| Production I.G and director Masaaki Yuasa recently launched a Kickstarter campaign for an original animated short film titled Kick-Heart. The campaign seeks to raise $150,000 by October 31st. Staff Director, Animator: Masaaki Yuasa Project Consultant: Mamoru Oshii Character Designer, Animator: Michio Mihara Color Coordinator, Animator: Eunyoung Choi Background Artist: Kevin Aymeric Animation Production: Production I.G Synopsis: Kick-Heart is a love story between Romeo, a successful pro-wrestler, and Juliet, a nun who lives a secret double-life as a female pro-wrestler. Romeo's secret is that he enjoys taking a beating in the ring, while Juliet feels invigorated when facing her opponents as a wrestler. When the two meet in the ring, the fireworks fly. Their story is set in the colorful backdrop of the professional wrestling world. Will Juliet reveal her true identity to the one she loves? Will Romeo be able to share his secret to the world? Source: Official website Story by nextday Kick-Heart on MAL |
NaruleachNov 4, 2012 8:06 PM
| They're seeking to raise funds by this masochist wrestler bullcrap? really I.G? Try again. |
| Wait what?? |
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| I can't imagine anyone who wouldn't want to be a part of something so revolutionary. When have any of us been given the opportunity to not just pay into the consumption of an anime, but into its creation? |
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| Synopsis: Um.....what? o __ o |
| 60USD is more or less what the bluray will cost anyway, so I think this may be a good idea. Besides Yuasa-san is a great director! And even if I'm not a fan of wrestrling, I have to agree with them that these kind of original anime is what we really need, I feel we're winning in quantity but losing in quality recently... |
| 150k for a 10 minute short? yeah, no. Thats asking far too much... You can't be greedy and want to do a high budget short here for a kickstarter. Your average 24 minute episode is about 150k... this is asking for close to KyoAni budget. |
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| i hope this campaign would be success |
| it's worth to try... there are some good anime even though it's just an 10-20 minute short |
RyanSaotome said: 150k for a 10 minute short? yeah, no. Thats asking far too much... You can't be greedy and want to do a high budget short here for a kickstarter. Your average 24 minute episode is about 150k... this is asking for close to KyoAni budget. Did you read the kickstarter page? This is from the page " Our goal is raise a minimum of $150,000 for this project. After the film is completed, we plan on submitting it to film festivals around the world. Here is how we intend to use the funds: Increase the quality of animation Increase the overall duration of the animation Help offset the current production costs Manufacturing costs for backers rewards (Blu-ray,Print materials etc) Digital distribution costs for backers downloading the film Festival Submission Fees " I think all this makes up for the fact of all the money they need and plus they have to give out all those kickstarters rewards for donating which is btw a pretty good deal AND they have Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell) as the project consultant and by Production I.G......yeah its worth it |
rpn101Oct 1, 2012 10:25 PM
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| like i said on another related forum this is a great start for Crowd-Funding anime, this will ensure a Break-Even profit (no gain, no loss) for an anime that does not sell well and if the anime failed to be Crowd-Funded that means its not worth making that specific anime project at all, so Crowd-Funding is a good safety net (or profit safety measure) for anime studios |
ChronosXIII said: That's one weird ass story. I have an open mind about most things...but turning a Shakespearean classic into Lucha Libre? What. Go on the kickstarter page and watch a clip of it with an interview with Masaaki Yuasa, the concept is actually pretty interesting, the animation isn't dull either http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/production-ig/masaaki-yuasas-kick-heart |
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| I guess it's good that japanese animators search money for non conventional anime in the west, at least we're can help to save a little bit more artistry. |
| I like how the people who complain the most are the ones who watched over hundred days of anime for free. They should show some gratitude for once and contribute to this interesting experiment. Anyway, backed. It'll be interesting so how everything plays out. |
| Steel Ball Run anime when? |
| I didn't expect wrestling to be involved. |
Nidhoeggr said: I like how the people who complain the most are the ones who watched over hundred days of anime for free. They should show some gratitude for once and contribute to this interesting experiment. I have no interest in contributing to some wrestling anime when I wouldn't even watch it. |
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| Never heard kickstarter on anime production before. Have this ever happened before? |
RyanSaotome said: I have no interest in contributing to some wrestling anime when I wouldn't even watch it. So, you don't have any idea who Yuasa Masaaki is? |
MajorZero said: RyanSaotome said: I have no interest in contributing to some wrestling anime when I wouldn't even watch it. So, you don't have any idea who Yuasa Masaaki is? I've heard the name, but never seen any of his stuff. That arthouse kinda anime doesn't interest me. |
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zeroyuki92 said: Never heard kickstarter on anime production before. Have this ever happened before? There was another project by Studio 4C, but given the fact that nobody knows about it I would say it wasn't very successful. Bad communication on their part. |
| Steel Ball Run anime when? |
RyanSaotome said: I've heard the name, but never seen any of his stuff. That arthouse kinda anime doesn't interest me. Oh well, this position is the main reason why good animation dying. |
| I could stick with the synopsis... but the animation and art/char design says GTFO. |
| What terrible timing to be completely broke. If Yuasa's involved, even I'd be willing to pay for it. |
HauntingShock said: I could stick with the synopsis... but the animation and art/char design says GTFO. Better buy SAO Blu-Rays instead of supporting a creative project... |
| Steel Ball Run anime when? |
| ಠ_ಠ If they're going for an original concept, naming the two main characters as Romeo and Juliet is a bad start. |
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| This is super interesting, I am contributing. |
 Waratte Oemashou Sore ha Chiisana Inori |
| What I got out of this was "The typical anime investors didn't think this was a good idea to invest in, but you totally should". The art style doesn't appeal to me much, but it's the synopsis that is the real problem for me, I mean, Romeo and Juliet, really? The names alone show the complete lack of creativity on the script, it's not like there aren't hundreds of anime out there with the sado/maso dynamic either. |
| The concept in which they are named Romeo and Juliet is part of the originality, they are just giving them random names because that's not really the important part of it. I think both the script and the artstyle are original, fun and fresh. Since it's an indie project funded by fans they have much more freedom to do crazy stuff (and, really, this kind of projects usually deliver it) I love indie and I'm glad to fund it. |
Waratte Oemashou Sore ha Chiisana Inori |
HauntingShock said: I could stick with the synopsis... but the animation and art/char design says GTFO. The art design looked real creative and stylish to me. |
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dankickyou said: HauntingShock said: I could stick with the synopsis... but the animation and art/char design says GTFO. The art design looked real creative and stylish to me. I guess so... but personally, I don't really like this kind of character designs :| |
| It's for a good cause, but seriously... This is one of the most retarded synopsis I've ever read. |
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| Agreed the synopsis seems completely retarded but after visiting the Kick Heart and looking at all the drawings, well I'm in. I think it's a great idea to help get works like these created. Minimum is one dollar. I'm thinking most people have at least a dollar to help Yuasa create another great anime and prove the concept that people will pay for great art and animation. |
| People should really at least see Kemonozume before they decide anything about this one. Kemonozume had an generic/cheesy synopsis, the art style looked like trash if you saw it in snippets, etc. And yet it's one of the best anime series out there IMO. |
| Ah, if only I had a million dollars...I wouldn't donate a single cent to this. |
| They kill themselves at the end. |
| When I read the synopsis I was reminded of this: Yup, it´s definitely Masaaki Yuasa, no doubt about it XD |
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| The synopsis is so full of bull I'll be really shocked to see people fund it... Pay so it won't be ever created on the other hand... |
Ii tenki desu ne... |
| not worth wasting my time watching it although i do appreciate the fact that he's putting some work and effort into it |
| I have seen a lot of crazy things in my life,... but this is new even for me xD Shakespeare and wrestling,... if it gets out I'll watch the 1st 5 min. and than decide what to think of it :P. |
| Btw, it's only been two days (from one month) but it's 1/3 way already. Going smooth, eh? But actually, how much does 150000$ counts? Shouldn't kickstarter will also costs plenty of money (revenue share, merchandise and delivery costs) and anime production is especially costly? |
| I guess nobody here has watched any of Yuasa's works, if they think that synopsis is weird... And I do hope this gets funded, I really want to see more works from the genius. |
| Yuasa is worth the bucks! |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| *reads synopsis*... it's April 1st already? |
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| Damn, humanity hardly have any chances to survival. |
| It seems kind of embarrassing for a major studio to have to seek lolInterestAndReturnFreeFunding from Kickstarter. |
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| And it's embarrassing that a studio just can't admit the idea sucks and propose something that worthwhile. Not every niche is going to be worth exploring. |
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| They aren't the same thing and in the case of a Romeo and Juliet themed wrestling short I'd see it's neither. Looking for free money for crappy ideas isn't a new business model. It's the same idea of borrowing money from a bank/investors except with no requirement to pay any of it back. It's acceptable to small indie groups that can't get backing, not because their idea sucks but because they are too small to risk investing in. |
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