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(W) Tatsuya Hamazaki (A/CA) Yuzuka Morita
Title: .hack//G.U.+ Volume 2
Author: Tatsuya Hamazaki
Art By: Yuzuka Morita
ISBN: 978-1-4278-0636-9
Price: $9.99 (Canada): $10.99
Format: Manga, 176 pgs.
Volume Number: 2 of 3
Dimensions: 5 x 7.4375 "
Genre: Sci Fi/Fantasy
Rating: T (Teen Age 13+)
Product Synopsis:
Haseo's Avatar, Skeith, awakens to combat Endrance's Macha in fierce battle. As more information surfaces concerning the AIDA (Artifically Intelligent Data Anomoly) menace and the power of the Epitaphs, Haseo finds himself in a battle against time to stop the rogue player killer Tri-Edge before any more of the people he knows become Lost Ones. Finally, as the web of treachery and secrets begins to unravel, The World faces crisis in the form of the largest-scale AIDA attack ever!
Sell Sheet Keynote: The next action-filled installment in the popular .hack franchise
Key Selling Points:
Online marketing for .hack franchise including banner and viral promotions, contests, and advertising on key video game sites.
.hack will be a feature franchise at summer conventions including San Diego Comic Con (July)2008
400,000 copies of Legend of the Twilight in print over three volumes
The .hack manga (Legend of the Twlight Vol. 1: 978-1-59182-414-5) and novels (Another Birth Vol. 1: 978-1-59816-447-3 and AI Buster Vol. 1: 978-1-59532-869-4) are all BookScan bestsellers
.hack//G.U. PS2 video game available from Bandai
.hack//Roots runs on Cartoon Network
.hack anime available from Bandai; cross-promotions in development
On .hack//Another Birth: "[A]n instantly discernable and absorbing cyber-reality accessible to anyone with a sense of wonder." -Play Magazine
In Shops: Jun 18, 2008
SRP: $9.99
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