Halo Legends release date on DVD and Blu-ray is February 9, 2010

Halo Legends Duel poster. Release date is February 9, 2010
Halo Legends will be released on February 9, 2010 for DVD and Blu-ray disc.

Halo Legends is an anime short film collection of seven stories created by five Japanese anime production houses who will be giving their own unique spin on the Halo lore in an all-new medium of Japanese animation.

The studios who have been tasked with this monumental task are: Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio 4°C and Toei Animation.

The episodes are supervised by Shinji Aramaki who is well known as the creator and director of Appleseed and Appleseed Ex Machina, and the episodes with Microsoft and 343 Industries taking a major role in all stages of development on the project.

Six of the seven stories in Halo Legends are officially part of the Halo canon, whereas the seventh short film is a parody of the universe as a whole (made by Toei). All of them are sent in the 26th century of the Halo universe timeline.

Below is a list of the episodes that will be included, which range in length from ten to seven minutes:

1. Prototype by Bones Studio – A Marine has been sent to a distant planet to destroy a prototype powered armor, but when he arrives, he finds the planet is still inhabited by humans who are under siege by the Covenant. The suit is their only hope for survival. So he disobeys orders and keeps the suit, at least temporarily, to help the civilians.

2. The Package by Casio Entertainment – A CGI-film taking place during a SPARTAN-II raid on a Covenant CCS-class Battlecruiser using the Booster Frames.

3. Duel by Production I.G. – Taking place during the time of the Sangheili-San ‘Shyuum alliance, forming the Covenant Empire.

4. Homecoming by Production I.G. – Focused on the tragedies involving the SPARTAN-II recruitment in 2517, and the SPARTANs coming to terms with their origins.

5. Origins by Studio 4°C – An expansive history of the 100,000 year long Halo universe. It is comprised of two parts.

6. Babysitter by Studio 4°C – A story about the rivalry between the SPARTAN-II Commandos and the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers.

7. Odd One Out by Toei Animation – A non-canon and satirical interpretation of the Halo universe featuring SPARTAN-1337.