Related Media and Legacy
The .hack games are set after .hack//Sign, a TV anime series that establishes the games' setting, The World. As part of a larger multimedia franchise, the games have inspired a variety of subsequent games, novels, manga, and anime series. .hack//Another Birth is a series of novels that retell the story of the games from BlackRose's perspective. .hack//XXXX serves as a manga adaptation of the game's story with various changes, such as Cubia acting as a player character. The first official "sequel" to the games is .hack//Legend of the Twilight, which began serializing on July 30, 2002. This manga and anime series tells the story of Shugo and Rena, regular players who win avatars of Kite and BlackRose in a contest, and their exploration of The World and its secrets. .hack//G.U., a video game series also released in multiple parts, forms the centerpiece of .hack Conglomerate, a new project set seven years after Project .hack with a new version of The World.
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