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{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name         =
| image        = .hack Legend of the Twilight volume 1.jpg
| caption      = Cover of the first manga volume, featuring Shugo
| ja_kanji     = .hack//黄昏の腕輪伝説
| ja_romaji    = .hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu
| genre        = Adventure, comedy, [[fantasy]], science fiction
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = manga
| author       = Tatsuya Hamazaki
| illustrator  = Rei Izumi
| publisher    = [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|UK=Tokyopop <small>(former)</small>|NA=[[Tokyopop]] <small>(former)</small>|AUS=[[Madman Entertainment]]|SG=[[Chuang Yi]]}}
| demographic  = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]''
| magazine     = [[Comptiq]]
| first        = December 10, 2001
| last         = October 10, 2003 
| volumes      = 3
| volume_list  = #Volume list
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type         = tv series
| director     = [[Koichi Mashimo]]<br />[[Koji Sawai]]
| producer     = Kazunori Takagi<br />Koji Morimoto<br />Ryou Shimamura
| writer       = Akatsuki Yamatoya<br />[[Satoru Nishizono]]
| music        = [[Yoko Ueno]]<br />[[Yuji Yoshino]]
| studio       = [[Bee Train]]
| licensee     = {{English anime licensee|AUS = [[Madman Entertainment]]|EU = [[Beez Entertainment]] (former)|NA = [[Funimation]]}}
| network      = [[TV Tokyo]]
| network_en   = {{English anime network|NA = [[Cartoon Network]]|SA=[[Animax South Africa]]}}
| first        = January 8, 2003
| last         = March 26, 2003
| episodes     = 12
| episode_list = List of .hack//Legend of the Twilight episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title        = Related works
| content      =
*[[.hack (video game series)|''.hack'' video games]]
*"[[List of .hack//Sign episodes|.hack//Gift]]", OVA episode of ''[[.hack//Sign]]''
*''[[.hack//Liminality]]''
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}

{{Nihongo|'''''.hack//Legend of the Twilight'''''|.hack//黄昏の腕輪伝説|Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu|lit. ".hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet"}} is a science fiction [[manga]] series written by Tatsuya Hamazaki and drawn by Rei Izumi. The twenty-two chapters of ''.hack//Legend of the Twilight'' appeared as a [[serial (literature)|serial]] in the Japanese magazine ''[[Comptiq]]'' and published in three {{Lang|ja-latn|[[tankōbon]]}} by [[Kadokawa Shoten]] from July 2002 to April 2004. Set in a fictional [[MMORPG]], ''[[The World (.hack)|The World]]'', the series focuses on twins Rena and Shugo, who receive chibi [[Avatar (virtual reality)|avatars]] in the design of the legendary .hackers known as [[Kite (.hack)|Kite]] and [[BlackRose (.hack)|BlackRose]]. After Shugo is given the Twilight Bracelet by a mysterious girl, the two embark on a quest to find Aura and unravel the mystery of the Twilight Bracelet.

The series was adapted into a twelve episode [[anime]] of the same name directed by [[Koichi Mashimo]] and [[Koji Sawai]] and produced by [[Bee Train]].

[[Tokyopop]] licensed the manga series for an English-language release in North America. It published the three volumes from September 2003 to April 2004. [[Bandai Entertainment]] had licensed the anime series for North American broadcast. The word "Bracelet" in the title was removed in North America, shortening the title to ''.hack//Legend of the Twilight''. Following the closure of Bandai Entertainment, [[Funimation]] announced at [[San Diego Comic Con|SDCC]] 2013, that they have acquired 4 .hack titles including Legend of the Twilight.<ref>{{cite web|title=Funimation Adds 4 .hack Anime|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-18/funimation-adds-4-.hack-anime|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=July 19, 2013|archive-date=July 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722004812/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-18/funimation-adds-4-.hack-anime|url-status=live}}</ref>

==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 avatars in the design of the legendary .hackers, [[Kite (.hack)|Kite]] and [[BlackRose (.hack)|BlackRose]].<ref group="notes">The story takes place sometime between 2011 and 2014, after the conclusion of the original ''.hack'' games and during the period when Aura had become the "Ultimate AI" in order to take over management of ''The World''. The ''.hack//G.U.'' backstory videos within ''Terminal Disc'' reveal that Aura, not CC Corp, organized the contest that granted Shugo and Rena their avatars.</ref> 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 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. 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, while 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 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 AI; however, due to some of the programming of the 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|author2=Tatsuya Hamazaki|year=2004|publisher=[[Tokyopop]]|location=Los Angeles|isbn=978-1-59532-369-9|pages=[https://archive.org/details/hacklegendoftwil03izum/page/265 265–9]|chapter-url-access=registration|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/hacklegendoftwil03izum/page/265}}</ref>

==Media==

===Manga===
Written by Tatsuya Hamazaki and illustrated by Rei Izumi, ''.hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet'' appeared as a [[serial (literature)|serial]] in the Japanese magazine ''[[Comptiq]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-10-16/more-.hack|title=More .hack|date=October 16, 2002|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 2, 2010}}</ref> and was collected in three {{Lang|ja-latn|[[tankōbon]]}} by [[Kadokawa Shoten]] from July 2002 to April 2004.<ref name="Japanese vol. 1"/><ref name="Japanese Vol. 3"/>

The manga is licensed for an English-language release in North America by [[Tokyopop]], who shortened the title to ''.hack//Legend of the Twilight''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-05-28/new-tokyopop-manga-release-details|title=New Tokyopop Manga Release Details|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date= May 28, 2003|access-date=February 8, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080214202609/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-05-28/new-tokyopop-manga-release-details| archive-date= February 14, 2008 <!--Added by DASHBot-->}}</ref> It released the series from September 9, 2003, to November 9, 2004.<ref name="Tokyopop"/> Tokyopop also released a box set of the volumes in September 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-05-28/fall-tokyopop-releases|title=Fall Tokyopop Releases|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 28, 2005|access-date=February 8, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080105162153/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-05-28/fall-tokyopop-releases| archive-date= January 5, 2008 <!--Added by DASHBot-->}}</ref> and an omnibus of the series on December 8, 2009.<ref name="Tokyopop"/> The series is also published in [[Singapore]] in English by [[Chuang Yi]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chuangyi.com.sg/new/ecatalogtitle.php?title=.HACK%2F%2FThe+Legend+of+the+Twilight+Bracelet |title=.hack // Legend of the Twilight Bracelet |publisher=[[Chuang Yi]] |access-date=August 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240524111051/https://www.webcitation.org/5iwEk2jde?url=http://www.chuangyi.com.sg/new/ecatalogtitle.php%3Ftitle=.HACK//The+Legend+of+the+Twilight+Bracelet |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> who also released it in New Zealand and Australia through [[Madman Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/actions/periodicals.do?periodicalId=10&method=home|title=.hack // the Legend of the Twilight Bracelet (Manga)|publisher=[[Madman Entertainment]]|access-date=August 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024040126/http://www.madman.com.au/actions/periodicals.do?method=home&periodicalId=10|archive-date=October 24, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is also licensed in Argentina by [[Editorial Ivrea]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.editorialivrea.com/ARG/manga_hack.htm|title=Editorial Ivrea|publisher=[[Editorial Ivrea]]|language=es|access-date=November 7, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100103115658/http://editorialivrea.com/ARG/manga_hack.htm| archive-date= January 3, 2010 <!--Added by DASHBot-->}}</ref> in Brazil by [[Editora JBC]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mangasjbc.uol.com.br/titulos/hack/|title=Mangá .hack >> Mangá é a nossa língua >> Mangás JBC|publisher=[[Editorial Ivrea]]|language=es|access-date=November 7, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091103095905/http://mangasjbc.uol.com.br/titulos/hack/| archive-date= November 3, 2009 <!--Added by DASHBot-->}}</ref> in Germany by [[Carlsen Comics]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carlsen.de/web/manga/serie?id=30485|title=.hack // Legend of the Twilight|publisher=[[Carlsen Comics]]|language=de|access-date=November 6, 2009|archive-date=July 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716023152/http://www.carlsen.de/web/manga/serie?id=30485|url-status=dead}}</ref> in Finland by [[Sangatsu Manga]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sangatsumanga.fi/sarja/106|title=Sangatsu Manga – .Hack|language=fi|publisher=[[Sangatsu Manga]]|access-date=November 7, 2009|archive-date=February 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225095335/http://www.sangatsumanga.fi/sarja/106|url-status=live}}</ref> in Sweden by [[Bonnier Carlsen]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bonniercarlsen.se/Bocker/Bokpresentationssida/?Isbn=9789163851568|title=.Hack 1|publisher=[[Bonnier Carlsen]]|language=sv|access-date=December 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608142228/http://www.bonniercarlsen.se/Bocker/Bokpresentationssida/?Isbn=9789163851568|archive-date=June 8, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> in Italy by J-Pop,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.j-pop.it/volumi.php?id=344|title=J-Pop|publisher=J-Pop|access-date=November 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103065643/http://www.j-pop.it/volumi.php?id=344|archive-date=January 3, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> in Indonesia by [[M&C Comics]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mnc-comics.com/detail_character.asp?id=176&cid=233&did=1461|title=Episode No. 1 : .HACK|publisher=[[M&C Comics]]|language=id|access-date=November 19, 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2024}}</ref> in Poland by [[Japonica Polonica Fantastica|JPF]]<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://manga.tanuki.pl/strony/manga/52-hack-bransoleta-zmierzchu/rec/42 |title=.hack // Bransoleta Zmierzchu |author=Jacek Kielak |date=November 12, 2007 |journal=Tanuki.pl |volume=886 |publisher=Małgorzata Kaczarowska |access-date=July 10, 2011 |issn=1898-8296 |language=pl |archive-date=August 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824054033/http://manga.tanuki.pl/strony/manga/52-hack-bransoleta-zmierzchu/rec/42 |url-status=live }}</ref> and in France by [[Panini Comics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paninicomics.fr/web/guest/productDetail?viewItem=613381|title=Dettaglio Prodotto – .Hack // 1|publisher=[[Panini Comics]]|language=fr|access-date=November 7, 2009|archive-date=July 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721015342/http://www.paninicomics.fr/web/guest/productDetail?viewItem=613381|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Volume list====
{{Graphic novel list/header
 | Parameter      = value
 | Language       = Japanese
 | SecondLanguage = English
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{{Graphic novel list
 |VolumeNumber    =01
 |OriginalRelDate =July 29, 2002<ref name="Japanese vol. 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200203000668|title=.hack // 黄昏の腕輪伝説(1)|trans-title=.hack // Legend of the Twilight Bracelet(1)|language=ja|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|access-date=December 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201024953/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200203000668|archive-date=February 1, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 |LicensedRelDate =September 9, 2003<ref name="Tokyopop"/> (NA) <br /> February 19, 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?releaseId=3680&method=view|title=.Hack // the Legend of the Twilight Bracelet (Manga) Vol. 01|publisher=[[Madman Entertainment]]|access-date=August 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913034700/http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?method=view&releaseId=3680|archive-date=September 13, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> (AU)
 |OriginalISBN    =978-4047135017
 |LicensedISBN    =978-1591824145 |LicensedISBN_note=(NA)<br /> {{ISBN|978-981-241-153-2}} (SG)
 |ChapterList     =
*Login 0: Prologue
*Login 1: The legendary hackers
*Login 2: Kite's bracelet
*Login 3: Midnight in the garden
| ChapterListCol2 =
*Login 4: Cherry blossum mayhem
*Login 5: Get well, grunty!
*Login 6: Starlight special
}}
{{Graphic novel list
 |VolumeNumber    =02
 |OriginalRelDate =February 26, 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200203000669|title=.hack // 黄昏の腕輪伝説(2)|trans-title=.hack // Legend of the Twilight Bracelet(2)|language=ja|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|access-date=December 21, 2009|archive-date=June 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601093816/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200203000669|url-status=live}}</ref>
 |LicensedRelDate =December 9, 2003<ref name="Tokyopop"/> (NA)<br /> February 19, 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?releaseId=3679&method=view|title=.Hack // the Legend of the Twilight Bracelet (Manga) Vol. 02|publisher=[[Madman Entertainment]]|access-date=August 8, 2009|archive-date=September 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913031043/http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?method=view&releaseId=3679|url-status=live}}</ref> (AU)

 |OriginalISBN    =978-4047135345
 |LicensedISBN    =978-1591824152 |LicensedISBN_note=(NA)<br /> {{ISBN|978-981-241-327-7}} (SG)
 |ChapterList     =
*Login 7: A passing shower
*Login 8: A new resolve
*Login 9: On/off coin
*Login 10: The players are thinking
| ChapterListCol2 =
*Login 11: 4 years ago
*Login 12: Cheating
*Postscript
 |VolumeExtras    =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
 |VolumeNumber    = 03
 |OriginalRelDate =April 3, 2004<ref name="Japanese Vol. 3">{{cite web|url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200304000323|title=.hack // 黄昏の腕輪伝説(3)|trans-title=.hack // Legend of the Twilight Bracelet(3)|language=ja|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|access-date=December 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201050522/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200304000323|archive-date=February 1, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 |LicensedRelDate =November 9, 2004<ref name="Tokyopop">{{cite web |url=http://www.tokyopop.com/manga/book_catalog/browse?genre=1 |title=Manga+Comics: Book Catalog |publisher=[[Tokyopop]] |access-date=May 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417144710/http://tokyopop.com/manga/book_catalog/browse?genre=1 |archive-date=April 17, 2009 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> (NA)<br /> November 19, 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?releaseId=4539&method=view|title=.Hack // the Legend of the Twilight Bracelet (Manga) Vol. 03|publisher=[[Madman Entertainment]]|access-date=August 8, 2009|archive-date=September 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913035330/http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?method=view&releaseId=4539|url-status=live}}</ref> (AU)
 |OriginalISBN    =978-4047135994
 |LicensedISBN    =9781595323699 |LicensedISBN_note=(NA) <br /> {{ISBN|978-981-260-041-7}} (SG)
 | ChapterList     =
*Login 13: It's not over yet
*Login 14: Separation and encounter
*Login 15: Sacred zone: the hidden and forbidden area
*Login 16: Spear through the heart
*Login 17: That time...part 1
| ChapterListCol2 =
*Login 18: That time...part 2
*Login 19: The net slums
*Login 20: Attributes of a hero
*Login 21: Attributes of a hero
*Postscript
 |VolumeExtras    =
}}
{{Graphic novel list/footer}}

===Anime===
{{Main|List of .hack//Legend of the Twilight episodes}}
The word "Bracelet" in the title was removed in North America, shortening the title to '''''.hack//Legend of the Twilight''''', though TV Listings retained the original title during the show's run on [[Cartoon Network]] as part of its late Friday night/Early Saturday morning graveyard slot block from 2004–2005. The opening [[theme music]] is "New World", performed by [[Round Table (band)|Round Table]] featuring Nino.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL-35457|title=".hack // Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu" Intro theme song: New World|publisher=CD Japan|access-date=November 7, 2009|archive-date=March 29, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329104821/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL-35457|url-status=live}}</ref> The ending theme is "Emerald Green", performed by [[See-Saw (group)|See-Saw]] and lyrics by [[Yuki Kajiura]] and [[Chiaki Ishikawa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL-35458|title=Kimi ga ita monogatari ".hack // Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu" Outro theme song "Emerald Green"|publisher=CD Japan|access-date=November 7, 2009|archive-date=July 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707010724/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL-35458|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Victor Entertainment]] released the soundtrack to the anime on February 21, 2003. Chiaki Ishikawa and Katsutoshi Kitagawa composed the lyrics while See Saw, [[Yoko Ueno]], and [[Round Table (band)|Round Table]] with Nino performed the songs. [[Yuji Yoshino]] composed the songs, and Masanori Shimada and Round Table arranged them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL-61068|title=hack // Tasogare no Udewa densetsu – Original Soundtrack|publisher=CD Japan|access-date=October 19, 2009}}</ref>

===CDs===
Three CDs for the TV anime series were released. The first is a single of the opening theme ''NEW WORLD'' by [[Round Table (band)|Round table]] featuring Nino.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/2071977/s/ |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130219020205/http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/2071977/s/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= February 19, 2013 |title= NEW WORLD |publisher= Jbook |access-date= July 16, 2012 }}</ref> The second is a soundtrack titled {{Nihongo|''.hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu Original Soundtrack''| .hack // 黄昏の腕輪伝説 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK |}} was released on February 21, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/2086354/s/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218143106/http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/2086354/s/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 18, 2013|title=.hack // 黄昏の腕輪伝説 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK|publisher=Jbook|access-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref> The second is another soundtrack titled {{Nihongo|'' .hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu Character Song & Story''| .hack//黄昏の腕輪伝説 Character Song & Story |}} was released on March 21, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/2099569/s/ |title= .hack//黄昏の腕輪伝説 Character Song & Story |publisher=Jbook|access-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref>

==Reception==
''.hack//Legend of the Twilight'' was positively received by English-language readers. The first volume ranked first on [[Bookscan]] for graphic novels and 40th on the "adult fiction trade paperback list".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/3500.html|title=Dot Hack Tops Graphic Novels in Bookstores|date=September 10, 2003|publisher=ICv2|access-date=July 8, 2010|archive-date=January 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117165403/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/3500.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The third volume placed ninth in Bookscan's list of the top ten best-selling graphic novel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/6285.html|title=Negima Vol. 4 Leads Manga Charge in '05|date=January 17, 2005|publisher=ICv2|access-date=July 8, 2010|archive-date=January 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117165032/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/6285.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The one-volume re-release ranked 164th on the list of the 300 best-selling graphic novels with an estimated 544 copies sold for December 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/16619.html|title=Top 300 Graphic Novels Actuals—December 2009|date=January 12, 2010|access-date=July 8, 2010|archive-date=August 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811195432/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/16619.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

It received lukewarm reviews from critics for its "child-oriented" and "generic" art,<ref name="PCS">{{cite web|url=http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/hacklegend-twilight-complete/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220222239/http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/hacklegend-twilight-complete/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 20, 2009|title=.hack // Legend of the Twilight Complete Collection|author=Haley, Ken|date=December 12, 2009|publisher=Popculture Shock|access-date=December 21, 2009}}</ref><ref name="ST">{{cite web|url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=6956&issue=2010-05-17|title=.hack // Legend of the Twilight – The Complete Collection|author=McNeil, Sheena|work=Sequential Tart|access-date=July 8, 2010|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115054/http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=6956&issue=2010-05-17|url-status=live}}</ref> and being more light-hearted than ''[[.hack//SIGN]]'',<ref name="ST"/> and oriented towards a younger audience.<ref name="PCS"/> Another reviewer labelled it as one of the worst manga that he had ever read for its confusing and cliché storytelling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/right-turn-only/2007-04-03|title=Read Or Don't – Right Turn Only|author=Santos, Carlo|date=April 3, 2007|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 8, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100507111024/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/right-turn-only/2007-04-03| archive-date= May 7, 2010 <!--Added by DASHBot-->}}</ref>

Carlos Ross of THEM Anime Reviews found ''.hack//Legend of the Twilight'' to be "inferior" to the other ''.hack'' series. He criticized the "creepy subtext" between Shugo and Rena, calling them "clingier and more over-affectionate than any real life siblings should be".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=685|title=THEM Anime Reviews 4.0 – .hack // Legend of the Twilight|publisher=Them Anime Reviews|access-date=February 21, 2008|archive-date=October 16, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016200113/http://themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=685|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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