The very expected Halo anime anthology is almost here. On February 16th, Warner Bros. and Microsoft will launch the the anime anthology, which is produced by some of the most famous Japanese animation studios, like Production I.G., Studio 4C, Toei Animation, Bones and Casio Entertainment.

As you may know, the anthology is made up from seven different stories, each with its own distinctive animation style. I have included the posters for each one, to get a small idea for what to expect.Click on each poster to…

█ Production I.G has announced its new anime project, named Titan Rain. In the good tradition of the studio, the film will he heavy on CG effects. Tow Ubukata (Le Chevalier d’Eon) and Edmund Shern (CEO of Storm Lion) are going to write it, Atsushi Takeuchi is going to direct it and Takashi Okazaki (Afro Samurai) will do the character design. The music will be handled by Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Caprica, Eureka). The Japanese studio will collaborate on this project with the…

█ Well, by now you should all know that they will going to adapt Halo into an anime. Microsoft has entrusted the mission of making a Halo anime to five Japanese studios, Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio4°C and Toei Animation. Who is Casio? Any link with the watchmaker? I have a Casio too. The director of this anime will be Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed, Appleseed EX Machina). The anime will consist in seven short films, it will be called Halo Legends and it will be released next year, on DVD …