Crowdfunding Campaign Announced for 'Planetarian' OVA Episode

by Sakana-san
Nov 22, 2019 2:49 PM | 11 Comments

To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the release of Visual Art's' Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume "kinetic novel," the company will begin a crowdfunding campaign on November 29 to raise funds to animate a new OVA episode. The campaign aims to raise 30 million yen (approx. US$276,000) within 63 days for a 25-minute episode. Titled Planetarian: Snow Globe, the episode serves as a prequel to the original story.

Staff
Director: Jin Tamamura (Akanesasu Shoujo)
Script, Series Composition: Shougo Yasukawa (Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume)
Character Design: Hitomi Takechi (Choujigen Game Neptune The Animation)
Prop Design: Kazutaka Ema (Lord El-Melloi II Sei no Jikenbo: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note)
Art Director: Yukihiro Watanabe (Gakusen Toshi Asterisk)
Art Setting: Takahiro Murata (Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai art design)
Color Design: Yuuko Satou (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 5: Ougon no Kaze)
Director of Photography: Naotaka Watanabe (Kokoro Connect)
3D Director: Youji Nagasawa (Fairy Tail Movie 2: Dragon Cry)
Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose (Mob Psycho 100 II)
Sound Director: Takayuki Yamaguchi (Steins;Gate 0)
Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama (Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterunda.)
Music: Visual Art's
Supervisor: Naokatsu Tsuda (Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume director)
Studio: Okuru to Noboru

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Visual Art's' originally published the game under its Key label in 2004 for Windows PC. Game publisher Prototype ported the game on to PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable in 2006 and 2009, respectively. Sekai Project released the game worldwide on Steam in September 2014.

A light novel written by Yuuichi Suzumoto and illustrated by E-ji Komatsu was bundled with the limited edition of the physical Windows release and the PS2 port. It is made up of four chapters—"Snow Globe," "Jerusalem," "Hoshi no Hito," and "Tircis to Aminte." Visual Art's republished the novel under its VA Bunko imprint in October 2008.

In 2016, David Production animated the original visual novel into a five-episode series that was streamed on Nico Nico Douga between July 7 and August 4. The third side story, "Hoshi no Hito," also received a theatrical anime adaptation that was screened in September of the same year.

Crowdfunding page: https://camp-fire.jp/projects/view/202824

Source: Comic Natalie

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Dec 2, 2019 3:28 AM by tsubasalover

I love Key Studio, but I actually hate Planetarian. I'd prefer an anime adaptation of Harmonia, or Summer Pockets, or news about their next VN because it's been a relatively long time since Summer Pockets was released... Better yet, I'd like to have news about Angel Beats VN (I was really interested in that project...).

Nov 23, 2019 2:37 AM by Dante012

i am still waiting Harmonia adaptation but yeah sure..

Nov 22, 2019 9:15 PM by shiroha

I always like crowdfunded projects. That's genuine love for something the fans really want to see!

Ah~ I wish people would join me in funding the rest of Nichijou!

Nov 22, 2019 8:40 PM by shanimebib

Not familiar with the VN or anime but that art style is lovely and nostalgic.

Nov 22, 2019 7:35 PM by removed-user

I never watch Planetarian, but I'm looking forward to watch it, looks interesting.

Nov 22, 2019 7:25 PM by DeadAssHiker

I've never seen Planetarian, but I'm always down for more anime being created!

Nov 22, 2019 7:00 PM by Wicker_Senpai93

planetarian always have a special place in my heart since 2005. I'll be supporting this. (as long as they accept foreign credit card ;-;)

P.S. 234th post, woot!

Nov 22, 2019 6:11 PM by lroha

I liked the original series. Not sure how a prequel is going to work but I'm curious and interested.

Nov 22, 2019 5:29 PM by Xaeveax

I hope I can find a way to back this, it is my fave short run anime and one of the stories that has touched me the most.

Yumemi <3

Nov 22, 2019 4:01 PM by Dimmock

That's neat, I hope it goes well for them. Planetarian is a great anime. Shame you can't support it from outside of Japan, though.

Nov 22, 2019 2:59 PM by zombie_pegasus