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“Kite re-enters deadly game The World to save comatose friend, uncovering its dangerous mysteries and true power.”
.hack//XXXX
.hack//XXXX
7.12
7,668 rank · 5,349 readers · 71 favorites
Shounen
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Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Kite re-enters deadly game The World to save comatose friend, uncovering its dangerous mysteries and true power.
In .hack//Legend of the Twilight, Shugo and Rena were given the avatars of the famous dot hackers, Kite and BlackRose... Now learn how their legend was born! While playing in The World,the most successful online game in history, a young boy suddenly loses consciousness and falls into a coma after taking a blow to protect his friend Kite from the deadly beams of a strange monster. To save his fallen friend, Kite must log back into this most dangerous game and begin to unravel the mysteries behind his friend's affliction. But understanding the true power of The World may prove as dangerous as it is crucial! (Source: Tokyopop)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
7.0
/10
What 7 readers settled on.
80%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 4
σ 2.00
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.5 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 4.0
Yes
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Score over time
↓ 3.00
Running avg · Aug 2008 → Apr 2018
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Not exactly the .hack i loved at first, but okay, xxxx was pretty good.Megane made my beloved hero Kite funnier than ever in this nice manga.And i also must add that Megane- sans artworks were far...”
- 10 “After waiting a pretty long time for this manga to be translated, it did not let me down. The art was wonderful and gave new life to the classic .hack characters. It's an absolute masterpiece and...”
- 9 “It's a very lighthearted version of the dot hack games. Cute, and comical, not to mention Cubia being a human character makes this a good read. Even though it's based off of the games, there are...”
Verbosity
Short · 43%
Medium · 43%
Long · 14%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 10 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 20m approx
- Published Jan 2006 – Jan 2007
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M2559 catalog