.hack//Cell
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| .hack//CELL | |
| Author | Ryo Suzukaze |
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| Illustrator | Akira Mutsuki |
| Country | Japan |
| Series | .hack |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction, Anime |
| Publisher | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Publication date | November 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 257 pp (paperback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 4044271844 |
| Preceded by | .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet |
| Followed by | .hack//G.U. |
.hack//CELL is a novel series written by Ryo Suzukaze, serialized in the magazine .hack//G.U.: The World, and published in paperback format by Kadokawa Shoten as a chapter in the .hack universe. It follows the experiences of a female Edge Punisher, Midori, as she hires herself out to players who want to fight her without resistance.
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[edit] Characters
Midori (碧?) is the main character of .hack//CELL, and a female Edge Punisher. Midori charges other players a certain amount of GP, and allows them to attempt to PK her for a total of 1 minute, where Midori does not counterattack. If the player successfully defeats her, they are granted a prize.
Adamas (アダマス Adamasu?), a Blade Brandier, is also a main character of the novel, and acts as Midori's "manager."
Haseo (ハセヲ?), a black-clothed Adept Rogue, is the main character of .hack//G.U. and .hack//Roots. He meets Midori while she is being attacked by Bordeaux and her fellow PKers. Haseo inquires if Midori knows anything about Tri-Edge, but Midori is reluctant to tell Haseo about her experience with him.
Tri-Edge (三爪痕 Toraiejji?) is a mysterious player killer who has been credited as the one who puts players into comas. Midori witnesses a fight between him and Ovan, and soon finds Tri-Edge to be pursuing her as well.
Midori Shimomura (下村みどり Shimomura Midori?) is a high school girl who is described as being in a coma because of an unspecified degenerative disease. A sample of her blood was taken and used to create a "virtual cell" in hopes that it could be used to stimulate her back to consciousness.
[edit] Story
The main premise of the story covers the happenings that Midori and Adamas witness and experience in The World R:2, an extremely popular MMORPG that is a new version of the original game, The World. Midori meets numerous characters from .hack//Roots (most notably Haseo,) and .hack//G.U. (such as Silabus and Gaspard.) The main plot centers around Midori selling herself out to would-be PKers, and some real-world events that center around the girl who also bears the name Midori who is in a coma.
It is later revealed that Midori is a sentient PC, and was a result of the "virtual cell" that was taken from Midori Shimomura's blood. After Midori Shimomura wakes, she enters The World with a PC identical to Midori.
[edit] Trivia
- .hack//CELL takes place at the same time as .hack//Roots. The encounter between Haseo and Midori takes place during episode 21 of the series.
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