Under the Dog Sci-Fi Anime Kickstarter Launches

Creative Intelligence Arts announced a Kickstarter on Friday for an original 24-minute anime titled Under the Dog. The project is seeking to raise US$580,000 by September 7.



The project aims to carry the tradition of older sci-fi anime titles such as Akira and Ghost in the Shell, and the material was written between 1994 and 1995. The production team is using Kickstarter in order to avoid the process of funding from production committees and therefore retain creative control of the anime. If the Kickstarter is successful, the team hopes to expand with more projects in the Under the Dog universe.

Masahiro Ando (Hana-Saku Iroha, Blast of Tempest) will direct the series based on a story by Jirō Ishii (428: In a Blockaded Shibuya, producer on Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors). Yuusuke Kozaki (Fire Emblem: Awakening) is designing the characters, Kinema Citrus is in charge of animation, and Orange Co. (Ghost in the Shell Arise) is in charge of 3D CGI. Creative Intelligence Arts founder Hiroaki Yura is producing. Keiichi Momose (Steamboy, Stand By Me Doraemon) is serving as Audio director, Kevin Penkin is composing the original score, and John Kurlander is serving as the mixing and recording engineer.

Ishii, Kozaki, and Yura are all guests at Otakon this weekend.

Creative Intelligence Arts describes the story:

Under the Dog takes place in 2025 in Neo Tokyo, five years after a devastating terrorist attack at the Tokyo Olympics. In the wake of the tragedy, the U.N. formed a covert ops unit dedicating to seeking out, then eliminating those responsible for the attack. Anthea Kallenberg, a girl of Swedish descent is a member of this elite group who has honed her combat abilities and has become a deadly assassin, but must come to terms as to who she really is.​

If funded, the finished product will be in Japanese with English subtitles, and also include the original soundtrack and behind-the-scenes diaries and interviews.

http://www.dubtopia.eu/anime-news/under-dog-sci-fi-anime-kickstarter-launches

 

>implying I'm not interested too.
I want to belong too... ;-;

 

I was thinking about pledging.
If you pledge $50 or more, you get to choose the cast from a pre-determined list.
And I have a pretty good feeling my seiyufu is on that list, the MC could be a good role for her.

However, I do not think they will reach their goal.
I hope they do, but I highly doubt it will happen.

 

Yeah she probably won't be though, considering my luck for jinxing.

 

At first I was like: "580k for a 24 minute video?"

Spoiler: At First

But then I was like:

Spoiler: But then

I hope they make their goal. Not sure I like the whole plot revolving around catching the guys that did something in the past kind of deal. That sets some limits for themselves unless they want to deviate from the original synospsis.

edit: that plot might turn out alright...I just hope they jam more stuff in it ;D

 

Ooooo~ This looks fancy~
I think I'mma get the $60 option 'cause Bluray. My dad's fallen asleep though, so I can't get payment details tonight... >.>

And, I scrolled down through all of the options... and...
Can anyone guess what I'd do with this power?~

 

4 day's in and there all ready at a little over hundred grand. I hope they get funded.

 

Okay, I pledged $75 ('cause $60 option plus $15 postage). Go, project! Get your fundage!~

 

TELL ME THE SEIYUU CAST LIST WHEN YOU GET TO VOTE

If Mai Nakahara is there, you should vote for her, cause you know, Rena.

 

Okay then.

Hahaha, you know me too well. XD

 

Oh I know I do.
We have the exact same taste in Higurashi girls.

 

so tempted to pledge $60 too..but it's $60 dollars! I think this thing might actually get funding. it's ~1/5 of the way there with 25 days left!

 

Are you as scared as I am that we're having the same taste lately?...

 

Yeah, I have it in an open window. I'm thinking of backing if they get closer.
It would be very nice if this became a real show. It is kind of crazy that they want to much more money for another ep and stuff though. So many things to pay for I guess.