Armiger Entertainment Launches Kickstarter for Tenchi Galaxy Anime Pilot
The campaign marks a fan-driven effort to revive the Tenchi Muyo! franchise with the original director, using crowdfunding to bypass traditional studio greenlighting.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Armiger Entertainment launched a Kickstarter campaign for Tenchi Galaxy, a spiritual successor to the Tenchi Universe anime. The campaign seeks $400,000 by September 8 to fund a 30-minute pilot episode directed by Hiroshi Negishi. As of press time, over 1,200 backers have pledged $220,455. The pilot will be used to pitch a new series in the franchise.
Armiger Entertainment has taken to Kickstarter to fund a pilot for Tenchi Galaxy, a project intended as a spiritual successor to the 1990s Tenchi Universe series. The campaign has already drawn over 1,200 backers, and the company has announced the English voice cast for the pilot, which includes returning actors from the original series. Director Hiroshi Negishi, who helmed the original Tenchi Universe and several films, returns to direct the pilot.
- Petrea Burchard: as Ryoko
- Matt K. Miller: as Tenchi
- Cristina Vee: as Ayeka
- Sherry Lynn: as Sasasmi & Detective Kiyone
- Rebecca Forstadt: as Mihoshi
- Kate T. Vogt: as Washu
- Debi Derryberry: as Ryo-Ohki
- Julia Fletcher: as Nagi
- Nerissa Ravencroft: as Rise, the Space Pirate
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