.hack//SIGN (TV)
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Alternative title:
.hack//SIGN駭客時空 (Chinese (Taiwan))

Dot hack

Dot hack sign

Hack sign

hack//SIGN: Atrapados en la red (Spanish)

Хак//Симбол (Russian)

ドットハック サイン (Japanese)

닷핵 사인 (Korean)

Themes:
online computer gaming,
Virtual Reality
Objectionable content:
Mild

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.

User Ratings:
3654 ratings have been given [details]
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)

Release dates: We have 33
Opening Theme:
"Obsession" by See-Saw

Ending Theme:
"Yasashii Yoake" by See-Saw

Insert song:
"A Stray Child" by Emily Bindiger

"Aura evil version" by Emily Bindiger

"Aura" by Emily Bindiger

"Das Wandern" by Yuriko Kaida

"Fake Wings" by Emily Bindiger

"In The Land of Twilight Under the Moon" by Emily Bindiger

"Key of the Twilight" by Emily Bindiger

"Open your Heart~reprise" by Emily Bindiger

"The World" by Emily Bindiger

"Thousand and One Nights" by See-Saw

"To Nowhere" by Emily Bindiger

"Warp" by Yuriko Kaida

Official website:
.Hack (Japanese)

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.

Reviews:
.hack//SIGN DVD (May 21, 2015)
.hack//SIGN DVD 1 (Mar 15, 2003)
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Screenplay:
Akemi Omode ![]() ![]() Hiroaki Jinno (ep 27) ![]() Kazunori Itō ![]() eps 1-9, 12-16, 18-19, 22-25 )![]() Kirin Mori ![]() ![]() Kōichi Mashimo ![]() ![]() Michiko Yokote ![]() eps 7, 10, 12, 16, 18, 22 )![]() Mitsuhiko Sawamura ![]() ![]()
Storyboard:
Hiroshi Morioka (8 episodes eps 2, 6, 10, 14, 19, 23, 25, 27 )![]() Kōichi Mashimo ![]() ![]() Kōji Sawai ![]() eps 5, 12, 17, 23 )![]() Shinya Kawatsura (5 episodes eps 3, 8, 13, 21, 25 )![]() Shunsuke Tada (5 episodes eps 7, 11, 16, 20-21 )![]() Yuki Arie ![]() eps 4, 9, 16, 21, 25 )![]()
Episode Director:
Hiroshi Morioka (7 episodes eps 2, 6, 10. 14, 19, 23, 25, 27 )![]() Kōji Sawai (5 episodes eps 1, 5, 12, 18, 24 )![]() Shigeki Takagi (ep 7) ![]() Shinya Kawatsura (6 episodes eps 3, 8, 13. 16, 20, 22, 26 )![]() Yuki Arie (7 episodes eps 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) ![]()
Animation Director:
Satoshi Ohsawa ![]() ![]() eps 1, 8, 15, 19, 25 )![]() Tatsuya Oka ![]() eps 5, 10, 14, 18, 22 )![]() Tomoaki Kado ![]() eps 3, 7, 12, 17, 20, 24 )![]() Yoshiaki Tsubata ![]() ![]() Yukiko Ban ![]() eps 6, 11, 16, 21 )![]() Yuko Iwaoka ![]() eps 4, 9, 13, 23 )![]()
Producer:
Daisuke Uchiyama ![]() Kazunori Takagi ![]() Koji Morimoto ![]() Kuninori Egawa ![]() ![]() Ryoji Maru (eps 20-26) ![]()
3D CG:
Ayumi Kamo (5 episodes eps 9, 11, 16, 24, 26 )![]() Hitomi Miyatake (5 episodes eps 9, 11, 16, 24, 26 )![]() Natsuko Taki (12 episodes eps 4-5, 9, 11, 16-17, 20-24, 26 )![]() Setsuko Satō (ep 15) ![]()
Background Art:
Chie Murakoshi (14 episodes eps 1-15 odd, 16, 18, 20, 23-24, 26 )![]() Fumie Kawai (14 episodes eps 1-15 odd, 16, 18, 20, 23-24, 26 )![]() Haruka Ohsawa (14 episodes eps 1-15 odd, 16, 18, 20, 23-24, 26 )![]() Junko Nagasawa (13 episodes eps 2-14 even, 15-21 odd, 22, 25 )![]() Kaori Motojima (13 episodes eps 2-14 even, 15-21 odd, 22, 25 )![]() Katsuhiro Yamada (14 episodes eps 1-15 odd, 16, 18, 20, 23-24, 26 )![]() Kuniko Miyake (13 episodes eps 2-14 even, 15-21 odd, 22, 25 )![]() Megumi Ogawa (13 episodes eps 2-14 even, 15-21 odd, 22, 25 )![]() Motoko Iwahashi (14 episodes eps 1-15 odd, 16, 18, 20, 23-24, 26 )![]() Shin Watanabe (14 episodes eps 1-15 odd, 16, 18, 20, 23-24, 26 )![]() Toshihisa Koyama (13 episodes eps 2-14 even, 15-21 odd, 22, 25 )![]() Yasunori Hishinuma (14 episodes eps 1-15 odd, 16, 18, 20, 23-24, 26 )![]() Yukiko Nakayama (13 episodes eps 2-14 even, 15-21 odd, 22, 25 )![]() Yukiko Ogawa (13 episodes eps 2-14 even, 15-21 odd, 22, 25 )![]()
Color setting:
Chie Iwamoto (Studio Road; 13 episodes eps 2-14 even, 15-21 odd, 22, 25 )![]() Kayo Otani (Studio Road; 13 episodes eps 3-15 odd, 16, 18, 20, 23-24, 26 )![]() Naoki Fukutani (Studio Road; 1, 15) ![]()
Ending Animation:
Atsuko Nakajima ![]() Kenji Yokoyama ![]() Makoto Sawazaki ![]() Masahiko Kaneda ![]() Miho Azuma ![]() Nobuhiko Genma ![]() Satoko Miyachi ![]() Tatsuya Oka ![]() Tokuyuki Matsutake ![]() Tomoaki Kado ![]() Yōko Kikuchi ![]() Yukie Suzuki ![]() Yukiko Ban ![]() Yuko Iwaoka ![]()
Finish Check:
Hanae Yokota (Studio Road; 13 episodes eps 1, 4-14 even, 15-21 odd, 22, 25 )![]() Makiko Yamanaka (Studio Road; 13 episodes eps 3-15 odd, 16, 18, 20, 23-24, 26 )![]()
In-Between Check:
Daisuke Nakamura (eps 3-4, 15) ![]() Emi Honda (eps 18, 24) ![]() Eriko Kiguchi (ep 15) ![]() Kōtarō Tamamoto (eps 4, 8, 13) ![]() Kumiko Katō (4 episodes eps 12-13, 15, 22 )![]() Mika Shirota (4 episodes eps 5, 10, 15, 17 )![]() Miyuki Harada (eps 20, 26) ![]() Mutsumi Sasaki (eps 19, 25) ![]() Naoko Shimada (6 episodes eps 2, 7, 9, 11, 15-16 )![]() Shinya Nishizawa (eps 14-15, 23) ![]() Takato Nakajima (eps 4, 15) ![]() Tomoko Ishida (5 episodes eps 12-13, 15, 21, 26 )![]()
Key Animation:
Aiko Sonobe (eps 8, 14, 24) ![]() Akihiko Mamashita (4 episodes eps 5, 11, 18, 22 )![]() Akihiro Okuzawa (ep 9) ![]() Akihito Aoki (eps 10, 17, 22) ![]() Akiko Nakano (4 episodes eps 3, 8, 13, 15 )![]() Akiko Seki (ep 21) ![]() Akinori Fudesaka (4 episodes eps 2, 9, 16, 21 )![]() Akio Shimotsukasa (6 episodes eps 1, 4, 13, 15, 20, 26 )![]() Atsuko Takahashi (eps 4, 8) ![]() Chikashi Kubota (ep 13) ![]() ![]() Chiyo Hosokawa (ep 4) ![]() Daichi Kamiya (5 episodes eps 4, 9, 14-15, 20 )![]() Daisuke Kusakari (ep 4) ![]() Daisuke Nakamura (ep 9) ![]() Eikichi Takahashi (ep 24) ![]() Eriko Kiguchi (ep 5) ![]() Harumi Ito (ep 4) ![]() Hiroyuki Ōkaji (eps 5, 11) ![]() Hiroyuki Takahashi (6 episodes eps 6, 12, 15-16, 20, 25 )![]() Junichi Fukunaga (eps 8, 14, 24) ![]() Kaname Watanabe (eps 2, 9, 21) ![]() Kaori Hashimoto (eps 14, 24) ![]() Kaori Nakamura (5 episodes eps 3, 6, 12, 15, 22 )![]() Kazuhiko Ishii (ep 4) ![]() Kazuhiro Ōta (eps 10, 15) ![]() Kazuko Matsumura (eps 23, 26) ![]() Kazuya Morimae (ep 7) ![]() Kazuyuki Ikai (6 episodes eps 1, 5, 11, 15, 17, 22 )![]() Kazuyuki Takayama (eps 6, 14, 23) ![]() Keiichi Ishida (eps 5, 13) ![]() Keiji Tani (ep 10) ![]() Keiko Hayashi (ep 2) ![]() Keita Hagio (eps 5, 11) ![]() Kenichi Umemoto (5 episodes eps 2, 6, 12, 18, 24 )![]() Kenji Yokoyama (4 episodes eps 2, 11, 19, 26 )![]() Koji Haneda (eps 2, 9) ![]() Kōsuke Kawazura (ep 3) ![]() Kōtarō Tamamoto (eps 4, 8, 13) ![]() Kumiko Habara (eps 5, 15) ![]() Kunihiko Kimura (eps 5, 11, 17) ![]() Kunisu Watanabe (eps 2, 7, 13) ![]() Kyōko Kotani (10 episodes eps 3, 6-7, 9, 12, 14, 18-19, 23, 25 )![]() Maki Inada (ep 21) ![]() Makiko Yamazaki (eps 2, 9) ![]() Makoto Sawazaki (5 episodes eps 1, 13, 15, 20, 26 )![]() Mamoru Hoshino (ep 4) ![]() Manabu Yasumoto (ep 7) ![]() Mariko Aikawa (eps 4, 15) ![]() Masafumi Nakagawa (eps 20-21) ![]() Masahiro Takahashi (eps 3, 16) ![]() Masakazu Ishikawa (4 episodes eps 7, 11, 16, 23 )![]() Masaru Yoshioka (eps 3, 8, 16) ![]() Miho Azuma (7 episodes eps 9, 14-15, 17, 20, 22, 26 )![]() Mihoko Nomura (7 episodes eps 1, 3, 8, 14-15, 20, 25 )![]() Mika Shirota (6 episodes eps 4, 8, 16, 19-20, 26 )![]() Minako Shiba (eps 14, 17) ![]() Misao Abe (ep 1) ![]() Motoi Ōnishi (4 episodes eps 5, 7, 10, 25 )![]() Motoki Yagi (ep 4) ![]() Naoki Hisatsune (ep 10) ![]() Naoki Kusamoto (eps 3, 6, 16) ![]() Naoko Shimada (6 episodes eps 4, 8, 16, 19-20, 26 )![]() Naomi Yoshida (ep 6) ![]() Naotaka Hayashi (eps 8, 24) ![]() Noriko Onoda (eps 9, 16, 21) ![]() Osamu Kurosawa (5 episodes eps 1, 9, 14-15, 22 )![]() Rie Maehara (6 episodes eps 3, 8, 14-15, 20, 26 )![]() Ryōtarō Akao (eps 3, 6) ![]() Ryuji Tsuzuku (eps 4, 8) ![]() Sachiko Mori (9 episodes eps 3, 6, 11, 13, 15, 18-19, 21, 25 )![]() Sadatoshi Matsuzaka (7 episodes eps 2, 5, 10, 14-15, 23, 26 )![]() Saori Kasai (eps 2, 6) ![]() Satoko Miyachi (ep 2) ![]() Satomi Kitahara (ep 2) ![]() Satomi Matsui (ep 7) ![]() Satoru Fujimoto (ep 10) ![]() Satoru Iida (ep 20) ![]() Satoshi Hattori (ep 21) ![]() Satoshi Honda (eps 6, 17) ![]() Satoshi Kitahara (5 episodes eps 5, 11, 17, 22, 26 )![]() Satoshi Ohsawa (eps 16, 20) ![]() Seishirō Katō (4 episodes eps 3, 7, 13, 21 )![]() Shinichi Iimura (eps 4, 8) ![]() Shinji Abe (4 episodes eps 7, 11, 16, 23 )![]() Shinmei Saito (eps 5, 18) ![]() Shinya Kokaji (eps 5, 11, 17) ![]() Tadashi Muraoka (6 episodes eps 1, 5, 12, 15, 18, 24 )![]() Taeko Oda (eps 3, 8, 17) ![]() Takaaki Chiba (8 episodes eps 4, 6, 11, 13, 17, 19, 22, 25 )![]() Takaaki Nagano (eps 8, 24) ![]() Takahiro Kuroishi (eps 6, 12, 23) ![]() Takao Ozone (4 episodes eps 2, 7, 13, 24 )![]() Takashi Iwao (eps 5, 13, 15) ![]() Takashi Murai (ep 14) ![]() Takato Nakajima (7 episodes eps 4, 8, 11, 16, 19, 25-26 )![]() Takeshi Maekawa (ep 4) ![]() Takumi Murakami (eps 10, 17, 22) ![]() Takushi Satou (eps 16, 21) ![]() Tatsuya Oka (eps 1, 23, 25) ![]() Tokuyuki Matsutake (OP, ED) ![]() Tomoaki Chishima (eps 5, 15) ![]() Tomoaki Kado (ep 3) ![]() Tomoaki Ohta (ep 5) ![]() Tomoyuki Ōshita (4 episodes eps 5, 11, 17, 24 )![]() Toshinori Watanabe (eps 4, 8, 15) ![]() Tsutomu Kikuchi (4 episodes eps 2, 9, 16, 21 )![]() Wakako Yoshida (11 episodes eps 3, 6-7, 11, 13, 15, 18-19, 22-23, 25 )![]() Yoshiaki Honda (ep 4) ![]() Yoshihiro Taniguchi (ep 4) ![]() Yoshinori Higuchi (ep 17) ![]() Yoshitsugu Hatano (ep 2) ![]() Yoshiyuki Tomita (ep 7) ![]() Yūdai Suzuki (4 episodes eps 3, 7, 20, 26 )![]() Yuichi Akimoto (5 episodes eps 2, 6, 12, 17, 20 )![]() Yuichiro Miyake (ep 5) ![]() Yūji Shigekuni (eps 5, 15) ![]() Yūji Yanase (ep 6) ![]() Yuki Chika (6 episodes eps 2, 8, 14-15, 21, 25 )![]() Yuki Tsugihashi (ep 7) ![]() Yukie Suzuki (eps 14-15) ![]() Yukiko Akiyama (ep 2) ![]() Yukiko Ban (eps 1, 15, 25) ![]() Yuko Iwaoka (eps 1, 26) ![]()
Opening Animation:
Atsuko Nakajima ![]() Kenji Yokoyama ![]() Makoto Sawazaki ![]() Masahiko Kaneda ![]() Nobuhiko Genma ![]() Satoko Miyachi ![]() Tatsuya Oka ![]() Tokuyuki Matsutake ![]() Tomoaki Kado ![]() Yōko Kikuchi ![]() Yukie Suzuki ![]() Yukiko Ban ![]() Yuko Iwaoka ![]()
Photography:
Hitoshi Saito (eps 1-26) ![]() Kenji Takehara (eps 1-26) ![]() Satoshi Fujita (eps 1-26) ![]() Seiichi Morishita (eps 1-26) ![]() Tatsuya Kikuchi (eps 1-26) ![]() Tōru Tōjima (eps 1-26) ![]() Yōhei Konishi (eps 1-26) ![]()
Production manager:
Fumi Matsushita (eps 9, 18, 25) ![]() Hideaki Muraoka (6 episodes eps 1, 7, 13, 15, 19, 26 )![]() Ryoji Maru (eps 1, 28) ![]() Takayasu Shimizu (6 episodes eps 3, 9, 15-16, 20-21 )![]() Tatsuya Hamamoto (eps 6, 12, 15) ![]() Tomoyuki Kurokawa (6 episodes eps 2, 8, 14-15, 23-24 )![]() Yoshihito Nishōji (ep 20) ![]()
Soundtrack Mastering Engineer:
George Marino (Stering Sound, N.Y.) ![]() Kotaro Kojima (Flair) ![]() Touru Kotetsu ![]()
Soundtrack Promotion:
Hiroyuki Abe (VICTOR) ![]() Shiho Miyai (VICTOR) ![]() Yoshinori Sugawara (VICTOR) ![]() Yū Saitō (VICTOR) ![]()
Soundtrack Recording Engineer:
Joseph Nardone ![]() Nobuyuki Fujiwara ![]() Takashi Koiwa ![]() Tsutomu Okada ![]() Yuki Kajiura ![]() |
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Finish Animation:
Anime World Osaka (14 episodes eps 4-6, 9-12, 15-16, 20, 22-25 )![]() Bee Train Digital ![]() Frontline (6 episodes eps 2, 8-9, 11, 15, 22 )![]() Hangzhou Flying Dragon Cartoon Co., Ltd. (eps 1-2, 4-26) ![]() J.C. Staff (4 episodes eps 10-11, 15, 23 )![]() M.S.C (6 episodes eps 12-13, 15-16, 22, 25 )![]() M.S.J Musashino Production ![]() Mook Animation (7 episodes eps 6-7, 12-13, 15, 17, 24 )![]() Sakura Create (6 episodes eps 3, 9, 15-16, 20, 25 )![]() Studio Gouache (eps 8, 15) ![]() Studio Road (eps 1-26) ![]() Tamazawa Dōgasha (11 episodes eps 3-4, 10-11, 13, 15-17, 24-26 )![]() Tatsunoko Production (eps 6-7, 13, 15) ![]()
In-Between Animation:
Anime World Osaka (14 episodes eps 5-6, 8, 10-11, 13-15, 18-24 even, 25-26 )![]() APPP (4 episodes eps 8, 10, 14-15 )![]() Ashi Productions (14 episodes eps 2-5, 7-9, 14-16, 18, 21-22, 25 )![]() Bee Train (eps 1-26) ![]() Buyuu (6 episodes eps 6, 12, 15, 18, 21, 23 )![]() D.A.S.T Corporation (8 episodes eps 2-3, 5, 11, 15-16, 24-25 )![]() Hangzhou Flying Dragon Cartoon Co., Ltd. (eps 1-26) ![]() M.S.C (8 episodes eps 1, 5-6, 14-15, 18, 22, 24 )![]() M.S.J Musashino Production (eps 1-26) ![]() Office AO (7 episodes eps 1, 3-4, 10, 15-16, 26 )![]() Plum (ep 19) ![]() Production I.G (4 episodes eps 14-15, 18, 25 )![]() Radix (6 episodes eps 6, 15, 17-19, 22 )![]() Sakura Create (11 episodes eps 3, 9, 12-13, 15-17, 20-22, 25 )![]() Studio Cockpit (12 episodes eps 2-3, 9, 11, 14-17, 21-24 )![]() Studio DEEN (ep 18) ![]() Studio Mark (eps 3, 15) ![]() Studio MAT (9 episodes eps 2, 4, 7, 9-10, 12, 14-15, 24 )![]() Studio Mu (12 episodes eps 2, 5, 8-9, 12-13, 15, 19, 21, 23-24, 26 )![]() SynergySP (eps 9, 15) ![]() Tamazawa Dōgasha (6 episodes eps 3-4, 10, 13, 15, 17 )![]() Trans Arts Co. (5 episodes eps 10, 13, 15, 17, 23 )![]() VENET (eps 1, 15) ![]() Xebec (ep 18) ![]() |
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Distributor:
Bandai Entertainment ![]() Beez Entertainment (UK) ![]() Geneon Entertainment Inc. (North America; 2003) ![]() Madman Entertainment (Australia) ![]()
Internet Streaming:
AnimeLab (Australia and New Zealand) ![]() Crunchyroll (USA, Canada) ![]() FUNimation Entertainment ![]() Hulu (Subbed) ![]() Tubi TV ![]() |
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