.hack//GIFT

2003 0h 27m JA

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4.4

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★4.4TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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Helba has prepared a special hot springs for the .hack characters so they could get some rest and relaxation. Kite, Elk, Tsukasa, Mimiru and many other characters from the series make an appearence in The World for this reward. There is only one small catch, Helba will not reveal the exact location of where the springs are located. It soon becomes a race between the cast of .hack//SIGN and the characters from the game to see who can find it first. However, this is a catch, while everyone is trying to find the springs, someone is going around killing the other charcaters. Who will make it to the springs first and who is behind the deaths of many of the other characters?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sayaka Aida
Kite (voice)
Masumi Asano
Black Rose (voice)
Isshin Chiba
Silver Knight (voice)
Akiko Hiramatsu
BT (voice)
Nobuyuki Hiyama
Balmung (voice)
Yasunori Masutani
Orca (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Crim (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinya Kawatsura
Writers: Koichi Mashimo, Kazunori Ito, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 27-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the ".hack Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Sayaka Aida and Masumi Asano and Isshin Chiba carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0823406 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shinya Kawatsura directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 27-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Part of the ".hack Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Sayaka Aida and Masumi Asano and Isshin Chiba carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0823406 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 27 min · 0h 27m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: .hack//GIFT (2003)

Part of

.hack Collection

.hack (pronounced "Dot Hack") is a Japanese multimedia franchise that encompasses two projects: Project .hack and .hack Conglomerate. They were primarily created and developed by CyberConnect2, and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The series features an alternative history setting in the rise of the new millennium regarding the technological rise of a new version of the internet following a major global computer network disaster in the year 2005, and the mysterious events regarding the wildly popular fictional massively multiplayer online role-playing game The World. The series mainly comprises anime and video game titles which have been subsequently adapted into manga, novels, and other related media.