The Vision of Escaflowne: A New HD Dub for the Classic Anime

A project in Flower Mound, TX by Funimation
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For Escaflowne's 20th anniversary, join us in creating a new, definitive dub of this classic that finally matches the uncut HD content!
Backers: 2058
Average Pledge Per Backer: $155

Funded: $318,785 of $150,000
Dates: Feb 27th -> Mar 31st (33 days)
Project By: Funimation
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Latest News

Mini-update: 6 hours left! Cast announcement for $300,000

March 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Less than 6 hours left to the end of the campaign! We've seen a FAST spurt of funding in these last three days and have just hit $300,000--officially 200% of the funding goal--so thank you to everyone who pledged newly! Here's out last cast... (Read More)

Poster signings from Kawamori-san and Yuki-san + Release artwork + Cast announcements!

March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Lots of big updates for today, on the eve of the end of the Kickstarter! First off, our partners at Sunrise met with both Escaflowne original creator Shoji Kawamori and character designer Nobuteru Yuki in Japan this past weekend to get their... (Read More)

Next Escaflowne dub cast announcement: Dilandau!

March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
What?! Funimation, we've been funded at $270,000 for a while! Where's the next cast announcement?! Sorry about that! We've been a bit swamped with Sakura-Con, AnimeBoston and WonderCon this weekend. (And if you came by to say hi, thanks!) Here's your... (Read More)

Next Escaflowne dub cast announcement: Dryden!

March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We're less than a week to the end of the Kickstarter, but we just hit $260,000! Here's the newest voice actor update!  The charming and eccentric Dryden will be played by Eric Vale, known for such roles as America from Hetalia, Sanji from One Piece,... (Read More)

$250,000 stretch goal achieved + TWO Escaflowne dub cast announcements: Allen and Millerna!

March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Whew! $250,000 flew past without any warning! We've hit the second stretch goal for the campaign, so the Kickstarter-exclusive box included as a bonus for backers at the $65, $125, and $155 levels will now be upgraded to include foil print, and the... (Read More)

Why the Vision of Escaflowne Kickstarter Could Set a Dangerous Precedent for Video Games

March 21st - via: cliqist.com
Cliqist looks at the dangerous precedent being set by anime company Funimation crowdfunding Vision of Escaflowne on Kickstarter. (Read More)

Next Escaflowne dub cast announcement: Merle! + Clarification on boxes

March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, after the update from yesterday about the Collector's Edition upgrades, we saw a big surge in pledges and upgrades, so thank you to everyone who backed, as well as everyone who gave comments and suggestions on the campaign--couldn't have... (Read More)

NEW: Kickstarter-Exclusive upgrades to Collector's Edition + Hitomi cast announcement!

March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Big news today on major upgrades to The Vision of Escaflowne - Collector's Edition! We've heard some requests for more exclusive items in the $175 THE WORLD tier and any higher tiers that include the Collector's Edition, and now the wait is over!... (Read More)

Another anime Kickstarter: Skip Beat dub crowdfunding relaunches on Kickstarter!

March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Escaflowne backers! No updates today on Escaflowne, but we wanted to let you know that our friends at Pied Piper just relaunched a new crowdfunding campaign to create an English dub and home video release for the hilarious shojo show biz anime... (Read More)

First Cast Announcement for Van + More Openings of THE LOVERS Tier!

March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Another big update today! We're excited to present the very first of the cast announcements for the new Vision of Escaflowne dub. Our production staff has worked to evaluate options to ultimately choose great fits for these iconic characters, and we... (Read More)

First Stretch Goal + Messages From Creators Kazuki Akane and Shoji Kawamori!

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We've hit the first stretch goal of $200,000-- thank you!! With this stretch goal, all releases that include the first half of The Vision of Escaflowne television series (part 1) will be upgraded to include a behind-the-scenes special feature with... (Read More)

Thank you message from Director Kazuki Akane!

March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
A quick thank you message from The Vision of Escaflowne's legendary director Kazuki Akane!  "Thank you everyone!! Kazuki Akane" Short and sweet. :) Akane-san also directed many other famous anime you may know, including Heat Guy J, Noein, Birdy the... (Read More)

100% Funded in 3.5 Days! THANK YOU!

March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
WE'VE HIT THE PLEDGE GOAL! And one thousand backers! Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to the campaign! This project has also been tagged as a "Project We Love" by the Kickstarter team--a wonderful honor! There's a theme in Escaflowne... (Read More)

First 24 hour update - already half funded!

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
WHEW! It has been an intense first 24 hours, but in that short amount of time, the new Escaflowne dub is already over half-funded! We could barely believe our eyes seeing how fast this has gone. Thank you so much to everyone for your support, and... (Read More)

Funimation's Escaflowne Kickstarter Goes Live

February 28th - via: animenewsnetwork.com
Campaign seeks US$150,000 to fund new English dub for both TV series, film (Read More)

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