.hack//Legend of the Twilight DVD

Four years after the events of .hack//Sign, "The World" has been rebuilt and stabilized. Shugo and his twin sister Rena win a contest that grants them rare character skins modeled after the legendary players Kite and BlackRose — the heroes of the original crisis. Almost immediately, Shugo is killed in-game by a monster that shouldn't exist and revived by a mysterious girl named Aura, who leaves him with the Twilight Bracelet — the same data weapon that Kite once carried. The bracelet draws the attention of system administrators, veteran players, and something darker lurking in The World's code. As Shugo and Rena make friends and navigate the game's politics, the Twilight Bracelet begins activating in ways that suggest the crisis of four years ago may not be as resolved as everyone assumed.

.hack//Legend of the Twilight is a 12-episode series produced by Bee Train — the studio behind Noir, Madlax, El Cazador, and the original .hack//Sign — with chief direction by Koichi Mashimo and direction by Koji Sawai, based on Tatsuya Hamazaki and Rei Izumi's manga published in Comptiq magazine. It aired on TV Tokyo from January to March 2003 and later aired on Cartoon Network in North America. The series functions as a lighter-toned companion to .hack//Sign, sharing the same virtual MMO setting while featuring a considerably more comedic and accessible style aimed at younger viewers.

The opening theme "New World" was performed by Round Table; the ending theme "Emerald Green" was performed by See-Saw, the duo behind the iconic .hack//Sign opening. 

Notable Staff & Voice Talent

Chief Director: Koichi Mashimo (Noir, Madlax, El Cazador de la Bruja, .hack//Sign, Sorcerer Hunters, Captain Tylor OVA)
Director: Koji Sawai
Series Composition: Satoru Nishizono
Original Manga: Tatsuya Hamazaki (story) & Rei Izumi (art) — serialized in Comptiq, Kadokawa Shoten; licensed in English by Tokyopop
Studio: Bee Train (Noir, Madlax, El Cazador de la Bruja, .hack//Sign, Arc the Lad TV)
Music: Yoko Ueno & Yuji Yoshino
Opening Theme: "New World" by Round Table featuring Nino
Ending Theme: "Emerald Green" by See-Saw (also performed .hack//Sign opening "Obsession")

Japanese Cast:
- Junko Minagawa as Shugo
- Mai Nakahara as Rena
- Yuki Matsuoka as Ouka
- Ayako Kawasumi as Hotaru (Great Dangaioh, Pilot Candidate, AD Police, Mahoromatic, Angelic Layer, Freezing Season 1 & Vibration)
- Maaya Sakamoto as Aura (Escaflowne, Magic User's Club TV, Nightwalker)
- Soichiro Hoshi as Sanjuro (Gundam SEED — Kira Yamato)
- Nobuyuki Hiyama as Mirelle
- Sakiko Tamagawa as Mireille / Mistral

English Dub Cast (FUNimation — Texas):
- Bryce Papenbrook as Shugo
- Allison Keith as Rena (Neon Genesis Evangelion — Misato Katsuragi)
- Sandy Fox as Ouka (Ninja Cadets, Knights of Ramune, Steel Angel Kurumi, Love Hina Again)
- Carrie Gordon as Hotaru
- Steve Blum as Balmung (Cowboy Bebop, Mahoromatic, Moldiver, Noir, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Goku II: Midnight Eye)

DVD Features (FUNimation Complete Series, 2 Discs)

- All 12 Episodes on 2 Discs — Complete Series
- FUNimation Previews
- Note: Original Bandai Entertainment release (2004–2006) included artbox and CD with Vol. 1 Limited Edition; Anime Legends complete collection released September 12, 2006. FUNimation re-licensed after Bandai's 2012 shutdown.

Spoken Languages: English & Japanese Audio, English Subtitles

Edition Details

Japanese Title: .hack//黄昏の腕輪伝説 (.hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu / .hack//Legend of the Twilight)
Runtime: ~300 Minutes (Complete Series, 12 Episodes, 2 Discs)
Directors: Koichi Mashimo (chief) / Koji Sawai
DVD Release Year: 2015 (U.S. FUNimation Complete Series, April 7, 2 discs); original Bandai Entertainment release 2004–2006
Original Broadcast Date (Japan): January 8 – March 26, 2003 (TV Tokyo)
Rating: 14+
Region: Region 1 (U.S. / Canada)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
Themes: Virtual MMO World, .hack Franchise

Media assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.