The two worlds of gaming and anime are set to collide today, as “Halo Legends,” a new anime project backed by some of the top names in the industry, is presented at San Diego's Comic-Con event. The project is a series of short films that will incorporate many aspects of the Halo universe, including various settings and backgrounds that Halo fans will recognize.

Halo Legends, which is being produced by Microsoft’s 343 Industries, represents a merging of two mediums that Halo development director Frank O’Connor commented is “a very rare opportunity for Microsoft.” Investing their talent will be studios that brought classic anime such as “The Animatrix” and “Cowboy Bebop” to home entertainment. Shinji Aramaki, the director responsible for the highly popular “Appleseed,” will be providing creative direction for Halo Legends.

“Halo and its characters are a very natural fit for anime,” said Aramaki. “As a fan of the Halo universe, it is an honour to work with Microsoft and my very talented peers from other studios to create this collection.”

Halo Legends will also help kick-start Microsoft’s new Xbox Live feature, “Halo Waypoint,” a hub for Halo news and exclusive content. Players will be able to watch limited time episode previews of Halo Legends through Waypoint this fall.

Although this will be the first time that the Halo franchise appears in anime, it’s been beyond its original video game medium before. The shooter series has also inspired action figures, Marvel comics and New York Times best-selling novels.

The televised debut of Halo Legends will be broadcasted at 12:30 AM ET/PT tonight on “GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley” on Spike TV.

Jacob

Labels: Anime, Halo, Jacob, Microsoft

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