Anime Japanese Character With Halo Behind Head

Sadly, no matter how much I wish it were, the picture show above isn't role of Halo Legends, that big new anime anthology project coming out of Nihon. At present thank you to some new information from Famitsu and your translation-happy friends at Japanator, you can learn a fiddling more about how Glorious Japan sees the earth of "teh Haloez."

While you can already watch a couple of full episodes, the total DVD and Blu-ray releases are due out on February 9th and 16th, 2010, for the U.S. and Japan respectively. The Blu-ray release feels just a tiny scrap ironic, seeing equally the best-looking version of Halo Legends should exist viewed through a Sony-promoted format, perhaps on a PS3.

Whatsoever the case, the seven-episode project is packed with Japanese talent, and the descriptions in the article smack a chip of The Animatrix, a similar try aimed at The Matrix IP. I mean, there's a huge "lore" story covering the ballsy past backside the games' present, a few episodes directed at side characters, and a couple of "pure action" affairs utilizing spiffy new animation techniques.

The wild menu here is the last episode "Odd I Out," produced by Toei Animation. Its description in the commodity translates equally such:

"An episode that incorporates things that will make you lot smile hither and there."

I am left both afraid and strangely aroused. Check below for the full article, and see the gallery for images shamelessly ripped from the website. Which episodes are you looking forrard to?

Halo Legends DVD release scheduled for sixteen/2/x.

Halo Legends is an animation project consisting of 7 stories from the Halo universe, shown through 8 episodes. Both DVD and BD are scheduled to be released on 16^th February 2010, by Warner Video, with the BD edition consisting of 2 BDs priced at 5980 Yen, and the DVD edition containing 3 discs at 4980 Yen. Also in the DVD edition lies a special image disc full of original illustrations.

Episode 1&two "Origins Part1 & Part2"

Producers – Studio 4C – (Manager – Hideki Futamura; Producer – Eiko Tanaka)

From the Forerunners' Nascence until the state of war with the Covenant, the yard year period of the history of the world chosen Halo is depicted on a magnificent scale. Information technology is a story that makes it easier to understand the worldview of Halo.

Episode 3 "The Babysitter"

Producers – Studio 4C (Director – Toshiyuki Kanno; Producer – Eiko Tanaka

This depicts a detailed account of a Spartan Sniper squad raid undertaken by the ODST unit.

Episode 4 "Epitome"

Producers – Bones (Directors – Yasushi Muraki & Tomoki Kyoda; Producer – Masahiko Minami)

This is the story of the so-called heartless sergeant, regaining his respect/dignity every bit a human being while fighting with a pair of walking armor suit weapons.

Episode 5 "Homecoming"

Producer – Production IG (Managing director – Koji Sawai; Executive Producer – Mamoru Oishii)

This is the fable of the heroic female Spartan. During the process of battle, the peak secret details of the Spartan'southward plan, equally well as the actions taken with the absence of morale and the presence of considerable doubt, the female's memories are brought back to life.

Episode 6 "The Duel"

Producer – Product IG (Director – Hiroshi Yamazaki; Exec Producer – Mitsuhisa Ishikawa)

This is the legend of the heroic Arbiter, 5000 years before the events of Halo 3. Neither Cell animation nor CG is used hither; instead this animation is drawn in a unique natural "painting filter".

Episode vii "The Parcel"

Manager – Shinji Aramaki

The fight between the Covenant and the Spartans is depicted in full CG animation only. Aramaki himself has taken it upon himself to exist the director, and to depict the activities of the Spartans as forceful.

Episode viii "Odd I Out"

Producer – Toei Animation (Director – Daisuke Nishio)

An episode that incorporates things that will make you lot grin here and there .

When not posting about Japanese games or Star Trek, Josh served as Managing Editor for Japanator. At present he by and large writes for Destructoid's buddies at Siliconera, simply pops back in on occasion.