Spear of Longinus crowdfunding project now accepting international backers
Ian Wolf •
The crowdfunding campaign to fire a replica of Evangelion‘s “Spear of Longinus” into the Moon is now accepting international backers.
The campaign, in honour of the 20th anniversary of Neon Genesis Evangelion‘s anime debut and to mark 2015 as the year Evangelion is set in, has been set up to pay homage to one of the classic moments in the series, when one of the Evangelion mecha throws a gigantic spear into the Moon. If the project is successful, a 240mm / 9.4 inch spear will be fired from a probe which will be Japan’s first civilian unmanned lunar expedition.
The project plans to fund ¥100,000,000 (£560,000) by 23.00 JST on 5th April. Currently over ¥40,000,000 (£225,000) has been raised from Japanese backers alone. Now, with one week to go, people from outside Japan can send donations for any of the tiers between ¥5,000 – ¥50,000 (£28 – £280). Donations include certificates, posters, t-shirts, and having your name inscribed on the spear.
Sources: Ready For, Anime News Network.
