Hey kids! It's time for Super Action Time Kid Show Toy Sales Video Game Power Block Hour Friends Cool Time Times Show!

At least that's the feeling I was left with after seeing this first teaser trailer for the ultra-new Halo Legends anime series. Produced by a long list of big names in the industry like Bones, Production I.G., Studio 4°C, Toei Animation, Casio Entertainment and Microsoft, it would seem like there could be no way the Halo anime could fail. And to be fair, there really is very little to go on from this trailer. But then again, who likes to be fair? I think it looks like silly crap.

In the interest of full-frontal disclosure, I've never played a single second of any of the Halo games. I don't think I've even been in a room with Halo playing. I've certainly seen the thing on Internet web site blog pages, but I've never had the slightest stirring to play it. People seem to like it well enough. Yet I'm guessing that the anime is going to go in some directions that make devotees of the game more than a little concerned and riot-y. Like, for instance, the fey girl in the body suit, and the teddy bear charmy thing. And what's with the King Kong arms? Is that in the game?

The whole thing comes off as a little too old-school mega-franchise toy company cash-in. I'm thinking He-Man, G.I. Joe, M.A.S.K. etc. Silly people in silly suits riding around in silly vehicles that are all available now in a store near me.

Maybe we need to hear from some actual Halo fans. What do you think of what you see in the trailer below?