Pied Piper, Inc. licenses Skip Beat! (dub crowdfunding via Kickstarter)

[Art-chan]

Re: Pied Piper, Inc. licenses Skip Beat! (dub crowdfunding via Kickstarter)

It's now OVER $210,000!!!! I wonder if it'll break $220k. I can't wait to see the final tally!

[One Vorlon]

Re: Pied Piper, Inc. licenses Skip Beat! (dub crowdfunding via Kickstarter)

A reminder - the Kickstarter for Skip Beat! will end tomorrow (Saturday) at 11:58 am (EDT). Double check that your pledge levels include the rewards you want, and that your credit card information is correct. Its 100x easier to fix a problem now, than after the Kickstarter ends.

• $60 - "Daruma-ya" - The entire series on four dvds, in bare bones packaging
• $80 - "Daruma-ya" (alt) - The entire series on three Blu-rays, in bare bones packaging
• $100 - "Kyoko's Classic" - Dvd & Blu-ary combo pack, in nicer packaging
• $150 - "Kyoko's Revenge" - DVD & Blu-ray combo pack, premium packaging including a chipboard box and art booklet

Additional copies can also be purchased as "add-ons"

[Chisel]

Re: Pied Piper, Inc. licenses Skip Beat! (dub crowdfunding via Kickstarter)

A reminder - the Kickstarter for Skip Beat! will end tomorrow (Saturday) at 11:58 am (EDT). Double check that your pledge levels include the rewards you want, and that your credit card information is correct. Its 100x easier to fix a problem now, than after the Kickstarter ends.

• $60 - "Daruma-ya" - The entire series on four dvds, in bare bones packaging
• $80 - "Daruma-ya" (alt) - The entire series on three Blu-rays, in bare bones packaging
• $100 - "Kyoko's Classic" - Dvd & Blu-ary combo pack, in nicer packaging
• $150 - "Kyoko's Revenge" - DVD & Blu-ray combo pack, premium packaging including a chipboard box and art booklet

Additional copies can also be purchased as "add-ons"

Don't forget there's apparently a $10 shipping charge on top of that.

[Asrialys]

Re: Pied Piper, Inc. licenses Skip Beat! (dub crowdfunding via Kickstarter)

Don't forget there's apparently a $10 shipping charge on top of that.

Well, only $5 for the first two for US.

[CheechMonger]

Re: Pied Piper, Inc. licenses Skip Beat! (dub crowdfunding via Kickstarter)

And it's ended. Final total $224,546

[Buckeye]

Re: Pied Piper, Inc. licenses Skip Beat! (dub crowdfunding via Kickstarter)

And it's ended. Final total $224,546

I knew that it would break the stretch goal, but by nearly $40k, I never imagined that considering how it stumbled early in the campaign. Pied Piper sure did pull out all the stops and they listened to all of the feedback. As for the Talento reward, that went unclaimed at $1600.

[BlaizeV]

Re: Pied Piper, Inc. licenses Skip Beat! (dub crowdfunding via Kickstarter)

Think this shows once and for all where all Anime fundraising campaigns should be from now on.

[Art-chan]

Re: Pied Piper, Inc. licenses Skip Beat! (dub crowdfunding via Kickstarter)

And it's ended. Final total $224,546

The PayPal contributions make it over $225,000, but yeah. Pretty awesome.

[Chisel]

Re: Pied Piper, Inc. licenses Skip Beat! (dub crowdfunding via Kickstarter)

Very impressed with how this Kickstarter turned out. Heck it even managed to surpass the original funding goal that was set on the Indiegogo one so hopefully Ann won't have to pay as much out of her pocket for this release. Really excited to see the upcoming "stretch goal poll." Hope this means for the on-disc extras such as commentaries/interviews/bloopers.

[Art-chan]

Re: Pied Piper, Inc. licenses Skip Beat! (dub crowdfunding via Kickstarter)

I'll be happy with whatever extras we get. I'd prefer Japanese side extras, but I'm fully aware TV Tokyo has the final say on that.

I do admit I'm a sucker for bloopers. Some of them from "back in the day" were hysterical.

I'm so happy this turned out so well. To be honest, for a while, I was worried it might not reach the Blu goal, and I never expected it to smash the original IndieGoGo goal, so I'm overjoyed it all played out so well. I'm really looking forward to this release and whatever Ann has in store for us in the future!

[Anime_Otaku35]

Re: Pied Piper, Inc. licenses Skip Beat! (dub crowdfunding via Kickstarter)

This has been quite the stressful ride, so I'm quite glad to see this campaign end on such a high note! Now I can't wait for all the future updates.

[Sensuifu]

Re: Pied Piper, Inc. licenses Skip Beat! (dub crowdfunding via Kickstarter)

Wondering if Sevakis is going to include some hidden easter egg(s) like he did with Time of Eve. That should be fun.

[Chisel]

Re: Pied Piper, Inc. licenses Skip Beat! (dub crowdfunding via Kickstarter)

Wondering if Sevakis is going to include some hidden easter egg(s) like he did with Time of Eve. That should be fun.

What were the easter eggs on the Time of Eve set? Can't remember if I saw them or not.

[Sensuifu]

Re: Pied Piper, Inc. licenses Skip Beat! (dub crowdfunding via Kickstarter)

Wondering if Sevakis is going to include some hidden easter egg(s) like he did with Time of Eve. That should be fun.

What were the easter eggs on the Time of Eve set? Can't remember if I saw them or not.

Some short trailers for Aquatic Language and Pale Cocoon

[One Vorlon]

Re: Pied Piper, Inc. licenses Skip Beat! (dub crowdfunding via Kickstarter)

Some statistics:

Amount Pledged

• $225,721 total (so far)
• ~ $224,546 (via Kickstarter - closed to new pledges)
• ~ $1,175 (via PayPal - open to new pledges)

Sets Pledged For (via Kickstarter):

• 1353 sets in all*
• ~ 271 "Daruma-ya" DVD sets
• ~ 163 "Daruma-ya" Blu-ray sets
• ~ 338 "Kyoko's Classic" Blu-ray & DVD combo sets
• ~ 581 "Kyoko's Revenge" Blu-ray & DVD combo with chipboard art box

(* Does not include any "add-on" sets or PayPal pledges)

Kickstarter Backers

• 1646 Backers
• ~ 418 - New to Kickstarter
• ~ 1228 - Backed Another Kickstarter Before

Top Ten Cities
1) Los Angeles - 33 backers
2) Austin - 19 backers
3) Toronto (Canada) - 17 backers
4) Portland & Seattle (tie) - 15 backers each
6) Chicago -13 backers
7) Edmonton (Canada) & San Francisco (tie) - 12 backers each
9) San Diego - 11 backers
10) Minneapolis - 10 backers