The official Twitter account for the Dropkick on My Devil! (Jashin-chan Dropkick) television anime announced on Wednesday that its crowdfunding project met its initial goal of 30 million yen (about US$215,000) within its first 35 minutes. The first 30 million yen funds a new original video anime (OVA) episode for the franchise. The OVA is scheduled for December 2025, and backers of certain tiers will receive the anime on Blu-ray Disc.
The campaign launched on Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. JST (7:00 a.m. EST). It will end on January 13, 2023. As of press time, the campaign has raised 39,251,698 yen (about US$282,000).
The overall goal of the franchise is to crowdfund enough episodes to make an entire fourth season titled Dropkick on My Devil! NEXT (Jashin-chan Dropkick NEXT). The staff explained that to make a one-cours (quarter of a year) anime, the production cost is about 300…
