Microsoft was deeply involved in making sure story details were correct and writing the scripts for the stories-O'Connor estimated that 50% of the dialogue in the final products were verbatim from the original scripts. Most studios were "afraid" of creating their own stories, even if they were familiar with the series, so O'Connor sent them possible story treatments. Most of the animation studios Microsoft approached were available for the project. An additional consideration was that 343 Industries felt that the Japanese style of narrative fit the stories well. Wanting to tell smaller stories in a different format than video games and novels and in different art styles, O'Connor said that anime was a natural fit. Halo Legends had origins in the 2006 Marvel Comics tie-in, The Halo Graphic Novel O'Connor said that the idea of an anime compilation existed for years before there was momentum for the project. Frank O'Connor, 343's creative director, said that such a move was vital: "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." To oversee development of the entire Halo franchise, Microsoft created an internal division, 343 Industries, to manage the Halo brand. 343 creative director Frank O'Connor produced story outlines or finished scripts that the production houses animated in a variety of styles.ĭevelopment Frank O'Connor, Franchise Development Director at 343i, was heavily involved in developing the stories that appear in Legends. The idea for an anime compilation existed for years before there was momentum for the project. released Legends on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on February 16, 2010. Shinji Aramaki, creator and director of Appleseed and Appleseed Ex Machina, serves as the project's creative advisor. Financed by the franchise's overseer 343 Industries, the stories were created by six Japanese anime production houses: Bee Train, Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio 4☌, and Toei Animation. Halo Legends (ヘーローレジェンズ Hērō rejenzu) is a collection of 7 short films set in the Halo universe.
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