Anime News Network reports that Mamoru Oshii, the director of Ghost in the Shell, The Sky Crawlers and more, will direct one of the segments, proving what we have heard about Microsoft before: that it has a lot of money.
Halo Legends trailer includes 3D swording, surprise teddy bears
by JC Fletcher 
on Jul 24th 2009 11:00AM
88
Anime News Network reports that Mamoru Oshii, the director of Ghost in the Shell, The Sky Crawlers and more, will direct one of the segments, proving what we have heard about Microsoft before: that it has a lot of money.
Reader Comments (88)
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:05AM Puercoperro said
Ugh...what was up with the Spartans looking like mechs in some shots XD
Reply
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:15AM TheDarkWayne said
i think they were in mechs, i can only guess the Mjolnir Mark 1 suits like the ones in Halo Wars
Reply
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 12:35PM ChronoZaga said
Ugh, I know. What is up with the Japanese having to put a mech in ANYTHING that takes place in the future!?
Reply
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:09AM Apocalyptic 0n3 said
Some of those shots looked like the Spartans will also be Gundams. oO
Reply
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 8:58PM maveric101 said
and apparently there will also be a giant super-saiyan monkey.
Reply
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:09AM Accessgranted said
Hell Yeah Dude! I just wish Madhouse was working on it too!
Reply
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:11AM (Unverified) said
i dono, although its made by production I.G, Studio 4℃ n all (made some of my all time favorite animated shorts)
the trailer looks kinda shitty. :/
Reply
the trailer looks kinda shitty. :/
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:13AM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
Very Animatrix-esque. Looks intense.
Reply
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:14AM (Unverified) said
But how will I see the trademark, stereotypical oversized breasts behind those plates of armor?!!!
As an anime fan, though, I'm psyched.
Reply
As an anime fan, though, I'm psyched.
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:15AM Gun Barrier said
I like that they used the same sound effects from the game.
Reply
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:22AM Wiizer said
Some of you people are so disgusting...
This is the worst saying in the gamer community right now:
"I had to change my pants after that trailer."
People need to remember they have parents, and if you don't care about your parents, you need to get some friggin' manners.
Reply
This is the worst saying in the gamer community right now:
"I had to change my pants after that trailer."
People need to remember they have parents, and if you don't care about your parents, you need to get some friggin' manners.
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:25AM R Planteer said
Well wiizer, I happen to DO care about my parents, so I wont get any "friggin' manners", thank you very much.
Reply
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:27AM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
Wiizer, you must be new here. Allow me to welcome you to Joystiq and the Internet.
Reply
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:32AM R Planteer said
Well wiizer, its a good thing that I care about my parents alot more than random internet guy #022305, otherwise that might actually bother me for a fraction of a second.
GO HALO BATTLE DROIDS! WOOT!
Reply
GO HALO BATTLE DROIDS! WOOT!
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:33AM R Planteer said
Being a man and assuming that statement is true, you have my condolences and sympathies.
If its not, shame on me.
Reply
If its not, shame on me.
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:36AM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
LOL
Wiizer, you must be from Utah.
Reply
Wiizer, you must be from Utah.
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:50AM xGeneral DEATHxDEETH82 said
I'm gonna need some clean underwear after Wiizer's assault on dirty underwear.
Reply
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:54AM Wiizer said
Akuma FTW,
"Both my parents died in a violent accident. Recently."
If this is the case, you need to be grieving instead of posting ugly comments here.
I'm sure your parents taught you not to post such comments on the internet before they passed, and would want you to go on without them with dignity.
Reply
"Both my parents died in a violent accident. Recently."
If this is the case, you need to be grieving instead of posting ugly comments here.
I'm sure your parents taught you not to post such comments on the internet before they passed, and would want you to go on without them with dignity.
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 12:02PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
WTF is up with you Wiizer and this fucking hug-yourself-a-thon you're trying to start here?
Reply
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 3:58PM (Unverified) said
@wiizer
um im pretty sure parents don't go out of there way to specifically tell their kids to not pst internet comments and to mourn them.... I don't really know any parents that specifically want their kids to mourn them excessively like you're saying...
and with that wiizer get a life you don't need to post your negative comments just to start a comment fight >.>
(also not to be a kiss-ass but most of the time i like captain planets comments :P)
Reply
um im pretty sure parents don't go out of there way to specifically tell their kids to not pst internet comments and to mourn them.... I don't really know any parents that specifically want their kids to mourn them excessively like you're saying...
and with that wiizer get a life you don't need to post your negative comments just to start a comment fight >.>
(also not to be a kiss-ass but most of the time i like captain planets comments :P)
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 12:16PM Wiizer said
KnightOfEscaflowne,
I know it's not that serious, but it's fun to rattle some cages, sometimes.
Now, if you'll excuse me..
*Takes out glasses*
I have to get this...
*Puts on glasses*
... saying right!
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!
Reply
I know it's not that serious, but it's fun to rattle some cages, sometimes.
Now, if you'll excuse me..
*Takes out glasses*
I have to get this...
*Puts on glasses*
... saying right!
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 12:40PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
What's the point, he'll have to change his pants afterwards anyways.
*ZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING*!!!!
Reply
*ZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING*!!!!
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 1:39PM Babaloo said
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QyYaPWasos
Sorry, but this whole thing just made me think of that song.
Reply
Sorry, but this whole thing just made me think of that song.
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:35AM (Unverified) said
Gotham Knight was one of the worst things they have ever done to Batman. Animation Sucked, Story Sucked, Frame Rate sucked!
This Halo Series reminds of the style of the Evangelion Series. Looks Tight!
Reply
This Halo Series reminds of the style of the Evangelion Series. Looks Tight!
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:37AM (Unverified) said
I was definitely disappointed with Gotham Knights. The advertising had me prepared for some Animatrix-esque goodness, only in the Batman Universe.
Reply
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:49AM TheDarkWayne said
gotham knight was awful. The thing with the indian lady was one of the worst things ive ever watched. Terrible art, story was absolutely meaningless and stupid, then there was the part with batman holding a shit load of guns and crying. What the fuck? My stupid hipster asshole friend thought that short was the best one, and i have no idea why
Reply
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:31AM Kururugi said
Horrendous. Seeing that its only 7 episodes I expected the animation quality to be a lot better. I know that Bones and Production I.G can animate, so the choice of studios isn't necessarily the problem, but WTF is up with that mishmash of animation styles?
Extremely disappointed.
Reply
Extremely disappointed.
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:37AM (Unverified) said
Seven Freakin Episodes?!? That seriously sucks... Where did you hear this? (or was it posted in this article....)
I was hoping this was gonna be a new series that actually had seasons... dang.
Reply
I was hoping this was gonna be a new series that actually had seasons... dang.
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:44AM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
7 episodes done by different animation studios. Each episode will have a different art style just like the Animatrix. It's not one long anime with each scene done by different studios. Thought that was clear in the announcement.
Reply
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 11:49AM Kururugi said
Seems to be a misunderstanding on my part. Apparently it is a 7-part series, which could really mean anything. E.g each part could be more than an episode.
However I am still puzzled as to how 5 animation studios can take part in a 7 part series. Especially since they have vastly different animation styles.
My original comment about the mishmash of styles also seems to tie into this cutting of the show into different studios. It may be that the better ones (Bones etc.) will get more than one "part" but I believe that it will still be annoying especially since Toei cannot animate to the same quality (IMO) as the others, in particular when looking at the trailer even a moron can point out Toei's cartoony DBZ style of animation, of which I do not believe is appropriate in this day and age.
Microsoft should've given the project to 1 studio, or at max 2 so that they can push their animation skills to the max. Instead it seems we are going to get 5 mediocre efforts.
Reply
However I am still puzzled as to how 5 animation studios can take part in a 7 part series. Especially since they have vastly different animation styles.
My original comment about the mishmash of styles also seems to tie into this cutting of the show into different studios. It may be that the better ones (Bones etc.) will get more than one "part" but I believe that it will still be annoying especially since Toei cannot animate to the same quality (IMO) as the others, in particular when looking at the trailer even a moron can point out Toei's cartoony DBZ style of animation, of which I do not believe is appropriate in this day and age.
Microsoft should've given the project to 1 studio, or at max 2 so that they can push their animation skills to the max. Instead it seems we are going to get 5 mediocre efforts.
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 12:08PM Mr Khan said
so this *is* just like Gotham Knight, then.
It's a better direction to take, rather than building up something with a contiguous story that could set itself up as a rival canon (or just become an embarrassment to the source material, like the pokemon anime)
Reply
It's a better direction to take, rather than building up something with a contiguous story that could set itself up as a rival canon (or just become an embarrassment to the source material, like the pokemon anime)
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 2:50PM TheDarkWayne said
i think some of the same studios are even working on it. I think this is gonna suck as bad as Gotham Knight
Reply
Sorry, you must be logged in to leave a comment.
Featured Stories
The most popular posts
in the last 7 days
- Vita 'UMD Passport' won't be offered in US 220 comments
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning review: A tempting fate 153 comments
- David Jaffe leaves Eat Sleep Play, layoffs hit developer [Update] 108 comments
- Don't call it a remake: Final Fantasy X is a 'remaster,' to be clear 95 comments
- Battleship movie adapted into FPS by Double Helix 93 comments
