Anime Limited Start Mai Mai Miracle Kickstarter for English Language Release
Anime Limited has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help deliver the anime film Mai Mai Miracle to the English speaking world.
Synopsis
Shinko, is a third grade elementary school student with a magically active imagination. She spends a lot of her time listening to her grandfather’s history lessons, imagining what her town was like 1,000 years earlier. One day, a sad and sombre girl called Kiiko transfers to Shinko’s school from Tokyo. A strong friendship soon grows between the two girls as Shinko helps Kiiko come out of her shell and deal with her loss – all thanks to their adventures, both imagined and real.
The anime was directed by Sunao Katabuchi (assistant director of Kiki’s Delivery Service) and produced by MADHOUSE in 2009 and it won a slew of awards including Best Animated Film at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montréal along with the Excellence Prize for Feature Length Animation at the 2010 Japan Media Arts Festival. It has appeared at certain festivals in the UK such as being part of The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2013 but this will be the first time that the anime will be released in the UK and US to a wider market outside the limited festival circuit.
The basic fundraising goal is US$30,000 and supporters can get their hands on a selection of goodies. For pledging $10 or higher, supporters will receive a postcard of thanks from Anime Limited. For paying $25 or higher, backers will receive digital copies of the artbook, wallpaper, and movie. Backers can spend as much as $10,000 and they will get a chance to travel to Japan for the Mai Mai Miracle tour which includes accompanying the director around sites used in the film (flight, translator and accommodation included).
So far things are going well. At the time of writing, Mai Mai Miracle has earned well over $15,000. If you want to help contribute to this release then head over to the Kickstarter page and check out the details and help back a truly magical anime!
