.hack//Sign

.hack//Sign / .hack//SIGN

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Video Game
Themes: Video Game
Studios: Bee Train
Producers: Bandai, Bandai Visual, CyberConnect2, Yomiko Advertising
Licensors: Bandai Entertainment, Funimation
Rating: 6.94 / 10
Rank: #4742
Popularity: #1386
Users Listed: 190,527
Users Scored: 86,677
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 04/27/2023
Aired: April 4, 2002 – September 26, 2002 (Spring)
Type: tv
Source: original
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 26
Broadcast: Thursday at 00:55 (JST)

Synopsis:

Tsukasa awakens within the virtual realm of "The World," a sprawling MMORPG shrouded in mystery and plagued by a system malfunction. Haunted by fragmented memories, he navigates the game's intricate landscapes as an enigmatic wavemaster, drawing unwanted attention from the vigilant Crimson Knights who suspect him of illicit activity. His unusual connection to a modified character – a feline companion – fuels their suspicions and prevents him from logging out.

Seeking answers within this digital world, Tsukasa encounters unexpected allies and discovers a potent artifact manifesting as a protective guardian. Meanwhile, Subaru, the determined leader of the Crimson Knights, initiates an investigation into Tsukasa’s predicament, striving to unravel the cause of his inability to disconnect and prevent potential consequences for both the game and its players. The narrative explores themes of identity, digital existence, and the blurred lines between the virtual and real.

Trailer:

Streaming Platforms:

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Episodes:

Episode 1: Role Play (Aired: 04/04/2002)
Episode 2: Guardian (Aired: 04/11/2002)
Episode 3: Folklore (Aired: 04/18/2002)
Episode 4: Wanted (Aired: 04/25/2002)
Episode 5: Captured (Aired: 05/02/2002)
... and 21 more episodes

Characters:

Bear (Main) - Voice Actors: Nakata, Kazuhiro, Magne, Bruno, Locuratolo, Giorgio, Mercier, Paul, Monsalve, Rafael, Krumbiegel, Crock, Marconato, Alexandre, Choi, Han
BT (Main) - Voice Actors: Hiramatsu, Akiko, Cenciarelli, Maura, Rawlins, Donna, Pâris, Christine, Hernández, María Teresa, Jolas, Tolilah, Helena, Lúcia, Sandvoss, Susanna
Mimiru (Main) - Voice Actors: Toyoguchi, Megumi, Lee, Amanda Winn, Schadt, Shandra, Volpé, Isabelle, Jeong, Mi Sook, Guedes, Maythe, Manicone, Francesca, Marinho, Raquel
Subaru (Main) - Voice Actors: Nazuka, Kaori, Guest, Kim Mai, Pereira, Silvia Suzy, Sterr, Michele, Bréheret, Laurence, Prato, Mercedes, Dessi, Tatiana, Bordallo, Mar, Yang, Jeong Hwa
Tsukasa (Main) - Voice Actors: Saiga, Mitsuki, Siddall, Brianne, Bourdon, Thierry, Quarta, Alessandro, Jurado, Giannina, Alonso Naranjo Jr., Rafael, Krause, Daniel, Santos, Angélica, Lee, Gye Yun
A-20 (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Enomoto, Atsuko, Fox, Sandy, Pfeiffer, Beate, Marques, Jussara, Rada, Blanca, Medina, Leisha, Reboul, Christelle
Aura (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakamoto, Maaya, Volpé, Isabelle
Balmung (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Freeman, Crispin, Hiyama, Nobuyuki, Lubowski, Manou, Kim, Min Seok, Indriago, Héctor, Campos, Marco Aurélio, Le Minoux, Martial
Blackrose (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Asano, Masumi, Lee, Wendee
Crim (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miki, Shinichiro, Lang, Lex, Vieira, José Manuel, Mink, Oliver, Le Minoux, Martial, Bulckaen, Francesco, Kang, Su Jin, Giraldi, Silvio
Elk (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Saiga, Mitsuki, Siddall, Brianne
Helba (Supporting) - Voice Actors: McGlynn, Mary Elizabeth, Touma, Yumi, Bronder, Ute, Scalvi, Patrícia, Aubry, Brigitte, Nieto, Claudia
Hoerwick, Harald (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamazaki, Takumi, Klein, Robert Martin, Marshall, Mike, Trilling, Manfred, Hernández, Fernando, Pérez, Luis Miguel
Kaochin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Siddall, Brianne, Nakayama, Sara, Fernandes, Samira, Gallego, Inma, Barboza, Jhaidy
Kite (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Aida, Sayaka, Marshall, Mona
Lios (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nishimura, Tomomichi, Papenbrook, Bob
Macha (Supporting)
Mia (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takayama, Minami, Rogers, Debra Jean
Mistral (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Enomoto, Atsuko, Fox, Sandy
Morganna Mode Gone (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Rie, Brahmann, Simone, Arem, Valerie, Dutron, Olivia, Da silva, Nour, Quattrini, Selvaggia
Orca (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Thornton, Kirk, Masutani, Yasunori
Silver Knight (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Chiba, Isshin, Draghetti, Roberto, Münchow, Torsten, Rye, Douglas, Roullier, Philippe, Omaña, Ricardo, Villar, Antonio
Skeith (Supporting)
Sora (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Wittenberg, Dave, Yanaka, Hiroshi, Corsetti, Sérgio, Pichon, Yann, Bastidas, Rolman, Meoni, Francesco, von Hauff, Walter, O, In Seong, Sevilla, Pablo

Staff:

Egawa, Kuninori (Producer)
Maru, Ryouji (Producer, Production Manager)
Morimoto, Kouji (Producer)
Nozaki, Keiichi (Producer)
Sasaki, Shirou (Producer)
Takagi, Kazunori (Producer)
Uchiyama, Daisuke (Producer)
Mashimo, Kouichi (Director, Sound Director, Script, Storyboard, Editing, Screenplay)
Morioka, Hiroshi (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Sawai, Kouji (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Nakano, Tooru (Sound Director)
Arie, Yuuki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kawatsura, Shinya (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kurokawa, Tomoyuki (Episode Director, Production Manager)
Takagi, Shigeki (Episode Director)
Tada, Shunsuke (Storyboard)
Ishikawa, Chiaki (Theme Song Performance, Music)
Kajiura, Yuki (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Arrangement, Music)
See-Saw (Theme Song Performance)
Abe, Hiroyuki (Publicity)
Abe, Misao (Key Animation)
Akagi, Rie (Music)
Akao, Ryoutarou (Key Animation)
Aoki, Akihito (Key Animation)
Aoki, Tomihito (Music)
Ban, Yukiko (Animation Director, Character Design)
Bindiger, Emily (Music, Inserted Song Performance)
Chiba, Takaaki (Key Animation)
Fudesaka, Akimi (Key Animation)
Fujiwara, Noboyuki (Recording Engineer)
Fukunaga, Junichi (Key Animation)
Hagio, Keita (Key Animation)
Haneda, Kouji (Key Animation)
Hatano, Yoshitsugu (Key Animation)
Hattori, Satoshi (Key Animation)
Hisatsune, Naoki (Key Animation)
Honda, Emi (Animation Check)
Hoshino, Mamoru (Key Animation)
Hulsey, Cherry Kaoru (Production Coordination)
Iijima, Norimitsu (Music)
Ikai, Kazuyuki (Key Animation)
Inaba, Masahiro (Music)
Inada, Masaki (Key Animation)
Inoue, Shinichiro (Planning)
Ishibani, Masakazu (Music)
Ishida, Keiichi (Key Animation)
Ishii, Kazuhiko (Key Animation)
Ishikawa, Masaharu (Music)
Ishikawa, Masakazu (Key Animation)
Ito, Kazunori (Series Composition, Screenplay, Setting)
... and 92 more staff

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