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'''''Halo Legends''''' is an anime-styled series of [[list of "seven" references in Halo|seven]] short films. It was Financed by Halo franchise overseer [[343 Industries]], while anthologies of ''Halo Legends'' were developed by six Japanese production houses including [[Bones]], [[Casio Entertainment]], [[Production I.G.]], [[Studio 4°C]], and [[Toei Animation]].<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5320898/details-about-halo-anime '''Kotaku''': ''Details about Halo Anime'']</ref> [[Wikipedia:Shinji Aramaki|Shinji Aramaki]], creator of various other anime productions, also assisted with the project as creative director.
'''''Halo Legends''''' is an anime-styled series of [[list of "seven" references in Halo|seven]] short films. It was Financed by Halo franchise overseer [[343 Industries]], while the collection of films in ''Halo Legends'' were developed by six Japanese production houses including [[Bones]], [[Casio Entertainment]], [[Production I.G.]], [[Studio 4°C]], and [[Toei Animation]].<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5320898/details-about-halo-anime '''Kotaku''': ''Details about Halo Anime'']</ref> [[Wikipedia:Shinji Aramaki|Shinji Aramaki]], creator of various other anime productions, also assisted with the project as creative director.


''Halo Legends'' was distributed by [[Wikipedia:Warner Home Video|Warner Bros.]] and released onto standard DVD and Blu-Ray on February 16, 2010.<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/07/video-game-publishers-microsoft-ubisoft-invading-hollywoods-turf.html '''Los Angeles Times''': ''Video game publishers Microsoft, Ubisoft invading Hollywood's turf'']</ref> And on February 9, the [[halo Legends: Original Soundtrack|''Halo Legends'' Original Soundtrack]] was released. Some of the episodes were briefly distributed on [[Halo Waypoint]] before the release of the DVD.<ref>[http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/107/1073289p2.html "IGN-next six years": Legends, Movies and the Next Six Years]</ref>
''Halo Legends'' was distributed by [[Wikipedia:Warner Home Video|Warner Bros.]] and released onto standard DVD and Blu-Ray on February 16, 2010.<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/07/video-game-publishers-microsoft-ubisoft-invading-hollywoods-turf.html '''Los Angeles Times''': ''Video game publishers Microsoft, Ubisoft invading Hollywood's turf'']</ref> And on February 9, the [[halo Legends: Original Soundtrack|''Halo Legends'' Original Soundtrack]] was released. Some of the episodes were briefly distributed on [[Halo Waypoint]] before the release of the DVD.<ref>[http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/107/1073289p2.html "IGN-next six years": Legends, Movies and the Next Six Years]</ref>
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==Release and reception==
''Halo Legends'' was originally to be released on February 9, 2010, but its launch was pushed back a week to February 16. The compilation comes in three different retail packages: a standard DVD release with all the episodes, a two-disc special-edition which contains additional commentary, and the Blu-ray Disc edition, featuring the special-edition features and a summary of the ''Halo'' storyline.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/news/6245077.html?sid=6245077&part=rss&subj=6245077 "Gamespot.com"]</ref> The film's United States premiere was held at the AMC Metreon in San Francisco on February 10,<ref>[http://bluray.ign.com/articles/106/1067221p1.html "IGN.com":  IGN Presents Halo Legends Premiere]</ref> with the companion soundtrack released by [[Wikipedia: Sumthing Distribution|Sumthing Distribution]] the day previous.
Reception to ''Legends'' was mixed. IGN UK wrote that while the decision to merge ''Halo'' and Japanese anime seemed an odd choice, "''Halo Legends'' proves a successful—if uneven—attempt to fuse these two universes, and will certainly prove essential viewing for those with more than a passing interest in Bungie's seminal shooters."<ref>[http://uk.dvd.ign.com/articles/106/1067327p1.html "IGN": IGN UK-review]</ref> IGN US said that the short films "prove surprisingly accessible to sci-fi fans in general," and that the collection was "well worth" the time.<ref>[http://dvd.ign.com/articles/106/1069977p1.html "IGN": "ign-review"]</ref> ''Game Informer'' said that ''Halo Legends'' would appeal to story-interested fans of the franchise, not those who cared about multiplayer gameplay.<ref>[http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/02/04/feature-Halo-Legends-Review.aspx Game Informer: "gameinformer-review"]</ref>
Based on Rentrak and ''Home Media Magazine'' numbers, ''Legends'' ranked second and fourth in Blu-ray Disc and DVD sales, respectively, during its first week of sales in the United States. It also ranked seventh in Blu-ray Disc rankings in Japan. In its second week it dropped off the US Blu-ray Disc Top 20 charts, and slipped to tenth for DVD sales.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-05/halo-legends-ranks-no.2-on-bd-no.4-on-dvd-in-1st-week "Anime News Network": Sales]</ref> According to The-Numbers.com, ''Legends'' sold $2.56&nbsp;million worth of merchandise or 168,000 DVDs its first week.<ref>[http://www.the-numbers.com/interactive/newsStory.php?newsID=4954 "The Numbers"]</ref> Total sales have reached $8.27 million.<ref>[http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2010/0HALE-DVD.php "The Numbers"]</ref>


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