.hack//SIGN

.hack//SIGN (2002)★ 6.8/10

Not Rated · JP · 25 min · April 5, 2002 · 1 seasons

  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Animation
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Mystery
  • Thriller
  • Sci-Fi

Directed by: Kōichi Mashimo, Yūki Arie, Shin'ya Kawatsura, Hiroshi Morioka, Kōji Sawai

Written by: Kazunori Itô, Kōichi Mashimo, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Michiko Yokote, Akemi Omode

A strange boy named Tsukasa appears in the online video game "The World". He claims to be alive, and without a computer.

Original title
.hack//SIGN
Storyline
It is the year 2010. After the great network crash of 2005, online entertainment was restricted. Two years after, the CC Corporation released the first Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing game since the incident. The extremely popular game, called "The World" sells millions of copies. And when that many are playing, things are bound to go wrong. A mysterious boy, who calls himself Tsukasa, appears. He is very mysterious, and he claims that he is actually alive in real world, but not in front of a terminal. He is branded an illegal player by the Crimson Knights, and is pursued.
Rating
6.8 / 10 · 1,569
Companies
Bandai Visual Company, Bee Train, Cyber Connect 2, Yomiko Advertising, AXN Italia, Animax Brazil, Animax, Atari Ibérica S.A., Bandai Channel, Bandai Entertainment, Beez Entertainment, Cartoon Network, FUNimation Entertainment, Game One, Hero Tv, Madman Entertainment, Man-ga, Music Television (MTV), Nekotachi Entertainment, Power International Multimedia, TV Tokyo, TV4 Med I TV, TV400, YTV
Release dates
  • JP April 5, 2002
  • US February 1, 2003
  • SE January 17, 2005