LogFAQs > #921516683

.hack isn't very centralized. You have different teams and writers and directors working on different things and the games of course by a different team. IMO .hack//sign is really the only thing worth watching and even then you need to know its a very slow burn, and don't watch it for action. IIRC .hack//sign is basically the beginning of everything, it's like fate/zero is for fate and can be watched by itself with no problems. I'm also fond of the dub which is how I originally saw it but it's honestly pretty low quality.

The series has a reboot in the G.U. trilogy of games and that whole storyline is separate from the first one and takes place in a sequel to the MMO from the original. It has an anime that's ok. Not really anything special but watchable. Then there are a few spinoff anime from various parts in the time line that are shorter and of varying but generally low quality. The one with a character being played by 3 girls is ok if I'm remembering it right.
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