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Microsoft announces Halo anime miniseries
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:18 pm
by Valigarmander
Microsoft announces Halo anime miniseries
At the San Diego Comic-Con, Microsoft revealed plans to create an anime-style Halo miniseries called Halo Legends. As reported by the LA Times, "Five production houses in Japan are handling the physical animation, but Microsoft's creative staff is approving major visual and storytelling decisions." Those five well-known anime studios: Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G, Studio4 C, and Toei Animation. The seven-part series will be released on DVD and "digital platforms" in early 2010 through Warner Bros.
Microsoft's Frank O'Connor discussed the project with the Times in his new position as creative director of 343 Industries, which, as speculated, is Microsoft's Halo division. "If you look at how George Lucas held on to 'Star Wars,' not just to make money from action figures but to control the direction the universe went in, you can see why we think it's pretty vital," O'Connor said of Microsoft's interest in maintaining control of the Halo franchise. "Luckily, Microsoft has the resources to enable us to do that."
Look good to you?
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 3:13 pm
by LOOT
Well, so long as they don't do ANY of those anime style cliches (The sweat drops as big as one's face, anger lines, etc.), this could prove to be very interesting.
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:58 pm
by deathscythe
DAMN THIS WORLD TO HELL!!!!
i am so sick of anything halo.
I wish.
it
would
die
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:12 pm
by Bomby
^ Then just don't watch it or play it. It's one thing to dislike something, and to express your disliking of something in an appropriate manner, but there are some people who will probably genuinely enjoy it.
That being said, I never got what the fuss was about Halo.
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:12 pm
by LOOT
Some of us enjoy Halo, thank you.
As the old saying goes, STFU.
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:02 pm
by I REALLY HATE POKEMON!
And some of us don't want anime as a medium being clogged up with generic, Americanime sci-fi fare.
Personally, I can easily "just not watch" something, but I can understand the disgust of others at the mere existence of certain things.
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:28 pm
by Bomby
Then take solace in the fact that it will probably not be shown in Japan, as the Xbox franchise has been a failure over there, which means that just as much quality anime will still be made specifically for Japanese audiences, which you and I will someday be able to [strike]download fansubs of[/strike] import expensively.
Or, for the more stereotypical Bomby inflammatory quasi-Marxist response:
Halo is Microsoft's cash cow. This is what you ask for when you go with Capitalism.
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:30 pm
by Valigarmander
It'll probably be along the lines of Animatrix or Gotham Knight.
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:35 pm
by Red
If they keep doing this stuff, it dry up like Star Wars seems to have done.
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:41 pm
by X-3
^^Yeah, that's what I'm guessing it'll be like if anything.
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:48 am
by Bad Dragonite
Seems interesting, I'll probably check it out when it, "happens".
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:06 am
by Apiary Tazy
Ho Snap.
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:19 am
by spooky scary bearatons
Won't watch it on the grounds that I only vaugly enjoyed Halo 2.
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:03 am
by Rainbow Dash
Mushman wrote:If they keep doing this stuff, it dry up like Star Wars seems to have done.
get out
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:03 pm
by Calamity Panfan
Mushman wrote:If they keep doing this stuff, it dry up like Star Wars seems to have done.
not like there were three popular movies, and two popular cartoons this decade
and all those video games, and the books....
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:42 pm
by deathscythe
Bomby wrote:^ Then just don't watch it or play it. It's one thing to dislike something, and to express your disliking of something in an appropriate manner, but there are some people who will probably genuinely enjoy it.
That being said, I never got what the fuss was about Halo.
I was mostly kidding, i hate halo but i didnt mean everything i said :P
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:48 pm
by Rainbow Dash
Panfan wrote:not like there were three popular movies, and two popular cartoons this decade
and all those video games, and the books....
high five
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:57 pm
by Calamity Panfan
:highfive:
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:28 pm
by Valigarmander
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:32 pm
by X-3
Animation looks decent.
Also yes, there was a Spartan 1337.