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Chuya-Den Kickstarter Officially Kicks Off

Written By Samantha Ferreira

The quest for the missing sun is about to begin!

Earlier today, the Kickstarter project for Yoshiyuki Kaneko’s Chuya-Den – The Night and Day Chronicles officially kicked off.

The feature will be directed by creator Yoshiyuki Kaneko (also known as YOSHIKO) at studio WAO World. Shota Ueno will provide character designs, while Yutaka Matsubara (Heaven’s Lost Property key animator) will provide Yokai designs.

Chuya-Den Visual 001 - 20151015The confirmed voice cast is as follows:

  • Shu: Yu Kobayashi
  • Yuna: Yui Horie
  • Kenta: Ayumi Fujimura
  • Tsuchi-gumo: Misato Fukuen
  • Nurari-hyon: Motomu Kiyokawa
  • Kurama-tengu: Nobuyuki Hiyama
  • Sanmoto-goro-zaemon: Norio Wakamoto

As of press time, the Chuya-Den Kickstarter has raised $755 of its $100,000 goal. The project has one confirmed stretch goal, in the form of an English dub at $130,000.

If the project manages to reach the $130,000 mark, the dub cast will staff the following:

  • Shu: Brittany Lauda
  • Yuna: Amber Lee Connors
  • Kenta: Daisy Guevara

Source: Kickstarter

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Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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