| I highly doubt it, maybe if you doing extremely short and alot of stuff people offered to do stuff for free. |
| It doesn't think, it doesn't feel, it doesn't laugh or cry..... All it does from dusk till dawn is make the soldiers die. |
| Would it work? For small projects sure. But for a full series? Highly unlikely unless the production committees decide to use kickstarter to fund like 25% of the costs, which is about $450-550k. Even then it'd be sketchy since anime isn't exactly mainstream like video games, nor is film & animation popular on kickstarter just from browsing the section. The most funded project on there for film is only $406k for a stop-motion which was 40 minutes long, far more than the 10 minutes for Yuusa Masaaki's kickstarter, making success on kickstarter even less likely given anime's niche appeal and small funding for films. The most we'd get are shorts like this one, though I'd support this kind of funding if it works just to see what kind of things a talented team could come up with. |
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| It'll be interesting... I can see one or 2 team excel and make a name for themselves through crowd funding. |
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| That sounds like a great idea, though realistically I only see it working when big-name people are involved, like with this project. It's just a shame to see people like Yuasa Masaaki, one of the most creative minds in anime, be in need of additional financial support whenever they propose an original idea. Nobody seems to want to take risks these days... |
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| They should provide an ultimate item, not just some crappy autograph or collectible dvd. I'd say 1:1 scale figure of their favorite character worth tons of otaku money. |
| The most important things in life is the people that you care about |
| I don't even know why they put a $10000 pledge option for a 10 minute short movie. |
| i hope it succeeds... Crowd-Funding anime will make sure that an anime can meet the Break-Even point (no loss, no gain) if its not successful in sales... so this is a good start |
| It could work, but not on Kickstarter and not for Yuasa. The Japanese people rarely use foreign sites to begin with, and outside Japan, anime doesn't have a fanbase as large as videogames do. They'd better create a kickstarter-like site for Japan only, that should work better. As for this particular project, Yuasa's anime was never among the best-selling ones even in Japan, so imo it's destined to fail anyway. |
fm37c said: It's interesting -- This kickstarter specifically is geared towards westerners. Mostly the French (with whom Yuasa is intensely popular) and Americans. if im correct Kickstarter funding is only for american citizens only |
| Guys, this might be the first time the Western community can directly influence the work of a great studio in a sufficient way. If everyone one uf who watched an IG show would pledge at least 25 or 30 Dollar, this would be grand success and more companies would look into such a way of financing things. I's say it is our duty to enable these creative people to realize their project. |
| Steel Ball Run anime when? |
j0x said: fm37c said: It's interesting -- This kickstarter specifically is geared towards westerners. Mostly the French (with whom Yuasa is intensely popular) and Americans. if im correct Kickstarter funding is only for american citizens only Um, no. |
fm37c said: Kickstarter accepts any payments that Amazon will allow, making it pretty much global. nice to know then... i hope this succeeds |
j0x said: fm37c said: Kickstarter accepts any payments that Amazon will allow, making it pretty much global. nice to know then... i hope this succeeds Don't hope, pay for it! This is our chance. |
| Steel Ball Run anime when? |
Nidhoeggr said: Guys, this might be the first time the Western community can directly influence the work of a great studio in a sufficient way. If everyone one uf who watched an IG show would pledge at least 25 or 30 Dollar, this would be grand success and more companies would look into such a way of financing things. I's say it is our duty to enable these creative people to realize their project. It's not nearly that viable, The highest a Kick Starter I've seen a kick starter go was about 2 million + that would probably get you about 1 episode of a major studio. |
| It doesn't think, it doesn't feel, it doesn't laugh or cry..... All it does from dusk till dawn is make the soldiers die. |
Jigero said: It's not nearly that viable, The highest a Kick Starter I've seen a kick starter go was about 2 million + that would probably get you about 1 episode of a major studio. Of course, but this is more about showing that people are willing to pay for quality. |
| Steel Ball Run anime when? |
Jigero said: It's not nearly that viable, The highest a Kick Starter I've seen a kick starter go was about 2 million + that would probably get you about 1 episode of a major studio. Guess again. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doublefine/double-fine-adventure |
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| Thats.... really depressing. I'm a huge fan of Masaaki Yuaasa. His anime is so unique and experimental. Tatami Galaxy is by-far one of the best slice of life anime that has ever been created and Kemonozume is one of my top 5 anime. I wouldn't mind throwing a couple of bucks their way, but I doubt this will as successful as they hope for it to be. |
 "The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Jigero said: It's not nearly that viable, The highest a Kick Starter I've seen a kick starter go was about 2 million + that would probably get you about 1 episode of a major studio. More like 4-5 episodes I think. And pretty sure Shaft (or Deen, but that's different story) could make a whole 12 ep season for $2 mil. |
| Anime just costs too much I think for this kind of grass roots approach to work. |
| I have to believe that when things are bad I can change them |
| it's worth to try... might even give an impact to the industries (someday) |
bottosai-01 said: Thats.... really depressing. I'm a huge fan of Masaaki Yuaasa. His anime is so unique and experimental. Tatami Galaxy is by-far one of the best slice of life anime that has ever been created and Kemonozume is one of my top 5 anime. I wouldn't mind throwing a couple of bucks their way, but I doubt this will as successful as they hope for it to be. You know how Kickstarter works, right? The pledge you make will only be withdrawn from your account if the goals are matched. |
| Steel Ball Run anime when? |
stanklem28 said: I wouldn't fund the particular project you posted because: 1) wrestling anime? That's dumb... 2) Romeo and Juliet storyline? Already read too much of that shit. You, my friend, have clearly never seen anything by Yuasa Masaaki. I wish I had money to donate to this. I really hope it succeeds. |
onedaysnotice said: Jigero said: It's not nearly that viable, The highest a Kick Starter I've seen a kick starter go was about 2 million + that would probably get you about 1 episode of a major studio. Guess again. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doublefine/double-fine-adventure Kick starter where you back garbage and stupid Ideas. |
| It doesn't think, it doesn't feel, it doesn't laugh or cry..... All it does from dusk till dawn is make the soldiers die. |
| His artwork reminds me of superflat style of Takashi Murakami. |
| I gave 100 dollars. The man is a goddamn auteur and I am privileged to be able to support him in any way I feasibly can. |
| My first novel, Kardia has been published! Click here to read! |
| If I was rich I would back the highest amount on every kickstarter; different private concerts, dinners, and/or tours, every night. |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
| Well, this is definitely worth a try, for bigger projects as well. And even if it doesn't go through, it can at least show the anime industry that there is a potential interest in fan funding in the west. Hell if they made a new season or half season of GitS like this I'd throw money right at it. Maybe I'll throw something at this too. seishi-sama said: *Animation Missing*, hoho.More like 4-5 episodes I think. And pretty sure Shaft (or Deen, but that's different story) could make a whole 12 ep season for $2 mil. |
| It will only work if it's a short project like a ova or movie. |
| added the fourth most popular anime onto this site |
EvenJellyOn said: It will only work if it's a short project like a ova or movie. You do know this thread is almost two years old, and the project is already funded and completed, right? ... More recently, Under the Dog was also funded. |
| Yeah look at "Under the Dog". Kickstarted works as long as you aren't making trash. |
TripleSRank said: You do know this thread is almost two years old, and the project is already funded and completed, right? I'm aware. The facebook page shared this thread today though. |
| added the fourth most popular anime onto this site |
| Studio Trigger started a Kickstarter campaign for a sequel to Little Witch Academia and it was pretty successful, due to the amount of pledges they were able to extend the original run time as well. So yeah, as long as you have the fanbase, it can work. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1311401276/little-witch-academia-2 |
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EvenJellyOn said: TripleSRank said: You do know this thread is almost two years old, and the project is already funded and completed, right? I'm aware. The facebook page shared this thread today though. Oh. Alright then~ OT: I don't know if it's viable for tv series, but for movies and shorts it seems to work. |
| hmmm maybe I should kick start an overlord movie or game :P click my sig |
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| Well since Kickstarter can found the inept and insipid rumblings of that misguided halfwit Anita Sarkeesian for exmaple, then I'm pretty sure you can found anything with it's help.... |
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| I have not yet and I would only if I knew they were being supported by a studio I trust. |
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| I am not planning on paying for creation of anime, just saying. |
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