.hack//Link -RIVES- The Movie: ENTIES Rising

.hack//Link -RIVES- The Movie: ENTIES Rising is an anime film and the third final film in Link -RIVES- anime series, directed by Tomohiko Ito and Hajime Sugimoto, written by Kazunari Ito, Tatsuya Hamazaki, and Hajime Sugimoto which the anime films was produced by A-1 Pictures and UFOTABLE, which considered as the most anticipating and intense film since this most darker story with lots of betrayal in this film story, with powerful emotional story and between character will be shown in this film.

The story following the Tragedy in the arena tournament in third season, as everything comes into normal, however, with messed up promise that he made with Shoko Adashino, causing her disappear and cannot be found. One cruel truth happens came from Davis words, the true identity of ENTIES, causing Tokio betraying Red Dead Guild to find Shoko, thus lead up his friend turn against Tokio which of them could find Shoko and kill her, or find her in order to save her.

ENTIES Rising film will lead-up to the Final Season which deepest part roots showing the unseen cruel had come to the light and the story will entering the more gray-areas and darker story as it take a turn the most.

Synopsis
Following the arena tournament incident, caused by Geist and ENTIES, everything's turn even more upside down than what he had expected, the true horrors with the death of Gemomaki and Kyon has hit much harder, feeling depression, trauma, and fear inducing him with how many ENTIES had slaughtered players.

Everything returns normal ever since, and the summer season is almost their reach and trio friendships continues as the one who holds a true aspiration as a loves hobby toward the game. Promising for Going to the Beach together with the family as Shoko was invited too, and Shoko made decision to transferring to Tasogare Mugen School which is where Tokio and Akira attends to, and promise to change herself and her look, in order to enjoy the youths together in a school life and be confident to herself.

But one day, as Tokio forgetting her promise to meet up at Akibahara Game Centers, he rushed toward where Shoko is as he received a several message and phone calls from her. But eventually, she's not there, she wasn't there at the game centers and confused if she was here or not, until he learn at the next day, she disappeared, unable to call her phone or no answer from her apartment. Brought himself worried and didn't know what to do, decide to go to the Red Dead @HOME guild in order to ask Davis for her location.

However, something strange, and seems like that he refused to accepting Tokio's request, asking him to let her go which shocked him. All this was due to they find out the true identity of ENTIES which revealed to be Shoko Adashino, but this was causing doubts, unaccepted and distrustful toward Davis, as they trapping her without Tokio's knowing, except for his friends, which seems that they already know the true of her identity, and somehow that he greatly shocked and feeling betrayed. But at this point, he had no choice, but decide to betrayed Davis and his friend, to go save Shoko from them.

Meanwhile, Akira met with Slayer and Geist once more, but this time, they not looking for fight, but to observe them, but what was they intent to do? does they know that this would happen?...

Main Characters

 * Tokio/Tokio Kuryuu
 * Ayaka/Shoko Adashino
 * Akira/Akira Kuryuu

Legion Unity (With alliance from Other Guild against Tokio, Shoko, and Akira)

 * Davis
 * Mereleona
 * Sol
 * Kruger
 * Neil
 * X7
 * Kyushu
 * Kuroda
 * Fei
 * Missy-White
 * Lycia
 * Peronia
 * Chimney
 * Allen
 * Pi
 * Han Shi
 * Reona
 * Kouda
 * Silver Knight
 * Brocker
 * Elaine

CC Corp

 * Takiyoda Kuroda
 * Judi Shwarman
 * Durga Fiida Sharma/Genius

Hacker

 * Helos-Pierce
 * Slayer
 * Geist
 * Helba

Real World

 * Ryoko Koshizumi
 * Miyuki Kuryuu
 * Mrs. Kuryuu

Other

 * Jun Bansyoya
 * Jyotaro Amagi
 * Mitsuhide
 * Kurogane
 * Dr. Octa Asgrodia
 * Yuna
 * Seraphora
 * AIKA

.hack//Link -RIVES- The Movie: ENTIES Rising

 * Disc
 * .hack//Link -RIVES- The Movie: ENTIES Rising (Disc)
 * Booklet Archive
 * Character Files + World View Setting + Depth Character Design Info by Staff
 * Special Commentaries by VAs, Director, and Anime Team Staff from A-1 Pictures & UFOTABLE Studio regarding about "ENTIES Rising" Anime film.
 * Bonus Manga "The Deepest Darkest of the Truth"
 * Illustration Art Bonus
 * Key Visual Poster by Seiichiro Hasokawa.
 * Hidden Special Illustration art by Kikuya Megane.

Trivia

 * ENTIES Rising anime film is the first movie which featured a much darker story, betrayals, intensifies suspense, and powerful emotional which brought new fresh unique cinema to the animation industry.
 * It is also includes Horror genre elements since the story film will be darker than anime itself, also considered as true sad movie which features betrayal elements, which something that totally unexpected.
 * According to the anime team staff, more of them had gone through a lot efforts to creating this masterpiece, since the truth about ENTIES is getting closer.
 * The story will reveals as sign for the story direction will headed to the Gray Area, much a little bit.
 * Some elements for the scene regarding about Trust and Betrayal is inspiration from The Tower of God which is between Bam and Rachel.
 * This is the first movie which there will be a few major character dead as the film story progress and lot plot-twist coming through.
 * This is a first time for A-1 Pictures cooperating with UFOTABLE animated production studio for creating a new third film .hack//Link -RIVES- anime together.