".hack//Tasogare no udewa densetsu" (2003) TV series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

25 May 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Four years after the Twilight incident in the .hack video games, stability has seemingly returned to the on-line RPG "The World." Shugo and Rena...

Plot Keywords:

RPG | .hack | Online Gaming | Hot Spring | Parody

Cast

Steve Blum

...

Sanjuro Sunarashi (12 episodes, 2003)

Series Directed by
Kôichi Mashimo		(12 episodes, 2003)
Koji Sawai		(12 episodes, 2003)
Hiroshi Morioka		(3 episodes, 2003)
Shinya Kawatsura		(2 episodes, 2003)
Tomoyuki Kurokawa		(2 episodes, 2003)
Masayuki Kurosawa		(2 episodes, 2003)

Series Writing credits
Tatsuya Hamazaki		(12 episodes, 2003)
Kazunori Itô		(12 episodes, 2003)
Satoru Nishizono		(9 episodes, 2003)
Akatsuki Yamatoya		(3 episodes, 2003)

Series Produced by
Kôji Morimoto	....	producer (12 episodes, 2003)
Ryo Shimamura	....	producer (12 episodes, 2003)
Kazunori Takagi	....	producer (12 episodes, 2003)

Series Original Music by
Yoko Ueno		(unknown episodes)
Yuji Yoshino		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Shinichi Igarashi		(12 episodes, 2003)
Seiichi Morishita		(12 episodes, 2003)

Series Film Editing by
Seiji Morita		(12 episodes, 2003)

Series Art Direction by
Yoshimi Umino		(12 episodes, 2003)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hiroshi Morioka	....	unit director (12 episodes, 2003)

Series Art Department
Rei Izumi	....	original art (12 episodes, 2003)
Tomoaki Kado	....	item designer (12 episodes, 2003)
Yoko Kikuchi	....	character designer (12 episodes, 2003)
Makiko Kojima	....	color designer (12 episodes, 2003)
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto	....	original character designer (12 episodes, 2003)
Setsuko Satou	....	color designer (12 episodes, 2003)
Yuuki Arie	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2003)
Shinya Kawatsura	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2003)
Tomoyuki Kurokawa	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2003)
Masayuki Kurosawa	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2003)
Hiroshi Morioka	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2003)
Koji Sawai	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2003)

Series Sound Department
Toru Nakano	....	sound director / sound producer (12 episodes, 2003)
Koji Sawai	....	sound director (12 episodes, 2003)

Series Special Effects by
Masahiro Murakami	....	special effects (12 episodes, 2003)

Series Animation Department
Yukiko Ban	....	animation director / animator (12 episodes, 2003)
Keiichi Ishida	....	animator (12 episodes, 2003)
Yuko Iwaoka	....	animation director / animator (12 episodes, 2003)
Tomoaki Kado	....	animator (12 episodes, 2003)
Yoko Kikuchi	....	animation director (12 episodes, 2003)
Noriyuki Matsutake	....	animator (12 episodes, 2003)
Satoshi Ohsawa	....	animation director (12 episodes, 2003)
Tatsuya Oka	....	animator (12 episodes, 2003)
Motoki Onishi	....	animator (12 episodes, 2003)
Chikara Sakurai	....	animator (12 episodes, 2003)
Makoto Sawazaki	....	animator (12 episodes, 2003)
Minako Shiba	....	animator (12 episodes, 2003)
Akio Shimotsukasa	....	animator (12 episodes, 2003)
Eiji Suganuma	....	animator (12 episodes, 2003)
Yoshiaki Tsubata	....	animator / animation director (12 episodes, 2003)
Toshiya Washida	....	animator (12 episodes, 2003)
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto	....	original character designer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Hideaki Muraoka	....	post-production coordinator (12 episodes, 2003)

Series Music Department
Chiaki Ishikawa	....	lyricist: end title (12 episodes, 2003)
Yuki Kajiura	....	composer: theme music (12 episodes, 2003)

Series Other crew
Keith Arem	....	adr director (12 episodes, 2003)
Fukashi Azuma	....	program chief / program chief: TV Tokyo (12 episodes, 2003)
Shinichiro Inoue	....	planning cooperation (12 episodes, 2003)
Kazumi Kawashiro	....	developer / planning (12 episodes, 2003)
Yoko Kikuchi	....	cover art (12 episodes, 2003)
Kôichi Mashimo	....	superintendent studio operations (12 episodes, 2003)
Satoru Nishizono	....	planning (12 episodes, 2003)
Daisuke Uchiyama	....	supervisor (12 episodes, 2003)
Shin Unozawa	....	developer / planning (12 episodes, 2003)

Production Companies

• Bandai Visual Company
• Bandai
• Bee Train
• Cyber Connect 2 (produced in co-operation with)
• Yomiko Advertising

Distributors

• Bandai Entertainment Inc. (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• TV Tokyo (2003) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• Bee Train  animation
• Half H-P Studio  sound post-production
• PCB Productions  English voice recording
• Procen Studio  sound post-production
• Production AI  background art
• Project .hack  original story
• Radix  animation
• Rakuonsha  sound effects
• Studio Cockpit  animation
• Studio Line  animation
• TV Tokyo  music cooperation
• Victor Entertainment  music production

Also Known As:

.hack//Legend of the Twilight (USA)

Runtime:

USA:25 min (12 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

Bandai Visual Company

Trivia:

Rena's cellphone tune is "Obsession" from ".hack//SIGN" (2002).

Goofs:

Factual errors: During the credits of the English voice actors, Liam O'Brien is credited incorrectly for the voice of Reki. The actual voice for Reki is Derek Stephen Prince who remains uncredited.

Quotes:

Shugo: [every time he uses Data Drain] Data Drain!

Movie Connections:

Follows .hack//Osen kakudai vol. 1 (2002) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Emerald Green

Lacks what SIGN had

This show really doesn't live up to the darkness and mystery of .hack//SIGN. I have to say that I am disappointed. The character voices, I found rather annoying. The Animation was good, but again, lacks what SIGN had. It wasn't dark, it wasn't chilling, it was too light and comical. I don't care if it had more action or not, action alonedoesn't make for better story telling. They made some interesting choices, but still, they really really lack on the suspense of it. It is rather predictable. Not to mention the "What will happen next time" Highlight Videos at the end of every episode. That kind of spoils it in my opinion. This show was good but not good enough. If I had to choose Sign, or this I would chose SIGN. I'm fairly disappointed.