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Mokuri Project Unveils New CG Anime Short
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official YouTube channel for Yoshitada Fukuhara's (Kemono Friends, Kemurikusa) "Mokuri Project," a virtual-reality and 3DCG animation project about the cat-like character Mokuri, unveiled a new CG anime short for the project on April 26.
Fukuhara launched a crowdfunding campaign for the project on the Makuake site last November, and it ran until January 30. The project surpassed its 5 million yen (about US$45,600) goal, and raised a total of 14,086,000 yen (about US$128,600).
GUNCY's YCG producer and technical director Tetsuya Nozawa, Chinese 3DCG producer Root Studio, manga creator Akihito Tsukushi (Made in Abyss), virtual reality corporation HIKKY, and art director Mika Sawae are collaborating on the project.
Mokuri is a creature who has lived for a long time and likes to craft. The Mokuri Project is seeking first supporters, or "pioneers," to participate in the project to build up the "Mokuri World." First supporters will be able to learn about the project's latest information by reading production journals and attending online conferences. The project will also accept fan works related to Mokuri.
The project's staff includes:
- Planning/Production: Mika Sawae
- Character Creator: Akihito Tsukushi
- General Producer: Yoshitada Fukuhara
- Executive Producer: Yasushi Funakoshi
- CG Producer/Technical Director: Tetsuya Nozawa
- Marketing: Ryuiichi Kida/Kurogin
- Producer: Kenichi Midorikawa
- Key Visual: Yūri
- Concept Art: Usagi Shirakaba
- Illustration: tabe/Keburi/DAI-XT
- Video: Yūsuke Niitsu
- 3D Animation: Yū Hirada
- Modeling Collaboration: Studio GUFFAW
- Public Relations: Nanako Suzuki
Tsukushi designed the character Mokuri in 2018 to appear in a whole new kind of world.
