.hack//Link -RIVES- The Movie: The Key of the Chrono

.hack//Link -RIVES- The Key of the Chrono is the anime films and the second films in Link -RIVES- anime series, directed by Hoshino Tatsuya and written by Tatsuya Hamazaki, Kazunari Ito and Tatsumi Shioda, it was produced by A-1 Pictures.
The story continues from Limited Exploration Arc which follows those incidents, as Tokio, Akira, and his friends began their search for the legendary submarine ship, Grand Whale in order to finds the Chrono Key which was now being target by CC Corp for which now became an unknown purpose for them, and sudden meet with a mysterious man who called himself as Helos-Pierce.
Grand Whale becomes a key how it would lead-up to the Chrono Link story which is something that still mystery upon, and with a new mysterious character come forward and the mystery became just slowly clear than just an eye crystals, and everything somehow connected toward each other.
== Synopsis ==
Following the incident at The Legendary of Submarine Ship, Grand Whale, including the death of Ju21 becomes unwavering guilt due to his letting a guard down and cannot holds the fear of wanting to see more people died in front of him, the situation became much gloomier and also little chaotic, it is too much for Tokio to believed that his already died. 
However, Grand Whale catch as much interest for Davis, but since that he couldn't find those ship which seems to hold keys toward what CC Corp had plan into and decide to giving them a mission to search Grand Whale and investigating the possibility the key items known as Chrono Key which was somewhere beneath the ship. However, Tokio is more hating to go back in there, which bringing back all those trauma within him, but in order to investigating the existence of ENTIES plan, and so he decide to commencing the mission along with his friend. 
Meanwhile, Tokio, Akira, along with his friend, begin their investigating the ways to the Grand Whale and seems that he couldn't find a sign where it might lead for, until they met with a mysterious PC which was never even known by any PCs as what rumor says, his name is Helos-Pierce who seems to know about the secret of Chrono Key and wanting to help them find those keys that leads for unknown discovery. 
Meanwhile, the higher-ups sends Slayer to find the Grand Whale and the Chrono Keys which become a keys to perfecting their plans for the upcoming projects, and with ENTIES absences this time, he decide to fight them alone which is much interesting for him. However, he somehow curious about the existence of Grand Whale and somehow it was possibly an out-spec which was not came from The World or so Whoseover.
== Characters ==
=== Red Dead Guild ===
* Tokio/Tokio Kuryuu
* Akira/Akira Kuryuu
* Davis
* John77
* Mereleona
* Sol
* Neil
* X7
* Kruger
=== Blue Moon Guild ===
* Yuna
* Yukio 
*Allen
=== Hackers ===
* Helos-Pierce
* Slayer
* The Raid001
=== Real World ===
* Shoko Adashino
* Miyuki Kuryuu
* Mr. Kuryuu
* Mrs. Kuryuu
=== Other ===
* Ju21
* Helba
* Piros the REBORN
* Jikanet
* Seraphora
* Kyushu
* ENTIES
* Judo
* Saburou
* Zelkova
* Yata
* Pi
== Blu-Ray Box ==
=== .hack//Link -RIVES- The Movie: The Key of the Chrono ===
* Disc
** .hack//Link -RIVES- The Movie: The Key of the Chrono (Disc)
* Booklet Archive
** Character Files + World View Setting + Depth Character Design Info by Staff.
** Special Commentaries by VAs, Director, and Anime Team Staff regarding about "The Key of the Chrono" Anime film.
** Bonus Manga "Ju21's Testimonial Report"
* Illustration Art Bonus
** Key Visual Poster by Seiichiro Hasokawa.
** Hidden Special Illustration art by Kikuya Megane.
== Trivia ==
* The Key of the Chrono titles is for key items which known as Chrono Key which is the key to the main story plot in the second anime film.
* Helos-Pierce design is much inspires from Brain from Kingdom Hearts Union X.
* It is a first time for the anime film will featured Psychological genre which the story also includes a puzzle and mystery to solved.
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