Another Birth

.hack//Another Birth is a 4-volume novel series retelling the events of the .hack//Games from the view of BlackRose.

.hack//INFECTION
The translated version was released by Tokyopop in the U.S. on June 13, 2006.

.hack//MUTATION
The translated version was released by Tokyopop in the U.S. on October 10, 2006.

.hack//OUTBREAK
The translated version was released by Tokyopop in the U.S. on February 7, 2007.

.hack//QUARANTINE
The translated version was released by Tokyopop in the U.S. on July 10, 2007.

New Characters

 * Chimney
 * Hagiya
 * Haru
 * Igarashi
 * Ishii
 * Kira
 * Kobayakawa
 * Koura
 * Kouta Hayami
 * Miho Oikawa
 * Nagashima
 * Nakamura
 * Natori
 * Nei
 * NOVA
 * Risa Hamaoka
 * Mr. Saitou
 * Shouko
 * Siesta
 * Tarou
 * Yuuko Asaoka
 * Yuuji

Trivia

 * Because of an April Fool's joke, some poorly-informed RPGamer readers thought that Another Birth was another version of the Games through BlackRose's perspective. It was only after several emails that RPGamer put a note at the top of the page that it was a joke.
 * Early pictures of the cover for volume 4 put the title as "Surrounded", however the official title is "Quarantine" just like the game.
 * BlackRose and Kite switch dialogues at the beginning of Infection.
 * Mutation's opening sequences are moved to the end of Infection.
 * Minor in-game and Liminality characters (ex. Natsume and Sieg) are given cameos.
 * BlackRose learns what Orca looks like in a vision by Mia (PC).