Shibuya Scramble Stories Second Crowdfunding Campaign Launches on CAMPFIRE
The move to CAMPFIRE shows how the Ubugoe non-payment incident, which Ishii calls a structural problem of the payment agency system, forced the project to find a platform with safeguards it trusts.
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The Shibuya Scramble Stories project, led by Jiro Ishii, is holding a second crowdfunding campaign on CAMPFIRE after over 27 million yen from the first campaign on Ubugoe remains unpaid. Ishii chose CAMPFIRE after the platform explained its independent fund management system, which he says would prevent a similar situation. The campaign runs July 1 to July 31.
Jiro Ishii, general director of the Shibuya Scramble Stories live-action adventure project, announced a second crowdfunding campaign on CAMPFIRE after the first campaign on Ubugoe left more than 27 million yen in support funds unpaid. The Ubugoe site is now closed with no statement issued. Ishii said he initially doubted any platform could prevent a repeat of the situation, which he described as a fundamental problem of the payment agency system. CAMPFIRE approached him to explain its independent fund management, and Ishii said he understood that Ubugoe did not have that separation. The second campaign runs July 1 to July 31.
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