The Halo Legends anime – an upcoming collection of seven short stories framed around the Halo universe – will give players a new way to experience the Halo universe. Fans eager to get a preview glimpse of these animated shorts before their commercial release should check out Xbox Live or halowaypoint.com this Saturday for an advanced showing of the first half of one of the episodes, called “The Package.”
The story follows Master Chief and four specially selected Spartans as they launch out on a stealth cruiser into the heart of a massive Covenant fleet in a bid to recover a valuable intelligence asset.
“I think we have a lot of players that probably don’t fully understand the narrative of the fiction,” says Frank O'Connor, the Halo franchise development director. “A lot of people don’t stop and smell the roses while playing – mainly because it’s easy to miss the narrative when you’re surrounded by explosions and Banshees. This gives fans a chance to enjoy Halo in a completely different experience.”
Produced by 343 Industries and created by a group of renowned anime studios such as Production I.G., Studio 4°C, and Toei Animation, Halo Legends will hit DVD and Blu-Ray shelves on February 9, but check out the online preview schedule below if you’re too eager to wait that long.
Episode Airing Date (24-hour)
“The Package” Part 1 Dec. 5, 2009
“The Package” Part 2 Dec. 12, 2009
Making of “The Package” Dec. 19, 2009
“Origins” Part 1 Jan. 2, 2010
Making of “Origins” Jan. 9, 2010
Trailers of upcoming episodes Feb. 2, 2010