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Project HAL
Project HAL
5.61(0K votes)
Ranked #12702Popularity #15601episodes
3
Type
ONA
Status
Finished Airing
Aired
May 31, 2015 to Jul 30, 2015
Synopsis
Students in the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya branches of HAL College of Technology and Design under supervision and sponsorship by professional mecha designer Takayuki Yanase along with other industry professionals, created a series of 3 web movies to act as commercials. The three teams—each consisting of 16 members including animators, artists and effect technicians—are working on their own advertisements to display the talent of the students and the subjects one can learn through attending HAL such as game design, anime development and even car design. Each team is drawing from the same design and story to create their own unique commercials. Initially all 3 branches released a 16-sec. CM before each completing the full 39-sec. Web Movie. Music for each creation is provided by J-rock band MY FIRST STORY. (Source: Anime News Network)
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Worth Watching? — Global Verdict
6.0/10
Average Review Score
100%
Recommend It
1
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SgtSalamander
Recommended
6
It's worth noting that I am the first to review this title on MAL. It is my belief that every anime deserves at least one proper review, deserves to have its content engaged and reckoned with. No matter how obscure it is, and no matter how long ago it was made, an anime still represents the creative passion of its creators, the hopes and dreams of the team that made it, and as such, I will give this one a fair and honest accounting here. Project HAL is just 3 cool-as-hell commercials for animation colleges in Tokyo, Osaka, and the Nagoya region respectively. Bitchin' mechbattles with an awesome soundtrack to boot. I recommend this solely based on the fact that these are really cool animation projects made by passionate animators early in their careers, and it shows. They deserve recognition for their work, and this work is rad as hell!
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