Tabihani Original Travel Anime Launches A Crowdfunding Campaign for Further Publicity

Tabihani Original Travel Anime Launches A Crowdfunding Campaign for Further Publicity

On December 29, the Japanese animation studio hb began a crowdfunding campaign for Tabihani, an original anime with a travel theme. The campaign’s goal is to gather money to support initiatives that will increase interest in anime among the general public.

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Akari Yasima and Nagi Kitayama, two high school students, are the main characters of the anime. They explore Japan in search of the places that Akari’s intrepid “Onee-san” used to frequent. The film will be directed by Kazuya Sakamoto, who began his career at Kyoto Animation and is presently employed at Laiden Film Kyoto Studio. Hajime Mitsuda (Kiratto Prichan) will design the characters. The roles of Akari Yasima and Nagi Kitayama are played by Kaori Maeda (Shizuku Osaka in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club) and Miyu Tomita (Emma Brightness in The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter).

Without a production committee or support, studio hb alone initiated this project in the summer of 2020, and they are now running low on resources. The first little anime clip was published in April of this year, but the plans for broadcasting, streaming, and displaying it are still largely up in the air.

“We have chosen to begin this campaign in the expectation that different individuals will discover the anime project via screening events, poster projects, etc.,” the firm claims. “It will be a chance to further expand this project in the future.” The money received will go toward paying for the following expenses: venue rental for the screening events; making an acrylic stand for the return present; developing and printing posters; staff travel expenses to the screening; sending the return gift; editing the screening film; and Campfire fees.

In only two days, the campaign has amassed 442,500 yen (3,375 USD) from 37 supporters, or 88 percent of its 500,000 yen fundraising target (3,813 USD). The campaign will succeed at this pace, and the project will go forward.