List Episodes of .hack//Link -RIVES-

Episode 1 -The Beginning of the Adventure-
Tokio Kuryuu, the 14 years old boy who enjoys playing the game all times he wants, including the most-ranking players in much other online game known as The Ultimate 1000 Ranking Champion, but he's the only one who didn't try to play the massively popular game "The World R:3" which soon that he didn't aware of that announcement until his best friend, Akira Yoshinori who's in the same age as Tokio inviting him to log in to the online game.

Upon their first time in The World, they didn't know the destination and guidance that he and Akira need to do, but with help from someone name X7 who gladly to teaching them and guide them to learn more about The World online game.

Episode 2 - Eyes of the Murderer
After fighting against the boss and obtain the rarest item before the other players tried to get a hand for that item, but unexpectedly they were killed in front of Tokio, Akira, and X7 by the one said rumors about ENTIES The Legendary PKK and Hackers who said to be true has gone for intimidating, resulting in him and his friend in fear which starting to run away from him.

According to Seventy-Seven that it is revealed that Players that ENTIES killed will not be unconsciousness like falling into a coma, but they're already dead in the real world as ENTIES killed them, one strike with no return will cause them to ultimately died. And because of this, they're situation is in very a risk and must find a way to plan for escape while defeating her.

Episode 3 - The Legend of Admantinium
After their last encounter with ENTIES, both of them had heard the news regarding the players who had suddenly passed away as which it revealed that those are the one who's been Victim to ENTIES. But, in order to freshing their mind and try to speculate regarding her intent. The Legendary of Admantinium Quest has been released into the media online, and both of them along with X7 decide to go along with those quests in order to just leveling up their characters.

While seeing how much participants trying to get their hand for Admantinium, it seems the battle to obtain the legendary items was truly begin, however, the unknown phenomenon suddenly appear during the quest.

Episode 4 - Kruger
During the quest of Admantinium, with the sudden phenomenon happens as the monster acting strange as it's like they're been hacked by someone which possibly could have been worked by ENTIES, but still doesn't know about his where doubt and with the quest continue, many players start fighting each other, resulting in the chaos conflict between them with other guilds, while Tokio, Akira, and X7 just keep forward to reach to the center of Turquoise to reach the treasure.

But in a sudden situation happens, they were attacked by another group who comes to be a PK, Kruger who also trying to obtain the Adamantium. The battle against him will be hard, set up for intense situation happens between them, but it seems that Kruger trying to after someone else.

Episode 5 - Boss Battlefield
As the battle against Kruger continued, however, the other players starting to approach Tokio, Akira, X7, and Kruger starting to continue to battle against each other, this seems to be a plot that set up by ENTIES. It is revealed that Kruger was ordered to investigate the phenomenon that happens during the quest and it seems that the player's emotion was hacked or so seems to be controlled, which speculated if ENTIES wanting to try to obtain something more that was hidden inside Admantinium.

But right at the situation of the conversation and conflict happens, the bug monster appears trying to devour the players which seems that ENTIES could be near. Tokio and his friend had no choice but to allying with Kruger temporarily to fight against them.

Episode 6 - Sol's Request
At the Nakita Arcade & Game Shop, Tokio received a request from Shopkeeper, Hiroyuki Nakita to meet the young boy who calls himself as Sol to come into the online game for some big request. As Tokio and Akira went over the meeting with Sol, he suddenly being bullied by the Delinquent players who ask for trade money.

After both came to save him, Sol request something trivial but first, they were put for some trial in order to gain the trust, much Tokio pissed about it. During the trial, she met with the girl name Neil, the Player Killer who trying to PKing Sol due to his Newbie status, and decide to find a way to protect him at all costs.

Episode 7 - Canard
Following Neil escape, this brings a greatly earn not just Sol's trust, but his admiration toward Tokio and Akira for saving him with the words that were very inspired within his heart, with an exchange on his request, which it seems that Sol needs their help to protect the guild Canard due to the member had been attacked by PKer in various number, and possibly Neil was one of the PK trying to messing with Canard.

During entering Canard, they witnessed the state and situation that Canard had gone through, as the leader of the Guild, Gaspard seems to be worried about the PKer who trying to hunt his member once again which Sol wanting for collaboration to help Gaspard and the members to drive them away.

Episode 8 - The PK
Trying to drive the PKers away from Canard Member and Gaspard, but Neil made the decision to take the action against both of them in order to uphold her pride as the PK, which seems to be big trouble for both to handling her, but besides that, Gaspard made another plan, to call the former Guildmaster, Silabus to help Tokio and Akira.

But even so, Neil didn't back down and still forward to against her, it seems that both of them need a more time ahead to let Sol and other Guildmember to the safe place. But, despite all the things that happen when he saved by Tokio, he decides to pay his doing to fight alongside him and providing support against her.

Episode 9 - The Way of Akira
A week after what happen to Canard as they were safe, but he seems struggling to reach comprehend level the same as Tokio because even though he's an honor student, he lacks something that Tokio has. This leads to their argument regarding the quest they had taken and should be the one he leads, because of this, they didn't talk with each other a for few days.

Akira heard about the news regarding about The Battle Royal Quest, with ensuring this, he invites Neil and Ju21 to participate for the battle royal quest, meanwhile, didn't get hold for his harsh words on him back then, while hearing Akira participating the battle quest, he asks Sol and X7 for help.

Episode 10 - Rise of the Red Dead leader, Davis
During the battle against Akira, suddenly getting interfere by Kruger, along with the leader of Red Dead Guild, Davis entering the battle as they begin interesting for Battle royale. X7 heard that Davis is the most powerful Chaotic PK who heard to be the one who PKing hundreds of PC during The World R:2, while Davis has more interest to fight against them, including Tokio.

The strongest Davis is alongside Kruger and the members are seriously hard, however, this leads them no choice but to fight together against them.

Episode 11 - Virus Bug
The Virus bug starts approaching against them, this brings their situation getting even worse, as a result, the Battle Royal Quest has been canceled. While all players made it out to escape, however, as for Tokio along with everyone had trapped in the area that there's need supposed to escape, brings all the war against them, these values on Davis to made cooperation with Tokio and his friend.

Although they still had suspicious feelings with them, in order for lending a hand and fighting against the monster bug, while in exchange offering the information regarding the phenomenon that was happening right now.

Episode 12 - One Sin
The fight against the Monster bug continues, the rise of the chaos within the fight still continues at that time. Davis shares information that this case for the monster bug appears has a lot happen ever since the release of The World R:3, and since with ENTIES appear in 2 days after its release, with the existence of his had made the distortion of the network slowly became worse.

The Monster Bug, however, is not part of ENTIES doing which they were created with distortion impact that was caused by ENTIES's PC, but the monster that ENTIES use might differ from them. Because of this, they had no choice to handle the monster, but what worse than fighting the Monster Bug is the sudden appearance of One Sin.

It seems there were out of option unless Tokio and Akira have to work together to defeat them.

Episode 13 - Immune Shadow
Several days after the incident in the Battle Royale Quest, it seems that Tokio and Akira had to get along well after the battle. In return about the incident happens to cause the player's coma victim to be increased and with no answer regarding the incident from CC Corp thus bringing the various question became a problem to their reputation.

In that night, Tokio received an E-mail from Davis to come over their @HOME to discuss something regarding what they had face back then. With Akira, Sol, and X7 invited while Neil and Ju21 were absent for some other business left. During the meeting, Davis offers the choice for Tokio and his friend to join forces with him, but due to his status as PK, they didn't trust him.

However, with the chance to work together to uncover the mystery regarding ENTIES, they decide to choose...

Episode 1 - The Festival Night
Several weeks after Tokio and Akira, along with his friend made cooperation with RedDead Guild to investigate the mystery of ENTIES, however, this has gone quiet than the last thing they do and has gone quiet as usual. In the meantime, Sol inviting Tokio and Akira for the Grand United Festival at the Hidden Forbidden Festival in order to freshing their mind for the upcoming mission, and The biggest event is how three Legion Unity Leader will come for the Festival.

During the festival, they loss 2 members for the circus, and they decide to choose Tokio and Akira for replacement.

Episode 2 - Geist, the Magician
Just after the festival is over, they spent the night enjoyment in the Hidden Forbidden Festival, while they met with a half masked guy, Geist the magician who performing magic trick attraction back in the circus seems to be alone and ask to join for the festival with them. Geist seems to be down with his slump on attraction magic trick, but Tokio trying to persuade him to not give up.

Meanwhile, X7 has been called by Davis regarding ENTIES has made his move.

Episode 3 - Let's Party
The festival continues with ultimate magic attraction received successful support, however, all theirs until the monster bug trying to attack the players on the spot does ruin the show on the circus attraction because of them doing. Although as for consideration from players, Tokio and Akira came for the battle against the monster bug, thus this became a full-battle attraction party much in the positive ways, but in a negative way, Tokio became worried something will happen to the players.

Thus became full-party power, however, X7 and Kruger succeded to locate the ENTIES and start to match for the attack, however, for him has prepared something that very chaotic.

Episode 4 - The beginning of the Investigation
Following day after the Festival incident, but considered as the new full-battle attraction as part of new circus content. As Geist finally evacuate, Tokio and his friend finally receiving a mission to locating ENTIES in the Hidden Forbidden Battlefield which is where it recorded that Ovan and his twilight brigade member searching for the Key of the Twilight, thus ENTIES might gonna do the same to find it.

While after arriving there, they investigating the ruins and saw the symbol which was familiar with the symbol that he saw from the dream when he saves the princess, The Doubleware Symbol and The Gear Symbol.

Episode 5 - The Sword of Balance
ENTIES seems to arrive on the location, as soon that Sol, Akira, Kruger, and X7 trying to stop him, while Tokio's mind felt hazy in some particular after trying to remember about the symbol that was from his dream, but this of his memory became hazy and starting to making out of control while fighting against ENTIES. But soon that he left open, things let ENTIES attack him, thus he collapses in unconsciousness, but almost been killed by him.

During his been unconsciousness, he once again met with the princess from her dream...

Episode 6 - The Incoming Attack
Using the Sword of Balance that came from his data and trying to attack against ENTIES to protect his own friend, thus left some big loose impression on him thus trying to bring a chance to escape from Tokio in desperately until Raven Guild lead by its leader, Sophora starting to attacking the group, including ENTIES, but Thus Tokio being accused of causing distortion as proving that Sword of Balance came from the outside spec of The World.

While decisive incoming attack coming, much for Davis trying to figure it out to how they can get out of this situation.

Episode 7 - Legendary Ship of the Grandwhale
A few days after, Tokio and Akira settle down for their school life and trying to do more activities while waiting for their next move. Meanwhile, Tokio living in normal life and days with his parents and even Akira can't join an online game for a while due to sports club activities that made him felt lonely. Just on night day, Ju21 send a message to Tokio for the invitation for discovery.

On his meeting with Ju21, he wants Tokio to join him for discovering the Legendary Ship of the GrandWhale that he long time wanting to as he loves mystery ancient ship that he loves to discover.

Episode 8 - The Sight of the Past
During their exploration for the Grandwhale, he and Ju21 witnessing the ancient Grand Whale which left in the secret sea of data thanks to Ju21's hacking skill as expected from his as a Rumor broker. While he discovering something amazing regarding the information about Grand Whale's origin which seems to be hidden alongside within the sea of data.

While Ju21 reminisces about his past with Tokio regarding his dream to become an explorer until the tragedy happened...

Episode 9 - Upcoming of Deathrisk
While being separated from Ju21 for investigation and exploration, however, ENTIES suddenly arrive at the location for something he really looking for. But this bringing something uncomfortable feelings on him, which Tokio brings the possibility if ENTIES targeting Ju21 due to he using the hacking to reach the Grand Whale which seems to be out of the idea, but instead wanting to assassinate him.

Tokio rush unto him before ENTIES, meanwhile, Ju21 discover something that he couldn't imagine.

Episode 10 - Unwilling of Guilty
Following a day after what happen to Ju21, after his player was found dead in his room which revealed to be Ju21's player, it seems that Tokio seems sad and felt guilt inside due to how he unable to protect Ju21 from his death when ENTIES tried to kill him. It seems that Akira seems felt upset little, but at the same time, he's very concerned with Tokio's feelings for his distraught mistake.

Meanwhile, Davis filed regarding his death and soon he reached that area. However, unexpectedly the Grand Whale wasn't there.

Episode 11 - Hiroyuki's Request
Hiroyuki Nakita, the owner of the Nakita's Gameshop and Arcade seems to have a problem with handling his problem with his own daughter Andou Nakita regarding about her birthday and celebration for entering a college. This brings his problem toward the relationship with his daughter, and so he decides for Tokio and Akira to watch over her movement in order to know what kind of presents that she wants.

Episode 12 - Nishijima81
Nishijima81, the leader gang delinquent who always trying to ask for money or bullying someone for not strong like him, and also being arrogant. Sol was a victim from his doing thus making things much worst for him, however, after seeing Sol becoming stronger than him sometimes made doubtful toward his member and thus decide to uphold the challenge against him.

But for Sol, he seems didn't want for the challenge, but rather holding several quests on the shop quest for testing strength and trial whose to be the strongest.

Episode 13 - Sophora's Bigger Deal Quest
During the online game following the day after, he, Tokio, Neil, Sol, Akira, and X7 were on training to leveling up their PC in order to get stronger, while Kruger just watches over them just instantly to wait for another mission to be given, regardless about the mystery of ENTIES that still were unsolved makes he felt unease on the upside-down.

But in the sudden changes in the situation came with the members of Raven Guild starting to kidnapping them, including Kruger himself, despite without Davis's notice brings them to the @HOME unnoticed. During their arrival, Sophora negotiates and make deal with Tokio and friends, in return for ENTIES information and the book that will lead them to discover something that Ju21 had discovered before.

Episode 14 - The Battle at the Lost Yavin.
As the deal settles, they begin on the quest for the battle against their PC could be a possibility to be PKs who was hired by ENTIES, while with join forces with Raven Claw, the one of the most important member, Kyushu (Kyu) straight to guide them for the battle against PKs in the hidden forbidden Yavin which is the rarest lost ground that unfounded by NAB which only Sophora knew about that Area.

Right now the decisive battle against PKs now begins, which means there's increase possibility that ENTiES would be arriving on the battlefield.

Episode 15 - No.99's Will
Sophora's prediction was very felt off the ground, as ENTIES skill can break his prediction and his move, which considered as the strongest PC, or perhaps even more. As a result, many members are dead, even for PKs who were hired by him, while Tokio and his friend still getting difficult to handle PKs who were infected by Brainwashing Virus which seems they attacking each other with no enemies or allies to face.

Meanwhile, Kyu has no will or strength to fight against ENTIES, as he was very fierce blood who would take out his enemy at any time, this resulting in her fear coming up. However, Akira's voice tries to reach her and making a decision in order to protect what things that matter to her to rising up her will to fight.

Episode 16 - Sophora's Last Guide
The battle seems to continue to reach the climax, as Sophora tried to protect Kyu who was tirelessly succeded to hold off ENTIES from trying to attack her member and her friend, but this cause Sophora came no other option to choose but to sacrifice himself in order to stop ENTIES, but making so this decision could impact the guild members and morale, brings to his last resort of living.

While before that, Sophora still holds the deal with Tokio regarding the information of ENTIES, but it seems that he will leave more details about that information to the woman name Pi, the former members of G.U. Guild who were involved in a certain incident three years ago.

Episode 17 - The Truth
After the end of the Battle Yavin, Tokio and his friend decided to hold a funeral for Sophora, while finding the woman name PI who was hiding in the underground root town, which seems that she holds the key regarding about the information that they were looking for. In order to do that, they were facing some unexpected trials ahead which seem to hinder them to meet with Pi.

Episode 18- The Grace of the Prophecy
After hearing the truth from PI regarding the existence of ENTIES, his purpose was to eradicate the Legion Unity who associated with the traitors who involved with certain project six years ago, the reason he killed so many people only because they were associated with the Legion Unity, and it revealed that the eradication plan was none other from the massive popular company who is the publisher of the online game THE WORLD, The CyberConnect Corporation.

According to the next report from rumor broker she had heard, ENTIES next target assassination will be the Leader of Blue Moon, Yun EL which became the most possibility her death was on the set date, which means that they have to go to the Blue Moon @HOME and warn the leader regarding about its upcoming threat.

After they arrived in their @HOME with Kyu came along with them, however, it seems that the man name Yukio was revealed to be her servant, and testing them by fighting.

Episode 19 - Invasion
After fighting against Yukio, he leads them to where Yun-El was to make conversation regarding the threat that the leader of Blue Moon will fight for. However, it seems that she is already aware of what will happen to her, however, as to how she witnesses Sophora's battle against ENTIES she cannot predict his movement or even stand a chance against her, however, she has to fight to protect something that really matters to her.

All while until ENTIES planning for the attack against the Blue Moon members which seems the conflict will continue in the instant death. While they running out the time, the choice still lies on Yun-EL herself, as for Tokio however...

Episode 20 - The Deadly Showdown
The invasion begins in the bloodbath, as ENTIES trying to infiltrate to the @HOME and to assassinate the Guild Leader, and the situation began in much worsening as the disease that Yun-EL has gone through forced to fight against him, as for Tokio and his friend trying to help her by evacuating the members to the safe place, but for Yukio tries to go where Yun-EL is.

But as they trying to evacuate them, however, someone who was very unseen had infected the members of the Blue Moon and gone berserk. At this point, the chaos is reaching its near to Tokio...

Episode 21 - Deathwish
Deadly wish has near, and Yun-EL in an ultimately desperate situation has gone brings her had no other choice but to come up with her final resort, but the strongest that ENTIES had been brought an unavoidable end to her legacy as the leader guild, and that's why Tokio and Yukio came to fight against him, try to find a way for Yun-EL to escape, but as this time, she knew that it will be impossible to escape from ENTIES.

This time the death battle has reached its climax, there will be no other way, except they had to fight him.

Episode 22 - Friendship in Matters of Life
Just following the days after the news came for the players of Yun-EL has come passed, which Tokio had thought that Yun-EL has successfully escaped, but this means that their mission is still failed as ever, even Davis didn't have a comment regarding about those incident and her passing, which Tokio felt frustrated and unable to do anything to save them, brings him to the Hidden Forbidden Festival to clear up his mind, while Akira focuses on to locate the mastermind behind infection of the Brainwashing virus.

While Tokio once again met with Geist and trying to persuade him, while inviting him for a new festival event coming up.

Episode 23 - Infectionize of Brainwash Virus
Geist and Tokio enjoying the festival event, while clearing up his mind after what happens. He gets so relaxed to see everyone happy together and make memories in The World, however, even though he went to play online games, and make the biggest happy memories, he also felt frustrated how much he weakness and desire to become stronger to protect what matters to his friend, but as how situation right now, he felt happy that he can make more happy memories just for once.

Meanwhile, Akira finds something that he really shocked regarding about the mastermind behind the Virus Brainwashing, and the greater distortion located in Hidden Forbidden Festival which where Tokio was headed, as he rushes on the lost ground to find him, only to find out the brainwashed virus toward Players had already begun.

Episode 24 - The Friends of Betrayal
During the crisis happen in the Hidden Forbidden Festival, all players became infected by the brainwash virus and start rampaging against their own friend, while Tokio is in danger, Akira decides to fight against them without killing them, but it seems that the distortion became much stronger and sinister which could impact their memories and data players, which came on the prediction that Tokio is in danger.

Meanwhile, Tokio with Geist seeing how the players were infected, and seems trying to evacuate Geist in a safe place, but this time he refuses it, but something that Tokio felt on Geist in a sinister way, which lead something regarding about his mystery, while Geist wanting to tell Tokio about something that he had been hiding for all this time.

Episode 25 - Davis Request
After the incident in Hidden Forbidden Festival, it seems that Geist is the one behind the release and infected the players with Brainwashing virus in order to help ENTIES to continue her mission in smoothly while confirming that he's an ally to him, or rather the one who guided him. Tokio right has gone unconsciousness for few days only to find out something had changed.

Davis had announced the RedDead Guild Disbandment due to a certain reason, however, Davis sent a various request to Tokio, Akira, and with his friend regarding something that they need to do before his disappearance.

Episode 1 - Preparation for Summer Vacation
Few months after the incident happened in the Hidden Forbidden Festival, and right now Tokio with Akira might need preparation for upcoming the Summer Vacation, however, with what happened to The World causing their plan for went to the beach has been cancel, but it's not because of that, due to the network crisis happen in around japan causing the plans for the train came to cancel.

Meanwhile, Tokio still remembers a various request from Davis about their participation toward the Ark Palace Tournament at the Lumina Cloth City due to Geist had planning something for the worst happen in the Tournament Palace along with ENTIES.

Episode 2 - Ark Palace Tournament'
The Summer Vacation begins, but the true battle has near Tokio, Akira, Sol, Neil, X7, and Kyushu together to participate Ark Palace Tournament and form their own team to combat against the challengers and brings possibility fight against ENTIES who participating the arena and Geist will pull the string behind of it.

But first, they need to discuss their strategy and their plan whether they will fight against the infected players.

Episode 3 - Battle Royale Phase
The first phase of the tournament has begun and will be battling against each of all teams, like PKs, and ordinary players, even Chaotic Pks participated in the battle. Neil received the information from the fellow of the PKs that the chaotic ones are very dangerous to defeat, but what worse is how they were hired by Geist to do his own sleeve against them, meanwhile detecting the virus bug within the tournament, they were meant to be careful.

On the other hand, Sol analyzes the players if they were infected by bugs or not, there are few players with a possibility had been brainwashed by Geist's virus, they need to remain cautious before one of the players try to attack them in the worst way.

Episode 4 - Random Challenge
After winning the battle royal, however, Neil and X7 it seems to be was knocked down that causing them to disqualified, however, they maintain support for the team to handle the data of their opponent, it also focuses them to find Kruger who was disappeared after Davis did, and so causing them to find the clue about his disappearance, while The four of them focus on the tournament.

The next phase of the tournament is their team is they're fighting against the team AVALANCHE.

Episode 5 - Deep Investigation
Meanwhile, Neil and X7 seem were finding the clue regarding about Kruger's where doubt and it seems that X7 cannot find the witness where is the last time they saw him until they met with Pi the former member of Raven trying for cooperation to investigating regarding about Kruger and Davis missing, as Pi has something that she really wanna talk to him regarding about her personal things.

The investigation continues until they find out that the strange distortion tries to hinder their investigation and this is all worked by Geist himself, however...

Episode 6 - Consequences of its Fight
After succeded against the player who was infected by the brainwashing virus, they will move on to the next phase to fight against the team opponent who made it into the final round, and surprisingly that the next opponent will be against Nishijima81, however, Tokio and Sol along with his friend get confused, how he and his friend made it into the tournament.

But it is revealed that he also became a victim to Geist's brainwash, including ENTIES using him to control in order to defeat Tokio and his friend. Thus this brings their hour into a moment their stakes became higher than they expected.