Down Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 So uh... it seems like Light will be launching a crowdfunding (30 mo yen) for an anime adaptation of Dies Irae. Seems kinda out of nowhere. I guess the crowdfunding is just to test the water because with 30 million yen you won't produce much more than a 30 minute OVA, but well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Blue Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 there is no way to make a good anime from a vn that it's >50 hours long even less when it's a really mature one, all the vns that were adapted into anime are crap or average at best and heavily censored, so meh. Just translate the damn vn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fun2novel Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 That's gotta be some kind of a joke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzu Fanatic Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 So uh... it seems like Light will be launching a crowdfunding (30 mo yen) for an anime adaptation of Dies Irae. Seems kinda out of nowhere. I guess the crowdfunding is just to test the water because with 30 million yen you won't produce much more than a 30 minute OVA, but well... I don't know much about production costs - but I'm surprised that's not enough money for a season. I mean, That's not a small amount regardless of conversion rates~ EDIT: nm, it's about 300k u.s. heh - but still, should be an easy goal if they accept overseas funding. EDIT 2: actually, maybe they are just testing the waters - could be they want to see how much interest fans have in a potential series, so they'll use crowdfunding to check things out - and if it does well, they may have local big money (various media groups etc) invest in them if it looks stable enough. there is no way to make a good anime from a vn that it's >50 hours long even less when it's a really mature one, all the vns that were adapted into anime are crap or average at best and heavily censored, so meh. Just translate the damn vn Mostly true - but there are exceptions - just look at UFOtable's UBW, it's done a pretty solid job so far (mind you they split it into two seasons, and focused on the single route). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vokoca Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Whoa, what? This is crazy! Well, if Light is behind this, I assume they'd know what to adapt... and damn I wouldn't mind seeing some crazy chuuni animated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 I don't know much about production costs - but I'm surprised that's not enough money for a season. I mean, That's not a small amount regardless of conversion rates~ Japanese 2D animation is actually very cheap, but it still involves lots and lots of people. Your average TV anime episode will cost around 10 million yen, up to 20-25 million for big productions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayana Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Wow, just as I start playing Dies Irae this is announced. Cool. I don't really have any expectation that this will meet the standard of properly adapting the whole work (unless it turned out to be a 50-episode series or something), but I believe that it will be quality either way. More like I have faith in it to be, since this is Light and their ambition we're talking about here.. And at least the prospect of a Dies Irae anime is something to majorly fanboy over even if it turns out awry. Seems like absolutely nothing could go wrong here. : > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcosis Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 They really want to ruin their reputation that badly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kawasumi Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I cant help not getting hype from this. Im just afraid that its a project that cant justify the VN in any way. But you can always hope to get surprised, so I will look forward to it while keeping my expectations at a minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzu Fanatic Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Since it's a VN that I will likely never get to read (I hear it's hell to translate), I'm all for an anime - for the chance to see this reputed story for myself, even if it doesn't match the VN in it's glory. =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regenerate Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Seeing as it will more than likely cut out 40 hours of content from the VN is disappointing, much like any anime adaptation of VNs. I'm all for it though. It just gives me some new anime to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinovaA Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 30 million yen? To adapt ALL of it? I don't think so. Then again, it probably is just to test the waters. No point in making an anime adaptation if nobody is interested. If this did become a reality, I would then be faced with the problem of whether or not I would watch it before reading it. I don't know if I could bring myself to watch it before reading Dies. I doubt I could, so I would probably have to read it first. 'Course, this would be great for other people who don't ever plan on reading it, already have read it, or just don't care what they experience first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosebleed Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Nope.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fun2novel Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I think they want to branch out to anime as well. Nitroplus and 5pb. seem to be doing well. But it should be something new, no need to port this masterpiece to anime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosebleed Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I think they want to branch out to anime as well. Nitroplus and 5pb. seem to be doing well. But it should be something new, no need to port this masterpiece to anime. The only acclaimed anime Nitroplus made were Steins;Gate, Fate/Zero, Psycho Pass and Madoka Magica, all of which were in 2011-2013, so I wouldn't exactly say they're doing well, they haven't made a good anime in two years and the latest anime they produced was extremly poorly received. And unless Dies Irae is going to be 2 cour or longer (which it won't be with this amount of money at least) I wouldn't count on having a successful adaptation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcosis Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 > successful adaptation Joke's on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinovaA Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Suzu Fanatic and The_Count 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Count Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I'll likely put some cash into it just for curiosity's sake if they open up to overseas funding. I heard good things about the VN and it'll be a long time before I can actually read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwd2 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 too chuuni, also requires a big budget for a decent adaptation given all the action and effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzu Fanatic Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 too chuuni, also requires a big budget for a decent adaptation given all the action and effects. Basically another UBW. Just how well off is Light? do they stand out like Type-Moon? Or is asking silly - as they are seeking crowdfunding in the first place? lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clephas Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 If they seriously wanted to do Dies Irae justice, they'd need to put out more cash than that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 You don't need a *huge* budget to do a good anime, you need a good staff. But those 30 million yen are obviously not for a TV series - not unless it's a producer bait. Basically another UBW. Just how well off is Light? do they stand out like Type-Moon? Or is asking silly - as they are seeking crowdfunding in the first place? lol. No eroge company can casually churn out the money to make an anime, even though light fares pretty well among them (Masada games tend to sell in the five digits). Except maybe Type-Moon but they're not fronting the money either, the main producing company for UBW is Aniplex. They need to attract the eye of one of those big companies if they wanna make a TV series, basically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clephas Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 If you count across all the versions, I think I recall Dies Irae selling somewhere in the area of just short of seven digits... but that's over more than five years, with regular re-prints... it is one of those VNs a chuuni-fanatic just has to inject into a new, innocent soul... Edit: That said, I'm kind of surprised that they would do this... Light has really been pushing the limits on milking Masada lately... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crayten Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 I´d rather have a crowdfunding for an english Translation :/ BookwormOtaku, Suzu Fanatic, Darklord Rooke and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XReaper Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 @topic, not amused by the whole idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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