.hack//SIGN: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Amidst a popular online role playing game in the near future, characters try to play out the goals they set for entertainment and passing of time. The World as the RPG is called is one with a setting of monsters, player characters and dungeons. Tsukasa is a detached and introverted character that has a number of mysteries about his player character. Many weird happenings seem to suround Tsukasa and his involvement in a rare item called 'The Key Of The Twilight' sparks Tsukasa'a meeting with different online characters and the befriending of their real life counterparts; All without ever meeting face to face in reality. What is strange about Tsukasa is that he can't seem to log out of The World. Subaru and Silver Knight of The Crimson Knights continue to look for proof of why Tsukasa can not log out or the existance of The Key Of The Twilight. Meanwhile Bear, Mimiru, and BT as Tsukasa's friends try to help him understand who he really is and how he can return to the real world.

Series details

• Title: .hack//SIGN
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Anime
• Premiere date: 2002-04-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-09-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 18930
• IMDb ID: tt0361140
• TVDB ID: 79099

Cast and credited roles

• Isshin Chiba — Silver Knight
• Mitsuki Saiga — Tsukasa
• Rie Tanaka — Morganna
• Kaori Nazuka — Subaru
• Atsuko Enomoto — A-20
• Akiko Hiramatsu — BT
• Kazuhiro Nakata — Bear
• Hiroshi Yanaka — Sora
• Megumi Toyoguchi — Mimiru
• Yumi Touma — Helba
• Shinichiro Miki — Crim
• Kana Hanazawa — Sakuya

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-04-03; final listed air date 2002-09-25; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 2003-01-08; final listed air date 2003-03-26; episode order: 12.
• Season 3: premiered 2006-04-05; final listed air date 2006-09-27; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from .hack//SIGN on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.