==Plot==
{{See also|List of .hack characters}}
Set in a fictional MMORPG called ''[[The World (.hack)|The World]]'', the series follows twins [[Shugo (.hack)|Shugo]] and [[Rena (.hack)|Rena]]. After winning a contest, Rena is given a pair of chibi [[Avatar (virtual reality)|avatar]]s in the design of the legendary .hackers, [[Kite (.hack)|Kite]] and [[BlackRose (.hack)|BlackRose]]. After an odd occurrence, a mysterious [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] named [[Aura (.hack)|Aura]] gives Shugo the Twilight Bracelet, an item that both aids and hinders him. Rena and Shugo embark on an adventure to find Aura and unravel the mystery of the Twilight Bracelet.
Along the way, Shugo and Rena befriend Mireille, a rare item hunter; the fierce Ouka,;<ref group="notes">Tokyopop's first printing of the first volume of the manga referred to Ouka as "Orca" (the name of a [[Orca (.hack)|different character]] in the ''.hack'' continuity).</ref> and Hotaru, a peaceful girl. While waiting for an event to start, they encounter a strange girl named Zefie, who is lured to Shugo because she believes the bracelet smells like her mother, Aura. It is later realized that Zefie is a vagrant AI – an AI that acts independently outside of the parameters of the game. Zefie's presence upsets many, including the Cobalt Knights, a group of administrators that follow the rule "If you can't control it, delete it" to an extreme.
Meanwhile, Balmung, another administrator in ''The World,'' encounters problems of his own. The suits, CC Corp's upper tier executives, are displeased with what little action Balmung has taken against Shugo and his illegal item, the Twilight Bracelet. Balmung's administrative duties are revoked.
Kamui, the leader of the Cobalt Knights, begins her pursuit of Shugo and company. She captures Shugo and his friends, but allows Mireille, Ouka, and Hotaru to leave after they promise they will not interfere with the workings of ''The World.'' Shugo, Rena, and Zefie are left in a cell together. Rena and Shugo disagree over whether to stay until the end. After they come to an agreement to stay and fight, Zefie opens the door to the cell, freeing them.
In the outside world, Ouka, Hotaru, and Mireille decide to return to ''The World'' and help Shugo. Kazu, a friend of Balmung, meets up with Shugo and party, carrying "Helba's Key," the key to an area called the Net Slums. Kamui shows up, demanding the key to the Net Slums with her knights in tow. Shugo and Kamui face off, which results in Kamui breaking her axe. Zefie tells her that everyone in ''The World'' is blessed. Shugo activates Helba's key and transports himself, Rena, Mireille, Hotaru, and Zefie to the Net Slums. Once at the Net Slums, the party is confronted by Balmung, refuses to allow the party to proceed to Aura unless Shugo can damage him. Shugo struggles, but manages to strike Balmung. Pleased, Balmung hands Shugo the virus cores he'll need to see Aura; he also explains that only three people can go see Aura. Hotaru and Mireille say their goodbyes to Zefie, Shugo, and Rena as they activate the virus cores and meet Aura. The manga ends with Zefie being reunited with her mother, and Shugo telling Aura of his adventures in ''The World'.'
===Anime===
The anime has many differences from the manga, though the story begins in much the same way. Rena wins a limited edition character model contest for ''The World'' and invites her twin brother Shugo to play the legendary character [[Kite (.hack)|Kite]] while she plays as the legendary [[BlackRose (.hack)|BlackRose]]. On their first outing together, Shugo is killed by a monster, but is revived by a mysterious girl named Aura. As well as reviving Shugo, Aura gives him a mysterious bracelet. Shugo and Rena continue to play "The World" and find many warped monsters. They eventually meet new friends, Mireille, Ouka, Hotaru and Sanjuro. However, while searching through a haunted mansion, Rena disappears and falls into a coma. Shugo and Rena's friends frantically search for a solution, whilst a group of children plan something terrible. The Cerulean Knights, a [[debugging]] team for CC Corp, hinder the situation by trying to capture Shugo because of his bracelet. When Shugo and company reach a mysterious place where Rena might be, they are met by a hostile [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] named Morti. Using the bracelet and a little help from an inside ally, the group locates the source of the problem and proceed to stop it. They transport themselves to a root town that is not open to the public yet, where Shugo manages to defeat the [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]]; however, due to some of the programming of the [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]], ''The World'' will be destroyed. Shugo and Rena then activate [[Kite (.hack)|Kite]] and [[Blackrose (.hack)|Blackrose's]] joint power to save ''The World.''
==Production==
Rei Izumi describes ''.hack//Legend of the Twilight'' as "the story of the future" and "the first to usher in the ''.hack'' franchise and the last to end."<ref name="Vol. 3 265—9"/> The series took Izumi and Tatsuya Hamazaki three and a half years to complete; ''.hack//Legend of the Twilight '' was originally planned to be two volumes long, but a decision was made to extend the series. As a result, the original story was rewritten.<ref name="Vol. 3 265—9"/> Additionally, the scene with Kamui and Zefie was extended. Kamui was originally male, her axe was not broken, and her role ended after she tossed away Grunty.<ref name="Vol. 3 265—9"/> Despite this, Izumi wanted to include more of Kamui and Balmung in the series.<ref name="Vol. 3 265—9"/>
Izumi and Hamazaki created Reki, Balmung's assistant, and Magi, Kamui's assistant, as they were deciding on character names; the two were not in the original draft of ''.hack//Legend of the Twilight''. Reki was invented because Izumi and Hamazaki needed a character for Balmung to communicate with. Izumi suggested Reki and Tatsuya offered Magi for the names of the two assistants.<ref name="Vol. 3 265—9">{{cite book|title=.hack//Legend of the Twilight Volume 3|chapter=Postscript|last=Izumi|first=Rei|authorlink=Rei Izumi |coauthors=Tatsuya Hamazaki|year=2004 |publisher=[[Tokyopop]]|location=Los Angeles |isbn=978-1-59532-369-9 |pages=265–9}}</ref>
Alternative title: .hack//DUSK
.hack//Legend
.hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet
.hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu (Japanese)
.hack//Udeden (Japanese)
.hack//黃昏腕輪傳說 (Chinese (Taiwan))
.hack//黄昏の腕輪伝説 (Japanese)
.хак//Легенда Сумеречного Браслета (Russian)
Genres: adventure, comedy, fantasy, science fiction
Themes: online computer gaming
Type: Tv Series, 12 episode+1 episode
Fansubs:[B-A]
Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)
Plot Summary: Shugo and his twin sister Rena, two new players in The World, (a future online roleplaying game) are caught up in an unknown agenda. Unstopable monsters have started appearing and players that encounter these monsters fall into comas in the real world. Playing the limited edition characters, Kite and Black Rose, and the wielding the mysterious twilight bracelet, the two siblings must figure out what is going on and stop it before the damage escalates.
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