SIGN Setting

.hack//SIGN predominantly takes place within the online game The World. Within the game world are crowded social hubs, various untamed landscapes, and isolated secret areas.

Online

The World

Root Towns

• Mac Anu
• Dun Loireag
• Carmina Gadelica

Fields

• Grassland Field with Fleshwall Dungeon
• The Cathedral
• Castle Field
• Event Field
• Darkness Element Field
• Dungeons
• Grassland
• Lava Fields

Secret Areas

• Sleeping Girl's Room
• Morganna Area
• Developer Rooms
• Net Slum

Other

• BBS
• Desktops / Computer Terminals

Scenes depicting offline events are occasionally interspersed throughout the series. These scenes are depicted in desaturated sepia-tones, contrasting with the vivid colors of the game's scenery. These scenes frequently hide characters' faces and give intentionally vague clues for audience members figure out who plays which in-game character and how the scenes connect in the plot.

Offline

• Tokyo (SIGN)
• Hospital (SIGN)
• Shimokitazawa