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March 28, 2003 TV Episode .hack//SIGN

Studio
Bandai Entertainment Inc., Bandai Visual Co. Ltd., Bee Train, Cyber Connect 2, Production I.G, Project .hack, Yomiko Advertising Inc.
Distributor
Bandai Visual Co. Ltd. (Japan), Bandai Entertainment Inc. (U.S.A.)

Synopsis

The legendary Crim returns, after having been away for some time. After a random encounter with Tsukasa, who runs away from him, he goes to see Subaru, but the meeting is awkward and unfulfilling. Meanwhile, the others are hatching a plan to lure Tsukasa into a trap. Mimiru unknowingly serves as the bait by giving Tsukasa information about another player who has a Guardian. This information is false, and at the location the Crimson Knights are ready to capture him.

Characters

Tsukasa/Elk, Mimiru, Bear, BT, Subaru, Silver Knight, Morganna, Sora, Grunty, Crim, A-20/Mistral, Kite, BlackRose, Balmung, Orca, Mia, Helba, Lios

Credits

Directing

Director
Kôichi Mashimo

Producing

Producer
Kuninori Egawa, Kôji (Kouji) Morimoto, Kazunori Takagi
Executive Producers (English Adaptation)
Ken Iyadomi, Charles McCarter
Producers (English Adaptation)
Keith Arem, Richard Kekahuna, Miho Kinoshita

Voices

Voice
Mitsuki Saiga (Tsukasa/Elk), Megumi Toyoguchi (Mimiru), Kazuhiro Nakata (Bear), Akiko Hiramatsu (BT), Kaori Nazuka (Subaru), Isshin Chiba (Silver Knight), Rie Tanaka (Morganna), Hiroshi Yanaka (Sora), Mitsuyo Kondo (Grunty), Shinichirô Miki (Crim), Atsuko Enomoto (A-20/Mistral), Sayaka Aida (Kite), Masumi Asano (BlackRose), Nobuyuki Hiyama (Balmung), Yasunori Masutani (Orca), Minami Takayama (Mia), Yumi Tôma Yumi Touma (Helba), Tomomichi (Tomoichi) Nishimura (Lios)
Vocal Talent, English Version
Brianne Siddall Brianne Siddal (Tsukasa/Elk), Amanda Winn Lee (Mimiru), Paul Mercier (Bear), Kim Mai Guest (Subaru), Douglas (Doug) Rye (Silver Knight), Donna Rawlins (BT), Dave Wittenberg (Sora), Valerie Arem (Morganna), Lex Lang (Crim), Sandy Fox (A-20/Mistral), Mona Marshall (Kite), Wendee Lee (BlackRose), Crispin Freeman (Balmung), Kirk Thornton Kirk Thorton (Orca), Debra Jean Rogers (Mia), Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (Helba), Bob Papenbrook (Lios), Lani Minella (Girl 1, uncredited)

Music

Music
Yuki Kajiura

Editing

Editor
Daisuke Uchiyama

Crew

Art Direction
Katsuaki Kamata, Yoshimi Unno
Original Character Designer
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Character Designers
Yuko Iwaoka, Satoshi Ohsawa, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Minako Shiba
Production Design
Makiko Kojima
Mechanical
Tatsuya Oka, Kenji Teraoka
Unit Directors
Yuuki Arie, Masaya Kawamo, Kôichi Mashimo, Hiroshi Morioka, Koji Sawai, Shigeki Takagi
Music Producer
Keiichi Nozaki
Lyricist ("Gentle Dawn, " "Obsession")
Yuki Kajiura
Singer ("Gentle Dawn, " "Obsession")
See-Saw
Singer ("A Stray Child, " "Aura, " "Fake Wings, " "In The Land Of Twilight, Unde
Emily Bindiger (uncredited)
Singer ("Evolution")
Ayumi Hamasaki (uncredited)
Singer ("Das Wandern, " "Warp")
Yuriko Kaida (uncredited)
Animation Directors
Yukiko Ban, Yuko Iwaoka, Tomoaki Kado, Satoshi Ohsawa, Tatsuya Oka, Yoshiaki Tsubata
Sound Director
Kôichi Mashimo
Sound
Kôichi Mashimo
Sound Editor (PCB Productions)
Stuart Provine
Sound (English Adaptation)
Keith Arem, Stephen Robinson
Supervising Sound Editor
Keith Arem
ADR Director
Keith Arem
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mike Draghi

Companies and other credits

  • English Voice Producer: Bandai Entertainment Inc
  • English Voice Recording: PCB Productions

Production notes

This series debuted in Japan on April 5, 2002; release dates for individual episodes are for Cartoon Network in the U.S.A.