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Dec 12, 2012 7:55 AM
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According to MyNavi News, an original anime movie "HAL" was announced to be premiered on June 8th 2013. It's a sci-fi romance story about a girl named Kurumi and the android Q01, which resembles her deceased lover Hal.

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Director: Makihara Ryotaro (episode director of "Guilty Crown")
Script: Kizara Izumi (TV drama "Nobuta wo Produce")
Original Character Design: Sakisaka Io
Production Studio: Wit Studio

Synopsis:
The happy life of Kurumi and Hal suddenly ended by a plane accident. In order to recover her willpower to live, the android Q01 was provided as "robot Hal". During her life with the robot Hal, Kurumi gradually opens her mind to the android but...

Source: MyNavi News

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Dec 12, 2012 7:57 AM
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Interesting.

Wonder if it's related to Space Odyssey.

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Dec 12, 2012 7:57 AM
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Looks interesting.
Dec 12, 2012 7:57 AM
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Doesn't look that interesting but might give it a shot.
Dec 12, 2012 8:00 AM
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looking forward to watch this

dtshyk said:

Director: Makihara Ryotaro (episode director of "Guilty Crown")
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Dec 12, 2012 8:01 AM
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Oh em gee looks great.

dtshyk said:

Director: Makihara Ryotaro (episode director of "Guilty Crown")

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dtshyk said:

Original Character Design: Sakisaka Io

HURRAH!
Dec 12, 2012 8:03 AM
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and it's in the database already: http://myanimelist.net/anime/16528/Haru
Dec 12, 2012 8:30 AM
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You have no idea how much I'm looking forward to this, omg. I'm a huge fan of Sakisaka Io and I like the story too uwu
Dec 12, 2012 8:34 AM
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Looks interesting, will watch. Is Wit Studio new? i only see one works by them and thats with I.G
Dec 12, 2012 8:35 AM

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Looks so cute :'D
Dec 12, 2012 8:40 AM

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The Space Odyssey reference got me curious, but the character designs seem rather horrendous and I can't find any other positive aspect about this either. Well, let's see how it'll turn out
Dec 12, 2012 8:41 AM

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I thought it was called "Haru", but it does say "HAL" there :O I've already been looking forward to it~
Dec 12, 2012 8:44 AM

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>Terrible Character Designs
>Seems Shoujo
>The website seems to be trying too hard to look "Artsy"

yeah gonna pass on this one

Dec 12, 2012 8:48 AM

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Design is pretty ugly, but I'll try it out.
Dec 12, 2012 8:48 AM

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one more Wit Studio anime?
well, will give it a try

Dec 12, 2012 8:51 AM

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looks like a cross between C and eden to me.

Dec 12, 2012 8:57 AM

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Intersting. Will watch.

Dec 12, 2012 9:05 AM

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jmal said:
I don't see anything wrong with the character designs personally.

You don't? Sure, I guess it depends on personal preferences, but I think that girl looks literally mentally handicapped. I'm not opposed to shoujo-esque designs in general, but this one struck me out as particularly horrendous one.
Dec 12, 2012 9:07 AM

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Sounds weird, looks weird, my kind of stuff.

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Dec 12, 2012 9:12 AM

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I saw PV. Seems, very, very, interesting. Something to watch.

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jmal said:
I don't see anything wrong with the character designs personally.

You don't? Sure, I guess it depends on personal preferences, but I think that girl looks literally mentally handicapped. I'm not opposed to shoujo-esque designs in general, but this one struck me out as particularly horrendous one.

Yup. Personal preference, because I'm quite fine with the art.

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Dec 12, 2012 9:13 AM

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Sakisaka Io part on it!!! i'm so want it <333
Dec 12, 2012 9:15 AM

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I thought MAL will be getting an anime... ಠ_ಠ

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Dec 12, 2012 10:35 AM

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Seems pretty
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Dec 12, 2012 10:35 AM
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Sigh, I wish this was a TV anime.
other than that, I'm quite surprised that people think the character designs look 'terrible'.
Sure, when I was introduced to Sakisaka's art for the first time it did strike me as a bit weird but it grew on me and now I think her style is one of the most distinctive and original.
All in all, I'll be watching this and I hope it'll be successful unlike Kaibutsu-kun and Sukitte(sigh....I still cry a little when I think about their sales) and that they'll make a TV anime of Ao Haru Ride.
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jmal said:
bNq said:
You don't? Sure, I guess it depends on personal preferences, but I think that girl looks literally mentally handicapped. I'm not opposed to shoujo-esque designs in general, but this one struck me out as particularly horrendous one.

I think she's cute. The shadow under the mouth looks a bit weird at that angle, but it's a minor point for a single still image.


I thought that was a beard at first glance lol. That specific picture I think is pretty terrible, but maybe it looks better in motion.

Dec 12, 2012 10:40 AM
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hmmm... i knew character design was way too similar to strobe edge/ao haru ride, i love it!
Dec 12, 2012 10:46 AM

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dtshyk said:

Director: Makihara Ryotaro (episode director of "Guilty Crown")


Oh, really? I don't know what should I say about this..Guilty Crown had a pretty messed up plot after all

The design looks nice for me (maybe because I'm Sakisaka-sensei's fan ~) though and somehow the story looks interesting, too. (:

Dec 12, 2012 10:50 AM

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Romance story about HAL 9000?.. sure, why not?..

Dec 12, 2012 11:07 AM

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I'll watch because I'm a huge Ao Haru ride fan! I love Sakisaka-sensei!
Dec 12, 2012 11:20 AM

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I didnt even read who was making the character design and only thought "Oh men, this looks similar to strobe edge and ao haru ride art", LOL, and it turns out it was really the mangaka Sakisaka Io XD

Definitely gonna watch!

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Dec 12, 2012 11:22 AM
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Looks Interesting ...
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Dec 12, 2012 11:33 AM
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HAL: I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.
Dec 12, 2012 12:04 PM

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Gotta watch, seems interesting.
I probably regret this post by now.
Dec 12, 2012 12:35 PM

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The picture on the site looks really nice. I don't see much sci-fi shoujo so I will watch.
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Dec 12, 2012 12:52 PM
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Was not grabbing my interest much, but then I saw the character designer.
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Might give this a shot, maybe.
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I hope he dies while singing Daisy~
Dec 12, 2012 2:22 PM
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Not what I expect from something named HAL. I'll pass.

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HAL: I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.
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Dec 12, 2012 2:51 PM

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Might try it... but it didn't really piqued my interest.
Dec 12, 2012 2:56 PM

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OH MY GOD... IM GOING TO DIEEEEEEEEE OF HAPPINESSSSSSSSS~~!!!!!

I LOVE ALL OF SAKISAKA IO'S WORK!
Dec 12, 2012 3:24 PM

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Oohh, Sakisaka Io's designing the characters. This seems interesting, I'll definitely watch.
Dec 12, 2012 3:50 PM

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I might watch it but series are so much more enjoyable.
Dec 12, 2012 3:53 PM

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The girl's face bothers me...

Well, it does look interesting, but it seems like a unhappy ending is expected.

I'll check it out after it's been out a while and I get a grasp of whether it's good or not from reception.
Dec 12, 2012 3:55 PM

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looks drama
Dec 12, 2012 4:44 PM

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I would watch this
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So this is what Sakisaka Io's style looks "animated"... I love it... Still waiting for a Strobe Edge or Ao Haru Ride anime adaption...

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Dec 12, 2012 6:28 PM

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The guys is a robot. Eve no Jikan comes to mind when see this as well as Zettai Kareshi.........as well as Robocop, since the android is made to replicate the persona of the "deceased" Hal.

Hal....2001: A Space Odyssey, maybe android Hal goes crazy and kills Kurumi to make an android Kurumi.

The story is probably the android Hal getting feelings for the human Kurumi, since Hal and Kurumi seem to be a couple when they were both human/alive.
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Dec 12, 2012 7:00 PM

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The guy looks like a duplicate design of the main character from [C].
The girl though, she does have that shoujo kind of look like she was designed by the same people who made Penguindrum. Idk. .-.
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DenjaX said:
I thought MAL will be getting an anime... ಠ_ಠ

lol thank god i wasn't the only one who thought that


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