A new member in the .hack series

[Aqua 水]

Hey! i think i need some explanation.. uhm, So the only thing i know about the .hack Series is that there are Manga Anime and Games.

I watched .hack//Legends of Twillight a few years ago and I liked it but whats with the other anime whats with the Games, are they all connected to each other? are they actually Sequels and Prequels? Or is it like Final Fantasy, they not directly connected but in the same universe or smth.

[Azure Zero]

Yep everything is Connected in the .hack series, you can also expect references to other parts of the series that are like easter eggs if you know the reference.

Also cannon wise, out of .hack Legends of Twillight anime and manga, the Manga is cannon.

There are also some retellings of the events that are either completely different or a different perspective. i.e the First 4 IMOQ follows MC Kite's view, while the novel Another Birth follow's Blackrose's perspective of the events of IMOQ.

[Aqua 水]

Originally posted by Azure Zero:

Yep everything is Connected in the .hack series, you can also expect references to other parts of the series that are like easter eggs if you know the reference.

Also cannon wise, out of .hack Legends of Twillight anime and manga, the Manga is cannon.

There are also some retellings of the events that are either completely different or a different perspective. i.e the First 4 IMOQ follows MC Kite's view, while the novel Another Birth follow's Blackrose's perspective of the events of IMOQ.

the .hack series seems to be very complicated heh

[Azure Zero]

The Terminal Disk that comes in Recode gives some basic history of the first game IMOQ series. along with references to some of the other .hack media of the first .hack Era.

[Aqua 水]

Originally posted by Azure Zero:

The Terminal Disk that comes in Recode gives some basic history of the first game IMOQ series. along with references to some of the other .hack media of the first .hack Era.

whuat u talkin bout, im very confused xD

[Azure Zero]

In the GU Recode's main menu, where you can select the game Volume (Rebirth, Reminances, Redemption, ____) there are a few more options, one is the Terminal Disk (which was a GU rebirth special edition exclusive when it came out on the PS2)
which has files that Unlock as you the first 3 volumes., but the first 4 files each cover 1 volume of the previous 4 games.

[Teratus]

Yeah they are connected, funny enough the .Hack Sign anime largely takes place before the events of the original games however the last episode of it takes place after the 4 games.

This was very jarring the first time I watched it with some friends since I was the only one who had played the 4 games and they didn't have a clue how the anime went from building up to a big event and then oh everyone's having a party and who tf is this orange guy and all these other characters lol

[MADOX-01]

Can i watch the anime without having played any of the games? Im very interested in it. I know some find it boring cuz they talk a lot doing nothing but still.

[Stabernathy]

yeah you can watch sign without playing any of the games its good on its own

[Teratus]

Sign is good to watch before playing the original games tbh, since 99% of it takes place before the games.
It's only the last episode that takes place after them so no worries.

Actually watching Sign will be beneficial to playing the original games since you'll recognise characters, names and things in the games that are references to the anime, or similar themes.
They are after all sequels to Sign.

[King Zero]

Originally posted by Aqua 水:

Hey! i think i need some explanation.. uhm, So the only thing i know about the .hack Series is that there are Manga Anime and Games.

I watched .hack//Legends of Twillight a few years ago and I liked it but whats with the other anime whats with the Games, are they all connected to each other? are they actually Sequels and Prequels? Or is it like Final Fantasy, they not directly connected but in the same universe or smth.

Yes, it's all connected. Except for the shortened version of the GU movie. It's not Canon, the games are instead. And I seem to remember the legend of the twilight anime not being Canon, but the Manga version is Canon