Kinoko no Yama Wireless Earbuds Pro Planned for Makuake Crowdfunding on November 1
The earlier run sold out in 10 minutes, so Kagomedia is asking Meiji's fans to prove the demand themselves again rather than earning a straight re-release.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
Kagomedia will launch a Makuake crowdfunding project on November 1 at noon for the Kinoko no Yama Wireless Earbuds Pro, a second-generation model made under license from Meiji. The project needs 1,000 backers by December 13 to enter production, with no cap on units. The 2024 first model sold 3,500 units in 10 minutes. The Pro adds retuned audio, a gold-plated touch sensor, memory foam ear tips, and a charge case with about three times longer standby time.
The first Kinoko no Yama earbuds were announced as a fake product on social media before Kagomedia built them. The 2024 run was capped at 3,500 units and cleared in 10 minutes on Makuake. Kagomedia says it proposed a re-release to Meiji and was turned down at first, because the company had promised buyers the run was limited to 3,500. The compromise is a fresh crowdfunding round that only proceeds if 1,000 people order by December 13.
The Pro keeps the 144-language AI translation feature from the first model. The changes are in the hardware: retuned drivers with better low and high frequency output per the company's own measurements, a gold-plated flexible circuit board for the touch sensor, memory foam ear tips, and a charge case whose standby draw drops from 0.5mA to 0.08mA. The case's standby time goes from about 26 days to about 81 days. The first 1,000 orders in the opening 24 hours cost 29,800 yen, the same as the 2024 model; the regular planned price is 36,300 yen.
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