Over the last twelve days, Australian anime publisher Madman Entertainment have been announcing a new anime acquisition a day as part of their 12 Announcements of Christmas (#12AnnouncementsofXmas) announcement series.
After announcing a number of films and TV series set to be released in some form or another in 2014 – the publisher have wrapped things up for the year by confirming their plans for HAL. Produced by Production I.G’s ‘Wit Studio’ (Of Attack on Titan acclaim), HAL is set to be available for purchase in Australia on home video formats sometime in the year.
When death separates young lovers Kurumi and Hal, “robot Hal” arrives to cheer Kurumi up. As the new Hal begins to uncover the couple’s secret past, a reluctant Kurumi slowly warms up to him. This beautifully-animated feature film explores the connections and conundrums that make us human.