.hack//The Movie
Japanese Theatrical release poster
Directed byHiroshi Matsuyama
Written byKazunori Ito
Produced byRyo Mito
Rio Nakata
Starring
CinematographyShiho Kihara
Edited byRie Koga
Music byChikayo Fukuda
Production
companies
Distributed byAsmik Ace
Release date
  • January 21, 2012 (2012-01-21) (Japan)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office55 M ¥[1]

.hack//The Movie (Japanese: ドットハック セカイの向こうに, Hepburn: Dotto Hakku Sekai no Mukō ni, lit. .hack//Beyond The World) is a 2011 Japanese CGI anime film written by Kazunori Ito and directed by Hiroshi Matsuyama. It was released on January 21, 2012[2] in theaters and was released on DVD/Blu-ray on June 28, 2012.[3] The Blu-ray release is a "hybrid" PlayStation 3 disc that includes the film and a fighting game called .hack//Versus.[4]

The movie features a theme song "Hikari wo Atsumete" (Gathering Light) by Japanese music artist KOKIA.[5]

Plot

The story, taking place in 2024, follows the life of Sora Yuki, a 14-year-old girl persuaded by her friends to play the popular game called "The World". Due to an incident in The World, anomalies start occurring in the real world.

Cast

.hack//Versus

.hack//Versus is a fighting game included on the Blu-ray release of .hack//The Movie.[4] The game features characters from throughout the series, including Haseo, Sora, Tsukasa, Ovan, Sakuya, Tokio, Kite, and BlackRose.[6][7]

Reception

PlayStation LifeStyle's review of the game and movie combo disc noted that the game was "not created to provide a rival to Mortal Kombat or Soul Calibur. This “fighting game” is largely another means of telling the larger .hack story," and went on to say, "As long as you’re looking at it as something that probably wouldn’t have existed as anything other than a throw-in with a movie purchase, you’ll be fine. Enjoy the characters, the world, and the story. That’s what you came to .hack for anyway, right?"[8]

References

  1. ^ Special Issue on Financial Results (Report) (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. February 2013. p. 207.
  2. ^ Loo, Egan (October 5, 2011). ".hack//The Movie Slated to Open on January 21". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "'Dottohakku Sekai no Mukō ni + Versus Hybrid Pack' Tsukasa ya Ōvan mo Tōjō" 『ドットハック セカイの向こうに＋Versus Hybrid Pack』司やオーヴァンも登場. Famitsu (in Japanese). April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Gantayat, Anoop (March 22, 2012). "First Look: .hack//Versus on PS3". Andriasang.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 7, 2011). "Kokia to Contribute .hack//The Movie's Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  6. ^ Gantayat, Anoop (April 5, 2012). "New .hack//Versus Characters Announced". Andriasang.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  7. ^ Gantayat, Anoop (June 14, 2012). ".hack Versus Screenshots". Andriasang.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  8. ^ Hindman, Heath (June 4, 2013). ".hack//Versus Review, .hack//The Movie Review". PlayStationLifeStyle.net. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2019.

Further reading

External links

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