JETRO Launches Kickstarters for Five Collaboration Anime Projects

Earlier this month, a total of five Kickstarter campaigns were launched for the collaboration anime between five anime studios and JETRO (the Japan External Trade Organization). All five campaigns end on February 13 at 12:00 p.m. JST.

The Kickstarter campaign for Ekura Animal’s Heike Monogatari Emakicutout-style animation was launched on January 5 and has so far earned 2,708 USD of its 23,097 USD goal. The project aims to complete a roughly 45-minute film telling the story of the Heike Monogatari epic.

JETRO Launches Kickstarters For Five Collaboration Anime Projects
Heike Monogatari | Source: Official Website

The Kickstarter campaign for creator Hiroki Taniguchi’s anime project Hana, The Last Diviner was launched on January 10, and the project has earned 827 USD of its 3,849 USD goal. The eight-part action fantasy anime plans to tell the story of Hana, who is a self-taught onmyoji during Japan’s Meiji Restoration.

The Kickstarter campaign for Picona’s Samurai Pirates children’s anime was launched on January 10 and has raised 1,737 USD of its 76,991 USD goal. The anime revolves around a girls’ pop group who have the power to heal the hearts of monsters with song and dance performances.

JETRO Launches Kickstarters For Five Collaboration Anime Projects
Samurai Pirates | Source: Official Website

The Kickstarter campaign for Gorilla’s The Top Lift anime was launched on January 10 and has raised 5,335 USD of its 35,107 USD goal. The studio’s long-term goal is to create a 26-episode animated television series.

JETRO Launches Kickstarters For Five Collaboration Anime Projects
Kickstarter | Source: Official Website

The fifth and final Kickstarter campaign is for the Studio 4°C original anime Future Kid Takara. The campaign launched on January 10th and has raised 16,792 USD of its 23,097 USD goal.

JETRO Launches Kickstarters For Five Collaboration Anime Projects
Kickstarter | Source: Official Website

Sources: Kickstarter

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