Editing .hack//Legend of the Twilight (section)

{{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>