.hack//The Movie#.hack//Versus

{{Infobox film

| name = .hack//The Movie

| image = Hack The Movie movie poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Japanese Theatrical release poster

| director = Hiroshi Matsuyama

| producer = Ryo Mito
Rio Nakata

| writer = Kazunori Ito

| screenplay =

| story =

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| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| music = Chikayo Fukuda

| cinematography = Shiho Kihara

| editing = Rie Koga

| studio = CyberConnect2 sai
Anima

| distributor = Asmik Ace

| released = {{Film date|2012|1|21|Japan}}

| runtime = 112 minutes

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

| budget =

| gross = 55 M ¥{{cite report|title=Special Issue on Financial Results|date=February 2013|publisher=Kinema Junpo|language=ja|page=207}}

}}

{{Nihongo|.hack//The Movie|ドットハック セカイの向こうに|Dotto Hakku Sekai no Mukō ni|{{lit}} .hack//Beyond The World|lead=yes}} is a 2011 Japanese CGI anime film written by Kazunori Ito and directed by Hiroshi Matsuyama. It was released on January 21, 2012{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-05/hack/the-movie-slated-to-open-on-january-21|title=.hack//The Movie Slated to Open on January 21 |last=Loo|first=Egan|date=October 5, 2011|work=Anime News Network|access-date=April 29, 2019}} in theaters and was released on DVD/Blu-ray on June 28, 2012.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.famitsu.com/news/201204/05012619.html|title='Dottohakku Sekai no Mukō ni + Versus Hybrid Pack' Tsukasa ya Ōvan mo Tōjō|date=April 5, 2012|magazine=Famitsu|language=ja|script-title=ja:『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|access-date=April 29, 2019}} The Blu-ray release is a "hybrid" PlayStation 3 disc that includes the film and a fighting game called .hack//Versus.{{cite web|url=http://andriasang.com/con0ct/dot_hack_something/|title=First Look: .hack//Versus on PS3|last=Gantayat|first=Anoop|date=March 22, 2012|website=Andriasang.com|access-date=April 29, 2019|archive-date=March 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311185140/http://andriasang.com/con0ct/dot_hack_something/|url-status=dead}}

The movie features a theme song "Hikari wo Atsumete" (Gathering Light) by Japanese music artist KOKIA.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-11-07/kokia-to-contribute-.hack/the-movie-theme-song|title=Kokia to Contribute .hack//The Movie's Theme Song|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=November 7, 2011|work=Anime News Network|access-date=April 29, 2019}}

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. The game features characters from throughout the series, including Haseo, Sora, Tsukasa, Ovan, Sakuya, Tokio, Kite, and BlackRose.{{cite web|url=http://andriasang.com/con0iq/hack_versus_characters/|title=New .hack//Versus Characters Announced|last=Gantayat|first=Anoop|date=April 5, 2012|website=Andriasang.com|access-date=April 29, 2019|archive-date=April 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407002449/http://andriasang.com/con0iq/hack_versus_characters/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://andriasang.com/con1g4/hack_vs_screens/|title=.hack Versus Screenshots|last=Gantayat|first=Anoop|date=June 14, 2012|website=Andriasang.com|access-date=April 29, 2019|archive-date=January 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130003202/https://andriasang.com/con1g4/hack_vs_screens/|url-status=dead}}

=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?"{{cite web|url=http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2013/06/04/hackversus-review-hackthe-movie-review-ps3/|title=.hack//Versus Review, .hack//The Movie Review |author=Hindman|first=Heath|date=June 4, 2013|website=PlayStationLifeStyle.net|access-date=April 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311180428/http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2013/06/04/hackversus-review-hackthe-movie-review-ps3/|archive-date=March 11, 2014|url-status=dead}}

References

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Further reading

  • {{Cite news |last=Luster |first=Joseph |url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/LatestNews/News1/Trailer_Arrives_for_CGanimated_hackThe_Movie_4455.aspx |title=Trailer Arrives for CG-animated .hack//The Movie |work=Otaku USA |publisher=Sovereign Media |date=December 9, 2011 }}
  • {{Cite news |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/cinema/trailer/d/1571/ |script-title=ja:ドットハック セカイの向こうに |work=Oricon Style |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111218181028/http://www.oricon.co.jp/cinema/trailer/d/1571/ |archive-date=December 18, 2011 |url-status=dead }}