aNCHOR has added a new 33,000,000 yen stretch goal for the new prequel story titled “Kanashimi wa Kaze no You ni”
Kodoani.com – Game developer aNCHOR’s crowdfunding campaign for Age’s “Kimi ga Nozomu Eien” (KimiNozo) redevelopment project has reached its initial goal of 30,000,000 yen (about 201,000 USD). Up to now, the campaign has raised 31,918,198 yen (about 214,100 USD) from 1,057 backers. The company decided to add a new goal to 33,000,000 yen to create a new prequel about the legendary tree titled “Kanashimi wa Kaze no You ni”.
The campaign started on October 27 and is expected to end on December 29 at 23:59 JST. The campaign was originally scheduled to begin on October 21. The new stretch goal is 45,000,000 yen (about 302,000 USD) to create a new story depicting how the characters Haruka and Mitsuki met.
Muv-Luv has launched a website with step-by-step instructions in English on how to contribute to the crowdfunding campaign. The campaign offers nine different reward tiers for contributors.
“Kimi ga Nozomu Eien” (also known by its English title “Rumbling Hearts”) is an 18+ visual novel released in August 2001 for PlayStation 2, Dreamcast and PC. There was an improved version of the game released in 2008 titled “Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Latest Edition” with enhanced graphics, additional scenarios, and other improvements. The game has been adapted for a variety of different projects, including television anime, OVAs, and original video anime.
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