The anime ‘Seirei Gensouki’ (‘Spirit Chronicles’) is just taking its first steps in the summer season 2021 and is already receiving support from fans in Japan through donations.
With the description of “Historic Achievement”, the TMS Entertainment campaign began via Anime Fund for the sole purpose of publicizing the series in Japan, as well as providing fans with extra content.
Depending on the amount of the donation, each follower can receive merchandise prepared for the end of their broadcast or even behind the scenes of the recording such as key animation pieces or recordings of the voice actors.
As the episodes are released, the rewards will change to the character that is presented that week, which in the case of its first chapter is about the protagonist, Rio, a boy who lost his parents and in whose body there is someone reincarnated.
The campaign will remain active until October 1, the date the fall season begins, or until the amount of 5 million yen is reached, which is equivalent to US $ 45,100.
To date, fans have donated just over 3 million yen ($ 27,100), so it is possible that in a few weeks production will reach the goal or even extend the amount to bring more fans into the raffle.
El caso singular de Seirei Gensouki
Although it is not strange that certain studios open fundraising campaigns to support productions, the case of ‘Seirei Gensouki’ is quite peculiar, especially as a means of connecting with fans.
Usually, small studios or very ambitious projects are the ones that use this resource long before they start recording, as has happened with Studio Trigger with ‘Kill la Kill’ or ‘BNA: Brand New Animal’.
In this way, TMS Entertainment secured a kind of personal Patreon, which when entering as a donation, instead of paying for a service, raises the alarms, although it is not illegal, it enters a gray area, especially when declaring taxes. .
