#WIT Studio’s The Girl from the Other Side Kickstarter Collects Double Goal Amount in One Day

After only being open for one day, WIT Studio’s Kickstarter for The Girl from the Other Side feature-length anime has already doubled the asking amount, with over 6 million yen (US$55,241) pledged of the asking 3 million yen (US$27,620) goal at the time of writing. The official Twitter account for the project announced that in just a few hours, the goal was met, thanking backers for their support.

The Girl from the Other Side was announced on March 6 as a feature-length anime, which the Kickstarter confirms to be 1 hour long. Yutaro Kubo and Satomi Tani will be returning from the 10-minute OVA adaptation of Nagabe’s award-nominated manga series to direct at WIT Studio, which will be released in Match 2022.

Seven Seas Entertainment is publishing the series in English, describing it as such:

In a world split between the Inside and the Outside, those living in both realms are told never to cross over to the other side, lest they be cursed. A young girl named Shiva lives on the other side, in a vacant village with a demonic guardian known only as “Teacher.” Although the two are forbidden to touch, they seem to share a bond that transcends their disparate appearances. But when Shiva leaves Teacher’s care to seek out her grandmother, the secret behind her mysterious living arrangement comes to light.

Source: The Girl from the Other Side on Twitter

©2022 Nagabe / Mag Garden, The Girl from the Other Side Production Committee

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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs the YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.