We’re not entirely sure how the thinking behind anime adaptations of major game franchises goes, but we figure cash features prominently. Why else would anyone let critically acclaimed franchises like Halo, Dead Space and now Mass Effect be abused in said fashion? Well, besides the chance that it might turn out great, but seriously, how many of those have you seen?
“Over the last few years, we have revealed different pieces of the Mass Effect world through different media. Extending the story through an anime medium is another amazing opportunity for us,” according to Bioware’s Casey Hudson. Anime is a different medium now? Regardless, Commander Shepard’s heroics are coming to the big screen 2012-ish. Our heroics in not making that joke about Asari giving new meaning to the expression tentacle rape until the very end of this article? That will probably go undocumented.
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