Here are five minutes of Halo Legends

by Justin McElroy { Sep 21st 2009 at 9:10AM }

Spike got a five-minute look at the upcoming anime Halo Legends, and (as you'll see for yourself right after the break) it's got all our favorite tropes of the genre: comically exaggerated animations, vaguely effeminate dudes and very weird-looking soups.

Of course, it's also got something else that's going to have your eyes glued to all 298 seconds: Master Chief being a total badass and kicking the living crap out of a Brute. Enjoy.

[Via Siliconera]

Tags: bungie, halo, halo-3, halo-3-odst, halo-legends

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

Ryan @ Sep 21st 2009 9:21AM

Uh, wtf was that?

Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Sep 21st 2009 1:12PM

I know...he didn't tea bag that Brute!

Aaron H. @ Sep 21st 2009 1:33PM

it was pure win, that's what it was.

Memento Morrir @ Sep 21st 2009 10:09AM

Doesn't look half bad!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but is the artist for "The Babysitter" Bones?

Temidien @ Sep 21st 2009 12:58PM

Production I.G.

Bones will be making one also, but this isn't it.

Freak Mojo @ Sep 21st 2009 9:24AM

Not a huge HALO fan by any stretch. Just played, but enjoyed immensely, the first game. I am a huge anime fan though, so I support this whole heartedly :)

drumwiz86 @ Sep 21st 2009 9:40AM

yep, definitely going to at least download this

WiredKnight: Keeper of Threads @ Sep 21st 2009 2:38PM

Yea I always thought that Halo would look better desaturated, with more generic line art, character designs and voice acting.

goboColossus (LIVE, PSN - gobopop) @ Sep 21st 2009 9:24AM

That reckless young guy in the group of elite, war-hardened, badasses is out to prove himself. Good thing there's a slightly more grounded young guy whom the other young guy has developed a friendly rivalry with...

And this is why I don't like 99.9% of anime.

Lurkero @ Sep 21st 2009 9:26AM

Yes, 99% of anime is either generic or bad, but that 1% is awesome!

ugg.tryptophan @ Sep 21st 2009 10:03AM

just wait the plotlines of videogames...

ugg.tryptophan @ Sep 21st 2009 10:05AM

just wait until you see the plotlines of videogames... (english fail, message lost meaning)

goboColossus (LIVE, PSN - gobopop) @ Sep 21st 2009 10:07AM

Your revision could still use a great deal of elaboration.

freaparn @ Sep 21st 2009 10:10AM

0.01%, I believe. Which I would be more inclined to agree with, heh.

BananaBoat @ Sep 21st 2009 11:03AM

As far as anime goes, the clip shown is pretty damn generic. I'm not sure which studio created this particular clip, but I'd be kind of shocked if this was the best Production I.G or Bones could do. I'd be willing to bet that this was Toei's take on the franchise, but I really have no idea. Hopefully the parts done by I.G and Bones will be of a higher quality.

(if this clip turns out to be from either of those studios, I'll be kind of sad)

BananaBoat @ Sep 21st 2009 11:20AM

The source article says it is production I.G's take on Halo. Now I'm sad.

adium @ Sep 21st 2009 12:25PM

im with you and all others who think this one looks god awful

i've seen some anime (im not the biggest fan) like paprika, akira, Jin Roh, ghost in the shell, 5cm per second, animatrix's, appleseed, ergo proxy, batman dark knight thing and a few others, you get the idea.

im no expert, but this one looks terrible. pokemon style but not even as good. looks really child like and poorly drawn and voiced.

i wanted something dark, gritty, stunning to look at.

Heh @ Sep 21st 2009 2:13PM

"0.01%, I believe. Which I would be more inclined to agree with, heh."
Why have you summoned me?

WiredKnight: Keeper of Threads @ Sep 21st 2009 2:43PM

Hm. I just don't like 99% of anime because it's awful. Every now and then I try to find a cool series to watch, but I'm always disappointed because they never live up to the classics like Evangelion, Ghost in the Shell, and Cowboy Bebop.

Lurkero @ Sep 21st 2009 9:25AM

Looks good.

The males didn't look androgynous, there weren't any exaggerated emotions (although I think seeing Master Chief with a big head and sweat drops would be funny if done correctly), and the animation looks great.

Chief did a lot of unrealistic jumping toward the end, but it's not different from the typical Halo match.

Temidien @ Sep 21st 2009 12:46PM

What sold me was the Spartan's (is it really Chief?) agility. I always imagined that considering their physical superiority to humans, they would also compliment that with a little graceful maneuvering on the battlefield, not the rigidness with which most people play the game (admittedly because of the nature of FPS controls).

The Halo novels hint at a much larger universe than what is shown in the games and it only makes sense that supplementary material like these film shorts would touch on a ranging field of characters (it's generic, but the chances of there being brash ODSTer is very good), combat situations (the Grunt executions were great for this--showing that hitting an enemy with the butt of your gun is not the only CQC move used on a battlefield), and locales.

Parts of the animation were meh (did we really have to watch the sniper rifle fall for that long) but overall I would definitely buy the dvd based on this preview.

ripslymemc @ Sep 21st 2009 1:16PM

I like it. I thought it would be some cheesy american animation (you may hate me here, but you know the japs do it the best), but instead, it had a distinctive japanese flair that I liked. reminds me a bit of traditional animation (I'm no expert here, but thats what it reminds me of).

What i didn't like was all that "fighting". I mean, i know its anime and all, but can't you make it resemble the game at least a little? When I fight brutes, I shoot, I nade, and when they get too close, I elbow them, and that usually works. It would've been nice if they had something like that in the anime, but it doesn't look like it. If this is avaliable for free streaming I'll watch it.

lanceyami03 @ Sep 21st 2009 1:22PM

I think the sniper rifle falling symbolized in the ODST falling to his death. And as for the graceful movements of the SPARTAN in the clip, it makes sense that a SPARTAN would move like that because they ARE SUPERHUMAN. Not to mention, the whole basis of Nicole in DOA4 was nothing but CQC which would also support the way the SPARTAN in the clip was fighting. I could just imagine him sticking a plasma grenade and punching the brute like Nicole does.. This will definitely give SPARTANS a new appearance to the less hardcore fans of the Halo Universe.

Temidien @ Sep 21st 2009 1:23PM

@rip

This is what I don't understand with a lot of the arguments: if you want it to be so similar to the game (to the point where very little if any is new), then why don't you just play the game and ignore the anime?

Fact is, in a combat situation, a battle-hardened warrior would employ a lot more skills than what Chief uses in the game. This vid just showcased some of them, it's NOT claiming that Chief is the kind to throw down his gun and put up his dukes.

Gamer4Life @ Sep 21st 2009 1:33PM

@ripslymemc You should note he's up against a brute chieftain, they're on a stealth mission, unfortunately a hand to hand fight with a brute like this isn't possible in Halo games yet (I'm sure at some point games will evolve to allow that).

WiredKnight: Keeper of Threads @ Sep 21st 2009 2:53PM

@ripslymemc

The Japanese may produce some excellent animation, but I don't see any examples of that here. Seems pretty run-of-the-mill.

MRLN the Amazing @ Sep 21st 2009 7:14PM

What anime are you watching? This is almost as bad as Bleach!

I realize that this is perfect for downvoting. It disses both this and Bleach.

Lurkero @ Sep 21st 2009 7:22PM

This vid compares nothing to Bleach. Please, point out anything in that vid that seemed like something in Bleach. Other than the smooth animation that is.

As I already stated, there was no exaggerated emotions, and the characters look realistic.

Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Sep 21st 2009 7:27PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEDYJxR0NG8

SirCut @ Sep 21st 2009 9:25AM

Pretty Cool! Needs more Kamehameha's tho.

Succulent @ Sep 21st 2009 11:20AM

I wonder what Master Chief's power level is...

Vegeta, do you know?

NoughtSoClever @ Sep 21st 2009 11:45AM

Lets see....my scouter says its...uh...12. Wait...no.. yeah. It's 12.

rv @ Sep 21st 2009 12:45PM

WHAT 12?

Van @ Sep 21st 2009 12:49PM

Its... its over 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NoughtSoClever @ Sep 28th 2009 3:58PM

NO... I'm PRETTY SURE it's 12.

Bubbameister33 @ Sep 21st 2009 9:29AM

I hope this isn't airing on Spike.

rells009 @ Sep 21st 2009 9:34AM

If it's being produced with a Western market in mind, undoubtedly it will.

Jerk Face @ Sep 21st 2009 9:51AM

Just download it on your 360. I'm sure it'll be there. I believe they said the episodes would be coming to DVD too.

Jason @ Sep 22nd 2009 10:35PM

"I hope this isn't airing on Spike."

Why is that? From this I can only gather that you don't care for it and watch a butt load of Spike. Or you absolutely loved the 5 min clip but can't get Spike in your area.

Bubbameister33 @ Sep 22nd 2009 10:46PM

I get Spike but the way they aired Afro Samurai it kind of pissed me off. My DVR would record it but either they ran a show too long and it didnt record the whole episode or they didnt air it at all at the time slot.