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Studio 4°C's Red Ash Anime Kickstarter Increases Episode Runtime
posted on by Karen Ressler
Studio 4°C's Kickstarter campaign to fund the anime film Red Ash: Magiciada announced on Wednesday that it has increased the runtime of the initial goal by adding a seven-minute prologue and a six-minute special ending. The goal, initially for a five-minute episode, is now for an episode 18 minutes or longer.
The Kickstarter is aiming to raise US$150,000 by August 3. Each stretch goal will "unlock" a new minute of the story, with the ultimate goal of US$2,480,000 for a full-length film.
As of press time, the Kickstarter has earned US$86,334.
The Kickstarter also announced since launching earlier this month that backers who donate US$24 or more for the standard definition digital download can upgrade to high definition for free.
If funded, the film will seek to combine the first-person perspective of games with anime.
The Red Ash: Magiciada anime Kickstarter is running concurrently with a Kickstarter for Keiji Inafune and Comcept's Red Ash: The Indelible Legend (Red Ash: Kiganjō KalKanon no Majo, or "Red Ash: The Witch of Mechanical Armor Castle Calcannon") adventure RPG. The game is under development with the goal of creating a "true anime in a game." The Kickstarter is seeking to raise US$800,000 by August 3.
As of press time has earned US$452,857.
The Kickstarter will fund the prologue, "The KalKanon Incident," which will then launch development of the full game. Stretch goals will add chapters to the game and port the game to an as-yet-unannounced console.
In addition to Inafune, the game staff will include other members of the Mega Man Legends team, such as art director Kazushi Ito, game director Masahiro Yasuma, and lead background artist Miki Kijima. Manami Matsumae (Mighty No. 9, Mega Man) is handling the background music and Shusaku Uchiyama (Mega Man 8, Resident Evil 2) is in charge of sound.
Inafune emphasized that the project has nothing to do with Mega Man Legends, as that would require CAPCOM's permission.
Thanks to Peter J. LaPrade for the news tip
