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|Image = [[File:Aibuster colorillustration jprelease.png|300px|link=AI buster 1(Novel)|alt=AI buster main illustration featuring Albireo, Lycoris, and Hokuto]]
|Logo = [[File:Aibuster logo black.png|300px|alt="AI buster logo"|AI buster logo]]
|Title = AI buster
|Languages = Japanese, English,
|Publications = Kadokawa Shoten
|Release Dates = September 28, 2002
|Author = 浜崎達也 <br/>Hamazaki, Tatsuya
|Artist = 依澄れい <br/>Idumi, Rei
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'''.hack//AI buster'''  ''(Japanese: .hack//AI buster, Hepburn: .hack//AI buster)'' is a light novel set after the events detailed in Epitaph of Twilight novels and before the events of SIGN. The story follows the player character Albireo as he tries to solve what he thinks to be a strange in-game event.  
'''.hack//AI buster'''  ''(Japanese: .hack//AI buster)'' is a light novel set after the events detailed in Epitaph of Twilight novels and before the events of SIGN. The story follows the player character Albireo as he tries to solve what he thinks to be a strange in-game event. [[AI buster 2(Novel)|The second volume]] is a collection of stories, including a retelling of the events of AI buster from the perspective of Hokuto.
 
== AI buster ==
===Title===
Both the English and Japanese releases stylize the title as ''.hack//AI buster'' with a lowercase "b." "バスタ" (basuta) is a loan word from the English word "buster" and carries a slightly different connotation when used in Japanese speech and writing; "one that destroys, eliminates."<ref>[https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/buster Weblio English-Japanese Dictionary Article] (Accessed 2024 April 09)</ref> <br/>


The second volume is a collection of stories, including a retelling of the events of AI buster from the perspective of Hokuto, a follow up to those events from the perspective of Albireo, the aftereffects of those events on Kamui, and two unrelated stories who follow characters from the Legend of the Twilight manga. Some of the stories were featured in other publications before being published in this volume.


Both the English and Japanese releases stylize the title as .hack//AI buster with a lowercase "b."


== AI buster ==


===== US Edition Blurbs =====
===== US Edition Blurbs =====
====== Front Cover ======
====== Front Cover ======
"The adventure and intrigue in these pages make AI buster just as addictive as playing the .hack series on the PS2." –Evan Narcisse, Teen People
"The adventure and intrigue in these pages make AI buster just as addictive as playing the .hack series on the PS2." –Evan Narcisse, Teen People <br/>
 
====== Back Cover ======
====== Back Cover ======
"AI buster captures the wonder of anime, the artistry of manga and the sheer thrill of gaming."–Melissa Walker, ELLEgirl
"AI buster captures the wonder of anime, the artistry of manga and the sheer thrill of gaming."–Melissa Walker, ELLEgirl<br/>


A "fast-paced, easy read."–Wesley Schneider, Dragon Magazine
A "fast-paced, easy read."–Wesley Schneider, Dragon Magazine <br/>


"An adventure that flows from page to page"–Kristin Fletcher-Spear, VOYA
"An adventure that flows from page to page"–Kristin Fletcher-Spear, VOYA <br/>


"An instantly discernable and absorbing cyber-reality accessible to anyone with a sense of wonder"–Dave Halverson, Play Magazine
"An instantly discernable and absorbing cyber-reality accessible to anyone with a sense of wonder"–Dave Halverson, Play Magazine <br/>


===Summary===
===Summary===
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===Characters===
===Characters===
 
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====== Albireo ======
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![[Lycoris]]
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![[Balmung]]
![[Orca]]
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| [[File:Aibuster2 albireo.png|x173px|link=Albireo|Albireo]]
|[[File:Aibuster2 lycoris.png|x173px|link=Lycoris|Lycoris]]
|[[File:Aibuster2 hokuto.png|x173px|link=Hokuto|Hokuto]]
|[[File:Aibuster2 balmung.png|x173px|link=Balmung|Balmung]]
|[[File:Aibuster2 orca.png|x173px|link=Orca|Orca]]
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====== Albireo======
<span class="spoilerblur">A debugger and</span> the main character. <span class="spoilerblur">He is also Watarai and the Captain.</span>
<span class="spoilerblur">A debugger and</span> the main character. <span class="spoilerblur">He is also Watarai and the Captain.</span>


====== Balmung ======
======Balmung======
Balmung a legendary player that is known all over the World. The wings were part of a mod he obtained during .hack//AI BUSTER. He was one of two players that destroyed the One Sin, during the "One Sin avent".
Balmung a legendary player that is known all over the World. The wings were part of a mod he obtained during .hack//AI BUSTER. He was one of two players that destroyed the One Sin, during the "One Sin avent".


====== Lycoris ======
======Lycoris======
She is deaf, blind, and mute.
She is deaf, blind, and mute.


====== Orca ======
======Orca======
Orca: Like Balmung, Orca is a lengendary player. In the video game series, he is Kite's classmate that convinces him to play, "The World".
Orca: Like Balmung, Orca is a lengendary player. In the video game series, he is Kite's classmate that convinces him to play, "The World".


=== Production ===
=== Production===


===== Credits =====
=====Credits=====
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|Stormcrow Hayes
|Stormcrow Hayes
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|Copy Editor  
|Copy Editor
 
|Abigail Phillips
|Abigail Phillips
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|Proofreader  
|Proofreader
|Wendy Hunter
|Wendy Hunter
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|Christian Lownds
|Christian Lownds
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|Editor  
|Editor
|Nicole Monastirsky
|Nicole Monastirsky
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| rowspan="2" |Production Managers
| rowspan="2" |Production Managers
|Jennifer Miller  
|Jennifer Miller
 
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|Mutsumi Miyazaki
|Mutsumi Miyazaki
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|Matt Alford
|Matt Alford
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|Managing Editor  
|Managing Editor
|Jill Freshney
|Jill Freshney
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|C.E.O.
|C.E.O.
|Stuart Levy
| Stuart Levy  
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====== Copyright and Licensing ======
======Copyright and Licensing======
.hack//AI buster ©Tatsuya Hamazaki 2002. First published in Japan in 2002 by KADOKAWA SHOTEN PUBLISHING CO., LTD., Tokyo.
.hack//AI buster ©Tatsuya Hamazaki 2002. First published in Japan in 2002 by KADOKAWA SHOTEN PUBLISHING CO., LTD., Tokyo.


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Publication Date:
Publication Date:


== Trivia ==
==Trivia==
The code featured on the background of the US cover appears to be HTML taken from Tokyopop's website header circa 2005.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050322044523/http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?propertycode=HAC&categorycode=BNV AI buster product page on Tokopop's website.] Wayback Machine Archive. 2005 March.</ref>
The code featured on the background of the US cover appears to be HTML taken from Tokyopop's website header circa 2005.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050322044523/http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?propertycode=HAC&categorycode=BNV AI buster product page on Tokopop's website.] Wayback Machine Archive. 2005 March.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:33, 9 April 2024

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2nd Character (AI buster 2 Story #1)
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AI buster main illustration featuring Albireo, Lycoris, and Hokuto
"AI buster logo"
AI buster
Languages
Japanese, English,
Publications
Kadokawa Shoten
Release Dates
September 28, 2002
Author
浜崎達也
Hamazaki, Tatsuya
Artist
依澄れい
Idumi, Rei


.hack//AI buster (Japanese: .hack//AI buster) is a light novel set after the events detailed in Epitaph of Twilight novels and before the events of SIGN. The story follows the player character Albireo as he tries to solve what he thinks to be a strange in-game event. The second volume is a collection of stories, including a retelling of the events of AI buster from the perspective of Hokuto.

AI buster

Title

Both the English and Japanese releases stylize the title as .hack//AI buster with a lowercase "b." "バスタ" (basuta) is a loan word from the English word "buster" and carries a slightly different connotation when used in Japanese speech and writing; "one that destroys, eliminates."[1]



US Edition Blurbs
Front Cover

"The adventure and intrigue in these pages make AI buster just as addictive as playing the .hack series on the PS2." –Evan Narcisse, Teen People

Back Cover

"AI buster captures the wonder of anime, the artistry of manga and the sheer thrill of gaming."–Melissa Walker, ELLEgirl

A "fast-paced, easy read."–Wesley Schneider, Dragon Magazine

"An adventure that flows from page to page"–Kristin Fletcher-Spear, VOYA

"An instantly discernable and absorbing cyber-reality accessible to anyone with a sense of wonder"–Dave Halverson, Play Magazine

Summary

Back Cover of Tokyopop US Edition:

Log On to // AI buster

The Year's Most Exciting Novel!

In the epic prequel to .hack, the avatar Albireo is a solo adventurer in The World–the most advanced online fantasy game ever created. When he comes across Lycoris, a strange little girl in a dungeon, Albireo wonders if she's simply nothing more than a bug in the system.

As the two journey further into The World, Albireo watches Lycoris turn all of the rules of The World upside down. Slowly, he comes to realize that she may hold a very deadly secret–a secret that could unhinge everything in cyberspace… and beyond!

The untold origin of the super popular anime and manga franchise begins right here!

"追うものと、追われるもの。凄惨なる冒険の旅が始まる"

ネット世界を逃げ惑うひとりの少女に出会ったときから、主人公アルビレオの放浪と戦いの旅は始まった！　大ヒットＰＳゲーム＆アニメ『ドットハック』の創世記秘話がついに明かされる！

Tokyopop US Website blurb:

Welcome to The World, the most advanced online game ever created. In The World you can be anyone you want to be, act out your adventure fantasies and through teamwork and determination, you can even become a hero!

AI BUSTER, the prequel to .hack//SIGN, is the story of Albireo,a debugger, who used to play 'Fragments,' the beta version of 'The World.'

Albireo encounters Lycoris, whom he assumes is an event NPC (an AI character) but she's actually a failed version of Aura. She is blind, deaf, and mute, because Albireo debugged her and broke up important files. The missing files are hidden as items in the World, and when returned to Lycoris, she gets a function back. When she gains them all, she changes into a teenage form with purple hair who looks like Aura. Because of his acquaintance with Lycoris, Albireo cannot log out of the game and exit the World ...

Plot

Chapter List (US Version)

  • Area.0 Navel of Lake (p. 005)
  • Area,1 Tacit Ruins (p. 021)
  • Town Mac⭑Anu (p. 039)
  • Real Cyberconnect Japan Co., Ltd. (p. 109)
  • Area.2 Bad Angel (p. 129)
  • Area.3 Alchemy (p. 163)
  • Area.4 Memory (p. 181)
  • Area.* (p. 219)
  • Postscript (p. 231)

Characters

Albireo Lycoris Hokuto Balmung Orca
Albireo Lycoris Hokuto Balmung Orca
Albireo

A debugger and the main character. He is also Watarai and the Captain.

Balmung

Balmung a legendary player that is known all over the World. The wings were part of a mod he obtained during .hack//AI BUSTER. He was one of two players that destroyed the One Sin, during the "One Sin avent".

Lycoris

She is deaf, blind, and mute.

Orca

Orca: Like Balmung, Orca is a lengendary player. In the video game series, he is Kite's classmate that convinces him to play, "The World".

Production

Credits
Tokyopop 1st. Edition Credits
Role Name
Story by Tatsuya Hamazaki
Illustrated by Rei Idumi
Translation Naomi Kokubo
English Adaptation Stormcrow Hayes
Copy Editor Abigail Phillips
Proofreader Wendy Hunter
Design and Layout James Lee
Cover Design Christian Lownds
Editor Nicole Monastirsky
Digital Imaging Manager Chris Buford
Production Managers Jennifer Miller
Mutsumi Miyazaki
Art Director Matt Alford
Managing Editor Jill Freshney
VP of Production Ron Klamert
Publisher and E.I.C. Mike Kiley
President and C.O.O. John Parker
C.E.O. Stuart Levy
Copyright and Licensing

.hack//AI buster ©Tatsuya Hamazaki 2002. First published in Japan in 2002 by KADOKAWA SHOTEN PUBLISHING CO., LTD., Tokyo.

English translation rights arranged with KADOKAWA SHOTEN PUBLISHING CO., LTD., Tokyo through TUTTLE-MORI AGENCY, INC., Tokyo.

English text copyright © 2005 TOKYOPOP Inc. First Tokyopop printing August 2005. First Tokyopop printing August 2005.

Author: Tatsuya Hamazaki () Artist: Rei Idumi () Listed as "Izumi" Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten 角川書店 (Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko Series)

English: Tokyopop Volume 1 ISBN 10: 1595328696 ISBN 13: 9781595328694 Publication Date:August 2005Novel

Fantasy/Sci-Fi

German: Carlsen Verlag GmbH Volume 1 ISBN 10: 3551620040 ISBN 13: 9783551620040 Publication Date:

Trivia

The code featured on the background of the US cover appears to be HTML taken from Tokyopop's website header circa 2005.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Weblio English-Japanese Dictionary Article (Accessed 2024 April 09)
  2. ↑ AI buster product page on Tokopop's website. Wayback Machine Archive. 2005 March.



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