CARLOS (.hack//Side-Story)

CARLOS is an ONA and a new set piece of story .hack titles, also a direct-sequel to Salvador Aihara's ONLINE JACK which set between .hack//G.U. Vol.4 Reconnection  and .hack//RIVES after the doll syndrome incident with the end service of The World R:2, as Salvador Aihara, receive a ticket for investigating most popular company who developed the online game THE WORLD, Cyber Connect Corporation as it brings an opportunity to expose the dark secret behind their activities, but found unexpected things happen without him realizing.

The ONA Series will be consist of 12-Episodes with 30 minutes in duration length, it also learns about his past and that connected to something that became a key to .hack//RIVES and .hack//LINK -Chrono Link-.

CARLOS Episode 0 -A New Report- was available as new content for the PS5 port version of the .hack//G.U. Last Recode as it is available after you clear the main game of .hack//G.U. Vol.4 Reconnection.

Sypnosis
Carlos Aihara, or now he was known as Salvador Aihara who's the celebrity and the most popular online news reporter known as ONLINE JACK. Three years ago he was investigating a mysterious phenomenon disease known as The Doll Syndrome, which they most likely being controlled like a doll without self-controls results by the incident of AIDA's outbreak and that case regarding about 6 children missing, including Toru Uike.

Even so that, he continues to investigate sometimes related to crimes that happen in the real world and online game until he received a special ticket by mysterious receiver E-mail who claims that that ticket will be a key opportunity to investigating the dark secret behind CC Corps plan and those company that related to the Doll Syndromes back in three years ago. He decides to investigate alone without any helps from ONLINE JACK's staff or even telling Michiru & Tachihiro because his business with CC Corp was part of his past he will take.

During his investigation, however, due to his face being too popular among the public, he starting with cover name as Shoji Nanshu in order to avoid his face being known by any staff members from CC Corp, thus the beginning of the investigation started in the hope he could expose the truth behind CC Corps dark secret, although...

Characters

 * Carlos/Salvador Aihara

Note

 * The setting for CARLOS anime is during the event of .hack//RIVES and during The World R:3 is in service.
 * It introduces the twist direction within the story of .hack also introducing the dark story elements to the series.
 * Difference between CARLOS and ONLINE JACK story, as the online jack is showing based on news reporting story like which intervals tie to .hack//G.U. event but CARLOS anime, however, is told Salvador's story outside of his news reporting also open-up lead to the RIVES and Chrono Link event.
 * While his story will largely have a backstory focused, which his background life before he became known as Salvador Aihara in Online Jack will be explained there.
 * CARLOS anime will introduce a few elements, that will lead up to the dothack third season reboot, also how it tied to the .hack//RIVES.