any one like HACK! just talk abou it :-)

[Emerge]

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.

*er...possible spoilers. its just my opinion, but yea. just a warning*

the best response (which isnt even that good a response) i can give is: BLAME MORGANNA. i dont think getting abused would cause amnesia (unless, you know, you got kicked in the head several times and did some damage), but thats another topic. im pretty sure tsukasa's brain fart happened all "in-game" and whatever morganna did jacked her mind up and jacked it up good.

[Mordyan]

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)

I don't think it wouldn't be "unfaithful" not to buy it.  The .hack//Legends of the Twilight (.hack//DUSK) is a departure in tone from the first anime series .hack//SIGN and the companion anime to the video game... I can't think of the what its called of the top of my head.

I thought the Twilight series was more action oriented, with a lighter comedy tone to it, and with a heavy dose of fan service. It still has the underlying darkness of the other series and incorporates some interesting plot developements. I liked the Balmung character developement and story myself.

It's definitely a different from the rest. I bought it because it's still part of the ongoing story as it shows the continued evolution of the world (and Aura).  I really didn't see it as an alternate story. It is simply something that happend 4 years later.

[Ryuji]

I like the series and the music was great.  I have all 4 games, most of them if not all i got used.  Really hard to find after a certain point.

[JorgeRPG077]

*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

[Mordyan]

*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?

[JorgeRPG077]

*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

[Emerge]

man, im dying to play as something other than a twin blade. im especially looking forward to mastering waves...lanceor pha is getting adopted from the animal shelter when this game comes out here!

[ZJCitrusGraffiti]

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.

[ZJCitrusGraffiti]

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

[Emerge]

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

[ZJCitrusGraffiti]

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::

[Emerge]

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::

1st volume is 1st printing
2nd and 3rd volumes are 2nd printing.

huh...and i thought i would want to get the boxset instead of individuals.

p.s.:red logos made of wtf and lose

[ZJCitrusGraffiti]

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!

[Emerge]

whee!!! thanky! ive been wondering about zero for a while now. matter of fact, ive been neglecting .hack for a while now. i got my friend into it and she is confused as fudge. some of the questions i know i could have answered in my .hack prime but now im clueless. hehe, gotta get back into this so my mind will be prepared for whatever the new game series can throw at me!!!

[ZJCitrusGraffiti]

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)

[ZJCitrusGraffiti]

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.

[Chloe]

.Hack//ROOTS.  D:

Anyone heard or expecting this? :D

[ZJCitrusGraffiti]

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...

[Mordyan]

Ok .hack//ROOTS is looks good so far. It harkens back to the first seriers in tone but moves a little faster.

Unfortunately I am having trouble playing MKV files, so I have only seen the first episode (the only one that there is an AVI of). I get sound only and no video. I have loaded the latest Matroska codec and am at a loss...

[ZJCitrusGraffiti]

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!?