack//SIGN (TV)

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©Project .hack

Alternative title:

.hack//SIGN駭客時空 (Chinese (Taiwan))

Dot hack

Dot hack sign

Hack sign

hack//SIGN: Atrapados en la red (Spanish)

Хак//Симбол (Russian)

ドットハックサイン (Japanese)

닷핵 사인 (Korean)

Genres: action, adventure, drama, fantasy, mystery, science fiction

Themes: online computer gaming, Virtual Reality

Objectionable content: Mild

Plot Summary: Amidst a popular online role playing game in the near future, characters try to play out the goals they set for entertainment and passing of time. The World as the RPG is called is one with a setting of monsters, player characters and dungeons. Tsukasa is a detached and introverted character that has a number of mysteries about his player character. Many weird happenings seem to suround Tsukasa and his involvement in a rare item called 'The Key Of The Twilight' sparks Tsukasa'a meeting with different online characters and the befriending of their real life counterparts; All without ever meeting face to face in reality. What is strange about Tsukasa is that he can't seem to log out of The World. Subaru and Silver Knight of The Crimson Knights continue to look for proof of why Tsukasa can not log out or the existance of The Key Of The Twilight. Meanwhile Bear, Mimiru, and BT as Tsukasa's friends try to help him understand who he really is and how he can return to the real world.

User Ratings: 3654 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 292 votes (sub:155, dub:128, edit.dub:3, raw:1, ?:1, others:4

1 Spanish subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled

)

Excellent: 561 votes (sub:307, dub:218, ?:8, edit.dub:7, raw:3, others:18

8 Spanish subtitled
4 Portuguese subtitled
2 German dubbed
2 Italian dubbed
1 Italian edited dub
1 French subtitled

)

Very good: 826 votes (sub:462, dub:325, edit.dub:8, raw:7, ?:3, others:21

8 Spanish subtitled
3 French subtitled
2 Spanish dubbed
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 Italian dubbed
2 German dubbed
1 Swedish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled

)

Good: 811 votes (sub:447, dub:315, edit.dub:21, ?:6, raw:4, others:18

5 Spanish subtitled
3 Spanish dubbed
2 Indonesian dubbed
2 German dubbed
2 Italian dubbed
1 Swedish subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian subtitled

)

Decent: 436 votes (sub:245, dub:168, ?:9, edit.dub:4, raw:1, others:9

2 Spanish dubbed
2 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 Russian subtitled

)

So-so: 308 votes (sub:166, dub:116, edit.dub:5, raw:4, ?:4, others:13

4 Spanish dubbed
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Swedish subtitled
1 Chinese Mandarin subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian subtitled

)

Not really good: 126 votes (sub:71, dub:49, edit.dub:1, ?:1, raw:1, others:3

2 Spanish subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed

)

Weak: 177 votes (sub:114, dub:52, ?:3, edit.dub:1, Eng:1, others:6

3 Spanish subtitled
1 Dutch subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Russian subtitled

)

Bad: 70 votes (sub:43, dub:25, ?:1, others:1

1 Portuguese dubbed

)

Awful: 24 votes (sub:16, dub:7, others:1

1 German dubbed

)

Worst ever: 23 votes (sub:13, dub:8, others:2

1 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled

)

Seen in part or in whole by 8110 users, rank: #61 (of 10089)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.008 (Good), std. dev.: 2.031, rank: #3809 (of 10249)
Weighted mean: 6.918 (Good), rank: #4269 (of 10249) (seen all: 7.20 / seen some: 6.07 / won't finish: 4.12)
Bayesian estimate: 6.920 (Good), rank: #3894 (of 7724)

Running time: 25 minutes per episode

Number of episodes: 26

Episode titles: We have 26

Vintage:

2002-04-04 to 2002-09-25

2003-02-01 to 2003-08-30 (USA)

2004-02-26 (France)

2005-04-01 to 2005-10-07 (Canada, YTV)

2005-08-01 to 2006-01-23 (Latin America Broadcast)

2007-06-05 (Germany - Animax)

2009-11-27 (Spain, Animax)

Release dates: We have 33

Opening Theme:

"Obsession" by See-Saw

Ending Theme:

"Yasashii Yoake" by See-Saw

Insert song:

"A Stray Child" by Emily Bindiger

"Aura evil version" by Emily Bindiger

"Aura" by Emily Bindiger

"Das Wandern" by Yuriko Kaida

"Fake Wings" by Emily Bindiger

"In The Land of Twilight Under the Moon" by Emily Bindiger

"Key of the Twilight" by Emily Bindiger

"Open your Heart～reprise" by Emily Bindiger

"The World" by Emily Bindiger

"Thousand and One Nights" by See-Saw

"To Nowhere" by Emily Bindiger

"Warp" by Yuriko Kaida

Official website:

.Hack (Japanese)

.Hack//SIGN

.Hack//SIGN on YTV Canada

Animax South Africa's Official .hack//SIGN Website

Madman Entertainment Official Australian .hack// site

Nekotachi Entertainment's official .hack//SIGN website (Dutch)

Links: We have 6

Trivia: We have 5

Comment:

.hack//SIGN (Pronounced dot-hack-sign) is a prequel to the .hack video game and OAV series. The TV series was created with the specific goal of explaining the back story to the game and OAV series.

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DVD (Region 1)

.hack//SIGN - Complete Collection [Anime Legends] (DVD) 2006-08-22 (from $25.98)

.hack//SIGN - Complete Series (DVD) 2015-02-24 (from $23.49)

.hack//SIGN - Login [Limited Edition] (DVD 1) 2003-03-04

.hack//SIGN - Login (DVD 1) 2003-03-18 (from $8.19)

.hack//SIGN - Login (DVD 1) 2004-03-02 (from $9.40)

.hack//SIGN - Outcast [Limited Edition] (DVD 2) 2003-05-06 (from $335.99)

.hack//SIGN - Outcast (DVD 2) 2003-05-20 (from $23.00)

.hack//SIGN - Outcast (DVD 2) 2004-03-02 (from $11.00)

.hack//SIGN - Gestalt [Limited Edition] (DVD 3) 2003-07-08 (from $26.97)

.hack//SIGN - Gestalt (DVD 3) 2003-07-15 (from $4.29)

.hack//SIGN - Gestalt (DVD 3) 2004-03-02 (from $15.25)

.hack//SIGN - Omnipotence [Limited Edition] (DVD 4) 2003-09-02

.hack//SIGN - Omnipotence (DVD 4) 2003-09-16

.hack//SIGN - Omnipotence (DVD 4) 2004-03-02 (from $29.99)

.hack//SIGN - Uncovered (DVD 5) 2003-11-18 (from $5.60)

.hack//SIGN - Uncovered [Limited Edition] (DVD 5) 2003-11-25 (from $12.95)

.hack//SIGN - Uncovered (DVD 5) 2004-03-02 (from $25.10)

.hack//SIGN - Terminus (DVD 6) 2004-03-16 (from $11.47)

.hack//SIGN - Terminus [Limited Edition] (DVD 6) 2004-03-16 (from $3.99)

.hack//SIGN - Complete Collection (DVD 1-6) 2004-10-26 (from $805.00)

Japanese staff

Japanese cast

Director: Kōichi Mashimo

Series Composition: Kazunori Itō

Scenario: Kazunori Itō

Screenplay:
Akemi Omode (ep 5)
Hiroaki Jinno (ep 27)
Kazunori Itō (20 episodes

eps 1-9, 12-16, 18-19, 22-25

)
Kirin Mori (ep 11)
Kōichi Mashimo (ep 11)
Michiko Yokote (6 episodes

eps 7, 10, 12, 16, 18, 22

)
Mitsuhiko Sawamura (eps 17, 20-21)

Storyboard:
Hiroshi Morioka (8 episodes

eps 2, 6, 10, 14, 19, 23, 25, 27

)
Kōichi Mashimo (OP/ED; eps 1, 15)
Kōji Sawai (4 episodes

eps 5, 12, 17, 23

)
Shinya Kawatsura (5 episodes

eps 3, 8, 13, 21, 25

)
Shunsuke Tada (5 episodes

eps 7, 11, 16, 20-21

)
Yuki Arie (5 episodes

eps 4, 9, 16, 21, 25

)

Episode Director:
Hiroshi Morioka (7 episodes

eps 2, 6, 10. 14, 19, 23, 25, 27

)
Kōji Sawai (5 episodes

eps 1, 5, 12, 18, 24

)
Shigeki Takagi (ep 7)
Shinya Kawatsura (6 episodes

eps 3, 8, 13. 16, 20, 22, 26

)
Yuki Arie (7 episodes

eps 4, 9, 11, 17, 21-22, 26

)

Music:
Ayano Kasahara (Cello)
Chiaki Ishikawa (Vocals)
Emily Bindiger (Vocals)
Genji Sawai (Sax)
Haruki Matsuba (Cello)
Haruko Yano (Viola)
Hijiri Kuwano (Violin)
Hitoshi Konno (Violin)
Ikou Kakehashi (Percussion)
Kazuhiro Takeda (Sax)
Kouichirou Tashiro (Acoustic Guitar)
Masaharu Ishikawa (Drums)
Masahiro Inaba (Electric Guitar)
Masakazu Ishibani (Oboe)
Masato Matsuda (Piano)
Masayoshi Furukawa (Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin)
Matarou Misawa (Percussion)
Rie Akagi (Flute)
Susumu Nishikawa (Guitar, Irish Bouzouki)
Tomoharu 'Jr' Takahashi (Bass)
Tomohito Aoki (Bass)
Yoshiaki Satō (Accordion)
Yuki Kajiura
Yuri Kasahara (Vocals)
Yuriko Kaida (Vocals)

Original Character Design: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

Character Design:
Minako Shiba
Satoshi Ohsawa
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Yukiko Ban
Yuko Iwaoka

Art Director: Yoshimi Umino

Animation Director:
Satoshi Ohsawa (OP, ED; 5 episodes

eps 1, 8, 15, 19, 25

)
Tatsuya Oka (5 episodes

eps 5, 10, 14, 18, 22

)
Tomoaki Kado (6 episodes

eps 3, 7, 12, 17, 20, 24

)
Yoshiaki Tsubata (ep 20)
Yukiko Ban (4 episodes

eps 6, 11, 16, 21

)
Yuko Iwaoka (4 episodes

eps 4, 9, 13, 23

)

Mechanical design:
Kenji Teraoka
Tatsuya Oka

Sound Director:
Kōichi Mashimo
Tōru Nakano (eps 12-26)

Director of Photography: Katsuaki Kamata

Producer:
Daisuke Uchiyama
Kazunori Takagi
Koji Morimoto
Kuninori Egawa (eps 1-19)
Ryoji Maru (eps 20-26)

3D CG:
Ayumi Kamo (5 episodes

eps 9, 11, 16, 24, 26

)
Hitomi Miyatake (5 episodes

eps 9, 11, 16, 24, 26

)
Natsuko Taki (12 episodes

eps 4-5, 9, 11, 16-17, 20-24, 26

)
Setsuko Satō (ep 15)

A&R Desk: Etsuyo Ohnishi (VICTOR)

Acoustic Supervision: Kōichi Mashimo

Art Manager: Mari Kawai (eps 1-26)

Background Art:
Chie Murakoshi (14 episodes

eps 1-15 odd, 16, 18, 20, 23-24, 26

)
Fumie Kawai (14 episodes

eps 1-15 odd, 16, 18, 20, 23-24, 26

)
Haruka Ohsawa (14 episodes

eps 1-15 odd, 16, 18, 20, 23-24, 26

)
Junko Nagasawa (13 episodes