News tagged as "Crowdfunding"
Crowdfunding for 'Hamidashi Creative' Anime Exceeds 100 Million Yen
Game developer Madosoft announced the production of a 12-episode short television anime adaptation of the Hamidashi Creative visual novel following a successful crowdfunding campaign on Tuesday. Each episode will have a broadcast time of 2 minutes and 30 seconds. The crowdfundin...
Crowdfunding for 'Jashin-chan Dropkick' OVA Exceeds 115 Million Yen
The official Twitter account of the Jashin-chan Dropkick (Dropkick on my Devil!) anime series announced the production of a three-episode OVA following a successful crowdfunding campaign on Saturday. The campaign launched on November 30 and exceeded its initial 30 million yen (ap...
Original Anime Film 'Cherry and Virgin' Announced with Crowdfunding
Toei Video opened an official Twitter account and crowdfunding campaign for an original anime film titled Cherry and Virgin on Tuesday. The film, marking Masanao Kawajiri's feature film directorial debut, will be released as early as Summer 2022. Synopsis Cherry and Virgin is a r...
'Mawaru Penguindrum' Receives Compilation Film
The official Twitter account of Kunihiko Ikuhara's Mawaru Penguindrum (Penguindrum) anime series announced a compilation film on Wednesday, commemorating its 10th anniversary. The film, titled Re:cycle of the Penguindrum, will reconstruct all 24 episodes and feature new scenes....
Manga 'Totsukuni no Shoujo' Receives Feature-Length OVA
Production company Twin Engine announced a feature-length original video anime (OVA) for Nagabe's Totsukuni no Shoujo (The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún) manga on Friday. The special edition of the manga's side story volume will bundle the OVA on March 10, 2022. The feat...
Crowdfunding for 'Jashin-chan Dropkick' Third Season Reaches Goal
The official Twitter account of the Jashin-chan Dropkick (Dropkick on my Devil!) anime series announced on Thursday that a third season has been green-lit following a successful crowdfunding campaign. The third season is scheduled to air in 2022, following the original manga's 10...
Crowdfunding Campaign Announced for 'Planetarian' OVA Episode
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. U...
Crowdfunding Scheduled for Feature-Length Version of 'Santa Company'
A feature-length version of the short anime film Santa Company was announced by Kenji Studio on Monday. The film, titled Santa Company: Christmas no Himitsu, will commemorate the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Finland. It will be crowdfunded to meet t...
'Himote House' Meets Crowdfunding Goal for Unaired OVA
A crowdfunding campaign launched for the release of an unaired episode for Himote House exceeded its initial goal of 3.5 million yen (approximately US$31,000) on Sunday. Numbered as episode 10.5, it will come in three parts each titled "Gokuburi Taiji-Kai" (Cockroach Exterminati...
Crowdfunding for 'It's My Life' Anime Adaptation Reaches Goal
A crowdfunding campaign for an anime adaptation of Imomushi Narita's It's My Life fantasy manga exceeded its initial goal of five million yen (approximately US$46,000) on Friday to produce a three-minute episode with an ending animation. The campaign currently stands at 6.6 mill...
'Aria' Anime Franchise Gets English Dub
A Kickstarter campaign launched by Right Stuf Inc.'s publishing division Nozomi Entertainment has announced that it will dub the entire Aria anime franchise, which includes the three original TV anime seasons, the OVA, and the sequel Aria The Avvenire (pictured). The campaign's i...
Crowdfunding Campaign for 'Kud Wafter' Anime Adaptation Reaches Goal
A crowdfunding campaign for the previously planned anime adaptation of Little Busters!'s spin-off visual novel Kud Wafter has surpassed its initial goal of 30 million yen to create a 20-minute OVA. The campaign currently stands at 34 million yen (approximately $300,000) and an ex...
Anime Movie 'Aragne no Mushikago' to Premiere in 2018
It has been announced that animator Saku Sakamoto (Director of NHK's Minna no Uta, Mattsu to Yanma to Moburi-san) is creating a 60-minute anime movie titled Aragne no Mushikago (Insect Cage of Aragne). He plans to finish its production in 2017 and to have it premiere in 2018. Sak...
Kickstarter for 'Nekopara' OVA Reaches Goal
A Kickstarter campaign launched by Sekai Project has surpassed its initial goal of 100,000 USD. The campaign aims to create a 20-minute OVA based on NEKO WORKs' visual novel series Nekopara. The funds raised currently stands at 273,585 USD, and an extra 10 minutes will be added...
Crowdfunding Campaign for 'Gakuen Handsome' TV Anime Launched
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...