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NEWS: Under The Dog Anime Reaches Kickstarter Goal

Holy shit. I cannot believe it actually made it. I'm genuinely impressed.

I'm hoping it turns out to be good.

This is why advertising and production committees exist, that much money would only cover the animation budgets, not all of the other associated fees or rewards fulfillment.

WOOHOO! I am pleased to see that it made its goal.


EDIT: Also, for anyone who wants some specific extras, you can order them a la carte (as long as you pledge at the $60 level).

Add-ons: Backers who pledge at the $60 reward tier and higher will have the option to add additional basic, unsigned items:

• $30 BD/DVD
  
• $30 OST
  
• $10 Challenge Coin
  
• $55 Art Book
  
• $30 t-shirt
  
• $15 Unsigned Poster
  
• $25 Storyboard
  
• $25 Music Score
  
• $25 Script
  
• $200 Anthea 1/8 Figurine (Expensive because low volume print)
  
• $100 Foldable Utility Box.

For Add-ons: Simply pledge at the $60 tier or higher and then add any additional amount for the desired items listed. When the KS is over we will send a survey to inquire how you would like the extra funds distributed.

I wonder why it's called Under The Dog though. I can't help but think of that sentence literally.

un•der the dog

ˈəndər T͟Hə dôg

phrase

1. when one is in a situation so disagreeable that they would wish to rather be "under the dog," a place of dishonor, misery, and filth, in order to escape their current state of affairs

noun

1. (underdog) a competitor thought to have little chance of winning a fight or contest

2. one born under the sign of the dog (Canis Major - Sirius) embodying loyalty, speed, the hunt, and watchfulness

walw6pK4Alo wrote:

This is why advertising and production committees exist, that much money would only cover the animation budgets, not all of the other associated fees or rewards fulfillment.

But you don't know what strings are attached with the standard system, either. It seems clear that in the eyes of the staff, the Cost Of Doing Business the old-fashioned way was more than the $232,000 that's budgeted for KS-related expenses.

Yeah, there is no real threat.

"Hey western fans, now give us $2.5 million for a 12 episode series, sight unseen! Stretch to $3m for a better budget!"

This is why advertising and production committees exist, that much money would only cover the animation budgets, not all of the other associated fees or rewards fulfillment. Anime is just really expensive and I don't think these crowdfunds can ever be more than just for shorts or OVAs. Even if they did manage to get one series off the ground, it's now one series of thirty to forty late night shows in any given season.

They're not trying to supplant the traditional funding model, because that's always going to exist, but rather to show that there actually is a viable alternative for concepts that the traditional model isn't interested in.