×
  • remind me tomorrow
  • remind me next week
  • never remind me
Subscribe to the ANN Newsletter • Wake up every Sunday to a curated list of ANN's most interesting posts of the week. read more

Forum - View topic
NEWS: Animator Sae Okamoto Launches 'Mecha-Ude' Anime Kickstarter Project




Note: this is the discussion thread for this article
Anime News Network Forum Index -> Site-related -> Talkback
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
MarshalBanana



Joined: 31 Aug 2014
Posts: 5317
PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 7:49 am Reply with quote
I want to give them money for this, it looks like a decent show. But just for a pilot episode, I did that for Under the Dog and that resulted in a prologue episode and a comment about maybe revisiting it in the future.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime My Manga
Merida



Joined: 21 Feb 2012
Posts: 1945
PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 8:22 am Reply with quote
I primarily backed this because i wanted to support a young female director (who's actually worked on Sushi Police which was awesome!), not because the concept sounds especially unique. Though the "intelligent mechanical arm" part could be interesting and reminds me a bit of Parasyte.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime
ETX



Joined: 27 Jun 2014
Posts: 344
Location: England
PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 8:30 am Reply with quote
I initially judged it as a My Hero Academia rip-off from the thumbnail alone but after watching the preview it caught my interest at the least so I may back it.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Kreion



Joined: 02 Jan 2013
Posts: 332
PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 8:48 am Reply with quote
Why have both of the anime kickstarters I've heard about, this and UTD, feature pretty bland idea's. Surely a kickstarter is the place for an idea which is less likely to get made, rather than this...which whilst is looks okay, as UTD did, could also be made by any studio.

I don't want to get down on this project but I'd love to see more interesting concepts being thrown about here.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
TarsTarkas



Joined: 20 Dec 2007
Posts: 5827
Location: Virginia, United States
PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 10:23 am Reply with quote
Kreion wrote:
Why have both of the anime kickstarters I've heard about, this and UTD, feature pretty bland idea's. Surely a kickstarter is the place for an idea which is less likely to get made, rather than this...which whilst is looks okay, as UTD did, could also be made by any studio.

I don't want to get down on this project but I'd love to see more interesting concepts being thrown about here.


Well, I think whether or not an idea is bland or not, is in the Eye of the Beholder.

Your statement of what Kickstarter is, is not entirely true. Kickstarter is a place for people to fund their ideas or passion projects. Whether the idea is innovative or groundbreaking is not relevant.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
kiminobokuwa



Joined: 18 Sep 2015
Posts: 547
PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 11:29 am Reply with quote
I really want to back this. I think it has a good concept and the animation was top notch. Even though it's a rough draft of what it COULD be. Probably that can allow the backers to name the characters or offer up new ideas to the creators. I think it's pretty neat!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
MarshalBanana



Joined: 31 Aug 2014
Posts: 5317
PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 11:32 am Reply with quote
Kreion wrote:
Why have both of the anime kickstarters I've heard about, this and UTD, feature pretty bland idea's. Surely a kickstarter is the place for an idea which is less likely to get made, rather than this...which whilst is looks okay, as UTD did, could also be made by any studio.
Just like UTD (where they did even say they had been offered funding), that is very true. I think with this though, it's not that the idea couldn't be made, the idea may have nothing to do with this at all, but that she can't get the idea made. This is just a Key Animator who has been working in the industry for a short time, they are unlikely to entrust her with a budget.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime My Manga
Яeverse



Joined: 16 Jun 2014
Posts: 1140
Location: Indianapolis
PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 12:19 pm Reply with quote
Why does it look like HeroAca?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
residentgrigo



Joined: 23 Dec 2007
Posts: 2421
Location: Germany
PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 3:40 pm Reply with quote
I could fiance 2 such eps. on my own, so the project is worthless. 25.000 for 25 min of real animation, with VAs and all? That´s impossible to say the least and such a low sum can´t even count as worthwhile venture capital. Do we lastly need more random anime that can´t even get a pilot out of the door in this bloated market?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website My Anime My Manga
Shirohae



Joined: 19 Sep 2014
Posts: 776
PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 6:48 pm Reply with quote
Lol I thought it was Deku from MHA for a sec...this looks promising though
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
nubguy



Joined: 27 Feb 2016
Posts: 51
PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 10:03 pm Reply with quote
I backed this a couple of weeks ago, it looks awesome! The tier prices are pretty reasonable too with good rewards. It is worth it because they plan to use the money to expand their production company and they ultimately plan to make Mech-UDE into a full season show.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Anime News Network Forum Index -> Site-related -> Talkback All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group