<s>
.hack	B-Protocol
(	O
pronounced	O
"	O
Dot	O
Hack	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
multimedia	O
franchise	O
that	O
encompasses	O
two	O
projects	O
:	O
Project	O
.hack	B-Protocol
and	O
.hack	B-Protocol
Conglomerate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
features	O
an	O
alternative	O
history	O
setting	O
in	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
millennium	O
regarding	O
the	O
technological	O
rise	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
internet	O
following	O
a	O
major	O
global	O
computer	O
network	O
disaster	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mysterious	O
events	O
regarding	O
the	O
wildly	O
popular	O
fictional	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
.hack	B-Protocol
was	O
the	O
first	O
project	O
of	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
launched	O
in	O
2002	O
with	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
.hack//Sign	O
in	O
April	O
2002	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
.hack//Infection	B-Protocol
in	O
June	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
Project	O
.hack	B-Protocol
has	O
spanned	O
television	O
,	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
manga	O
and	O
novels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
centers	O
mainly	O
on	O
the	O
events	O
and	O
affairs	O
of	O
the	O
prime	O
installment	O
of	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
franchise	O
began	O
internationally	O
when	O
Bandai	O
announced	O
.hack//Infection	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
and	O
.hack//Sign	O
got	O
an	O
English	O
dub	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Cartoon	O
Network	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
four	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
that	O
follow	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
.hackers	O
,	O
Kite	O
and	O
BlackRose	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
attempts	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
what	O
caused	O
the	O
sudden	O
coma	O
of	O
Kite	O
's	O
friend	O
,	O
Orca	O
,	O
and	O
BlackRose	O
's	O
brother	O
,	O
Kazu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
volumes	O
included	O
.hack//Infection	B-Protocol
,	O
.hack//Mutation	B-Protocol
,	O
.hack//Outbreak	B-Protocol
and	O
.hack//Quarantine	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//frägment	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
.hack	B-Protocol
Massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
online	O
role-playing	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//Enemy	O
,	O
a	O
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Decipher	O
Inc	O
.	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//Sign	O
is	O
an	O
anime	O
television	O
series	O
directed	O
by	O
Kōichi	O
Mashimo	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
studio	O
Bee	O
Train	O
and	O
Bandai	O
Visual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
Wavemaster	O
(	O
magic	O
user	O
)	O
named	O
Tsukasa	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wakes	O
up	O
to	O
find	O
himself	O
in	O
a	O
dungeon	O
in	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
but	O
he	O
suffers	O
amnesia	O
as	O
he	O
wonders	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
and	O
how	O
he	O
got	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//Legend	O
of	O
the	O
Twilight	O
is	O
a	O
miniseries	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
manga	O
series	O
written	O
by	O
Tatsuya	O
Hamazaki	O
and	O
drawn	O
by	O
Rei	O
Izumi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
,	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
the	O
series	O
focuses	O
on	O
twins	O
Rena	O
and	O
Shugo	O
,	O
who	O
receive	O
chibi	O
avatars	B-Application
in	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
legendary	O
.hackers	O
known	O
as	O
Kite	O
and	O
BlackRose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
localized	O
as	O
.hack//Dusk	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
names	O
,	O
in	O
fan	O
translations	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
English	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//Liminality	O
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
four	O
DVD	O
OVAs	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
video	O
game	O
series	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liminality	O
is	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primary	O
animation	O
production	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Mashimo	O
's	O
studio	O
Bee	O
Train	O
which	O
collaborated	O
for	O
the	O
four	O
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
handled	O
major	O
production	O
on	O
.hack//Sign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liminality	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Mai	O
Minase	O
,	O
Yuki	O
Aihara	O
,	O
Kyoko	O
Tohno	O
,	O
and	O
ex-CyberConnect	O
employee	O
Junichiro	O
Tokuoka	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
why	O
players	O
are	O
falling	O
into	O
comas	O
when	O
playing	O
in	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//Gift	O
,	O
a	O
self-deprecating	O
,	O
tongue-in-cheek	O
,	O
OVA	O
that	O
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
gift	O
"	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
bought	O
and	O
completed	O
all	O
four	O
.hack	B-Protocol
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
Project	O
.hack	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
when	O
the	O
Data	O
Flag	O
on	O
the	O
memory	O
card	O
file	O
in	O
.hack//Quarantine	B-Protocol
was	O
present	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
American	O
version	O
included	O
Gift	O
on	O
the	O
fourth	O
Liminality	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//AI	O
buster	O
,	O
a	O
novel	O
released	O
under	O
Project	O
.hack	B-Protocol
,	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Albireo	O
and	O
a	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
ultimate	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
Lycoris	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
how	O
Orca	O
and	O
Balmung	O
defeated	O
"	O
The	O
One	O
Sin	O
"	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
Descendants	O
of	O
Fianna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//AI	O
buster	O
2	O
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
stories	O
released	O
under	O
Project	O
.hack	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
involves	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
Buster	O
and	O
Legend	O
of	O
the	O
Twilight	O
Bracelet	O
:	O
"	O
.hack//2nd	O
Character	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
.hack//Wotan	O
'	O
s	O
Spear	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
.hack//Kamui	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
.hack//Rumor	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
.hack//Firefly	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//Another	O
Birth	O
,	O
a	O
novel	O
series	O
released	O
under	O
Project	O
.hack	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
retells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
video	O
games	O
from	O
BlackRose	O
's	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//Zero	O
,	O
a	O
novel	O
series	O
released	O
under	O
Project	O
.hack	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
Long	O
Arm	O
named	O
Carl	O
,	O
of	O
what	O
happened	O
to	O
Sora	O
after	O
he	O
was	O
trapped	O
in	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
by	O
Morganna	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
Tsukasa	O
's	O
real	O
life	O
after	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
log	O
out	O
from	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//Epitaph	O
of	O
Twilight	O
,	O
a	O
novel	O
series	O
telling	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Harald	O
Hoerwick	O
's	O
niece	O
,	O
Lara	O
Hoerwick	O
,	O
who	O
finds	O
herself	O
trapped	O
in	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//Legend	O
of	O
the	O
Twilight	O
,	O
a	O
manga	O
series	O
released	O
under	O
Project	O
.hack	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack	B-Protocol
Conglomerate	O
is	O
the	O
current	O
project	O
of	O
.hack	B-Protocol
by	O
CyberConnect2	O
and	O
various	O
other	O
companies	O
and	O
successor	O
to	O
Project	O
.hack	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
encompasses	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
three	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
called	O
.hack//G.U.	B-Protocol
,	O
an	O
anime	O
series	O
called	O
.hack//Roots	O
,	O
prose	O
,	O
and	O
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack	B-Protocol
Conglomerate	O
focuses	O
on	O
times	O
and	O
installments	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
MMORPG	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//G.U.	B-Protocol
</s>
<s>
3	O
Redemption	O
)	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
Conglomerate	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
installment	O
of	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
R:2	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
Haseo	O
's	O
search	O
for	O
a	O
cure	O
after	O
his	O
friend	O
was	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
player	O
known	O
as	O
Tri-edge	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
his	O
eventual	O
involvement	O
with	O
Project	O
G.U	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mysterious	O
anomalies	O
called	O
AIDA	O
that	O
plague	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
R:2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//Link	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
PSP	O
game	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
Conglomerate	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
centers	O
on	O
a	O
youth	O
named	O
Tokio	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2020	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
R:X	O
by	O
the	O
popular	O
but	O
mysterious	O
new	O
classmate	O
Saika	O
Amagi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contains	O
unplayable	O
characters	O
from	O
.hack	B-Protocol
and	O
.hack//G.U.	B-Protocol
</s>
<s>
.hack//Versus	O
,	O
a	O
PS3	O
game	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
Conglomerate	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
.hack	B-Protocol
fighter	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
film	O
.hack//The	O
Movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//Guilty	O
Dragon	O
,	O
a	O
card-based	O
mobile	O
game	O
for	O
Android	O
and	O
iOS	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
exclusive	O
for	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//G.U.	B-Protocol
</s>
<s>
The	O
Card	O
Battle	O
is	O
a	O
trading	O
card	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
.hack//Enemy	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
Conglomerate	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
.hack//Enemy	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
creators	O
of	O
U	O
..	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
:	O
Maiden	O
of	O
Silver	O
Tears	O
,	O
an	O
Android	O
&	O
iOS	O
game	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
Conglomerate	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//Roots	O
is	O
an	O
anime	O
series	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
Conglomerate	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
we	O
see	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
.hack.//G.U.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
series	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
in	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
anime	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
licensed	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//G.U.	B-Protocol
</s>
<s>
Trilogy	O
,	O
a	O
CGI	O
movie	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
.hack//G.U.	B-Protocol
</s>
<s>
video	O
games	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
Conglomerate	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//G.U.	B-Protocol
</s>
<s>
Returner	O
,	O
a	O
short	O
follow	O
up	O
OVA	O
and	O
the	O
conclusion	O
to	O
.hack//Roots	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
Conglomerate	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
about	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
.hack//G.U.	B-Protocol
</s>
<s>
.hack//Quantum	O
,	O
a	O
three	O
part	O
OVA	O
series	O
from	O
Kinema	O
Citrus	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
of	O
.hack	B-Protocol
to	O
be	O
licensed	O
by	O
Funimation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//The	O
Movie	O
,	O
a	O
CGI	O
movie	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
movie	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2024	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
under	O
the	O
name	O
FORCE:ERA	O
is	O
released	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanatos	O
Report	O
,	O
OVA	O
in	O
.hack//Versus	O
unlocked	O
after	O
finishing	O
Story	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//Cell	O
,	O
a	O
novel	O
series	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
Conglomerate	O
project	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Ryo	O
Suzukaze	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//CELL	O
takes	O
place	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
.hack//Roots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
premise	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
covers	O
the	O
happenings	O
that	O
Midori	O
and	O
Adamas	O
witness	O
and	O
experience	O
in	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
R:2	O
,	O
an	O
extremely	O
popular	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
that	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midori	O
meets	O
numerous	O
characters	O
from	O
.hack//Roots	O
(	O
most	O
notably	O
Haseo	O
)	O
and	O
.hack//G.U.	B-Protocol
</s>
<s>
After	O
Midori	O
Shimomura	O
awakens	O
from	O
her	O
coma	O
,	O
she	O
enters	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
R:2	O
with	O
a	O
PC	O
identical	O
to	O
Midori	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokyopop	O
has	O
obtained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
.hack//CELL	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//G.U.	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
novel	O
series	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
.hack//G.U.	B-Protocol
</s>
<s>
Video	O
games	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
Conglomerate	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//bullet	O
,	O
a	O
web	O
novel	O
that	O
follows	O
Flugel	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
.hack//Link	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//4koma	O
,	O
a	O
yonkoma	O
manga	O
series	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
4-Koma	O
is	O
filled	O
with	O
gags	O
and	O
parodies	O
centring	O
mostly	O
around	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.hack	B-Protocol
video	O
game	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
.hack//G.U.	B-Protocol
</s>
<s>
.hack//Alcor	O
,	O
a	O
manga	O
series	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
Conglomerate	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//GnU	O
,	O
a	O
humorous	O
manga	O
series	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
Conglomerate	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//G.U.	B-Protocol
+	O
,	O
a	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
series	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
three	O
.hack//G.U.	B-Protocol
</s>
<s>
video	O
games	O
,	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
Conglomerate	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//XXXX	O
(	O
read	O
as	O
"	O
X-Fourth	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
series	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
Conglomerate	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
manga	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
four	O
original	O
.hack	B-Protocol
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.hack//Link	B-Protocol
,	O
manga	O
series	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
Conglomerate	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
occurs	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
.hack//G.U.	B-Protocol
</s>
<s>
in	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
called	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
R:X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
franchise	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
games	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
and	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
