.hack//Roots Starting (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

.hack//Roots

Starting (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV-14

TV Episode | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

The group stumbles upon a portal, Haseo shares an encounter with Ender, and more is learned about the virus cores.

Directors

Kôichi Mashimo | Yoshinobu Tokumoto

Writers

Hiroshi Matsuyama (created by) (as .hack Conglomerate) (original author) (as .hack Conglomerate) | Miu Kawasaki (screenplay) | Tatsuya Hamazaki (screenplay)

Producers

Fukashi Azuma | Diane Cage | Kôji Morimoto | Takayasu Shimizu

Composer

Ali Project

Cinematographers

Kôji Aoki (co-cinematographer) (as Koji Aoki) | Katsuaki Kamata

Editor

Masayuki Kurosawa

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Edit Released

Updated May 24, 2006

Release date

May 24, 2006 (Japan)

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32 cast members

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Takahiro Sakurai Haseo (voice) Haseo (voice) See fewer	Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)
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