.hack//Legend of the Twilight

Japanese manga series .hack Legend of the Twilight volume 1.jpg Cover of the first manga volume, featuring Shugo .hack//黄昏の腕輪伝説 .hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu Adventure, comedy, fantasy, science fiction manga Tatsuya Hamazaki Rei Izumi Kadokawa Shoten Tokyopop (former) Tokyopop (former) Madman Entertainment Chuang Yi Comptiq July 29, 2002 April 3, 2004 3 #Volume list tv series Koichi MashimoKoji Sawai Kazunori TakagiKoji MorimotoRyou Shimamura Akatsuki YamatoyaSatoru Nishizono Yoko UenoYuji Yoshino Bee Train Madman Entertainment Beez Entertainment (former) Crunchyroll TV Tokyo Cartoon Network Animax South Africa January 8, 2003 March 26, 2003 12 List of .hack//Legend of the Twilight episodes Related works .hack video games ".hack//Gift", OVA episode of .hack//Sign .hack//Liminality .hack//Legend of the Twilight .hack//黄昏の腕輪伝説 Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet is a science fiction manga series written by Tatsuya Hamazaki and drawn by Rei Izumi. The twenty-two chapters of .hack//Legend of the Twilight appeared as a serial in the Japanese magazine Comptiq and published in three ja-latn tankōbon by Kadokawa Shoten from July 2002 to April 2004. Set in a fictional MMORPG, The World, the series focuses on twins Rena and Shugo, who receive chibi avatars in the design of the legendary .hackers known as Kite and BlackRose. After Shugo is given the Twilight Bracelet by a mysterious girl, the two embark on a quest to find Aura and unravel the mystery of the Twilight Bracelet. The series was adapted into a twelve episode anime of the same name directed by Koichi Mashimo and Koji Sawai and produced by Bee Train. Tokyopop licensed the manga series for an English-language release in North America. It published the three volumes from September 2003 to April 2004. Bandai Entertainment had licensed the anime series for North American broadcast. The word "Bracelet" in the title was removed in North America, shortening the title to .hack//Legend of the Twilight. Following the closure of Bandai Entertainment, Funimation (later Crunchyroll, LLC) announced at SDCC 2013, that they have acquired 4 .hack titles including Legend of the Twilight.Funimation Adds 4 .hack Anime http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-18/funimation-adds-4-.hack-anime Anime News Network July 19, 2013 July 22, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130722004812/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-18/funimation-adds-4-.hack-anime live Plot List of .hack characters Set in a fictional MMORPG called The World, the series follows twins Shugo and Rena. After winning a contest, Rena is given a pair of chibi avatars in the design of the legendary .hackers, Kite and BlackRose.The story takes place sometime between 2011 and 2014, after the conclusion of the original .hack games and during the period when Aura had become the "Ultimate AI" in order to take over management of The World. The .hack//G.U. backstory videos within Terminal Disc reveal that Aura, not CC Corp, organized the contest that granted Shugo and Rena their avatars. After an odd occurrence, a mysterious AI named Aura gives Shugo the Twilight Bracelet, an item that both aids and hinders him. Rena and Shugo embark on an adventure to find Aura and unravel the mystery of the Twilight Bracelet. Along the way, Shugo and Rena befriend Mireille, a rare item hunter; the fierce Ouka;Tokyopop's first printing of the first volume of the manga referred to Ouka as "Orca" (the name of a different character in the .hack continuity). and Hotaru, a peaceful girl. While waiting for an event to start, they encounter a strange girl named Zefie, who is lured to Shugo because she believes the bracelet smells like her mother, Aura. It is later realized that Zefie is a vagrant AI – an AI that acts independently outside the parameters of the game. Zefie's presence upsets many, including the Cobalt Knights, a group of administrators that follow the rule "If you can't control it, delete it" to an extreme. Meanwhile, Balmung, another administrator in The World, encounters problems of his own. The suits, CC Corp's upper tier executives, are displeased with what little action Balmung has taken against Shugo and his illegal item, the Twilight Bracelet. Balmung's administrative duties are revoked. Kamui, the leader of the Cobalt Knights, begins her pursuit of Shugo and company. She captures Shugo and his friends, but allows Mireille, Ouka, and Hotaru to leave after they promise they will not interfere with the workings of The World. Shugo, Rena, and Zefie are left in a cell together. Rena and Shugo disagree over whether to stay until the end. After they come to an agreement to stay and fight, Zefie opens the door to the cell, freeing them. In the outside world, Ouka, Hotaru, and Mireille decide to return to The World and help Shugo. Kazu, a friend of Balmung, meets up with Shugo and party, carrying "Helba's Key," the key to an area called the Net Slums. Kamui shows up, demanding the key to the Net Slums with her knights in tow. Shugo and Kamui face off, which results in Kamui breaking her axe. Zefie tells her that everyone in The World is blessed. Shugo activates Helba's key and transports himself, Rena, Mireille, Hotaru, and Zefie to the Net Slums. Once at the Net Slums, the party is confronted by Balmung, refuses to allow the party to proceed to Aura unless Shugo can damage him. Shugo struggles, but manages to strike Balmung. Pleased, Balmung hands Shugo the virus cores he'll need to see Aura; he also explains that only three people can go see Aura. Hotaru and Mireille say their goodbyes to Zefie, Shugo, and Rena as they activate the virus cores and meet Aura. The manga ends with Zefie being reunited with her mother, and Shugo telling Aura of his adventures in The World. Anime The anime has many differences from the manga, though the story begins in much the same way. Rena wins a limited edition character model contest for The World and invites her twin brother Shugo to play the legendary character Kite while she plays as the legendary BlackRose. On their first outing together, Shugo is killed by a monster, but is revived by a mysterious girl named Aura. As well as reviving Shugo, Aura gives him a mysterious bracelet. Shugo and Rena continue to play "The World" and find many warped monsters. They eventually meet new friends, Mireille, Ouka, Hotaru and Sanjuro. However, while searching through a haunted mansion, Rena disappears and falls into a coma. Shugo and Rena's friends frantically search for a solution, while a group of children plan something terrible. The Cerulean Knights, a debugging team for CC Corp, hinder the situation by trying to capture Shugo because of his bracelet. When Shugo and company reach a mysterious place where Rena might be, they are met by a hostile AI named Morti. Using the bracelet and a little help from an inside ally, the group locates the source of the problem and proceed to stop it. They transport themselves to a root town that is not open to the public yet, where Shugo manages to defeat the AI; however, due to some of the programming of the AI, The World will be destroyed. Shugo and Rena then activate Kite and Blackrose's joint power to save The World. Production Rei Izumi describes .hack//Legend of the Twilight as "the story of the future" and "the first to usher in the .hack franchise and the last to end." The series took Izumi and Tatsuya Hamazaki three and a half years to complete; .hack//Legend of the Twilight was originally planned to be two volumes long, but a decision was made to extend the series. As a result, the original story was rewritten. Additionally, the scene with Kamui and Zefie was extended. Kamui was originally male, her axe was not broken, and her role ended after she tossed away Grunty. Despite this, Izumi wanted to include more of Kamui and Balmung in the series. Izumi and Hamazaki created Reki, Balmung's assistant, and Magi, Kamui's assistant, as they were deciding on character names; the two were not in the original draft of .hack//Legend of the Twilight. Reki was invented because Izumi and Hamazaki needed a character for Balmung to communicate with. Izumi suggested Reki and Tatsuya offered Magi for the names of the two assistants..hack // Legend of the Twilight Volume 3 Postscript Izumi Rei Tatsuya Hamazaki 2004 Tokyopop Los Angeles 978-1-59532-369-9 265–9 registration https://archive.org/details/hacklegendoftwil03izum/page/265 Media Manga Written by Tatsuya Hamazaki and illustrated by Rei Izumi, .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet appeared as a serial in the Japanese magazine Comptiq,http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-10-16/more-.hack More .hack October 16, 2002 Anime News Network July 2, 2010 and was collected in three ja-latn tankōbon by Kadokawa Shoten from July 2002 to April 2004. The manga is licensed for an English-language release in North America by Tokyopop, who shortened the title to .hack//Legend of the Twilight.http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-05-28/new-tokyopop-manga-release-details New Tokyopop Manga Release Details Anime News Network May 28, 2003 February 8, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080214202609/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-05-28/new-tokyopop-manga-release-details February 14, 2008 It released the series from September 9, 2003, to November 9, 2004. Tokyopop also released a box set of the volumes in September 2005,http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-05-28/fall-tokyopop-releases Fall Tokyopop Releases Anime News Network May 28, 2005 February 8, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080105162153/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-05-28/fall-tokyopop-releases January 5, 2008 and an omnibus of the series on December 8, 2009. The series is also published in Singapore in English by Chuang Yi,http://www.chuangyi.com.sg/new/ecatalogtitle.php?title=.HACK%2F%2FThe+Legend+of+the+Twilight+Bracelet .hack // Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Chuang Yi August 7, 2009 https://archive.today/20240524111051/https://www.webcitation.org/5iwEk2jde?url=http://www.chuangyi.com.sg/new/ecatalogtitle.php%3Ftitle=.HACK//The+Legend+of+the+Twilight+Bracelet May 24, 2024 dead who also released it in New Zealand and Australia through Madman Entertainment.http://www.madman.com.au/actions/periodicals.do?periodicalId=10&method=home .hack // the Legend of the Twilight Bracelet (Manga) Madman Entertainment August 7, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091024040126/http://www.madman.com.au/actions/periodicals.do?method=home&periodicalId=10 October 24, 2009 dead It is also licensed in Argentina by Editorial Ivrea,http://www.editorialivrea.com/ARG/manga_hack.htm Editorial Ivrea Editorial Ivrea es November 7, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100103115658/http://editorialivrea.com/ARG/manga_hack.htm January 3, 2010 in Brazil by Editora JBC,http://mangasjbc.uol.com.br/titulos/hack/ Mangá .hack >> Mangá é a nossa língua >> Mangás JBC Editorial Ivrea es November 7, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091103095905/http://mangasjbc.uol.com.br/titulos/hack/ November 3, 2009 in Germany by Carlsen Comics,http://www.carlsen.de/web/manga/serie?id=30485 .hack // Legend of the Twilight Carlsen Comics de November 6, 2009 July 16, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716023152/http://www.carlsen.de/web/manga/serie?id=30485 dead in Finland by Sangatsu Manga,http://www.sangatsumanga.fi/sarja/106 Sangatsu Manga – .Hack fi Sangatsu Manga November 7, 2009 February 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100225095335/http://www.sangatsumanga.fi/sarja/106 live in Sweden by Bonnier Carlsen,http://www.bonniercarlsen.se/Bocker/Bokpresentationssida/?Isbn=9789163851568 .Hack 1 Bonnier Carlsen sv December 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110608142228/http://www.bonniercarlsen.se/Bocker/Bokpresentationssida/?Isbn=9789163851568 June 8, 2011 dead in Italy by J-Pop,http://www.j-pop.it/volumi.php?id=344 J-Pop J-Pop November 15, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110103065643/http://www.j-pop.it/volumi.php?id=344 January 3, 2011 dead in Indonesia by M&C Comics,http://www.mnc-comics.com/detail_character.asp?id=176&cid=233&did=1461 Episode No. 1 : .HACK M&C Comics id November 19, 2009 July 14, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110714104826/http://www.mnc-comics.com/detail_character.asp?id=176&cid=233&did=1461 dead in Poland by JPFhttp://manga.tanuki.pl/strony/manga/52-hack-bransoleta-zmierzchu/rec/42 .hack // Bransoleta Zmierzchu Kielak Jacek November 12, 2007 Tanuki.pl 886 Małgorzata Kaczarowska July 10, 2011 1898-8296 pl August 24, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110824054033/http://manga.tanuki.pl/strony/manga/52-hack-bransoleta-zmierzchu/rec/42 live and in France by Panini Comics.http://www.paninicomics.fr/web/guest/productDetail?viewItem=613381 Dettaglio Prodotto – .Hack // 1 Panini Comics fr November 7, 2009 July 21, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721015342/http://www.paninicomics.fr/web/guest/productDetail?viewItem=613381 dead Volume list value Japanese English 01 July 29, 2002http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200203000668 ja:.hack // 黄昏の腕輪伝説(1) .hack // Legend of the Twilight Bracelet(1) ja Kadokawa Shoten December 21, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20160201024953/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200203000668 February 1, 2016 dead September 9, 2003 (NA) February 19, 2004http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?releaseId=3680&method=view .Hack // the Legend of the Twilight Bracelet (Manga) Vol. 01 Madman Entertainment August 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090913034700/http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?method=view&releaseId=3680 September 13, 2009 live (AU) 978-4047135017 978-1591824145 (NA) 978-981-241-153-2 (SG) Login 0: Prologue Login 1: The legendary hackers Login 2: Kite's bracelet Login 3: Midnight in the garden Login 4: Cherry blossum mayhem Login 5: Get well, grunty! Login 6: Starlight special 02 February 26, 2003http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200203000669 ja:.hack // 黄昏の腕輪伝説(2) .hack // Legend of the Twilight Bracelet(2) ja Kadokawa Shoten December 21, 2009 June 1, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080601093816/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200203000669 live December 9, 2003 (NA) February 19, 2004http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?releaseId=3679&method=view .Hack // the Legend of the Twilight Bracelet (Manga) Vol. 02 Madman Entertainment August 8, 2009 September 13, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090913031043/http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?method=view&releaseId=3679 live (AU) 978-4047135345 978-1591824152 (NA) 978-981-241-327-7 (SG) Login 7: A passing shower Login 8: A new resolve Login 9: On/off coin Login 10: The players are thinking Login 11: 4 years ago Login 12: Cheating Postscript 03 April 3, 2004http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200304000323 ja:.hack // 黄昏の腕輪伝説(3) .hack // Legend of the Twilight Bracelet(3) ja Kadokawa Shoten December 21, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20160201050522/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200304000323 February 1, 2016 dead November 9, 2004http://www.tokyopop.com/manga/book_catalog/browse?genre=1 Manga+Comics: Book Catalog Tokyopop May 10, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090417144710/http://tokyopop.com/manga/book_catalog/browse?genre=1 April 17, 2009 dead (NA) November 19, 2004http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?releaseId=4539&method=view .Hack // the Legend of the Twilight Bracelet (Manga) Vol. 03 Madman Entertainment August 8, 2009 September 13, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090913035330/http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?method=view&releaseId=4539 live (AU) 978-4047135994 9781595323699 (NA) 978-981-260-041-7 (SG) Login 13: It's not over yet Login 14: Separation and encounter Login 15: Sacred zone: the hidden and forbidden area Login 16: Spear through the heart Login 17: That time...part 1 Login 18: That time...part 2 Login 19: The net slums Login 20: Attributes of a hero Login 21: Attributes of a hero Postscript Anime List of .hack//Legend of the Twilight episodes List of .hack//Legend of the Twilight episodes The word "Bracelet" in the title was removed in North America, shortening the title to .hack//Legend of the Twilight, though TV Listings retained the original title during the show's run on Cartoon Network as part of its late Friday night/Early Saturday morning graveyard slot block from 2004 to 2005. The opening theme music is "New World", performed by Round Table featuring Nino.http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL-35457 ".hack // Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu" Intro theme song: New World CD Japan November 7, 2009 March 29, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080329104821/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL-35457 live The ending theme is "Emerald Green", performed by See-Saw and lyrics by Yuki Kajiura and Chiaki Ishikawa.http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL-35458 Kimi ga ita monogatari ".hack // Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu" Outro theme song "Emerald Green" CD Japan November 7, 2009 July 7, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090707010724/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL-35458 live Victor Entertainment released the soundtrack to the anime on February 21, 2003. Chiaki Ishikawa and Katsutoshi Kitagawa composed the lyrics while See Saw, Yoko Ueno, and Round Table with Nino performed the songs. Yuji Yoshino composed the songs, and Masanori Shimada and Round Table arranged them.http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL-61068 hack // Tasogare no Udewa densetsu – Original Soundtrack CD Japan October 19, 2009 CDs Three CDs for the TV anime series were released. The first is a single of the opening theme NEW WORLD by Round table featuring Nino. http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/2071977/s/ https://archive.today/20130219020205/http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/2071977/s/ dead February 19, 2013 NEW WORLD Jbook July 16, 2012 The second is a soundtrack titled .hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu Original Soundtrack .hack // 黄昏の腕輪伝説 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK was released on February 21, 2003.http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/2086354/s/ https://archive.today/20130218143106/http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/2086354/s/ dead February 18, 2013 ja:.hack // 黄昏の腕輪伝説 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Jbook July 16, 2012 The second is another soundtrack titled .hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu Character Song & Story .hack//黄昏の腕輪伝説 Character Song & Story was released on March 21, 2003. http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/2099569/s/ ja:.hack//黄昏の腕輪伝説 Character Song & Story Jbook July 16, 2012 Reception .hack//Legend of the Twilight was positively received by English-language readers. The first volume ranked first on Bookscan for graphic novels and 40th on the "adult fiction trade paperback list".http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/3500.html Dot Hack Tops Graphic Novels in Bookstores September 10, 2003 ICv2 July 8, 2010 January 17, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100117165403/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/3500.html live The third volume placed ninth in Bookscan's list of the top ten best-selling graphic novel.http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/6285.html Negima Vol. 4 Leads Manga Charge in '05 January 17, 2005 ICv2 July 8, 2010 January 17, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100117165032/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/6285.html live The one-volume re-release ranked 164th on the list of the 300 best-selling graphic novels with an estimated 544 copies sold for December 2009.http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/16619.html Top 300 Graphic Novels Actuals—December 2009 January 12, 2010 July 8, 2010 August 11, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140811195432/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/16619.html live It received lukewarm reviews from critics for its "child-oriented" and "generic" art,http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/hacklegend-twilight-complete/ https://web.archive.org/web/20091220222239/http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/hacklegend-twilight-complete/ usurped December 20, 2009 .hack // Legend of the Twilight Complete Collection Haley, Ken December 12, 2009 Popculture Shock December 21, 2009http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=6956&issue=2010-05-17 .hack // Legend of the Twilight – The Complete Collection McNeil, Sheena Sequential Tart July 8, 2010 September 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115054/http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=6956&issue=2010-05-17 live and being more light-hearted than .hack//SIGN, and oriented towards a younger audience. Another reviewer labelled it as one of the worst manga that he had ever read for its confusing and cliché storytelling.http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/right-turn-only/2007-04-03 Read Or Don't – Right Turn Only Santos, Carlo April 3, 2007 Anime News Network July 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100507111024/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/right-turn-only/2007-04-03 May 7, 2010 Carlos Ross of THEM Anime Reviews found .hack//Legend of the Twilight to be "inferior" to the other .hack series. He criticized the "creepy subtext" between Shugo and Rena, calling them "clingier and more over-affectionate than any real life siblings should be".http://themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=685 THEM Anime Reviews 4.0 – .hack // Legend of the Twilight Them Anime Reviews February 21, 2008 October 16, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071016200113/http://themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=685 live Notes References 2 External links Anime and manga Japan .hack official web site manga 1870 July 2022 Legend of the Twilight Category:2002 manga Category:2003 anime television series debuts Category:Bandai Entertainment anime titles Category:Bandai Namco franchises Category:Bandai Visual Category:Bee Train Production Category:Comedy anime and manga Category:Crunchyroll anime Category:Fiction about twins Category:Funimation Category:Manga based on video games Category:Shōnen manga Category:Tokyopop titles