■Why use crowd funding?

We have used crowd funding several times, and every time we feel the pros of crowd funding is not only to raise money, but to create a relationship between the fans that can share the excitement with us and push the project forward. Especially for this project, where we had a lot of happy encounters and collaborations, I thought it would be great to expand this circle of creators. We are hoping to find many people who can be excited about this film as much as we are and get your support.

For this project, we are planning to use the funding from everyone for the stop motion production cost. The video would have four sections representing each of the 4 seasons, and every season would be made out of completely different animation elements. Because of this, we would have to create a large amount of Ochibi parts in different materials. For example, in the Summer story, in order to create 1 minute of film, we need to draw 700 unique fans. As you can see, we will need to spend a lot of time and cost to create the film. We hope to cover this cost using everyone’s support.

■Message from Moyoco Anno

(Avobe: "Hope you like the new style of Ochibi! written by Moyoco")

When I first saw Masashi's work, I thought - what would happen if a person who creates such cool and stylish video were told to turn "The Diary of Ochibi" into an animation!? It was exciting for me to imagine what kind of different approach he will take, and when I actually received the ideas, all of them were very interesting. I would like to work together with him to create a new world of “Ochibi”. Truly excited to see the final outcome!

■Perks

$5 Thank you message
Email Thank you message from the staff

$30 Digital Comics
Thank you message from the staff
Exclusive online screening of "The Diary of Ochibi" Animation
A digital copy of "The Diary of Ochibi"Volume 1~3  online comic.

[EARLY BIRD] $65 Special cup (Limited for 20)
Thank you message from the staff
Exclusive online screening of "The Diary of Ochibi" Animation
A digital copy of "The diary of Ochibi"Volume 1~3  online comic.
A special cup used as a prop from the “Winter” production.
*The design will be randomly selected.
*The ink may wear off by water, so please use it as an interior or accessory. 
Name credit on the web site

$80 Special cup
Thank you message from the staff
Exclusive online screening of "The Diary of Ochibi" Animation
A digital copy of "The Diary of Ochibi"Volume 1~3  online comic.
A special cup used as a prop from the “Winter” production.
*The design will be randomly selected.
*The ink may wear off by water, so please use it as an interior or accessory. 
Name credit on the web site

$115 Special cup and fan
Thank you message from the staff
Exclusive online screening of "The Diary of Ochibi" Animation
A digital copy of "The Diary of Ochibi "Volume 1~3  online comic.
A special cup used as a prop from the “Winter” production.
*The design will be randomly selected.
*The ink may wear off by water, so please use it as an interior or accessory. 
Name credit on the web site
A special fan used as a prop from the production
*The design will be selected randomly.

$170 Signed physical comic
Thank you message from the staff
Exclusive online screening of "The Diary of Ochibi" Animation
A special cup used as a prop from the “Winter” production.
*The design will be randomly selected.
*The ink may wear off by water, so please use it as an interior or accessory. 
Name credit on the web site
A special fan used as a prop from the production
*The design will be selected randomly.
A Digital Copy of "The Diary of Ochibi"Volume 1~6  online comic.
A physical copy of "The Diary of Ochibi" Volume 7 signed by Moyoco Anno
*The edition is only in Japanese

$320 Special storyboard
Thank you message from the staff
Exclusive online screening of "The Diary of Ochibi" Animation
A special cup used as a prop from the “Winter” production.
*The design will be randomly selected.
*The ink may wear off by water, so please use it as an interior or accessory. 
Name credit on the web site
A special fan used as a prop from the production
*The design will be selected randomly.
A Digital Copy of "The Diary of Ochibi"Volume 1~6  online comic.
A physical copy of "The Diary of Ochibi" Volume 7 signed by Moyoco Anno
*The edition is only in Japanese
A copy of the original hand written storyboard by Masashi Kawamura

$1000 Signed reproduction & Lucky Grab Bag (Limited for 10)
Thank you message from the staff
Exclusive online screening of "The Diary of Ochibi" Animation
A special cup used as a prop from the “Winter” production.
*The design will be randomly selected.
*The ink may wear off by water, so please use it as an interior or accessory. 
Name credit on the web site
A special fan used as a prop from the production
*The design will be selected randomly.
A Digital Copy of "The Diary of Ochibi "Volume 1~6  online comic.
A physical copy of "The Diary of Ochibi" Volume 7 signed by Moyoco Anno
*The edition is only in Japanese
A copy of the original hand written storyboard by Masashi Kawamura
A limited reproduction image signed by Moyoco Anno with an edition number
A lucky grab bag containing various items from "Mametsubu-ya."
*Mametsubu-ya specializes in limited edition handcrafted products that represents the Ochibi world. Ochibi hand towel? Ochibi mug cup? You never know until you open the bag!

$3000 Character figurine (Limited for 1, each character)
Thank you message from the staff
Exclusive online screening of "The Diary of Ochibi" Animation
A special cup used as a prop from the “Winter” production.
*The design will be randomly selected.
*The ink may wear off by water, so please use it as an interior or accessory. 
Name credit on the web site
A special fan used as a prop from the production
*The design will be selected randomly.
A Digital Copy of "The Diary of Ochibi "Volume 1~6  online comic.
A physical copy of "The Diary of Ochibi" Volume 7 signed by Moyoco Anno
*The edition is only in Japanese
A copy of the original hand written storyboard by Masashi Kawamura
A limited reproduction image signed by Moyoco Anno with an edition number
A lucky grab bag containing various items from "Mametsubu-ya."
*Mametsubu-ya specializes in limited edition handcrafted products that represents the Ochibi world. Ochibi hand towel? Ochibi mug cup? You never know until you open the bag!
A unique character figurine, which will be made by professional sculptors. 
*It will take another month longer than other rewards because the figurines are handmade.

(Left) Nazeni, Pankui, Ochibi, Jack

■■■Profile■■■
｜川村真司｜Masashi Kawamura｜　

Born in Tokyo in 1979, brought up in San Francisco. After working for numerous advertising agencies such as Hakuhodo, BBH Japan, 180 Amsterdam, BBH New York, Wieden & Kennedy New York, he now works as a creative director at “PARTY”, which is a creative lab established by him and is based in both Tokyo and New York.

While working on global campaigns for clients such as Toyota and Google, he also works on different areas such as product design “Rainbow in your hand”, directing music videos for SOUR “Hibi no Neiro”, androp “Brighen Siren”. Major awards include Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, Japan Media Arts Festival, Annecy International Animated Film Festival, NY ADC, One Show, etc. In 2011, he was chosen as “World’s 50 creators” on Creative Magazine and in 2012, “100 most creative people in business” for Fast Company magazine.

｜安野モヨコ｜Moyoco Anno｜　

Born in Mach 26th, 1971. Aries. Blood type O. From Suginami-ku, Tokyo. Currently resides in Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa. Hobby: Reading (Hyakken Uchida, Junichiro Tanizaki, Torahiko Terada), taking a walk, cooking, collecting dried fishes and antique kimono. Favorite writing pen: PILOT V CORN Favorite pen tip: Nikko Saji-chrome. Favorite pen holder: Tachikawa. Favorite Eraser: PLUS AIR-IN HARD. Favorite food: Tofu, Natto, Ginger, Shiso (Beefsteak plant), Myoga (Japanese ginger), spring onion, turnip, carrots, asparagus, liver, and oysters. Favorite drinks: Champagne, white wine, mint tea, brown tea (kenjokaga-bocha). Favorite color: All sorts of purple.

｜佐渡島庸平｜Youhei Sadoshima｜　

Born in 1979. Spent his middle school days in South Africa and went to Nada high school and graduated Tokyo University. In 2002, he entered Kodansha, and was assigned for Shukan Morning Editorial department. He was in charge of many famous hits such as “Vagabond” (Takehiko Inoue), “Dragon Zakura” (Norifusa Mita), “Hataraki Man” (Moyoco Anno), and “Space Brothers” (Chūya Koyama). He left Kodansha in 2012 and established Cork, which is an agency for authors.