Watch Hack//Legend Of The Twilight

Name: Hack//Legend Of The Twilight
Genre: Anime
Released: 8 January 2003
Cast: Junko Minagawa, Mai Nakahara, Yuki Matsuoka

TV-PG
2003
1 Season
6.0 (448)

Hack//Legend Of The Twilight is an anime television series that originally aired on TV Tokyo in 2003. This adaptation of the popular .hack franchise was directed by Koichi Mashimo and is based on a manga series of the same name by Tatsuya Hamazaki. The story of Hack//Legend Of The Twilight follows two siblings, Shugo and Rena, who are both huge fans of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) known as The World. The original .hack series was set in The World too, but the focus of Hack//Legend Of The Twilight is on a newer version of the game that is more accessible to casual players.

Shugo and Rena are excited to start playing the game together, but they quickly discover that their adventures in The World are going to be anything but ordinary. They encounter strange creatures known as AIs (Artificial Intelligences) that seem to be able to interact with the real world in bizarre ways. They also meet a group of players who are searching for a powerful item called the Key of the Twilight, and soon find themselves drawn into a web of danger and intrigue.

The main cast of Hack//Legend Of The Twilight is made up of Yasunori Masutani (Shugo), Junko Minagawa (Rena), Mai Nakahara (Macha), Ayako Kawasumi (Ouka), Maaya Sakamoto (Aura), Nobuyuki Hiyama (Balmung), Souichiro Hoshi (Sanjuro), Yuki Kaida (Kamui), Yuki Matsuoka (Mireille), Asa Shirakura (Mimiru), Isshin Chiba (Sora), Kunihiro Kawamoto (Crimsongarden), Masami Kikuchi (Reki), Masumi Asano (Mirage), Sakiko Tamagawa (Lady Subaru), Sara Nakayama (Tsubaki), Shinji Kawada (Silver Knight), Taisuke Yamamoto (Matsuyama), Lara Jill Miller (Mary Lou), Bryce Papenbrook (Kite), Crispin Freeman (Orca), Derek Stephen Prince (BT), and Sandy Fox (Miyuki).

The animation in Hack//Legend Of The Twilight is done by Bee Train, a studio known for their work on other .hack series as well as Noir and Madlax. The visuals are bright and colorful, with a distinctive character design that makes the cast instantly recognizable.

The music for Hack//Legend Of The Twilight was composed by Ali Project, a Japanese neoclassical duo known for their use of Gothic and Lolita fashion. The opening theme is "New World" by ROUND TABLE featuring Nino, and the ending theme is "Emerald Green" by See-Saw.

Overall, Hack//Legend Of The Twilight is a fun and exciting entry in the .hack franchise that should appeal to fans of both the original series and MMORPGs in general. With a lively cast of characters, an intriguing plot, and top-notch animation and music, this series is definitely worth checking out.

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Seasons

12. The Beginning of A Legend

March 26, 2003

The fight continues against the monster, and Shugo figures out that once data drained, a player character becomes immune to the virus. Once the monster is defeated Shugo defeats Morti and one of the hackers that started the incident explains why they started it. When Morti died, the final trap was engaged and Shugo and Rena unlock the true power of the bracelet that Aura gave Shugo.

11. End of The World

March 19, 2003

Morti demonstrates her power as an AI and begins the final battle using NPC's. Both the adventurers and the admin (Reki and Kamui) figure out the real meaning to Morti's actions at the same time. Morti starts using a special monster that creates a virus to infect the player character data. While the adventurers start fighting the monster, the rest of "The World" begins experiencing problems.

10. Phantom City

March 12, 2003

Summary is not available.

9. Impending Doom

March 5, 2003

Summary is not available.

8. Lonely Noble Knight

February 26, 2003

Summary is not available.

7. Twilight Moon

February 19, 2003

Rena has been hospitalized because of the effects of "The World" and The Twilight Incident. Aura, the AI, awakens Rena inside "The World" but she remains comatose. Shugo continues his search for Rena and hatches a master plan to find out where she is, but the Cerulean Knights have other ideas.

6. Trap of the Steaming Hot Water

February 12, 2003

Shugo, Ouka, Hotaru and Mireille start the search for Rena in "The World". After receiving a mail from an unknown sender they stumble across a hot spring in an unknown area. Upon entering the hot spring they find it is all an illusion and Shugo uses his "Data Drain" to defeat a monster.

5. Mansion of Terror

February 5, 2003

A group of hackers set a trap for Shugo to try to get rid of him. Unfortunately Rena is caught in this trap and her player character disappears after becoming a ghost. Meanwhile Balmung is confronted by Kamui of the Cerulean Knights. At the end after Rena's terminal is shown as vacant, you can hear her phone's ringtone play the theme to the .Hack//SIGN anime.

4. The Night of Tanabata

January 29, 2003

Summary is not available.

3. Wings of Phoenix

January 22, 2003

Summary is not available.

2. Kite's Bracelet

January 15, 2003

Rena and Shugo attend an event that Balmung has prepared. Entering with Mireille they start the event but once more an irregular monster appears and this time the "Data Drain" has not worked as expected. They meet Divine Fist Ouka, the career werewolf, who helps them out. Meanwhile Balmung starts to wonder what is causing the irregular monsters to appear.

1. A Legendary Hero

January 8, 2003

Shugo and Rena acquire the player characters of legendary dot hackers Kite and Black Rose. In their first battle an irregular monster appears and Shugo's player character dies to be resurrected by Aura, the AI controlling the world. He receives a special bracelet that allows him to rewrite the data of monsters and other player characters. When he arrives back in "The World", Balmung of the Azure Sky has entered the fight. Near the end of the episode Shugo and Rena meet Mireille the collector of rare items.

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