Setting
SIGN takes place almost entirely in The World, with scenes that take place in the real world being shown colorless and with a grainy effect.
Story
Release
The show was originally planned in 1987, but nothing was done about the idea until later.
The show aired throughout 2002 in Japan and 2003 (on Cartoon Network) in the United States.
Bandai had three total releases of .hack//SIGN. A Limited Edition set was released, with each DVD having an extra pack-in; a non-limited version was released at the same time, the first disc being available in March 2003. In 2004 the entire set was released in a unique hexagonal box.
Episodes
- Role Play
- Guardian
- Folklore
- Wanted
- Captured
- Encounter
- Reason
- Promise
- Epitaph
- Compensation
- Party
- Entanglement
- Twilight Eye
- Castle
- Evidence
- Depth
- Conflict
- Declaration
- Recollection
- Tempest
- Despair
- Phantom
- The Eve
- Net Slum
- Catastrophe
- Return
- Intermezzo
- Unison
Cast
| Role | English VA | Japanese VA |
|---|---|---|
| Tsukasa | Brianne Siddal | Mitsuki Saiga |
| Mimiru | Amanda Winn Lee | Megumi Toyoguchi |
| Bear | Paul Mercier | Kazuhiro Nakata |
| BT | Donna Rawlins | Akiko Hiramatsu |
| Subaru | Kim Mai Guest | Kaori Nazuka |
| Silver Knight | Doug Rye | Isshin Chiba |
| Sora | Dave Wittenberg | Hiroshi Yanaka |
| Crim | Lex Lang | Shinichiro Miki |
| Morganna | Valerie Arem | Rie Tanaka |
| AI Harald | Crispin Freeman | Takumi Yamazaki |
| A-20 | Sandy Fox | Atsuko Enomoto |
| Balmung | Crispin Freeman | Nobuyuki Hiyama |
| Kaochin | Brianne Siddal | |
| Mimika | Masako Katsuki |