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.Hack//SIGN (TV)

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[ prequel of .Hack//Liminality (OAV) ]

Related anime:
    .Hack//GIFT (OAV)
    .Hack//Intermezzo (OAV) (sequel)
      .Hack//Unison (OAV) (sequel)
    .Hack//Legend Of The Twilight (TV) (sequel)
    .Hack//Roots (TV)
      .Hack//G.U. Trilogy (movie) (sequel)
    .Hack//XXXX (manga)

Alternative title:
.hack//SIGN: Atrapados en la red (Spanish)
.hack//SIGN駭客時空 (Chinese (Taiwan))
.хак//ЗНАК (Russian)
Objectionable content: Mild (mild bad language and/or bloodless violence)
Plot Summary: Amidst a popular online role playing game in the near future, characters try to play out the goals they set for entertainment and passing of time. The World as the RPG is called is one with a setting of monsters, player characters and dungeons. Tsukasa is a detached and introverted character that has a number of mysteries about his player character. Many weird happenings seem to suround Tsukasa and his involvement in a rare item called 'The Key Of The Twilight' sparks Tsukasa'a meeting with different online characters and the befriending of their real life counterparts; All without ever meeting face to face in reality. What is strange about Tsukasa is that he can't seem to log out of The World. Subaru and Silver Knight of The Crimson Knights continue to look for proof of why Tsukasa can not log out or the existance of The Key Of The Twilight. Meanwhile Bear, Mimiru, and BT as Tsukasa's friends try to help him understand who he really is and how he can return to the real world.
Video:
User Ratings: 3028 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 259 votes (sub:135, dub:115, edit.dub:3, ?:2, raw:1, others:3
1 German dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Excellent: 487 votes (sub:265, dub:188, ?:8, edit.dub:8, raw:3, others:15
7 Spanish subtitled
3 Portuguese subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
1 French subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Italian edited dub
)
 Very good: 710 votes (sub:402, dub:278, edit.dub:8, raw:3, ?:2, others:17
7 Spanish subtitled
2 German dubbed
2 French subtitled
2 Italian dubbed
2 Spanish dubbed
1 Swedish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Good: 659 votes (sub:369, dub:249, edit.dub:18, ?:5, raw:3, others:15
5 Spanish subtitled
3 German dubbed
3 Spanish dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Swedish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Decent: 334 votes (sub:198, dub:118, ?:8, edit.dub:3, others:7
2 Spanish dubbed
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 French subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 So-so: 249 votes (sub:147, dub:81, edit.dub:5, raw:4, ?:2, others:10
3 Spanish subtitled
3 Spanish dubbed
2 Swedish subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Not really good: 98 votes (sub:56, dub:37, ?:1, raw:1, edit.dub:1, others:2
1 Spanish subtitled
1 German dubbed
)
 Weak: 140 votes (sub:85, dub:48, ?:2, edit.dub:1, others:4
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 German dubbed
)
 Bad: 53 votes (sub:28, dub:23, ?:1, others:1
1 Portuguese dubbed
)
 Awful: 19 votes (sub:13, dub:5, others:1
1 German dubbed
)
 Worst ever: 20 votes (sub:11, dub:7, others:2
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
Seen in part or in whole by 6518 users, rank: #43
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.085 (Good+.08), std. dev.: 2.0243, rank: #1672
Weighted mean: 6.996 (Good-.00), rank: #1787 (seen all: 7.30 / seen some: 6.14 / won't finish: 3.94)
Bayesian estimate: 6.998 (Good-.00), rank: #1465
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage:
2002-04-04 to 2002-09-25
2003-02-01 to 2003-08-30 (USA)
2004-02-26 (France)
2005-04-01 to 2005-10-07 (Canada, YTV)
2005-08-01 to 2006-01-23 (Latin America Broadcast)
2007-06-05 (Germany - Animax)
2009-11-27 (Spain, Animax)
Releases: We have 33
Opening Theme:
"Obsession" by See-Saw
Ending Theme:
"Yasashii Yoake" by See-Saw
Links: We have 6
Trivia: We have 5
Comment:
.hack//SIGN (Pronounced dot-hack-sign) is a prequel to the .hack video game and OAV series. The TV series was created with the specific goal of explaining the back story to the game and OAV series.
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Reviews:
    .hack//SIGN Novel 1
    .hack//SIGN DVD 1

DVD
    .hack//SIGN - Complete Collection - Anime Legends (DVD) 2006-08-22 (from $37.49)
    .hack//SIGN - Login - Limited Edition Artbox + DVD (DVD 1) 2003-03-04
    .hack//SIGN - Login (DVD 1) 2003-03-18 (from $16.99)
    .hack//SIGN - Outcast (DVD 2) 2003-05-20 (from $16.99)
    .hack//SIGN - Gestalt Limited Edition (DVD 3) 2003-07-08
    .hack//SIGN - Gestalt (DVD 3) 2003-07-15 (from $16.99)
    .hack//SIGN - Omnipotence Limited Edition (DVD 4) 2003-09-02
    .hack//SIGN - Omnipotence (DVD 4) 2003-09-16 (from $19.97)
    .hack//SIGN - Uncovered (DVD 5) 2003-11-18 (from $21.59)
    .hack//SIGN - Outcast Limited Edition DVD (w/CD) (DVD 2) 2003-05-06
    .hack//SIGN - Uncovered Limited Edition (DVD 5) 2003-11-25 (from $36.49)
    .hack//SIGN - Terminus (DVD 6) 2004-03-16 (from $20.39)
    .hack//SIGN - Terminus Limited Edition (DVD 6) 2004-03-16 (from $8.00)
    .hack//SIGN - Complete Collection (DVD 1-6) 2004-10-26 (from $83.99)
Novel
    .Hack//Ai Buster (Novel 1) 2005-08-28 (from $5.99)
    .Hack//Ai Buster (Novel 2) 2006-02-01 (from $5.99)
Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 
Director: Koichi Mashimo
Scenario: Kazunori Ito
Episode Director:
Hiroshi Morioka (2, 6, 10. 14, 19, 23, 25, 27)
Koji Sawai (1, 5, 12, 18, 24)
Shigeki Takagi (7)
Shinya Kawazura (3, 8, 13. 16, 20, 22, 26)
Yuki Arie (4, 9, 11, 17, 21-22, 26)
Music:
Ayano Kasahara (Cello)
Chiaki Ishikawa (Vocals)
Emily Bindiger (Vocals)
Genji Sawai (Sax)
Haruki Matsuba (Cello)
Haruko Yano (Viola)
Hijiri Kuwano (Violin)
Hitoshi Konno (Violin)
Ikou Kakehashi (Percussion)
Kazuhiro Takeda (Sax)
Kouichirou Tashiro (Acoustic Guitar)
Masaharu Ishikawa (Drums)
Masahiro Inaba (Electric Guitar)
Masakazu Ishibani (Oboe)
Masato Matsuda (Piano)
Masayoshi Furukawa (Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin)
Matarou Misawa (Percussion)
Rie Akagi (Flute)
Susumu Nishikawa (Guitar, Irish Bouzouki)
Tomoharu 'Jr' Takahashi (Bass)
Tomohito Aoki (Bass)
Yoshiaki Sato (Accordion)
Yuki Kajiura
Yuri Kasahara (Vocals)
Yuriko Kaida (Vocals)
Original Concept: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Original Character Design: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Art Director: Yoshimi Umino
Mechanical design:
Kenji Teraoka
Tatsuya Oka
Sound Director: Koichi Mashimo
Director of Photography: Katsuaki Kamata
A&R Desk: Etsuyo Ohnishi (VICTOR)
Acoustic Supervision: Koichi Mashimo
Color design: Makiko Kojima
Editing: Seiji Morita
Head of Soundtrack Promotion: Shousei Ito (VICTOR)
Music Coordination:
Fumio Takano (Toushitsu)
Norimitsu Iijima
Music Production: Keiichi Nozaki
Planning Cooperation: Shinichiro Inoue
Post Production Editor:
Kumiko Wada (VICTOR Design Center)
Yasuko Kobayashi (VICTOR Design Center)
Program Chief: Fukashi Azuma (TV Tokyo)
Series Editor: Daisuke Uchiyama
Series Supervision: Kazunori Ito
Soundtrack Co-Producer: Yasunori Mori (Space Craft Produce)
Soundtrack Cooperation: Hiroshi Matsuyama (Cyber Connect 2)
Soundtrack Cover Illustration: Satoshi Ohsawa
Soundtrack Design: Riichiro Yoshida (VICTOR Design Center)
Soundtrack Executive Producer: Hideaki Kaneko (VICTOR)
Soundtrack Management Producer: Shiro Sasaki (VICTOR)
Soundtrack Mastering Engineer:
George Marino (Stering Sound, N.Y.)
Kotaro Kojima (Flair)
Touru Kotetsu
Soundtrack NY Product Coordination: Cherry Kaoru Hulsey (Blue Sun Film Company)
Soundtrack Producer: Yuki Kajiura
Soundtrack Promotion:
Hiroyuki Abe (VICTOR)
Shiho Miyai (VICTOR)
Yoshinori Sugawara (VICTOR)
Yu Saito (VICTOR)
Soundtrack Sales Promotion:
Kou Yamashita (VICTOR)
Toshiyuki Nakajima
Special Effects: Masahiro Murakami
Theme Song Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura (OP/ED)
Theme Song Composition: Yuki Kajiura (OP/ED)
Theme Song Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura (OP/ED)
Theme Song Performance: See-Saw (OP/ED)
 
Mitsuki Saiga as Tsukasa

Kaori Nazuka as Subaru
Rie Tanaka as Morgana
Yumi Touma as Helba

Chiemi Chiba as Female Heavyblade (ep 9)
Isshin Chiba as Silver Knight
Mitsuyo Kondo as Grunty
Nobuyuki Hiyama as Balmung
Nozomu Sasaki as Bear's Son
Sara Nakayama as Kaochin (ep 19)
Takumi Yamazaki as Harold

Japanese companies 

Animation: Bee Train
Backgrounds: Production AI
Copyright: Project.hack
Creation: Project .hack
Music Production: Victor Entertainment
Music Recording: Sound Valley (Tokyo)
Photography: Studio Twinkle
Production Cooperation: CyberConnect2
Sound Production: Half HP Studio
Sound Recording: Half HP Studio
Soundtrack Production: Space Craft Produce
English cast 
English staff 
ADR Director: Keith Arem
Executive producer: Ken Iyadomi
ADR Writer: Scott Cuthbertson
Chief Producer: Charles McCarter
Production Assistant: Tatsuhiro Nishiuchi
Re-Recording Mixing:
Keith Arem
Mike Draghi
Voice Direction: Keith Arem
Brianne Siddall as Tsukasa

Amanda Winn Lee as Mimiru
Kim Mai Guest as Subaru
Paul Mercier as Bear
Valerie Arem as Morganna

Crispin Freeman as Balmung
Doug Rye as Silver Knight
Lani Minella as Girl
Lex Lang as Crim
R. Martin Klein as Harold
Sandy Fox as A-20

English companies 
Additional Mixing Facilities: World Link Digital
ADR Production: Digital Synapse
Licensed by:
Bandai Entertainment
TOKYOPOP (novel)
Music Recording: Cutting Room Recording Studio (New York)
Recording Facility: PCB Productions
French staff 
French cast 
(none)
 
Thierry Bourdon as Tsukasa

Bruno Magne as Bear
Isabelle Volpe as Mimiru
Olivia Dutron as Morgana
Yann Pichon as Sora

Mike Marshall as Harold
French companies 
Broadcaster: Game one
Distributor: Beez
Spanish staff 
Spanish cast 
(none)
 
Giannina Jurado as Tsukasa
Rafael Alonso Naranjo Jr. as Tsukasa (Spain dub)

Amparo Bravo as Mimiru (Spain dub)
Begona Hernando as Morganna (Spain dub)
Francisco Vaquero as Bear (Spain dub)
Francisco Javier Martínez as Crim (Spain dub)
Maite Guedes as Mimiru
Mar Bordallo as Subaru (Spain dub)
Marta García as BT (Spain dub)
Mercedes Prato as Subaru
Nour Da Silva as Morgana
Pablo Sevilla as Sora (Spain dub)
Ricardo Omaña as Ginkan

Antonio Villar as Silver Knight (Spain dub)
Blanca Rada as A-20 (Spain dub; eps 7, 10)
Chelo Molina as Helba (Spain dub; eps 24, 26)
Fernando Hernández as Harald (Spain dub; eps 14, 22)
Inmaculada Gallego as Kaochin (Spain dub; ep 19)
Laura Palacios as Puchi (Female Heavyblade) (Spain dub; ep 9)
Manuel Bellido as Balmung (Spain dub; ep 22)
Rafael Alonso Naranjo Jr. as Inserts (Spain dub)
Rais David Báscones as Teddy (Spain dub; ep 10)

Cholo Moratalla (Spain dub)
Eduardo Bosch (Spain dub)
Fernando De Luis (Spain dub)
Gabriel Jiménez (Spain dub)
Jesús Rodríguez (Spain dub)
Laura Palacios (Spain dub)
Spanish companies 
Distributor: Cloverway, Inc.
Italian staff 
Italian cast 
(none)
 
Gemma Donati as Kasumi Tomonari
Tatiana Dessi as Subaru
Italian companies 
Broadcaster: AXN Italia (from 6 April 2008)
German staff 
German cast 
(none)
 
Daniel Krause as Tsukasa

Michelle Sterr as Subaru
Oliver Mink as Crim
Shandra Schadt as Mimiru

Beate Pfeiffer as
A-20
Mia
Claus-Peter Damitz as Gefährte der jungen Mimiru
Dirk Meyer as Elk
Manfred Trilling as Harold Huick
Manou Lubowski as Balmung
Simone Brahmann as Morgana
Ute Bronder as Helba
German companies 
Broadcaster: Animax Germany (2007-06-05)
Distrubtor: Beez (german division)

Dutch staff 
ADR Writer: Caroline Hartman
Editing: Elle Kwinten
Dutch cast 
(none)
Dutch companies 
Subtitles: TVS - Titra Film
Portuguese staff 
Portuguese cast 
Dubbing Director: Wellington Lima
Translation: Fernando Janson (eps 1-9)

Technic: André Mota
 
Angelica Santos as Tsukasa

Raquel Marinho as Mimiru
Suzy Pereira as Subaru

Wellington Lima as Ginkan
Portuguese companies 
Broadcaster: Animax (Brasil)
Dubbing Studio: Álamo
Translation: JBC (ep 10 ~ 26)

Swedish staff 
(none)
Swedish companies 
Broadcaster:
TV4 med i tv
TV400
Swedish cast 
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff 
Chinese (Taiwan) companies 
(none)
 
Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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