The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim

The legend of Helm hammerhand as an animated feature from Kenji Kamiyama, director of Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex. More at Deadline, mentioning Philippa Boyens working as a consultant on the project.

I was not expecting this.

SAC shows some great action sequences, and some good introspective dialogue scenes, both essential to a Middle-earth war story, especially with a war with people rather than the forces of Sauron.