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:shock:  YOU'RE RIGHT!!!

"buying" what? Into the concept of .hack? Or do you mean "buying" the .hack//ROOTS anime season when it comes out on DVD? ...the answer is 'yes' on my part.

yep. i d/l-ed i think up to epi 7 and then it got licensed. which is good, 'cuz ROOTS weren't avi files anymore. :/ i wish i could have voted for that t-shirt design.(oh well) and i program my vcr to record ROOTS(yet still in the dark ages when it comes to DVDs... i still use tapes to record), but i think there are things called DVD-R players and recorders. i'm not that sure.

This Pic: I can't quite read kanji(yet), but the katakana below it says "uesutosaido sutori-to". It translates to "WestSide Story-to" and I don't know of any anime's secondary title being West Side Story. Sorry if I wasn't any help.

Has anybody been watching .hack//ROOTS on Cartoon Network? It's on saturday mornings at 5am!!! Episode #3 is tomorrow. AnimeonDVD.com had a poll asking (members only, it's over now) which character they prefer to be on the t-shirt that WILL be in the Limited Edition DVD #1 w/box (t-shirt, soundtrack, manga?) just like the first .hack//SIGN DVD volume.

Seraphic Feather: manga
reason: I read the katakana

Yokohama Kaidashi Kiko: manga
reason: I'm a slight fan and recognized her.

Vandred: anime
reason: saw a bit of the series

X/1999: manga
reason: who DOESN'T know CLAMP?

Asagiri no Miko/Shrine of the Morning Mist: manga and anime
reason: I have the gashapon of both Asagiri and Mao-chan

Kirby and Ness: video game characters
reason: siblings are fans of Nintendo. But I think this pic is a fan-made one.

Hope this helps.

Theres actually a 13th episode to .hack//DUSK. The episode name is "Lets meet offline." The animation is very limited but its still fun to watch. Oh, and you learn something very interesting about Hotaru.

I actually have it d/l-ed... I watched it and now know Hotaru's secret. :) The entire thing looked kinda funny with faces in bubbles floating around, but when I told myself that it originally didn't come with any visual(just audio), the fan(s) who did the video did a pretty good job.

I'm also re-d/l-ing .hack//ROOTS episode 1 and then 2 & 3... Can't wait to see them!

BTW: I wanted to post here all the typos I found in TokyoPop's translation of the .hack novels and what I changed them to(with the help of whiteout):

Clarification of Classes/Professions:
Long Arm = long poles with either a knife or axe on (both?) ends
Twin Blade = two small daggers/knives on each hand
Heavy Axe(man) = carries an axe(duh)
Heavy Blade = huge two-handed sword
Blademaster = one-handed sword
Wavemaster = staff-wielding magic user; both OFFENSIVE and DEFENSIVE vers. exist
- Male and Female versions of each profession exist.

Q.1) Is it agreed that "Pole Arm" and "Twin User" are incorrect terms?
Q.2) Are "Blademaster" and "Wavemaster" one word or two?
Q.3) Should the professions be capitalized?

Morganna has two "N's", right?

v1p70) "You're [at an] insanely high-level, aren't you?"; Words in brackets make the sentence more coherent

v1p53/81) the idea that you CAN'T enter someone's hideout/house without FIRST exchanging member addresses. But if that's the case, then how did Orca and Balmung get into Albireo's home if they DIDN'T exchange member addresses. Unless, Al temporarily gave them his mem.add. just for the discussion they had and then once done, all three agreed to delete each others info(mem.add.) afterwards. Because really, this exchanging of mem.add. and joining parties is a two-step process:
1- exchange mem.add.
2- ask to join parties
...but Albireo specifically said that he didn't want to do step one!!! Please can someone explain.

Although AI Buster comes first in the .hack timeline, .hack//SIGN came out first commercially and so, I guess, we'd all become used to calling it [Delta] Hidden, Forbidden, HOLY GROUND(not "Sacred"); But don't they basically mean the same thing? Nevertheless, I prefer Holy Ground. (FYI: keep it in mind if and when .hack//ZERO comes out, 'kay?)

"W.B. Yeats" is the name of real-life poet whereas "W.B. Yates" COULD BE an intentional misspelling of the name. Hokuto knew better, but she probably misspelled it to better maintain her "n00bie" personality in "The World"... Correct me if I'm wrong.

it's "Emma Wielant", not "Emma Weilant"

v2p90) they were 4 Long Arms, not 4 Heavy Axe(wo)men

v2p38) "scan(s)lation"; depending on preference, w/or w/o middle "S"

v2 story3) So which is it: Rin or Lin?

v2p163) is Sanjuro a Heavy Blade? just asking.

v2p151) I've never heard of a "Knight" class. Could the "Mireille"(actually "Rena"/"Bridgit") be a Blademaster instead?

v2 story5) We know that "hotaru" means "firefly" in Japanese, but since Hotaru kept her name in both the manga and the anime, couldn't "Hotaru" be kept as the name in this case? Also, the "???" after Hotaru's name in the character introduction weren't necessary.

v2 character introductions) could the "likes/dislikes" section of each character be a little more coloquial rather than a literal translation?


I wonder if both AI Buster volumes will be re-printed with all typos fixed; but if it were to be re-printed, I don't think I'd buy them again. But then again, I'm just a volume-3 book away from having the Legend of the Twilight manga series TWICE!! (.hack makes me do strange things...) So maybe I will get both AI Buster books again.

Thanks for reading through my rants/nitpicking. Sorry if it makes anyone feel bad from pointing out the faults.

You too, eh? Same here...  I dislike when files start appearing in a new program/extention... means I have to d/l a new program... and my mom is getting REALLY annoyed by my random files and HD space usage. So I haven't d/l-ed metroska yet -_-; I'm also d/l-ing the AVI file... have yet to see it, tho. *grr* why, WHY have the "format" changed!?

um... yes... I placed .hack//ROOTS in my updated timeline right above yours. I don't know how many years it takes place after .hack//DUSK(anime), but it IS a prequel to the .hack//G.U. PS2 games. Check above...

Updating the 'official' order of each .hack installment:
(not canonical)
----- Novel/Book -----
.hack//AI BUSTER (2 volumes total; finished?)
----- Anime -----
.hack//SIGN (tv anime: epi 1-25 + 26?)
----- Novel/Book -----
.hack//ZERO (not yet released in english; 1-3 volumes?)
----- PlayStation 2 Games (+ w/anime) -----
.hack//INFECTION(v1) + LIMINALITY v1
.hack//MUTATION(v2) + LIMINALITY v2
.hack//OUTBREAK(v3) + LIMINALITY v3
.hack//QUARANTINE(v4) + LIMINALITY v4
----- Decipher's TCG -----
.hack//ENEMY: CONTAGION
.hack//ENEMY: DISTORTION
.hack//ENEMY: EPIDEMIC
.hack//ENEMY: ISOLATION
.hack//ENEMY: BREAKOUT
----- Novel/Book -----
.hack//Another Birth (re-telling of PS2 games from BlackRose's P.O.V.)
----- Anime -----
.hack//SIGN (epi 27(Intermezzo), 28(Unison), 29(GIFT) + 26?)
----- Manga -----
.hack//DUSK (Legend of the Twilight Bracelet; 3 vol)
----- Anime -----
.hack//DUSK (Legend of the Twilight Bracelet; epi 1-12)
.hack//ROOTS (~26 episodes: prequel to PS2 G.U. games)
----- PlayStation 2 Games (+ w/anime) -----
.hack//FRAGMENT (Japan only)
.hack//G.U.: Ressurection[Rebirth](v1) + Online Jack v1
.hack//G.U.: [A Voice that Reminds Me of You](v2) + Online Jack v2
.hack//G.U.: [At Walking Speed](v3) + Online Jack v3
----- Manga -----
I read that there will be a .hack//G.U. manga, but I've forgotten the sub-name at the moment.

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OHMYFRICKIN'GOODNESS!!!! You'll never guess what I did/saw!

Yesterday, I went and bought .hack//AI BUSTER 2... It felt like an impulse buy, (but it's not like I don't know what .hack is) and already I want to return it because there's an obvious misspelling ON THE COVER! It says "Rei Id[/i][/u]umi"!!! HOW CAN TOKYOPOP LET THAT SLIP BY!?! (i didn't e-mail them, but prolly i should)  :?  :(  :x   What do you guys say? Should I return it now and HOPE Tokyopop will re-release it without the typo?

On the note of AI BUSTER, when I first heard about it(very similar to how much I know about ZERO now), I never thought anybody would liscense it. Look at it now. I also didn't know it was more than one volume long. Maybe it became two volumes when the Japanese .hack//people heard it was picking up in popularity here. (I don't know.) I also never thought .hack//Another Birth would get liscenses either, and now we know it's 4 volumes long. Since I am having the SAME feelings about ZERO, maybe I'll be proven wrong later on down the road. Let's hope so.  (BTW: I've been reading that maybe ZERO was supposed to be 3 volumes long, but stoped at 1; If the Japanese .hack//people stoped(once again) because it's wasn't that big in Japan, I hope they start/finish it if/when some US liscensor buys the rights)

Hi again!

In the post where I linked to some fan-art, it looks like the link was disabled somehow. In addition to "re-posting" that fan-art, I also found another one... And it just so happens to be the one that I've been looking for from that IGN bbs post.  :D

Mimiru & Tsukasa at the Beach:
DotHackers.Net
List of FanArt
Go to FanArt#10479 to see pic

*BEGIN SPOILERS*
Subaru & Tsukasa In Real Life:
DotHackFrance.free.fr/
.hack//SIGN Characters
Click on either Tsukasa or Subaru and scroll all the way down... to see a real life pic of both of them.
*END SPOILER*

*SPOILERS*
Lastly, I want to link to another .hack thread.
AnimeSuki Forums
Read post #15 by Village Idiot for spoilers of various things .hack.



Also, I've been on the look-out for any news on .hack//ZERO and aside from volume 1 being un-popular enough in japan(in which case, the probable 2nd and 3rd volumes for it WON'T come out), I found two other .hack threads having info about volume 1

The first has links to scans of volume 1.
*SPOILERS*
DotHackers Net BBS
2/3rds of the way down, there's a post with 14 scans of .hack//ZERO vol 1

The Second just has yet more info on ZERO
*SPOILERS*
DotHackers Net BBS
The entire thread.


Beware of SPOILERS... You have been warned!

[BLACK & WHITE]

Oh! And one more thing! Has anybody here bought that .hack//Twilight manga box set from TokyoPop? I wanted to ask if each volume in that box set came with the special colored pages at the begining of each book. Do they? I may just have to resort to secretly opening a box at any book store to get my answer.

Please, any help is appreciated.

i havent bought the boxset, but i did buy them all individually. and yes, they did all have the color pages at the begining of em

What I meant was the volume 1-3 box set. I've seen what Tokyo Pop has done to the volumes the first time they came out... And I'm none too happy about them. Tell me, Emerge, do your volumes 1 & 2 come with that annoying red TP logo on the top of the spine? If not, then you're lucky. If NO RED logo, then you have COLOR pages! But if WITH RED logo, then you have BLACK & WHITE pages!...  Which sucks, 'cuz only volume 3 is the exception to that rule. I hate it when the spines of a manga series aren't consistent throughout printing!! *grr* On top of that, I e-mailed TokyoPop about volume 1 & 2 not having color pics, and they said that they do.. all "first printing" volumes do... So I checked my two volumes, and they too said "first printing" but didn't have the color pages. I was peeved. ....Now you may consider this next part of the argument dumb, but it bugs me. It appears that TP may have published volumes 1 & 2 a total of FOUR TIMES!!! (AND STILL DIDN'T GET IT RIGHT... in terms of spine consistency!) Look here at this list and tell me which do you have:
1st printing: Glossy finish on covers w/COLOR w/o Red logo
2nd printing: Matte finish on covers w/COLOR w/o Red logo
3rd printing: Glossy finish on covers w/o COLOR w/Red logo
4th printing: box set glossy finish w/o(??) COLOR w/Red logo

I almost had a mind to buy the japanese manga versions just for the color pics... but i'm not sure of even THAT being true. ::sigh::

It's been another loonngg while, ne?

I just wanted to re-post the order of all things .hack: (with additions; so no-one forgets; )

----- Novel/Book -----
.hack//AI BUSTER (vol 2 coming soon; total=?)
----- Anime -----
.hack//SIGN (tv anime: epi 1-25 + 26?)
----- Novel/Book -----
.hack//ZERO (not yet released in english; 2 volumes)
----- PlayStation 2 Games -----
.hack//INFECTION(v1) + LIMINALITY v1
.hack//MUTATION(v2) + LIMINALITY v2
.hack//OUTBREAK(v3) + LIMINALITY v3
.hack//QUARANTINE(v4) + LIMINALITY v4
----- Novel/Book -----
.hack//Another Birth(retelling of PS2 games from BlackRose's POV)
----- Anime -----
.hack//SIGN (epi 27(Intermezzo), 28(Unison), 29(GIFT) + 26?)
----- Manga -----
.hack//DUSK (Legend of the Twilight Bracelet; 3 vol)
----- Anime(not canonical) -----
.hack//DUSK (Legend of the Twilight Bracelet; epi 1-12)
----- PlayStation 2 Games -----
.hack//FRAGMENT
.hack//G.U.(v1)
.hack//G.U.(v2)
.hack//G.U.(v3)
----- Anime/Manga -----
unsure whether both G.U. and Fragment anime & manga have been announced and/or how many. Yet to be seen.

BTW: I'm still looking for a pic that has the real-life Tsukasa passed out on the lap of the real-life Subaru. I saw it in one of IGN's BBS', but now I don't have access to them. If someone knows what I'm talking about could they post a link to that pic here? Thanks in advance.

[EDIT] Just wanted to link to this pic: Tsukasa and Mimiru at the Beach

I saw that too! One thing that I paid attention to was that .hack//SIGN volumes 2-5... LIMITED EDITIONS(!!! btw) were going for $6.99. I mean, I'd understand if it was just the normal editions, but LIMITED!?!? *dang!* If only I didn't already have them. [vol. 6, if you were curious, was still at its normal price of $26.99, I think. Go figure.]

Hello .hack//BOARD! It has been a while, ne?

*bumps or AGES thread in 2chan/4chan speak*

I bought the .hack//AI Buster novel today and I'm really liking it so far. It is a good setup for the games and anime series. Are you guys excited for .Hack//G.U.I? :D

Very much excited. I am a big fan of the games and the new series looks sweet. The fact the the first game alone will be over 80 hours (which is more than the first four games combined) is a major plus. The character designs look great. The dothackers website has lots of info on the game so far. http://www.dothackers.net/gu.php

I am also hoping that they will release .hack//fragment in the US but I hear that it's still undecided.

I have the read the first .hack//AI buster novel and need to get the second one. I wonder if it is out yet?

Not yet, but i'm waiting for it. Damn, I want to get the whole thing of .hack now hehehe

Yep, I'm giddy myself! I can't wait for G.U. and Fragment... Tho, I must say, I'm confused as to what Fragment is. I mean, I KNOW Fragment was supposed to be the beta version of "The World", but does that mean the real-life company who is behind everything .hack is trying to stick to their own made-up timeline? (thus, probably having the AI Buster cast, Balmung and Orca included) Or is this a brand new Fragment that will take place after/around G.U.?? In any case, I already love it all.

I've been comparing book spines of AI BUSTER, and so far, 'cuz of bad/torn spines, haven't bought AI v.1 yet.  ....Yup, you read that right: "havent bought [it] yet." For a sec, I thougth AI Buster was gonna be only a one-shot manga. The news of a volume 2 surprised me. ....Now, if only .hack//ZERO were to be released.

On another note:
I'm looking for another .hack thread... a certain post to be precise. All I have to go by are the site and username related to it. I actually linked to it on a previous post of mine in THIS thread. But, through time, either the thread/post has been taken off, or new restrictions have been placed so that non-paid subscribers can't better find what one is looking for.
site: IGN
user: element1080x

This is to find a link that his/her post that goes to a "real life" Tsukasa and Subaru picture, where Tsukasa is passed out on Subaru. Really beautiful if had the chance to see it before the link/post dissapeared. (I KNEW I should have save that pic when I had the chance!)

Oh! And one more thing! Has anybody here bought that .hack//Twilight manga box set from TokyoPop? I wanted to ask if each volume in that box set came with the special colored pages at the begining of each book. Do they? I may just have to resort to secretly opening a box at any book store to get my answer.

Please, any help is appreciated.

[Loktera!]

um, guys...?? ^^;;; I had asked some questions in my previous two posts.... I feel like I'm being ignored... Answers please?

BTW: about .hack//G.U.
It takes place some seven years after .hack//DUSK, it's THREE GAMES LONG, and each disk is a STAND-ALONE story(unlike the first PS2 games, which was basically 1 big story on four disks). G.U. may or may not be for the PS2. (maybe PS3?)
Also, there MAY BE a con-current anime/manga in the works to be released when the games come out.

Hope this helps everyone.
Info taken from DotHackers.net

*EDIT*
Hey there, Loktera! You may not remember me from Fanime '05. I psuedo-helped you out with your nails at Pre-Reg. BTW: How well is your dad taking care of that Limited Edition Orange Scion, eh? (what a gorgeous car)

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Hmm, looks like the thread is dying...

I wanna ask all other .hack-fans if it would be "unfaithful" to the entire series if one didn't buy an incarnation of .hack?? Specifically, the .hack//DUSK anime. The anime doesn't really belong in the story/timeline of .hack. It's just an alternate story because the manga didn't come out that fast at the time. Opinions? Thoughts? (any are welcome)

And I've also got a question about .hack//SIGN... and it may be a ***SPOILER!!!***

[***POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD***]
Tsukasa in the real world, was a comatose girl, and Tsukasa in The World was having flashbacks of being (physically?) abused by who I assume was his/her (sorry, but SIGN has warped my itty-bitty mind and I still think of Tsukasa as a "guy" :shock:  ) father/dad when s/he was younger.  I hope I have all the facts straight first before I actually go onto my question, which is: Do you think that the reason why Tsukasa couldn't remember how he logged onto The World in the first place was because his/her father beat him/her up soo hard, the truama experienced by Tsukasa somehow made a seemless transition from being online(in The World) to being online/hooked up in a hospital room?? Or that s/he knew s/he WAS on a computer, but his/her father's hitting(if it was, indeed, physical abuse) had somehow caused amnesia and NOW couldn't remember where s/he is?? In any case, when the fact that Tsukasa was in a coma in real life was realized in The World, that only gave me another reason to make Bear a favorite character of mine.
Reason #1: "Oh, I am gentle, but not a pushover." - Bear, to BT
Reason #2: Bear offered to adopt Tsukasa.
[***END SPOILERS***]

Well, that's all I had in mind to say. See ya'll later.

Another thought just occured to me!! I saw the last episode again... well, the second half of the last episode and I think I could explain it... Roger and Angel are indeed humans, but the "aged" Gordon Rosewater we see in the series is what he would have looked like had he lived. (something killed him) Since Gordon is Angel's father and she missed him so much, she had his being/presence programmed into the Paradigm City show, but aged to represent what he(Gordon) would have looked at that time. That would explain that picture of a young Gordon and a not-changed Roger in mid-handshake. ...Either it is/was Gordon or another male Rosewater that was shaking hands with Roger.  (i'm almost confusing myself) ^^;;;

I hope this clears things up somewhat. It's what I remember from reading a website analysis that is currently down.

What's the URL anyways? ^_^ I wanna check it out.

I just thought of something else!! What if(and it's probably true) just like how everyone IS a memory and memories can be programmed any which way, what if all were programmed to "believe" 40yrs had passed? That could explain why Roger, Angel, and Gordon(?) don't age that much(if at all). That way the full 40yrs don't really have to pass... just seem like it did.