Mistral Mousepad (TGS 2001)

Mistral Mousepad (Sadamoto Illustration)
Tokyo Game Show 2001 Autumn
Region	Japan
Item Type	Mousepad
Character(s)	Mistral
Artist(s)	Sadamoto, Yoshiyuki
Producer	Bandai
Manufacturer	–
Release Date	12-14 October 2001(Event) 26 October 2001(Lottery) 01 September 2002(Lottery) 14-16 May 2003(Event)
Release Method	Event Attendee Gift
Price
Dimensions	7 1/8" x 8 3/4" 40g 1.4oz
Catalog Number	–
Material	Fabric, rubber

This mousepad was the first piece of .hack merchandise ever announced and made available to the public. This item was given out to attendees of the 2001 Autumn Tokyo Game Show. There was a limit of 3,000 mousepads. The item was teased in a news article (05 October 2001) ahead of the event, which emphasized the character illustration by Sadamoto, Yoshiyuki. The first image of the item was released in a subsequent news article (20 October 2001).

Description

White fabric mousepad with full-body sketch of Mistral towards the right. The bottom of the mousepad is made of a black rubber material. The bottom right features the following text: "© Project .hack"
To the left of Mistral is the following text:
.hack 貞本義行 x 伊藤和典 x 真下耕一
http://www.hack.channel.or.jp

Distribution

While the initial distribution of the item occurred at the 2001 Autumn Tokyo Game Show, there were additional distribution events.

Distribution

Event	Method	Date	Limit	Notes
Tokyo Game Show Autumn	Attendee Gift	12-14 October 2001	3000
Shonen Ace Magazine	Lottery Prize	26 October 2001	100
.hackey Volume 8	Lottery Prize	01 September 2002	3	Signed by Asano, Masumi and Kawasumi, Ayako.
E3 2003	Attendee Gift	14-16 May 2003

Media

Images

• Merch Details
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  Promotional Image

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  Mousepad Scan

• Giveaway Info
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  CC2 News 05 October 2001

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  CC2 News 20 October 2001

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  Shonen Ace Magazine 2001 Lottery Flier

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  .hackey Volume 8 Lottery Details

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  E3 2003 via IGN

External Links

• via Dothack Network