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Crowdfunding Campaign for 'Gakuen Handsome' TV Anime Launched

by tsubasalover
Jun 3, 2016 7:17 AM | 35 Comments
Tohoku Penet launched a crowdfunding campaign on Friday with the goal of adapting Team YokkyuFuman's BL visual novel Gakuen Handsome into a TV anime. The campaign aims to raise a total of 2 million yen by July 29, with the funds being used to help bring the series to terrestrial networks.

According to the Makuake campaign page, the series is currently scheduled to air over one cours beginning October 2016, consisting of 12 three-minute episodes and an unaired episode to be released on DVD. Production of full opening and ending songs are also part of the campaign objectives.

The visual novel's original developer, Team YokkyuFuman, will produce the animation with support from Tohoku Penet. Toneso Kiashi, who directed the game's production, will also direct the anime adaptation with cast members from the visual novel, instead of using the cast of the 2015 OVA adaptation.

Synopsis
An infamous parody of the BL genre.
Yoshiki Maeda is a seventeen-year-old boy who transfers back to the city after a seven-year absence, and enrolls in a prestigious all boys school which takes pride in being the best among its prefecture. Changes are going to be made in his life, surrounded by faces both new and old. (Source: VNDB, edited)

Campaign site: https://www.makuake.com/project/animehandsome

Source: Famitsu

Gakuen Handsome on MAL

20 of 35 Comments Recent Comments

OMG THOSE CHINS!!! This is gonna be hilarious. A BL parody? Bring it on!

Sep 4, 2016 3:08 AM by ani147

Ugh, this can't be unseen.

Aug 10, 2016 8:56 AM by Hoppy

They were almost at 7M.

3M more till season 2... hopefully they'll run a second campaign after S1.

Aug 10, 2016 8:50 AM by Lemon

The chin power is strong with this one

Jul 6, 2016 2:53 AM by joe_g7

It seems like they are getting more money for fundraising so they can do more for the project, including 2nd season at 10,000,000 yen.


Currently: 2,960,280 yen, Goal: 2,000,000 yen.
https://www.makuake.com/project/animehandsome/

Jun 17, 2016 12:23 AM by tsubasalover

I might as well do this just for those "unique" character designs (*cough* dorito chins *cough*)

Jun 6, 2016 11:17 PM by -Sabre-

The goal reached in 5 days. It is happening.
https://twitter.com/animehandsome/status/740016905344278529

Jun 6, 2016 11:03 PM by tsubasalover

Just realized the cost for the production is 20K dollars
AND THEYRE HALF WAY THERE

Jun 4, 2016 5:45 PM by Mkim

Oh a parody of the BL genre? Now this gonna be good :P

Jun 4, 2016 12:08 PM by velvetprayer



MURICA, look what TF are you doing!!!

Jun 3, 2016 9:44 PM by Kuma

Daumm, their chin game is strong!

Jun 3, 2016 6:48 PM by Hunk_Berry

i am ready for this.

Jun 3, 2016 5:29 PM by Lemon

YES JAPAN PLEASE.

Jun 3, 2016 2:50 PM by marx-chan

If this reaches its goal I'm really looking forward to it.

Jun 3, 2016 2:33 PM by Zera

DO IT JAPAN, DO IT! I could type with those chins they got there.

Jun 3, 2016 2:29 PM by stronyy

Yuuichi found himself some friends.

Jun 3, 2016 2:13 PM by Mishukax

They're beautiful.

Jun 3, 2016 11:51 AM by Zhuyo

Hoping it will reach its goal. Anime of the year it will air in...2017?

Jun 3, 2016 11:18 AM by Roloko

The very first thing that popped into my mind was this:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Deinotherium12.jpg/800px-Deinotherium12.jpg

I wonder if fujos have enough money to raise the funds for this.

Jun 3, 2016 11:16 AM by Radzeer

It's been gaining alot of attention lately, I'm sure it will succeed.

Jun 3, 2016 11:11 AM by ichii_1

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