.hack Legend of Twilight Bracelet
Set two years after the .hack games, .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet (or .hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu/.hack//UdeDen) is a manga series that follows the adventures of a pair of twins that are separated--Rena and Shugo. After winning a contest by CC Corp, Rena is in possession of a pair of avatars in the design of the legendary .hackers known as Kite and Black Rose. After an odd occurrence, Aura appears and gives Shugo the Twilight Bracelet (also known as Kite's Bracelet).
This is the finale of the .hack// franchise, taking place after everything else, and tying up a few loose ends.
The manga is published in English by TokyoPop. Due to a fansub translation error made famous by the somewhat related anime, it is sometimes (incorrectly) called .hack//DUSK .
Characters
- Shugo (シューゴ Shūgo): The protagonist. He is a 14-year-old boy who thought he had outgrown computer games. Rena's twin brother. He uses the avatar of MMORPG that this all takes place in). She won a pair of rare avatars from a contest, and uses the avatar of werewolf, Ouka is a fearsome fighter. Originally meets Shugo and Rena at a special cherry blossom festival. Shugo takes an instant liking to her. In real life, she is an extremely nerdy-looking student who has a part-time job as Mireille's tutor.
- Hotaru: A kindhearted magic user. She is American, but visits the Japanese server where the others play. She loves all animals, which can sometimes be a problem for her party members. She nurses a Grunty back to health with the help of Shugo, and keeps it as her pet. It's normally hanging off of her cap.
- Sanjuro: One of the original .hackers, Sanjuro makes it his responsibility to train Shugo. (Only in the anime)
- Balmung: Knight of the Azure Sky. One of the more powerful denizens of The World, who has been playing long before anyone else listed here. In .hack//UdeDen, he was made a System Admin by CC Corp, and he organizes events for the players. He decided to do this after the events of the final episode of .hack//SIGN, UNISON.
- Reki: Assistant to Balmung, works for CC Corp.
- Kamui: Leader of the Cobalt Knights (This is the translation of 碧衣の騎士団 used in the official English translation by Tokyopop. Fans have mistranslated it as "Green" or "War" Knights. A very literal translation would be "Knights dressed in blue"), CC Corp's debugging squad. She is possessed of an extreme hatred for any kind of hacker or wandering AI and will ruthlessly order her Knights against any she finds. She often butts heads with Balmung.
- Magi: Assistant to Kamui.
- Aura: Apparent AI or glitch in The World. She helps Shugo in his first log on and gives him the Twlight Braclet.
- Zefie: A Vagrant AI, and Aura's apparent daughter. She shows up one session and is attached to Shugo. She is always trying to get the affections of Shugo, and is rude to all who try to stop her, namely Rena.
- Komiyan III: Played by Komiyama, a classmate of both Shugo and Rena. He is always with his pet grunty, Oscar. He has a love for Rena, and is always after her affections.
Music
The music for the anime was composed by Yuji Yoshino, with vocals by Yoko Ueno. The opening song is New World, by ROUND TABLE featuring Nino and the ending song is Emerald Green, performed by See-Saw. There are 29 songs in the soundtrack, which does not include the OP or the ED songs.
