
.hack//Roots is the prequel to the .hack//G.U. videogames. It follows the story of Haseo, a black Multi-Weapon and member of the Twilight Brigade guild. In the year 2015, CC Corp. Building burnt down, and with it, most of its data for The World. By splicing data from what would have potentially been another game, CC Corp. created The World R:2 and released it in 2016. The main revisions of this release were that the game allowed for guild and PvP (player vs player) play.
Starting eight months before .hack//G.U. and finishing during the events of the first .hack//G.U. game; Rebirth, Haseo logs into The World R:2 for the first time and falls victim to the PKs that reside within The World R:2. He is saved by Ovan and Shino, which prompts him to join the Twilight Brigade.
The Twilight Brigade members are on a mission to find the Key of the Twilight, however, the TaN guild opposes this because they want Ovan’s character data possibly because of his device in his arm and will stop at nothing to keep the Twilight Brigade from their goal. But possibly the reason is because Ovan is after it.


(53 votes, average: 4.87 out of 5)
i think you got the info wrong…HACK is actually about a computer game called ‘The world’. A must see anime in my opinion
jack-kuchiki said this on April 25th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
this is awsome id watch it evryday aaaaaawwwwwsssssooooommmmmeeeee man its cool
daniel d. said this on July 24th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
cant see # 10 hack / / roots . . .i let it load for 20 mins . and done this on more than one occasion. . just to let u know. . = )
lightstarr said this on October 30th, 2007 at 9:32 am
Tried watching, but not in English.
Kristina said this on November 26th, 2007 at 9:41 am
That’s not all episodes.
Towaraya said this on February 9th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Definitely the best anime of the .hack franchise. The character development easily surpassed the other two, and the plot line was far more in-depth, coherent, and interesting. Im a big fan of .hack//sign (not so much .hack//legend) but this really shows refinement of the series. This easily ranks in my top ten favorite animes of all time.
C.J. said this on April 3rd, 2008 at 1:08 am