http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-18/gundam-kunio-ogawara-launches-crowdfund-for-electric-car-based-anime-pilot/.91766 Gundam's Kunio Ogawara Launches Crowdfund for Electric Car-Based Anime Pilot 2015-08-18
[images http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/thumbnails/max1000x1500/cms/interest/91766/car-1.jpg Ex Machina http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/thumbnails/max1000x1500/cms/interest/91766/car-3.jpg Okawara provided concept art for what a mecha in the anime might look like ] Ogawara designed electric car "Ex Machina" Gundam mechanical designer Kunio Okawara launched a crowdfunding campaign earlier this month to fund a short pilot film for an anime based on his electrical car design "Ex Machina." If successful, the pilot will be used to pitch a longer anime. The project is seeking to raise 8 million yen (US$64,329) by September 30 on the Japanese crowdfunding service [ https://nextwaves.jp/project/home/541 ]. As of press time the project has earned 60,000 yen (US$482). The car itself was developed by Japanese research and development firm Four Link Systems. It is Okawara's fist foray into designing real mechanics, though Okawara was previously brought on board to design a promotional concept car for Four Link Systems' Japanese version of the Hiriko, a car designed at MIT and manufactured in Spain's Basque Country. "Ex Machina" functions like a regular electric car, but with more moving parts to make it feel more like a mecha from an anime. The page is hosting a series of videos of the car in action. [© animenewsnetwork.com] ... http://kotaku.com/gundam-designer-creates-a-mecha-inspired-car-1724749328 Gundam Designer Creates a Mecha Inspired Car Brian Ashcraft 8/18/15 ... [images http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--9yd4MKXv--/1390703906951322919.png http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--zYaLuGI1--/1390703907178385447.png ] ... http://www.4link.co.jp/english/ Four Link Systems is an R&D company constantly striving to create new markets through the latest technology & visionary consulting ... [dated] http://gizmodo.com/5879489/mits-folding-city-car-is-finally-a-reality MIT's Folding City Car Is Finally a Reality Jamie Condliffe [1/26/2012] ... Called Hiriko, which means "from the city" in Basque, MIT's folding electric car ... http://kai-you.net/article/19960 [.jp>translate.google.com>.us] Electric car of Ogawara Kunio design will be also be combined deformation! Funds recruitment toward animated 2015.08.17 Fujiki Ryosuke [image http://kai-you.net/press/img/prw_PR1fl_F7ljDFlS-4.jpg Ex Machina in production ] Electric car of Ogawara Kunio design will be also be combined deformation! Funds recruitment toward animated Japan's first known as mechanic designer Kunio Okawara 's electric vehicles, was designed Ex Machina funds recruitment toward animated of, crowdfunding site from August 8 Nextwaves has attracted started attention at. The goal amount ¥ 8,000,000, deadline September 30th to (water). Donations gathered, it and become short pilot anime and anime specification car of production funds. The supporters, Mr. and design drawings and mechanical detail development Photos and housed article in Ogawara, was beginning an invitation to Ex Machina test-ride event, have been prepared in accordance with the amount of money a variety of return. Animation project that is based on the reality of the car! Ex Machina Images are from the official site Kunio Mr. Okawara, the " Mobile Suit Gundam "and" Votoms and worked on the "robot design in many of TV animation works, such as active duty mechanic designer, which is also described as" Man of Steel "from stoic attitude toward work. Such Ex Machina that Ogawara's has worked on design, project originally stood up for the activation of local industry to manufacture the parts of automobiles and IT-related Niigata Prefecture. From concept referred to as "trying to sell it to commercialize Animemeka available on public roads", not only the function run as automobile, such as part of the deformation and container of the arm portion is united, the man's feelings that SF anime robot just like mechanism is provided It has become a vehicle that tickle. Among them, start a project to produce an animation that was theme of Ex Machina. In this project, implementation and animation specification car, the production of short pilot animation as a first step of animation production. Ex Machina that plans to become animation, such as gathered by coalescence robot appeared multiple. Already, the concept image of anime draw down by Ogawara Mr. announcement. Amount achieved after further in, of and image animation specification car, that and the like storyboards for a pilot animation will be published. Ogawara Kunio's oysters down animation concept image Upon the start of the crowdfunding, it has also been asked comments from Ogawara's. " Until now, since has been engaged in the design only in the anime, I'm really happy to be able to engage in the design of real mechanical. And that the "Do would be interesting if there is this kind of car" for Ex Machina design, a little irresponsible feeling, I have written the design (laughs), I am very impressed with the initiatives that Let made it seriously . I because you'll funny that you see from beside still is that we are trying to do (laughs). And also I feel surprised that this effort can now be in Japan. It is thanks to the country of deregulation. And since is that it is not impossible if you wanted until now. This crowdfunding projects, those of animation, rather than make in reality, to create the animation that is based on the reality of the automobile, has become a new approach. 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