Video game and manga publisher Sekai Project’s Kickstarter campaign for an OVA based on the Neko Works and Sayori’s PC visual novel Nekopara has reached over $1 Million USD in crowd sourced funding. The initial goal of $100,000 USD will go toward a 20 minute OVA, but Sekai Project revealed that for every $100,000 USD afterward will extend the OVA by 10 minutes up to a maximum of $500,000 USD and 60 minutes. The campaign has raised over 9 times its initial goal, with a total of $963,376 USD (beating previous anime Kickstarter record holder Under the Dog of $878,028).
The project is continuing its final backing process on Slacker where it has now earned over a total of $1,027,842 USD.
The OVA will be adapting Volume 1 of the adult visual novel Nekopara. The game is set in a world where Cat Girls live side by side with regular humans. The OVA is scheduled to be out this December.
Here is the promotional video for the OVA which previews the theme song “Baby→Lady LOVE” by Ray:
Nekopara is a Japanese adult visual novel series developed by Neko Works and published by Sekai Project. The first game in the series, Nekopara Vol. 1, was released on December 29, 2014. Nekopara Vol. 2 was released on February 19, 2016. The series is set in a world where humans live alongside catgirls, known as “Nekos,” and are able to keep them as pets.
Here is the synopsis for the Visual Novel:
What’s NEKOPARA? Why, it’s a cat paradise! Kashou Minaduki, the son of a long line of Japanese confection makers moved out to open his own shop “La Soleil” as a patisserie. But upon moving out, hidden amongst his things were two of the catgirls, Chocola and Vanilla, that the family had been raising. When he tried to send them back, they begged and pleaded until he gave in and now they’ve opened La Soleil together. With two catgirls who really, REALLY love their master trying their very best and occasionally failing — a heartful comedy opens for business!
You can visit the OVA’s website here: http://nekoparaova.com/
The game’s website here: http://nekopara.com/
And follow their Twitter: @nekopara_pr
