Computer graphics magazine CG World reported on Thursday that Yoshitada Fukuhara ( Kemono Friends , Kemurikusa ) is leading crowdfunding for the "Mokuri Project," a virtual-reality and 3DCG animation project about the cat-like character Mokuri. GUNCY's CG producer and technical director Tetsuya Nozawa , Chinese 3DCG producer Root Studio, manga creator, Akihito Tsukushi ( Made in Abyss ), virtual reality corporation HIKKY, and art director Mika Sawae are collaborating on the project. A website for the project opened on Thursday and revealed that the crowdfunding campaign will begin on November 7 at 11:00 a.m. JST and run until January 30 at 6:00 p.m. JST.



Mokuri is a creature who has lived for a long time and likes to craft. The Mokuri Project is seeking first supporters, or "pioneers," to participate in the project to build up the "Mokuri World." First supporters will be able to learn about the project's latest information by reading production journals and attending online conferences. The project will also accept fan works related to Mokuri.

The project's staff includes:

Planning/Production: Mika Sawae

Character Creator: Akihito Tsukushi

General Producer: Yoshitada Fukuhara

Executive Producer: Yasushi Funakoshi

CG Producer/Technical Director: Tetsuya Nozawa

Marketing: Ryuiichi Kida/ Kurogin

Producer: Kenichi Midorikawa

Key Visual: Yūri

Concept Art: Usagi shirakaba

Illustration: tabe/Keburi/DAI-XT

Video: Yūsuke Niitsu

3D Animation: Yū Hirada

Modeling Collaboration: studio guffaw

Public Relations: Nanako Suzuki

Tsukushi designed the character Mokuri in 2018 to appear in a whole new kind of world.

Source: Mokuri Project's website, CG World via Yaraon!