".hack//Legend of the Twilight" (2003) ".hack//Tasogare no udewa densetsu" (original title), TV series 2003-

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 | Based On Comic | Brother Sister Relationship | Hot Spring

Cast

Junko Minagawa	...	Shugo Kunisaki (12 episodes, 2003)
Mai Nakahara	...	Rena Kunisaki (12 episodes, 2003)
Yuki Matsuoka	...	Mireille (12 episodes, 2003)
Yuki Kaida	...	Ohka (12 episodes, 2003)
Ayako Kawasumi	...	Hotaru (12 episodes, 2003)
Maaya Sakamoto	...	Aura / ... (12 episodes, 2003)
Yasunori Masutani	...	Sanjuro Sunarashi (12 episodes, 2003)
Nobuyuki Hiyama	...	Balmung (12 episodes, 2003)
Sôichirô Hoshi	...	Reki (12 episodes, 2003)
Sakiko Tamagawa	...	Kamui (12 episodes, 2003)
Asako Shirakura	...	Magi (12 episodes, 2003)
Masami Kikuchi	...	Komiyan The Third (12 episodes, 2003)
Tamaki Nakanishi	...	Hayato / ... (12 episodes, 2003)
Takayuki Yamaguchi	...	Swordsman / ... (12 episodes, 2003)
Kunihiro Kawamoto	...	Fighting Bones / ... (12 episodes, 2003)
Sara Nakayama	...	Female Heavy Blade (12 episodes, 2003)
Kôichi Sakaguchi	...	Grunty Shop Owner (12 episodes, 2003)
Taisuke Yamamoto	...	Katsuyuki (12 episodes, 2003)
Shinji Kawada	...	Daisuke (12 episodes, 2003)
Masumi Asano	...	Michi (12 episodes, 2003)
Nobuaki Sekine	...	Hot Springs Geezer (12 episodes, 2003)
Katsumi Chô	...	Administration Manager (12 episodes, 2003)
Isshin Chiba	...	Silver Knight (12 episodes, 2003)
Kan Tanaka	...	Doctor A (12 episodes, 2003)
Takashi Furuya	...	Doctor B (12 episodes, 2003)
Bryce Papenbrook	...	Shugo Kunisaki (12 episodes, 2003)
Allison Keith	...	Rena Kunisaki (12 episodes, 2003)
Sandy Fox	...	Mireille (12 episodes, 2003)
Paula Tiso	...	Ohka (12 episodes, 2003)
Carrie Gordon Lowrey	...	Female Heavy Blade / ... (12 episodes, 2003)
Steve Blum	...	Sanjuro Sunarashi (12 episodes, 2003)
Crispin Freeman	...	Balmung (12 episodes, 2003)
Liam O'Brien	...	Tom (12 episodes, 2003)
Lia Sargent	...	Aura (12 episodes, 2003)
Brian Silva	...	Komiyan The Third (12 episodes, 2003)
Jason Lee	...	Pretty Grunty (12 episodes, 2003)
Perry Zombolas	...	Fighting Bones (12 episodes, 2003)
Bob Papenbrook	...	Grunty Shop Owner (12 episodes, 2003)
Jerry Gelb	...	Katsuyuki (12 episodes, 2003)
Dave Wittenberg	...	Hayato / ... (12 episodes, 2003)
Mona Marshall	...	Additional Voices / ... (12 episodes, 2003)
Wendee Lee	...	Additional Voices / ... (12 episodes, 2003)
Steve Kramer	...	Doctor B / ... (12 episodes, 2003)
Beau Billingslea	...	Administration Manager / ... (12 episodes, 2003)
Douglas Rye	...	Silver Knight (12 episodes, 2003)
Derek Stephen Prince	...	Reki (12 episodes, 2003)
Melodee Spevack	...	Kamui (12 episodes, 2003)
Kirk Thornton	...	Cerulean Knight (12 episodes, 2003)
Amanda Winn Lee	...	Additional Voices / ... (12 episodes, 2003)

Series Directed by
Kôichi Mashimo		(12 episodes, 2003)
Koji Sawai		(12 episodes, 2003)
Hiroshi Morioka		(3 episodes, 2003)
Shinya Kawamo		(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 Kawamo	....	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
Tatsuko Honma	....	vocals (12 episodes, 2003)
Chiaki Ishikawa	....	lyricist: end title (12 episodes, 2003)
Rieko Ito	....	musician: keyboard - opening theme (12 episodes, 2003)
Gen Ittetsu	....	musician: strings (12 episodes, 2003)
Yuki Kajiura	....	composer: theme music (12 episodes, 2003)
Yoshiaki Kano	....	musician: acoustic guitar / musician: electric guitar (12 episodes, 2003)
Masaaki Kawamura	....	musician: oboe (12 episodes, 2003)
Natsuki Kido	....	musican: acoustic guitar / musician: electric guitar (12 episodes, 2003)
Naruyoshi Kikuchi	....	musician: soprano sax / musician: tenor sax (12 episodes, 2003)
Crusher Kimura	....	musican: strings (12 episodes, 2003)
Toshiya Matsunaga	....	musician: drums (12 episodes, 2003)
Sting Miyamoto	....	musician: electric bass (12 episodes, 2003)
Kaori Morita	....	musician: strings (12 episodes, 2003)
Koichiro Muroya	....	musician: strings (12 episodes, 2003)
Marie Oishi	....	musician: percussion - opening theme (12 episodes, 2003)
Masanori Shimada	....	music arranger (12 episodes, 2003)
Toshio Yamanouchi	....	musician: electric guitar - opening theme (12 episodes, 2003)
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki	....	musician: drums / musician: trumpet (12 episodes, 2003)

Series Other crew
Keith Arem	....	adr director (12 episodes, 2003)
Fukashi Azuma	....	program chief / program chief: TV Tokyo (12 episodes, 2003)
Shinichirou Inoue	....	planning cooperation (12 episodes, 2003)
Kazumi Kawashiro	....	developer / planning (12 episodes, 2003)
Yoko Kikuchi	....	cover art (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//Tasogare no udewa densetsu" - Japan (original title)

Runtime:

USA:25 min (12 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) (VHS/DVD rating) | UK:PG | Australia:PG | New Zealand:PG

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//Mutation (2002) (VG)

Soundtrack:

New World

MEH is what I say!

I saw LOTT, hated it, then watched SIGN after a impulse buy, highly enjoyed it, then watched LOTT again, and enjoyed it more than I previously had. SIGN is by far better, even though I have only seen the first 5 episodes of it, and I'm disappointed to see that there is no page for it on IMDb, or maybe I haven't looked hard enough yet... Anyway, the thing I hate above all else on LOTT is the voice of Shugo. I cannot stand that voice after a while; it just infuriates me! Anyway, watch it, but don't expect perfection of it, unless you're a die-hard fan.

6 out of 10