FUNimation bought the rights of a romantic science-fiction anime film titled Hal. It is from the same studio of Attack on Titan. The movie will be on a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack in Fall 2014. It is a dual language release and will appease the pickiest of Otaku (a dual language release means the film or show will have both dubbed and subbed options). FUNimation’s official description explains the story without giving anything away:
Kurumi’s heart was broken by the sudden death of her boyfriend in a tragic a irplane accident. Forced to carry on without her beloved Hal, she fell into a reclusive and joyless existence. Kurumi had given up on the world, but a brilliant scientist devised a plan to win her back. By melding futuristic technology with the binary equivalent of human emotion, they created an ultra-lifelike robotic surrogate to take Hal’s place – and lure Kurumi from her shroud of solitude. Resistant at first, this shattered beauty slowly yielded to her feelings of longing – and took comfort in the company of a robot. Though their unique bond grew stronger with each passing day, Kurumi and Hal would soon discover that nothing about their artificial love story was quite as it seemed.
A sci-fi anime film based upon a romance is bound to please anime fans. We’ve included FUNimation’s trailer for Hal above so you can get a peak at the film.