halo legends collection seven short anime films set halo science fiction universe financed halo franchise industries stories created japanese production houses bee train bones entertainment studio creator director serves project creative director released legends dvd february idea anime compilation existed years momentum project creative director connor produced story outlines finished scripts production houses animated variety styles development oversee development entire halo franchise microsoft created internal division manage halo brand creative director said vital look held star wars money action figures control direction universe went think pretty vital halo legends origins marvel comics tie connor said idea anime compilation existed years momentum project wanting tell smaller stories different format video games novels different art styles connor said anime natural fit additional consideration industries felt japanese style narrative fit stories animation studios microsoft approached available project studios afraid creating stories familiar series connor sent possible story treatments microsoft deeply involved making sure story details correct writing scripts stories connor estimated dialogue final products original scripts stories save considered canon connor noted cause artistic interpretation animation studios given wide latitude presentation realized early halo interpretation said connor saying look feel universe persisted differing artistic styles developing stories styles anime studios supplied access halo story bible art assets artistic styles radical departure traditional animation styles duel employs filter makes cell look hand painted goal aiming project audiences understand styles animation existing primary kinds animation presented precisely drawing style style wanted creators limited options different animation styles create stories voice recording english dub houston texas episodes episodes originally broadcast halo specified date episodes range length minutes dvd released episode sequence origins origins release reception originally released february launch pushed week february compilation comes different retail packages standard dvd release episodes disc special edition contains additional commentary blu ray disc edition featuring special edition features summary halo storyline film united_states premiere held san_francisco february companion soundtrack released distribution day previous reception legends mixed ign wrote decision merge halo japanese anime odd choice halo legends proves successful uneven attempt fuse certainly prove essential viewing passing interest seminal shooters ign reviewers said short films prove surprisingly accessible sci fans general collection worth time game informer said appeal story interested fans franchise cared multiplayer gameplay based numbers legends ranked second fourth dvd sales respectively week sales united_states ranked seventh blu ray disc rankings japan second week dropped blu ray disc charts slipped tenth dvd sales according legends sold million worth merchandise dvds week total sales reached million selling units soundtrack soundtrack composed artists soundtrack contains remixes original work donnell original material
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