Japan (Production)

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General

Year Month Day Title
1970 November 23[1] Matsuyama, Hiroshi Born
1996 February 16 CyberConnect Co., Ltd. Registered by Sugitani, Shinjiro [2]
Sugitani, Shinjiro invites Matsuyama, Hiroshi to join his new game company.
1996 May Matsuyama, Hiroshi left his previous job at a concrete company to join CyberConnect as the sixth founding member.[2] There were a total of ten founding members.[3]
1996 November Development officially begins for Tail Concerto after CyberConnect formed a publishing contract with Bandai.[4]
1997 June Bee Train Founded[5]
1998 April 12 CyberConnect website launched[6]
April 16 Tail Concerto Released
1998 CyberConnect immediately begins work on Silent Bomber after Tail Concerto was release.[7] Bandai also agreed to publish this title.
1999 October 28 Silent Bomber Released
Early development on .hack// started for the new PlayStation2 console.[8] [9]
Bandai agreed to be the publisher of the in-development .hack// title.[9]
2000 Around four years after CyberConnect was founded, the company president stopped showing up for work.[10]
Just as the team was trying to get the .hack// project off the ground, the company president returned to have a meeting with the founding members. He announced his intent to work with iMode to develop games for feature phones. The other founding members attempted to convince him to finish .hack// before starting this new venture. Unwilling to compromise with the rest of the team, Sugitani, Shinjiro left the company he had founded.[9]

The remaining founders felt unable to tell Bandai what had transpired and try to figure out what to do next.

CyberConnect is declared dead.[3]
2001 The following Monday after the president left, all 17 staff members gathered for a meeting.[3] This included the remaining nine founders and additional staff members who were hired on during the last four years. The team ultimately decided that they wished to continue developing the .hack// game.

Matsuyama steps up to be the next company president.[11]

2001 September 16 Company reborn under the new name CyberConnect2[12]
October CyberConnect2 homepage transition[13]
2006 CyberConnect2 10th Anniversary
2010 February @PIROSHI_CC2, Matsuyama Hiroshi's Twitter Account Launched
2010 February @Nogmung_CC2 Twitter Account Launched
2010 September @chikayo_CC2 Twitter Account Launched
2010 November @t_miyazaki_cc2 Twitter Account Launched
2010 December @kuri_CC2 Twitter Account Launched
2011 CyberConnect2 15th Anniversary
2011 November @cc2information, the "Official CyberConnect2 English Twitter" Account Launched[14]
2016 CyberConnect2 20th Anniversary
2016 May @20th_cc2 Twitter Account Launched
2017 June @dothackofficial Twitter Account Launched[15]
July @dothack_cc2 Twitter Account Launched[15]
2018 March @CC2FanClub Twitter Account Launched
October @cc2_fr, the "Twitter français officiel de CyberConnect2" Account Launched
2021 February 16 CyberConnect2 25th Anniversary Celebration Began[16]
2022 February 16 CyberConnect2 25th Anniversary Celebration Ends
2023 July @cc2store_cc2 Twitter Account Launched
2024 February? @piroshi-cc2.bsky.social‬ BlueSky Account Launched
2024 February? @kuricc2.bsky.social BlueSky Account Launched
2024 February? @nakatoh.bsky.social BlueSky Account Launched
? ? @nogmungcc2.bsky.social BlueSky Account Launched
? ? @kantacc2.bsky.social BlueSky Account Launched
2025 February 16 CyberConnect2 30th Anniversary Celebration Begins[17]
2026 February 16 CyberConnect2 30th Anniversary Celebration Ends

Season 1

Project .hack
(Season 1)
Year Month Day Title
1999-2000 Early development on .hack// started for the new PlayStation2 console.[8] [9]
Bandai agreed to be the publisher of the in-development .hack// title.[9]
2001 After the president left, the team ultimately decided that they wished to continue developing the .hack// projct.[3]
2001 September 16 Company reborn under the new name CyberConnect2[12], Matsuyama steps up to be the next company president.[11]
2001 .hack// localization into American English had already begun by this point, though it is unknown when exactly this process was initiated.[18]
2001 Employees now expected to start work at 9am. Matsuyama chose this time to best be able to work with the localization team at Bandai America while accommodating for time zone differences.[18] Fukuoka, Japan (GMT+9) is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles, California (GMT-7). The team in the United States would have enough time to update the development team in Japan before leaving the office around 5pm their time.
2001 October 05 Teaser Announcement for 2001 Autumn Tokyo Game Show and Monthly Shonen Ace #89.[19]
12 Project .hack title reveal[20], homepage[21] launched
2002 January 08 CyberConnect2 New Year Greetings[22]
2002 January 24 Project .hack official announcment[23]
2001 December Comptiq 237 (February 2002) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_1
2002 January 10
2002 January .hack//Radio Blackrose Special
2002 January 24 Bandai holds .hack Overview Presentation in Tokyo[24]
2002 February 09 Comptiq 238 (March 2002) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_2
2002 April 04[25] .hack//SIGN ep. 1 Role Play aired
2002 April 10 Comptiq 239 (April 2002) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_3?
2002 April[26] 06 .hack//SIGN ep. 1 Role Play aired
2002 April 11 .hack//SIGN ep. 2 Guardian aired
2002 April 18 .hack//SIGN ep. 3 Folklore aired
2002 April 21 .hack//Radio[26] Episode 1[27] aired
2002 April 24 .hack//SIGN ep. 4 Wanted aired
2002 April 28 .hack//Radio Episode 2 aired
2002 May 01 .hack//SIGN ep. 5. Captured aired
2002 May 05 .hack//Radio Episode 3 aired
2002 May 08 .hack//SIGN ep. 6. Encounter aired
2002 May 10 Comptiq 241 (May 2002) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_4
2002 May 12 .hack//Radio Episode 4 aired
2002 May 15 .hack//SIGN ep. 7. Reason aired
2002 May 19 .hack//Radio Episode 5 aired
2002 May 19 .hack//EVENT ファン感謝祭 (Fan Appreciation Festival)[28] held
May 21 .hack//INFECTION Preorder and Purchase Lottery Benefits Announced[29]
2002 May 22 .hack//SIGN ep. 8. Promise aired
2002 May 26 .hack//Radio Episode 6 aired
2002 May 29 .hack//SIGN ep. 9 Epitaph aired
2002 June 01 .hackey Vol.1 (June) Released
2002 June 02 .hack//Radio Episode 7 aired
2002 June 05 .hack//SIGN ep. 10. Compensation aired
2002 June 10 Comptiq 242 (June 2002) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_5
2002 June 12 .hack//SIGN ep. 11 Party aired
June 16 .hack//Radio Episode 8 aired
June 19 .hack//SIGN ep. 12 Entanglement aired
June 20 .hack//INFECTION Released
June 20[30] Liminality ep. 1 Released
June 23 .hack//Radio Episode 9 aired
June 24 .hack//INFECTION sells 120,000 copies within 4 days of release[31]
June 26 .hack//SIGN ep. 13 Twilight Eye aired
June 30 .hack//Radio Episode 10 aired
July 03 .hack//SIGN ep. 14 Castle aired
July 07 .hack//Radio Episode 11 aired
July 07[32] .hack//Legend of the Twilight (Manga) vol. 1 Released
July 10 .hack//SIGN ep. 15 Evidence aired
July 10 Comptiq 244 (July 2002) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_6 and .hack//navigation
July 14 .hack//Radio Episode 12 aired
July 17 .hack//SIGN ep. 16 Depth aired
July 20 .hackey Vol.2 (July) Released
July 21 .hack//Radio Episode 13 aired
July 24 .hack//SIGN ep. 17 Conflict aired
July 25 SIGN DVD 1 Released
July 28 .hack//Radio Episode 14 aired
July 30 .hack//Legend of the Twilight (manga) Volume 1 Released
July 31 .hack//SIGN ep. 18 Declaration aired
August 04 .hack//Radio Episode 15 aired
August 07 .hack//SIGN ep. 19 Recollection aired
August 10 Comptiq 245 (August 2002) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_7?
August 11 .hack//Radio Episode 16 aired
August 14 .hack//SIGN ep. 20 Tempest aired
August 18 .hack//Radio Episode 17 aired
August 21 .hack//SIGN ep. 21 Despair aired
August 25 .hack//Radio Episode 18 aired
August 25 SIGN DVD 2 Released
August 28 .hack//SIGN ep. 22 Phantom aired
September 01 .hackey Vol.3 (August) Released
September 01 .hack//Radio Episode 19 aired
September 04 .hack//SIGN ep. 23 The Eve aired
September 10 Comptiq 246 (September 2002) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_8
September 15 .hack//Radio Episode 20 aired
September 11 .hack//SIGN ep. 24 Net Slum aired
September 18 .hack//SIGN ep. 25 Catastrophe aired
September 18 .hackey Vol.4 (September) Released
September 19 .hack//MUTATION Released
September 19[30] Liminality ep. 2 Released
September 22 .hack//Radio Episode 21 aired
September 25 SIGN DVD 3 Released
September 25 .hack//SIGN ep.26 Return aired
September 27 .hack//SIGN ep. 26 Return aired
September 28[33] .hack//AI buster 1 Released
September 29 .hack//Radio Episode 22 aired
October 01 .hack//AI buster 1 Released
October 06 .hack//Radio Episode 23 aired
October 10 Comptiq 247 (October 2002) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_9
October 13 .hack//Radio Episode 24 aired
October 20 .hack//Radio Episode 25 aired
October 25 SIGN DVD 4 Released
October 27 .hack//Radio Episode 26 aired
October 30 .hackey Vol.5 (October) Released
November 03 .hack//Radio Episode 27 aired
November 09 Comptiq 248 (November 2002) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_10
November 10 .hack//Radio Episode 28 aired
November 17 .hack//Radio Episode 29 aired
2002 November 24 .hack//Radio Episode 30 aired
2002 November 25 SIGN DVD 5 Released
2002 December 01 .hack//Radio Episode 31 aired
2002 December 04 .hackey Vol.6 (November & December) Released
2002 December 08 .hack//Radio Episode 32 aired
December 10 Comptiq 249 (December 2002) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_11
2002 December 12 .hack//OUTBREAK Released
2002 December 12[30] Liminality ep. 3 Released
2002 December 15 .hack//Radio Episode 33 aired
2002 December 21 SIGN DVD 6 Released
2002 December 22 .hack//Radio Episode 34 aired
2002 December 29 .hack//Radio Episode 35 aired
2003 January 05 .hack//Radio Episode 36 aired
January 08[34] .hack//Legend of the Twilight (anime) ep. 1 The Legendary Hero aired
January 10 Comptiq 251 (January 2003) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_12?
January 12 .hack//Radio Episode 37 aired
January 15[34] .hack//Legend of the Twilight (anime) ep. 2 Kite's Bracelet aired
January 15 .hack//The World Magazine Vol.1 (Comptiq 253 Special Issue)
January 19 .hack//Radio Episode 38 aired
January 22[34] .hack//Legend of the Twilight (anime) ep. 3 The Phoenix Feather aired
January 25 SIGN DVD 7 Released
January 26 .hack//Radio Episode 39 aired
January 28 .hackey Vol.7 (January) Released
January 29[34] .hack//Legend of the Twilight (anime) ep. 4 Tanabata Night aired
February 01[32] .hack//Legend of the Twilight (manga) Volume 2 Released
February 02 .hack//Radio Episode 40 aired
February 03 Legend of the Twilight vol. 2 Released
February 05[34] .hack//Legend of the Twilight (anime) ep. 5 Mansion of Terror aired
February 09 .hack//Radio Episode 41 aired
February 10 Comptiq 252 (February 2003) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_13
February 12[34] .hack//Legend of the Twilight (anime) ep. 6 Trap of the Hot Spring aired
February 16 .hack//Radio Episode 42 aired
February 19[34] .hack//Legend of the Twilight (anime) ep. 7 Twilight Moon aired
February 23 .hack//Radio Episode 43 aired
February 25 SIGN DVD 8 Released
February 26 .hackey Vol.8 (February) Released
February 26[34] .hack//Legend of the Twilight (anime) ep. 8 The Solitary Knight aired
March 02 .hack//Radio Episode 44 aired
March 05[34] .hack//Legend of the Twilight (anime) ep. 9 Footsteps of Collapse aired
March 09 .hack//Radio Episode 45 aired
March 10 Comptiq 255 (March 2003) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga spring_special_book
March 10 Comptiq 256 (April 2003) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_?
March 12[34] .hack//Legend of the Twilight (anime) ep. 10 Capitol of Illusion aired
March 16 .hack//Radio Episode 46 aired
March 19[34] .hack//Legend of the Twilight (anime) ep. 11 End of the World aired
March 23 .hack//Radio Episode 47 aired
March 25 .hackey Vol.9 (GIFT Special) Released
March 26[34] .hack//Legend of the Twilight (anime) ep. 12 The Legend Begins aired
March 28 SIGN DVD 9 Released
March 30 .hack//Radio Episode 48 aired
April 04 .hack//Legend of the Twilight vol. 3 Released
April 10 .hack//QUARANTINE Released
April 10[30] Liminality ep. 4 Released
April 10 Comptiq 257 (May 2003) – .hack//Forever, Wallpaper CD
May 01 .hack//ZERO Released
May 10 Comptiq 258 (June 2003) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_?
May 26 .hack//The World Magazine Vol.2 (Comptiq 258 Special Issue)
June .hack//ZERO Released ???
June 10 Comptiq 260 (July 2003) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_?
July 10 Comptiq 261 (August 2003) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_?
August 09 Comptiq 262 (September 2003) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_?

.hack//Another Birth ?

September 10 Comptiq 263 (October 2003) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_?
October 10 Comptiq 264 (November 2003) – .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet Manga Chapter: login_?
October 24[30] .hack//Integration DVD-BOX Released
2004 January 4 .hack//Another Birth Volume 1
January 13[35] .hack//GIFT Released
Februrary 28[36] .hack//Another Birth Volume 1
March[26] .hack//Another Birth Volume 1
April 03[32] Legend of the Twilight vol. 3 Released
April 22 .hack//The World Magazine Vol.3 (Comptiq 272 Special Issue)
August 30 .hack//Another Birth vol. 2 Released
August 31[36] .hack//Another Birth vol. 2 Released
2005 May 29 .hack//Another Birth vol. 3 Released
May 31[36] .hack//Another Birth vol. 3 Released
July 01 .hack//AI Buster vol. 2 Released
November 01 .hack//Another Birth vol. 4 Released
November .hack//frägment Released
November 30[36] .hack//Another Birth vol. 4 Released
2006 March 24 .hack//SIGN DVD BOX Released
September 10[37] .hack//XXXX (manga) vol. 1 Released
2007 March 26[37] .hack//XXXX (manga) vol. 2 Released
2008 April 26 .hack//Epitaph of Twilight vol. 1 Released
August 30 .hack//Epitaph of Twilight vol. 2 Released

Season 2

Year Month Day Title
2005 June 10 Comptiq 288 (July 2005)
2005 November 26 .hack//G.U. The World Magazine Vol.1 (Monthly Asuka Special Issue)
2006 January 26 .hack//G.U. The World Magazine Vol.2 (Monthly Asuka Special Issue)
2006 March 10 Comptiq 303 (April 2006)
2006 March 25 .hack//G.U. The World Magazine Vol.3 (Monthly Asuka Special Issue)
2006 April 26 .hack//G.U. The World Magazine Vol.4 (Monthly Asuka Special Issue)
2006 May 26 .hack//G.U. The World Magazine Vol.5 (Monthly Asuka Special Issue)
2006 June 26 .hack//G.U. The World Magazine Vol.6 (Comptiq 309 Special Issue)
2006 July 26 .hack//G.U. The World Magazine Vol.7 (Monthly Asuka Special Issue)
2006 August 26 .hack//G.U. The World Magazine Vol.8 (The Sneaker Special Issue)
2006 September 28 .hack//G.U. The World Magazine Vol.9 (Monthly Asuka Special Issue)
2006 October 26 .hack//G.U. The World Magazine Vol.10 (Comptiq 317 Special Issue)
2006 November 25 .hack//G.U. The World Magazine Vol.11 (Monthly Asuka Special Issue)
2007 January 18 .hack//G.U. The World Magazine Vol.12 (The Sneaker Special Issue)


Season 3

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References

  1. Matsuyama's Twitter Bio
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Matsuyama, Hiroshi. (p.31) Digital Daydreams: A Tale of a Japanese Video Game Creator (CyberConnect2) (03 April 2019, Kindle Edition, English).
  3. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Matsuyama, Hiroshi. (p. 51) Digital Daydreams: A Tale of a Japanese Video Game Creator (CyberConnect2) (03 April 2019, Kindle Edition, English).
  4. Matsuyama, Hiroshi. (p. 40) Digital Daydreams: A Tale of a Japanese Video Game Creator (CyberConnect2) (03 April 2019, Kindle Edition, English).
  5. Company Profile. BeeTrain Homepage. Archived from Original (05 May 2007)
  6. CyberConnect News page. Archived from Original (2001 April 08)
  7. Matsuyama, Hiroshi. (p. 47) Digital Daydreams: A Tale of a Japanese Video Game Creator (CyberConnect2) (03 April 2019, Kindle Edition, English).
  8. Jump up to: 8.0 8.1 Matsuyama, Hiroshi. (p.48) Digital Daydreams: A Tale of a Japanese Video Game Creator (CyberConnect2) (03 April 2019, Kindle Edition, English).
  9. Jump up to: 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Matsuyama, Hiroshi. (p.50) Digital Daydreams: A Tale of a Japanese Video Game Creator (CyberConnect2) (03 April 2019, Kindle Edition, English).
  10. Matsuyama, Hiroshi. (p. 49) Digital Daydreams: A Tale of a Japanese Video Game Creator (CyberConnect2) (03 April 2019, Kindle Edition, English).
  11. Jump up to: 11.0 11.1 Matsuyama, Hiroshi. (p. 52) Digital Daydreams: A Tale of a Japanese Video Game Creator (CyberConnect2) (03 April 2019, Kindle Edition, English).
  12. Jump up to: 12.0 12.1 Matsuyama, Hiroshi. (p.54 ) Digital Daydreams: A Tale of a Japanese Video Game Creator (CyberConnect2) (03 April 2019, Kindle Edition, English).
  13. CyberConnect2 Landing Page. Archived from Original (2001 October 06)
  14. "Joined November 2011" @cc2information Bio, via Twitter. Accessed 2025 January 31.
  15. Jump up to: 15.0 15.1 "Joined June 2017" @dothackofficial Bio, via Twitter. Accessed 2025 January 31.
  16. CyberConnect2 25th Anniversary Page
  17. CyberConnect2 30th Anniversary Page
  18. Jump up to: 18.0 18.1 Matsuyama, Hiroshi. (p.57 ) Digital Daydreams: A Tale of a Japanese Video Game Creator (CyberConnect2) (03 April 2019, Kindle Edition, English).
  19. CyberConnect2 News (2001 October 05). Archived from Original (2001 October 06).
  20. CyberConnect2 News (2001 October 12). Archived from Original (2001 December 03).
  21. .hack project homepage. Archived from Original (2001 November 30).
  22. CyberConnect2 New Year Greetings 2002 (2002 January 08). Archived from Original (2001 February 14).
  23. CyberConnect2 News (2002 January 24). Archived from Original (2002 February 12).
  24. アニメDVD同梱! バンダイ「.hack」詳細を発表! (24 January 2002) SoftBank Games News. (Archived from Original 13 May 2025)
  25. .hack//SIGN (TV) Release Dates Anime News Network
  26. Jump up to: 26.0 26.1 26.2 .hack series Release, Bandai Namco Entertainment
  27. Radio Section on CyberConnect2's .hack page. Wayback Archive 2006.
  28. 気になるゲームも大公開!「.hack//ファン感謝祭」 (19 May 2002) Softbank Games News. (Archived from Original 12 May 2025)
  29. 「.hack//感染拡大」予約&購入者特典をGET! (21 May 2002) SoftBank Games News (Archived from original 13 May 2025)
  30. Jump up to: 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 .hack//Liminality (OAV) Release Dates, Anime News Network
  31. 「.hack//感染拡大 vol.1」発売4日間で12万本 (26 June 2002) SoftBank Games News. (Archived from Original 13 May 2025.)
  32. Jump up to: 32.0 32.1 32.2 .hack//Legend of the Twilight (manga) Release Dates, Anime News Network
  33. .hack//AI buster (light novel) Release Dates, Anime News Network
  34. Jump up to: 34.00 34.01 34.02 34.03 34.04 34.05 34.06 34.07 34.08 34.09 34.10 34.11 .hack//Legend of the Twilight (TV) Episode Titles. Anime News Network
  35. .hack//GIFT (OAV), Anime News Network
  36. Jump up to: 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 .hack//Another Birth (light novel), Release Dates Anime News Network
  37. Jump up to: 37.0 37.1 .hack//XXXX (manga) Release Dates, Anime News Network


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