Crowdfunding target for Struggling Ghibli Museum Exceeds in Just 24 hours

Studio Ghibli‘s anime museum, the Ghibli Museum, exceeded Furusato Choice’s crowdfunding target of 10 million yen (about US $ 90,000) within 24 hours on Saturday. At the time of the writing, the campaign raised 21,912,735 yen (about US $ 199,262) from 2,808 donors.

The crowdfunding campaign run by the city of Mitaka begins on Friday and runs until January 31st. Japanese residents can continue to donate to the fund, but it is not open to international donors. The crowdfunding campaign asks donors to donate at least 5,000 yen (about US $ 45). The hometown tax system allows you to donate to a local company and request a tax donation.

The museum said on a crowdfunding site that it is currently in a large deficit due to a significant decline in revenue from ticket sales due to the ongoing pandemic of the new coronavirus (COVID-19). The Furusato Choice Campaign stated that the museum received a grant from Mitaka City in March but said that it could not cover large-scale repair costs.

The museum was temporarily closed from April 25th to early June due to a third emergency against the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tokyo, among other prefectures. The museum was closed from February 25th to July last year due to the first emergency.

Opened in October 2001, the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka City, western Tokyo, is a work of Studio Ghibli through interactive exhibits and replicas of Ghibli’s iconic works such as My Neighbor Totoro’s catbus and the robot of Laputa Castle in the Sky. Is dedicated to bringing to life. .. The museum also offers rotating screenings of various short films animated by Ghibli. In addition, exhibitions of works that influenced Hayao Miyazaki are also common. Tickets for the museum must be purchased in advance, and the museum only accepts the selected number of tickets each day.

Studio Ghibli Inc. is a Japanese animation film studio based in Koganei, Tokyo. The studio is best known for its animated films and has also produced several short films, television commercials, and a television movie. The anime studio is one the most reputed in the field of animation around the world founded on June 15, 1985, the studio was led by directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki.

5 of the Studio Ghibli films are among the top 10 highest-grossing anime films made in Japan, with Spirited Away number two, grossing more than $ 380 million worldwide. Many of his works have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award, and four have won the Japanese Academy of Animation of the Year Award. Five of the Studio Ghibli films have received Oscar nominations. Spirited Away won the Golden Bear in 2002 and the Academy Award for Best Animated Film in 2003.

Source – The Ghibli Museum’s Furusato Choice page, CNET via Animenewsnetwork

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