Ishii's Shibuya Scramble Stories Pulls 115 Million Yen in Crowdfunding
The total puts a Shibuya ADV from an indie-positioned production close to the top domestic crowdfunding figure without traditional publisher backing.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
A talk event for the live-action adventure game Shibuya Scramble Stories was held on September 26 at 404 Not Found in Shibuya Sakura Stage. Organizers said crowdfunding through Ubgoe and CAMPFIRE reached 115,557,783 yen as of September 25, the second-highest cumulative amount for a completely new game development in Japan. The project has a 2028 release planned.
The event at 404 Not Found featured scriptwriter Yukinori Kitajima as MC, along with cast members Fumio Kitakami, Yu Matsuda, and Yuto Nakamura, plus Aya Kamiki, who handles the theme song. General director Ishiijiro was absent, and a message from him was read. Organizers reported that the stretch goal of producing one additional main character was reached after cumulative support passed 100 million yen. The gap from the top Japanese crowdfunding total, 132,302,525 yen, is about 16.74 million yen.
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