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  • Halo Legends

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    24th July 2009 - By Krisyoshi

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    The BONES, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio 4°C, and Toei Animation anime studios are animating Halo Legends, a DVD anthology of seven short films based on Microsoft Studios’ Halo game franchise. Microsoft’s creative staff is approving the visuals and storytelling. Three of the creative directors are Frank O’Connor of Microsoft’s 343 Industries, Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed), and Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell, The Sky Crawlers). J-Spec Pictures’ Joseph Chou (Appleseed) is producing.

    Aramaki’s short will cover the history of the Spartan warrior class from the games. Studio 4°C will animate two 30-minute shorts about “the entire 100,000 year history of the Halo universe.” Toei’s short “is outside of the official canon and pokes fun at some of the game’s characters.”

    Warner Brothers will release the anthology on DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and digital distribution in early 2010. A trailer is planned for the Halo panel at San Diego’s Comic-Con International (CCI) on Thursday, and Xbox 360 users can see a preview this fall on the Xbox Live service. Aramaki, Production I.G president Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, and Studio 4°C president Eiko Tanaka will attend the CCI panel, and the panelists will sign autographs after the panel at the Warner Brothers booth. The first trailer will also premiere on television on the Spike TV channel’s GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley.

    Toei Animation Studios, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G, The BONEs, and Studio 4°C have announced a new Anime project based on the Halo game franchise. This project includes 7 short films, and the directors include Mamoru from Ghost in the Shell & Skycrawlers, and Shinji Aramaki from Appleseed. Joseph Chou (also involved with Appleseed) will be producing this project.

    This Anthology will be released by Warner Brothers (booo) on DVD and Blu-ray and digital in winter-fall 2010 (for those of you who need a break from the olympics). No trailer yet, but there should be one at San Diego’s Comic-Con on Thursday.

    To be honest, I’ve never been much of a Halo fan. I’m not sure whether it’s my hate for Microsoft or if I’m just turning into a Playstaion fanboy but I’ve never really gotten into it.

    Also, I personally think this looks a little Optimus prime like .. but that’s just me. I’ll probably check this one out if there’s nothing else to watch.

    What do you think?

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