# .hack//Quantum > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/.hack//Quantum > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/.hack//Quantum.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack%2F%2FQuantum > Source revision: 1350709738 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) ***.hack//Quantum*** is an animated three episode [OVA](/source/Original_video_animation) series for the *[.hack](/source/.hack)* franchise, produced by [Kinema Citrus](/source/Kinema_Citrus) and presented by Bandai Visual. It was initially scheduled to be released in November 2010, but it was later changed. The first episode was released on January 28, 2011, with the following two episodes to be released in one month intervals. Excluding the all-CGI animation movie *[.hack//G.U. Trilogy](/source/.hack//G.U.)*, it is the first animated OVA project not to be produced by [Bee Train](/source/Bee_Train). It is not related to a planned CGI movie tie-in to the newest game in the *.hack* series, *[.hack//Link](/source/.hack//Link)*.[1] Masaki Tachibana of [Tokyo Magnitude 8.0](/source/Tokyo_Magnitude_8.0) directed the OVA project and .hack// writer Tatsuya Hamazaki scripted. Kinema Citrus animated the series and Kow Otani composed the music.[2] [Yuuka Nanri](/source/Yuuka_Nanri) performed the theme song for the series. At [Anime Weekend Atlanta](/source/Anime_Weekend_Atlanta) 2011, [Funimation](/source/Funimation) announced that it had licensed the series and it was released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 14, 2012, making it the first in the franchise not to be licensed by Bandai Entertainment.[3] The UK release was published by [MVM Entertainment](/source/MVM_Entertainment) on July 9, 2012. ## Story In 2022, Sakuya, Tobias and Mary, play the latest version of the world's largest [MMORPG](/source/MMORPG): "The World R:X", created by [Cyberconnect Corporation](/source/CC_Corporation). As they take on a quest, they become caught in strange circumstances. ### Characters **Asumi Aida (相田 亜澄, *Aida Asumi*) / Sakuya (サクヤ, *Sakuya*)**- A high school student living in [Aomori](/source/Aomori,_Aomori), who formed a party with three of her friends in "The World R:X". Her [player character](/source/Player_character), Sakuya, is based on Kite. She says "Look before you jump", before charging off into dangerous places, and has a habit of picking up any items. Both Asumi and Sakuya share the same cheerful personality. **Iori Ikuta (生田 衣織, *Ikuta Iori*) / Tobias (トービアス, *Tōbiasu*)**- Asumi and Eri's schoolmate. Her player character, Tobias, is based on Balmung. Also known as "Tobias the Informant", she adventures with Sakuya with a pretty-boy look. She has a cool and calculating-nihilistic personality. In reality, Iori has an air of adulthood around her; and, unlike Tobias, she is not picky about clothes, choosing practical wear over what is in-style. **Eri Etou (江藤 衿, *Etō Eri*) / Mary (メアリ, *Meari*)**- The schoolmate of both Asumi and Iori. Asumi is the one who got Eri into playing "The World". Her player character, Mary, is based on BlackRose. She adventures with Sakuya and Tobias. Her personality runs in contrast to the wild look of the Edge Punisher class. She would many times be misled into doing their task. In reality, she is much more serious than her in-game counterpart. ## Episodes Pre-orders of the theatrical release on Amazon.co.jp and animate come with a bonus Original Drama CD. ## Manga The series is serialized in [Comp Ace](/source/Comp_Ace) as ".hack//Quantum+" (pronounced "Quantum Plus"). Illustrated by Nao Mitaka (三鷹ナオ), and will follow the story as written for the anime by Kinema Citrus. - Another manga was released in March 2011, titled ***(.hack//Quantum introduction)*** (.hack//Quantum I (イントロダクション)), and it was illustrated by SOGA Atsushi. The manga is a prologue to the events of the OVA series, and the first two chapters can be accessed freely in the Comic Gekkin website (owned by [Bandai Visual](/source/Bandai_Visual)).[4] The third chapter was released on [NTT DoCoMo](/source/NTT_DoCoMo) phone. A printed version was released by Emotion Comics.[5] ## References 1. ["Sunrise's Koisento SF Romantic Comedy Anime Revealed"](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-08-08/sunrise-koisento-sf-romantic-comedy-anime-revealed). *[Anime News Network](/source/Anime_News_Network)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100815195413/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-08-08/sunrise-koisento-sf-romantic-comedy-anime-revealed) August 15, 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 1. ["Staff"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100825104426/http://www.hack.channel.or.jp/quantum/staff.html). hack.channel. Archived from [the original](http://www.hack.channel.or.jp/quantum/staff.html) on August 25, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 1. ["Funimation Adds .hack // Quantum, Streams Guilty Crown"](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-01/funimation-adds-.hack/quantum-streams-guilty-crown). *[Anime News Network](/source/Anime_News_Network)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170625222010/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-01/funimation-adds-.hack/quantum-streams-guilty-crown) June 25, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 1, 2011. 1. ["Comic Gekkin website"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130310051809/http://www.comic-gekkin.com/works/hackquantum/). Archived from [the original](http://www.comic-gekkin.com/works/hackquantum/) on March 10, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2018. 1. *Amazon.co.jp： ．hack／／Quantum I（introduction） (Emotion Comics 31): 曽我 篤士, ．hack Conglomerate・Quantum Project: 本*. ASIN 4048992317. ## External links - [Funimation's Official Site](http://www.funimation.com/hackquantum/videos) - [Official website](http://www.hack.channel.or.jp/quantum/)(in Japanese) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [.hack//Quantum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack%2F%2FQuantum) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack%2F%2FQuantum?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.