Project HAL

Students in the Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya branches of HAL College of Technology and Design, under the supervision and sponsorship of professional mecha designer Takayuki Yanase and 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.