Japan Synopsis
The characters receive an email from Ovan requesting them to go to Δ Hidden Forbidden Festival where a mysterious summer festival is set up. There they encounter an AIDA Chim Chim who wishes to peacefully co-exist with the players of The World. It then transforms into the word "Returner", which Haseo assumes it to mean that Ovan will return to The World.
The 2006–2008 Japan Window
372 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. .hack//G.U. Returner sits at position #79.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when .hack//G.U. Returner premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #994 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #806 of 2,532 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Release Date | January 1, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt1343075 |