Watching 'Hal'
Hal is one of the first projects done by studio Wit (Attack on Titan, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress), a studio under the Production IG banner set up by a group of animators from Production IG itself. The film was released in the summer of 2014 and ran for 60 minutes. The film was directed by Makihara Ryoutarou (Empire of Corpses, Guilty Crown—episode director), with the screenplay written by Kizara Izumi and the character design being done by the superb Sakisaka Io (author of Blue Spring Ride). The music was done by Oshima Michiru (Fullmetal Alchemist, "The Night is Short Walk on Girl"). The film stars Hosoya Yoshimasa (Boku no Hero Academia, Arslan Senki) as Hal, and Hikasa Yoko (Danmachi, Free!) as Kurumi.