.hack Series

.hack (pronounced "dot-hack") is a Japanese multimedia franchise that encompass two projects; Project .hack and .hack Conglomerate. Both projects were primarily created/developed by CyberConnect2, and published by Bandai. The series is still ongoing, with a new manga series recently announced.

The series takes place mainly within "The World", an MMORPG published and maintained by the CyberConnect Corporation, known as the CC Corporation. Players interact with The World using Virtual reality headsets called FMDs (Face-mounted display) and controllers. The World is comprised of a cluster of different servers distributed around the world. When players log in, they materialize in the Root Town of the server they last used. Root Towns are central areas in the game where players can socialize, create parties, and do business with other players and NPCs. Each server in The World has its own unique Root Town. They are the starting and ending point of any gaming session. In order to properly log out of the game, the player must be in a Root Town. Each Root Town has a Chaos Gate, a large revolving ring used to transport players to areas or other servers. To transport to an Area, a series of three keywords must be entered. These keywords determine such parameters as difficulty, terrain, and weather amongst other things. Most keyword combinations result in an Area with a field and a dungeon.

Each area features a large boundless expanse of terrain of finite size characterized by its open air environment and lack of living civilization. Typically most structures in the fields are the ruins of some long ancient dwellings, or the bones of some massive creature. They contain dungeons, which are labyrinths containing two to five descending levels of interconnected rooms. It contains a single entrance/exit that links the first level to the field and a single stairway between levels. The deepest level of the dungeon contains a special room known for the distinctive floating figure, known as a Gott Statue, behind a golden treasure chest.

.hack//SIGN

Genres: action, adventure, drama, fantasy, mystery, science fiction
Theme: online computer gaming

Amidst a popular online role playing game in the near future, characters try to play out the goals they set for entertainment and passing of time. The World as the RPG is called is one with a setting of monsters, player characters and dungeons. Tsukasa is a detached and introverted character that has a number of mysteries about his player character. Many weird happenings seem to suround Tsukasa and his involvement in a rare item called 'The Key Of The Twilight' sparks Tsukasa'a meeting with different online characters and the befriending of their real life counterparts; All without ever meeting face to face in reality. What is strange about Tsukasa is that he can't seem to log out of The World. Subaru and Silver Knight of The Crimson Knights continue to look for proof of why Tsukasa can not log out or the existance of The Key Of The Twilight. Meanwhile Bear, Mimiru, and BT as Tsukasa's friends try to help him understand who he really is and how he can return to the real world.

Opening Theme:
#1: "Obsession" by See-Saw
Ending Theme:

#1: "Yasashii Yoake" by See-Saw

Rating: ★★★★☆☆ very good
Vintage: 2002-04-04 to 2002-09-25
Episodes: 26
Status: Completed

Format: AVI

#01 "Role Play" : MegaUpload
#02 "Guardian" : MegaUpload
#03 "Folklore" : MegaUpload
#04 "Wanted" : MegaUpload
#05 "Captured" : MegaUpload
#06 "Encounter" : MegaUpload
#07 "Reason" : : MegaUpload
#09 "Epitaph" : MegaUpload
#10 "Compensation" : MegaUpload
#11 "Party" : MegaUpload
#12 "Entanglement" : MegaUpload
#13 "Twilight Eye" : MegaUpload
#14 "Castle" : MegaUpload
#15 "Evidence" : MegaUpload
#16 "Depth" : MegaUpload
#17 "Conflict" : MegaUpload
#18 "Declaration" : MegaUpload
#19 "Recollection" : MegaUpload
#20 "Tempest" : MegaUpload
#21 "Despair" : MegaUpload
#22 "Phantom" : MegaUpload
#23 "The Eve" : MegaUpload
#24 "Net Slum" : MegaUpload
#25 "Catastrophe" : MegaUpload
#26 "Return" : MegaUpload


.hack//Liminality (OAV)

Genres: adventure, drama, fantasy, science fiction
Theme: online computer gaming

In the year 2007, an MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) known as 'The World' is released in the US and becomes insanely popular, spreading worldwide and reaching up to 20 million players. One day, a mysterious phenomenon occurs where all the monsters in the game become increasingly powerful and harbour otherwise unheard of abilities. Along with this, players are unable to make any progress with their characters. Naturally, these occurrences render The World rather unplayable, so a player who goes by the name of Kite decides to get to the bottom of it.

Opening Themes:
#1: "Edge" by See-Saw
#2: "Senyaichiya" by See-Saw
#3: "Kimi ga Ita Monogatari" by See-Saw
#4: "Kioku" by See-Saw
Ending Theme:

#1: "Tasogare no Umi" by See-Saw

Rating: ★★★☆☆☆ good
Vintage: 2002-06-20 to 2003-04-12
Episodes: 4
Status: Completed

Format: AVI

#01 "In Case of Minase Mai" : MegaUpload
#02 "In Case of Aihara Yuki" : MegaUpload
#03 "In case of Tonno Kyoko" : MegaUpload
#04 "Trismegistos" : MegaUpload


.hack//Legend of the Twilight

Alternative Titles: .hack//DUSK, .hack//Legend, .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet
Genres: adventure, comedy, fantasy, science fiction
Theme: online computer gaming

Shugo and his twin sister Rena, two new players in The World, (a future online roleplaying game) are caught up in an unknown agenda. Unstoppable 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.

Opening Theme:
#1: "New World" by ROUND TABLE featuring Nino
Ending Theme:

#1: "Emerald Green" by See-Saw

Rating: ★★★☆☆☆ good
Vintage: 2003-01-08 to 2003-03-26
Episodes: 12
Status: Completed

Format: MKV

#01 "The Legendary Hero" : MegaUpload
#02 "Kite's Bracelet" : MegaUpload
#03 "The Phoenix Feather" : MegaUpload
#04 "Tanabata Night" : MegaUpload
#05 "Mansion of Terror" : MegaUpload
#06 "Trap of The Steaming Hot Water" : MegaUpload
#07 "Twilight Moon" : MegaUpload
#08 "The Solitary Knight" : MegaUpload
#09 "Footsteps of Collapse" : MegaUpload
#10 "Capitol of Illusion" : MegaUpload
#11 "End of the World" : MegaUpload
#12 "Beginning of a Legend" : MegaUpload


.hack//Roots

Genres: action, adventure, drama, fantasy, science fiction
Theme: online computer gaming

In 2015, CC Corporation`s data center caught on fire destroying "The World". By splicing in data from what would have been another project, CC Corp. was able to rebuild the game. In 2016, "The World R:2" was released. .hack//Roots covers the time Haseo spent with Shino and Ovan in the guild known as the Twilight Brigade.

Opening Theme:
#1: "Silly-Go-Round" by FictionJunction YUUKA
Ending Themes:

#1: "National Awakening - Catharsis" by ALI PROJECT (eps 1-25)

#2: "King Knight" by ALI PROJECT (ep 26)

Rating: ★★★☆☆☆ good
Vintage: 2006-04-05 to 2006-09-27
Episodes: 26
Status: Completed

Format: AVI

#01 "Welcome to "The World"" : MegaUpload
#02 "Twilight Brigade" : MegaUpload
#03 "Join" : MegaUpload
#04 "Forefeel" : MegaUpload
#05 "Distrust" : MegaUpload
#06 "Conflict" : MegaUpload
#07 "Intrigue" : MegaUpload
#08 "Starting" : MegaUpload
#09 "Melee" : MegaUpload
#10 "Missing" : MegaUpload
#11 "Discord" : MegaUpload
#12 "Breakup" : MegaUpload
#13 "Tragedy" : MegaUpload
#14 "Unreturner" : MegaUpload
#15 "Pad" : MegaUpload
#16 "Resolution" : MegaUpload
#17 "Painful Forest" : MegaUpload
#18 "Limit" : MegaUpload
#19 "Violation" : MegaUpload
#20 "Pursuit : MegaUpload
#21 "Defeat" : MegaUpload
#22 "Bonds" : MegaUpload
#23 "Trial" : MegaUpload
#24 "Confront" : MegaUpload
#25 "Truth" : MegaUpload
#26 "Determination" : MegaUpload


.hack//G.U. Trilogy (movie)

Genre: action
Theme: online computer gaming

In his quest for revenge against Tri-Edge and to wake Shino from her coma Haseo searches across The World as a killer of Player Killers. He comes across a girl named Atoli who despite his callous and dismissive attitude towards her takes an interest in him and decides to help him. She brings up old wounds for him because of her characters' design and class. He forms new alliances and attempts to discover the mystery behind the comas that are plaguing members and the entities known as AIDA.

Rating: ★★★☆☆☆ good
Vintage: 2008-03-25
Episodes: 1
Status: Completed

Format: AVI

#01 .hack//G.U. Trilogy : MegaUpload

Rurouni Kenshin Series

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The fictional setting takes place during the early Meiji period in Japan. The story is about a fictional assassin named Himura Kenshin, formerly known as the "Hitokiri Battousai" or "Battousai the Manslayer" who becomes a wanderer to protect the people from Japan. Being a fan of the Shinsengumi, Watsuki designed the characters by basing their characteristics to that of real Shinsengumi members and also used fictional representation of them and other historical characters from the Bakumatsu period of Japan.

The manga initially appeared in Shueisha's Weekly Shounen Jump from September 2, 1994, to November 4, 1999. The complete work consists of 28 tankoubon volumes. The series has been highly popular in both Japan and America. The manga has sold over 47 million copies in Japan as of 2007 while the anime has ranked between the 100 most watched series in Japan multiple times.

Rurouni Kenshin OAV

Alternative Titles: Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuioku Hen, Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal, Samurai X: Reminiscence, るろうに剣心―明治剣客浪漫譚―追憶編
Genres: action, drama, psychological, romance
Themes: historical, samurai

Taken by slavers when he was a child, Himura Kenshin is rescued only when an encounter with bandits kills off everyone but him. He is found by a master of the Divine Justice School of Swordmanship, a school so deadly that to train in it, means death for either the master or student, there can only be one master. Taken by the master, Kenshin is trained in this school, only to leave before finishing so that he may join the Meiji restoration and help prevent further tragedies like his own. Thus is born the Battousai, the greatest strength of the Ishin Patriots, a boy of 15 who kills for the sake of building a new, better world. One night, he comes across a mysterious woman, Tomoe. He must hide with her when the revolution stumbles. They marry for appearances, but soon fall in love. Tomoe has another reason to be with Kenshin, one she regrets but cannot stop. Revenge must be satisfied, and only blood can do that.

Ending Theme:

#1: "Quiet Life" by Taku Iwasaki

Rating: ★★★★★★ masterpiece
Vintage: 1999
Episodes: 4
Status: Completed

Format: AVI

#01 "The Man of the Slashing Sword" : MegaUpload
#02 "The Lost Cat" : MegaUpload
#03 "The Previous Night at the Mountain Home" : MegaUpload
#04 "The Cross-Shaped Wound" : MegaUpload


Rurouni Kenshin TV

Alternative Titles: Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan, Rurouni Kenshin: Romance of a Meiji Swordsman, Rurouni Kenshin: Wandering Samurai, Samurai X, るろうに剣心, るろうに剣心―明治剣客浪漫譚―
Genres: action, adventure, comedy, drama, romance
Themes: historical, martial arts, ninjas, samurai

Himura Kenshin is a vagabond with a dark past and sunny disposition. Not a ronin but a rurouni, he was never a samurai, but an assassin of utmost skill in the Meiji restoration, who in the turning point of the war simply walked away. His travels lead him to Tokyo in the 11th year of the Meiji era, where he befriends a female Kendo master, a former thief, a brawler and a doctor all with their own secrets. Together they fight off the enemies surfacing from the dark past that Kenshin cannot escape.

Opening Themes:
#1: "Sobakasu" by Judy & Mary (eps 1-38)
#2: "½" by Makoto Kawamoto (eps 39-82)
#3: "Kimi Ni Fureru Dake De" by Curio (eps 83-95)
Ending Themes:

#1: "Tactics" by The Yellow Monkey (eps 1-12)
#2: "Namida wa Shitte iru" by Mayo Suzukaze (eps 13-27)
#3: "Heart of Sword - Yoake Mae" by T.M. Revolution (eps 28-38,43-49)
#4: "Fourth Avenue Cafe" by L'Arc~En~Ciel (eps 39-42)
#5: "It's Gonna Rain" by Bonnie Pink (eps 50-66)
#6: "1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou" by Siam Shade (eps 67-82)
#7: "Dame" by You Izumi (eps 83-95)

Rating: ★★★★★☆ excellent
Vintage: 1996-01-10 to 1998-09-08
Episodes: 95
Status: Completed

Format: OGM (except episodes 79 to 95 - MKV)

#01 "The Handsome Swordsman of Legend" : MegaUpload
#02 "The Bratty Samurai...Why Don't You Become My Student?" : MegaUpload
#03 "The Swordsman in Sorrow. The Man That Cuts The Past" : MegaUpload
#04 "One Word: Evil. The Fighter Sanosuke Appears" : MegaUpload
#05 "Sakaba Sword versus Zanba Sword. At the Battle's End!" : MegaUpload
#06 "Visitor From The Darkness... The Kurogasa Appears!" : MegaUpload
#07 "Fight to the Death Under the Moon. Protect the Ones You Love!" : MegaUpload
#08 "A New Battle! The Mysterious and Beautiful Woman Who Jumped in Suddenly" : MegaUpload
#09 "The Ultimate Stealth Army. The Dreaded Oniwa Banshu!" : MegaUpload
#10 "Aoshi. The Man So Scary as to Seem Almost Beautiful" : MegaUpload
#11 "Farewell, the Ultimate Men! The Clash of Light and Darkness" : MegaUpload
#12 "The Birth of a Junior Samurai! First Disciple, Yahiko's Battle" : MegaUpload
#13 "You Can Do It! Toramaru's Dosukoi Journey" : MegaUpload
#14 "To Save a Small Life! Challenge! Doctor Megumi!" : MegaUpload
#15 "The Operation Starts! The Terrorist Group Jinpu Tai" : MegaUpload
#16 "Take a Pledge! The Hidden Sword Technique, Shiden No Tachi" : MegaUpload
#17 "Blast to Your Dream! The Adventure of Marimo the Flying Bullet" : MegaUpload
#18 "Run! Yahiko, Bring The Sakabatou Back!" : MegaUpload
#19 "Raijuuta's Desire. Vision of a Forbidden Empire" : MegaUpload
#20 "Shinko Ryu's Revived! Show of Evil, Ultimate Killing Technique!" : MegaUpload
#21 "The Nightmare Falls Apart! Raijuuta's Dream" : MegaUpload
#22 "First Time! Crazy, Insane Steam Engine Train Trip" : MegaUpload
#23 "Betrayed by Sanosuke!? Greetings of Fate" : MegaUpload
#24 "Midnight Fight! Sansuke versus Kenshin Again!" : MegaUpload
#25 "Scarlet Pirate! Tear Up Kenshin and Kaoru" : MegaUpload
#26 "An Incarnation of Thunder Storm! The Mysterious Nobility of the Female Pirate Shura" : MegaUpload
#27 "Ferocious Fighting Island! Scarlet Pirate" : MegaUpload
#28 "Prelude to a New Threat. The Shadow of the Wolf is Drawing Near" : MegaUpload
#29 "The Ultimate Fatal Rival! The Waylay of the Desperate Fangs" : MegaUpload
#30 "Evil Monster of Revenge... Shishio Makoto's Plot!" : MegaUpload
#31 "Newer Reaching Feelings... Kenshin's Departure" : MegaUpload
#32 "Changing Tears to Courage! The Path Chosen by Kamiya Kaoru" : MegaUpload
#33 "Time to Be the Strongest Warrior! Aoshi's New Battle!" : MegaUpload
#34 "The Little Thief... Makimachi Misao's Deceptive Looks!" : MegaUpload
#35 "Occupied Village! Shishio's Evil Shadow, Ever Closer!" : MegaUpload
#36 "After the End of the Dynasty. First Meeting of Kenshin and Shishio" : MegaUpload
#37 "Shock! Sakabatou Broken... Soujirou "The Heavenly Sword" versus Kenshin" : MegaUpload
#38 "Sanosuke, The Secret of Patience... Challenge the Hakai Priest, Anji" : MegaUpload
#39 "The Man Who Makes Sakabatou... Arai Shatku's Masterpiece!" : MegaUpload
#40 "Cold Blooded Samurai! Battle with Juppon Gatana Chou!" : MegaUpload
#41 "A Hidden Technique of Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu! Reunion with Master Hiko Seijuurou!" : MegaUpload
#42 "Alliance Agreed! The Day When Shishio and Aoshi Unite!" : MegaUpload
#43 "Between Life and Death! Succession Technique, Mastered. Ama Kakeru Ryuu no Hirameki" : MegaUpload
#44 "Battle of Indignation, Gathering His Strongest, Juppongatana!" : MegaUpload
#45 "Blown Away! The Battleship Rengoku, Stop Its Sails!" : MegaUpload
#46 "Burning Rengoku! Shishio Makoto's Fortune" : MegaUpload
#47 "Crush! Futae No Kiwami. Pain of Sanosuke's Fist!" : MegaUpload
#48 "The Focus of His Gaze, Anji's New Reflection" : MegaUpload
#49 "A Wolf Sees the Shin Gan. Explosive Zero Gatotsu!" : MegaUpload
#50 "Time To Keep A Promise. Kenshin and Aoshi Battle Once Again!" : MegaUpload
#51 "Now Is The Time To Awaken... True and Perfect Solution" : MegaUpload
#52 "Miracle In The Making! The Battle at Aoiya Continues" : MegaUpload
#53 "A Giant versus Superman! Saving Grace at the Edge of Despair" : MegaUpload
#54 "Hiten versus Shukuchi. Soujirou, God's Gift to Nature" : MegaUpload
#55 "Tragedy in the Storm. Soujirou's Past" : MegaUpload
#56 "Fight To The Limit! Shun Ten Satsu versus Ama Kakeru Ryuu No Hirameki" : MegaUpload
#57 "Two Men Betting Their Lives on the End of the Dynasty. Shishio versus Kenshin, Final Battle!" : MegaUpload
#58 "Will The Era Inherit Shishio? Kenshin's Most Critical Moment!" : MegaUpload
#59 "Luck Hasn't Run Out Yet! Warrior Spirit Revived Again" : MegaUpload
#60 "The One Who Permits Victory. Shishio versus Kenshin, Last Stage!" : MegaUpload
#61 "Remaining Juppon Gatana. Choice of Life!" : MegaUpload
#62 "Kyoto... Engraved Memory. Starting With Fulfilled Feelings" : MegaUpload
#63 "Legend of The Wishing Fireflies. The Girl Who Waits For Her Sword Master" : MegaUpload
#64 "Prince Yahiko's Born? Debut on High Society" : MegaUpload
#65 "Find Out Missing Treasure! Great Treasure Hunting Dog, Notaro" : MegaUpload
#66 "Happy Kaoru! Kenshin's Proposal!" : MegaUpload
#67 "Shining Legendary Sword! Mysterious Swordmaster, Amakusa Shougo" : MegaUpload
#68 "A Medallion of Destiny. Sanosuke and Sayo Meet" : MegaUpload
#69 "The Place of Battle. Shimabara! Judgement Day of Who is the Chosen" : MegaUpload
#70 "The Impact of the Rai Ryu Sen. Kenshin is Sentenced to the Dark!" : MegaUpload
#71 "Kaioh's Conspiracy. Shougo's Trapped!" : MegaUpload
#72 "The Reminiscent Days... Shougo and Sayo's Painful Past" : MegaUpload
#73 "Evil With a Sneer! Shouzo, Karyu's Damaged in the Explosion" : MegaUpload
#74 "Sanosuke's Tears... Eternal Separation Between Them" : MegaUpload
#75 "Final Holy Battle... Crash Together Two Ama Kakeru Ryuu No Hirameki!" : MegaUpload
#76 "The Sea of Departure... Hope Will Surf Over the Sadness" : MegaUpload
#77 "Himura Dojo in Shimonoseki? Another Battousai Appears" : MegaUpload
#78 "The Girl Who Longs For Her Art Student... Love Shock in Hakone Hot Springs" : MegaUpload
#79 "Katsu Kaishu and Kenshin... Fated Survivors From the End of the Edo Dynasty" : MegaUpload
#80 "The Never Ending of Edo Dynasty... Kaishu's Mission of Fate" : MegaUpload
#81 "Ben Aoi's Trap... Ghosts of the Edo Dynasty Haunt Kaishu!" : MegaUpload
#82 "The Decision of Katsu Kaishu. The Truth Beyond the Era" : MegaUpload
#83 "Yutaro Returns. The Ambitions of the Black Knights Hide in the Shadows" : MegaUpload
#84 "Sanada Ninja and the Divine Medicine. Their Leader, Misanagi's Goal" : MegaUpload
#85 "A Puzzling Journey. The Trap of Holy Crossing Has Been Laid!" : MegaUpload
#86 "Dancing Underground. Red Day Fly Cutthroat! Sanada Sasshin" : MegaUpload
#87 "Schneider's Bet. The Collapse of the Black Knights" : MegaUpload
#88 "Two Other Directions. Yahiko and Yutaro's Eternal Promise" : MegaUpload
#89 "To My Angel Misao... Special Delivery from Kyoto" : MegaUpload
#90 "Fusui's Surprise Attack! The Mystery of the Satanic Pentagram" : MegaUpload
#91 "Resist the Fusui's Magical Power. Next Target: the Kamiya Dojo!" : MegaUpload
#92 "Tokyo's Under Martial Law! Strike of the Spiral Weapon, Ryu Myaku" : MegaUpload
#93 "The Enemy Awaits in Senjo Gahara! Searching for the Hisui Crest" : MegaUpload
#94 "The Elegy of the Wind and the Water. Now They Make Desperate Efforts Here!" : MegaUpload
#95 "Between Scarlet and Emerald are in the Boom of the Waves" : MegaUpload


Samurai X: The Motion Picture

Alternative Titles: Rurouni Kenshin: Ishin Shishi no Chinkonka [Requiem], Rurouni Kenshin: Requiem for Patriots, Rurouni Kenshin: Requiem for the Ishin Shishi, るろうに剣心―明治剣客浪漫譚―維新志士への鎮魂歌
Genres: drama, action
Themes: historical, samurai

The war against the Tokugawa Shogunate ended years ago. But there are some who are not happy with the outcome. Shigure Takimi watched his friends and family get slashed down in the name of freedom and prosperity. Now he and a band of desperate rebels have sworn to settle one final score. Only one man stands in their way: Kenshin Himura. But when Shigure discovers Kenshin's true identity as the Hitokiri Battousai, his fight becomes a personal vendetta.

Opening Theme:
#1: "Niji" by L'arc-en-Ciel
Ending Theme:

#1: "Towa no Mirai" by Animetal

Rating: ★★★☆☆☆ good
Vintage: 1997-12-20
Episodes: 1
Status: Completed

Format: MKV

#01 "Samurai X: The Motion Picture" : MegaUpload


Samurai X: Reflection (OAV)

Alternative Titles: Kenshin: The Chapter of Atonement, Ruroni Kenshin - Meiji Kenkaku Romantan Seisohen, るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- 星霜編
Genres: action, drama, romance
Themes: historical, samurai

Kaoru goes to the harbor every day to see if Kenshin has returned. After a while, she starts looking back at her life with Kenshin and all the things that have happened.

Ending Theme:

#1: "Itoshisa no Kate" by Hiroko Kasahara

Rating: ★★★★★★ masterpiece
Vintage: 2001-12-03
Episodes: 2
Status: Completed

Format: AVI

#01 "After So Many Years Have Passed part 1" : MegaUpload
#02 "After So Many Years Have Passed part 2" : MegaUpload

X: The Movie

[alternate retelling of X]

Genres: drama, fantasy, horror, psychological, supernatural
Themes: apocalypse, destiny, power to change

It's the year of destiny, and 15 year old Kamui Shiro, a powerful psychic, has returned to Tokyo after a 6 year absence, having left when he was very young. He wants to be with his childhood friends, Fuma (his best friend) and Kotori, Fuma's little sister (and Kamui's possible girlfriend). He wants to protect them from all dangers, but destiny and fate are haunting Kamui and pulling in himself and his beloved childhood friends. It is his destiny and his sole decision to decide the fate of the world, no matter if he wants the role or not. Now it is a matter of if he will join the side of the Seven Seals and become the Dragon of Heaven to save mankind or join the Seven Angels and become the Dragon of Earth to destroy all civilization so the earth can heal itself from man's destruction.

Ending Theme:

#1: "Forever Love" by X JAPAN

Rating: ★★★☆☆☆ good
Vintage: 1996-08-03
Episodes: 1
Status: Completed

Format: MKV
Language: English and Japanese

#01 "Part 1" : MegaUpload
#01 "Part 2" : MegaUpload

CLANNAD Series

Clannad is a Japanese visual novel created by the software company Key, who also produced the successful titles Kanon and Air.

Clannad has made several transitions to other media: four manga series, the first serialized in the Japanese magazine Comic Rush, the second serialized in Comi Digi +, the third serialized in Dengeki G's Magazine, and the fourth in Dragon Age Pure.

It was later adapted into a movie called "CLANNAD: The Movie", followed by a 23 episodes anime series and an OVA entitled "Another World: Tomoyo's Chapter". A second season of CLANNAD, "CLANNAD ~AFTER STORY~", consisting of 24 episodes was released after that.

CLANNAD

Alternative Title: クラナド
Genres: comedy, drama, psychological, romance
Theme: school

Tomoya Okazaki is a third year high school student resentful of his life. His mother passed away from a car accident when he was younger, causing his father to resort to alcohol and gambling. This results in fights between the two until Tomoya's shoulder is injured in a fight. Since then, Tomoya has had distant relationships with his father, causing him to become a delinquent over time. While on a walk to school, he meets a strange girl named Nagisa Furukawa who is a year older, but is repeating due to illness. Due to this, she is often alone as most of her friends have moved on. The two begin hanging out and slowly, as time goes by, Tomoya finds his life shifting in a new direction.

Opening Theme:
#1: "Megumeru ~cuckool mix 2007~" by eufonius
Ending Themes:

#1: "Dango Daikazoku" by Chata (eps 1-23)
#2: "Ana" by Lia (ep 24)

Rating: ★★★★★★ masterpiece
Vintage: 2007-10-04 to 2008-03-27, 2008-07-16 (OVA)
Episodes: 24
Status: Completed

Format: AVI

#01 "On the Sloped Road Where Cherry Blossoms Flutter" : MegaUpload
#02 "The First Step" : MegaUpload
#03 "Once More After the Tears" : MegaUpload
#04 "Let's Look For Friends" : MegaUpload
#05 "The Scenery with a Carving" : MegaUpload
#06 "The Older and Younger Sister's Founder's Festival" : MegaUpload
#07 "Star-Shaped Feelings" : MegaUpload
#08 "The Wind that Vanishes into Dusk" : MegaUpload
#09 "Until the End of the Dream" : MegaUpload
#10 "The Girl Genius' Challenge" : MegaUpload
#11 "The After School Rhapsody" : MegaUpload
#12 "The Hidden World" : MegaUpload
#13 "Garden of Memories" : MegaUpload
#14 "Theory of Everything" : MegaUpload
#15 "A Problematic Matter" : MegaUpload
#16 "3 on 3" : MegaUpload
#17 "Room of Absence" : MegaUpload
#18 "The Secret Plan of Reversal" : MegaUpload
#19 "A New Life" : MegaUpload
#20 "A Hidden Past" : MegaUpload
#21 "Face Toward the School Festival" : MegaUpload
#22 "Two Shadows" : MegaUpload
#23(Extra) "The Events of Summer Holidays" : MegaUpload
#24(OVA) "Another World: Tomoyo Chapter" : MegaUpload


CLANNAD ~AFTER STORY~

Alternative Title: クラナド アフターストーリー
Genres: comedy, fantasy, romance, slice of life
Theme: family

A sequel to the recently wrapped anime based on the Key Clannad franchise. After Story is a path that opens in the original visual novel after all the other paths have been opened.

Opening Theme:
#1: "Toki wo Kizamu Uta" by Lia
Ending Theme:

#1: "TORCH" by Lia

Rating: ★★★★★★ masterpiece
Vintage: 2008-10-02 to 2009-03-26
Episodes: 25
Status: Completed

Format: AVI (except episode 25 - MKV)

#01 "The Goodbye at the End of Summer" : MegaUpload
#02 "Search for Fake Love" : MegaUpload
#03 "Disagreeing Hearts" : MegaUpload
#04 "With the Same Smile as That Day" : MegaUpload
#05 "The Season With You" : MegaUpload
#06 "Always By Your Side" : MegaUpload
#07 "Her Whereabouts" : MegaUpload
#08 "A Fight With Courage" : MegaUpload
#09 "On the Sloped Road" : MegaUpload
#10 "Season of Beginnings" : MegaUpload
#11 "The Promised Founder's Festival" : MegaUpload
#12 "Unexpected Incident" : MegaUpload
#13 "Graduation" : MegaUpload
#14 "A New Family" : MegaUpload
#15 "In the Remnants of Summer" : MegaUpload
#16 "White Darkness" : MegaUpload
#17 "Summertime" : MegaUpload
#18 "The Ends of The Earth" : MegaUpload
#19 "The Road Home" : MegaUpload
#20 "The Sea Breeze's Fun" : MegaUpload
#21 "The End of the World" : MegaUpload
#22 "A Tiny Palm" : MegaUpload
#23(Extra) "Events from One Year Ago" : MegaUpload
#24(Recap) "Under the Tree of Green" : MegaUpload
#25(OVA) "Another World: Kyou Chapter" : MegaUpload


CLANNAD: The Movie

Alternative Title: クラナド
Genres: comedy, drama, romance

This is an alternate retelling of CLANNAD and CLANNAD ~AFTER STORY~. Okazaki Tomoya is a student who goes to school only as a force of habit. He continues to be plagued by nightmares of a world with nothing left, where his existence is a mere consciousness. On the way to school one day, he meets a girl called Furukawa Nagisa, who from then on follows him to school every day, unable to climb the stairs by herself. While helping Nagisa to organize the Drama Club, Tomoya slowly starts to open up and actually enjoy his life again. But the dreams he has might be something more than just dreams...

Ending Themes:

#1: "Chiisana Tenohira" by eufonius

#2: "Marmelo ~fildychrom~" by eufonius

#3: "Megumeru" by riya

#4: "Dango Dango Dango" by Fukuchi Kousaka Senior High School Students

Rating: ★★★★★★ masterpiece
Vintage: 2007-04-28
Episodes: 1
Status: Completed

Format: RAR

#01 "Part 1" : Rapidshare
#02 "Part 2" : Rapidshare
#03 "Part 3" : Rapidshare
#04 "Part 4" : Rapidshare
#05 "Part 5" : Rapidshare
#06 "Part 6" : Rapidshare
#07 "Part 7" : Rapidshare
#08 "Part 8" : Rapidshare
#09 "Part 9" : Rapidshare
#10 "Part 10" : Rapidshare
#11 "Part 11" : Rapidshare
#12 "Part 12" : Rapidshare
#13 "Part 13" : Rapidshare

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (movie)

Alternative Titles: Advent Children, ファイナルファンタジーＶＩＩ: アドベントチルドレン
Genres: action, fantasy, science fiction

The story began in Midgar, city of mako, where a corporate superpower known as Shinra used its monopoly of mako energy to dominate all aspects of life, securing political power in the process. Shira's mako reactors dotted the city, harvesting the energy and converting it to a viable source of power.

However, mako energy was not the wellspring of happiness Shinra claimed it to be, but rather the vitality of the planet itself, the source of all life. Some began to realize: If we let this continue, the planet will die. These individuals set up an anti-Shinra organization called Avalanche, and began resistance efforts using guerrilla tactics.

Finally, Avalanche decided to blow up one of the mako reactors. Among the members chosen for the mission was Cloud Strife, a former member of Shinra's elite guard, SOLDIER.

Cloud showed no emotion and was bound by no principles; he was an ex-SOLDIER and a merc, and there was nothing more to be said. But apathy could not shield Cloud forever. The reactor strike awoke in Cloud the need to confront the holes in his past and his very reasons for being. And that journey, perhaps, took the heaviest toll...

Two years have passed...

Though Midgar, city of mako, city of prosperity, has been reduced to ruins, its people slowly but steadily walk the road of reconstruction.

However, a mysterious illness called Geostigma torments them.

With no cure in sight, it brings death to the afflicted, one after another, robbing the people of their fledgling hope.

And so Cloud, who walked away from the life of a hero to live in solitude, must step forward yet again.

Ending Theme:

#1: "Calling" by Kyosuke Himuro

Rating: ★★★★★★ masterpiece
Vintage: 2005-09-08
Episodes: 1
Status: Completed

Format: AVI

#01 "Part 1" : MegaUpload
#02 "Part 2" : MegaUpload
#03 "Part 3" : MegaUpload
#04 "Part 4" : MegaUpload
#05 "Part 5" : MegaUpload
#06 "Part 6" : MegaUpload
#07 "Part 7" : MegaUpload
#08 "Part 8" : MegaUpload
#09 "Part 9" : MegaUpload
#10 "Part 10" : MegaUpload