{"rewrite":{"id":"r_747cb223944b4d589b58fb08","clusterId":"c_119ad731e86d40a8ad001022","slug":"custom-romance-city-3d3-crowdfunding-hits-35-times-target-in-minutes","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Custom Romance City 3D3 Crowdfunding Hits 35 Times Target in Minutes","summary":"KISS's bishoujo game brand launched a crowdfunding campaign for Custom Romance City 3D3 on April 24, 2025. The campaign reached its 1 million yen goal within one to two minutes and surpassed 10 million yen in about 48 hours. At the time of an interview with producer Yamato, the total had exceeded 35 times the original target. The game is a new 3D title following the Custom Maid series, with a development period that began around 2020 and restarted about two and a half years ago.","whyItMatters":"The rapid crowdfunding success confirms sustained fan demand for KISS's 3D bishoujo games after a long development cycle, with rewards designed to let supporters leave permanent traces in the game world.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eProducer Yamato told Game Spark he expected the campaign to hit its goal on the first day but was surprised when it closed the 1 million yen target in one to two minutes. The response, he said, reflected the long exposure of the title and the accumulated goodwill of longtime fans of the Custom Maid series. The campaign's reward structure emphasizes tangible, experiential perks: supporters can appear as an NPC, leave a nameplate on a street, place a comment on a bench, or purchase building naming rights for 700,000 yen. Yamato noted that the reward design drew on lessons from a previous crowdfunding for Custom Maid Chronicle. The game itself, initially announced around early 2020 under the name CRC3D, was restarted as Custom Romance City 3D3 about two and a half years ago.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"KISS producer Yamato says the crowdfunding's 1-minute goal hit was driven by long-time fans accumulated over the Custom Maid series. The speed reveals a loyal base that waited years for a new 3D bishoujo title.","twitterPost":"KISS producer Yamato credits the crowdfunding speed to long-time fans from the Custom Maid series. The 1-minute goal hit shows a loyal base that waited years.","threadsPost":"KISS producer Yamato says the crowdfunding hit its 1 million yen goal in 1-2 minutes because of long-time fans from the Custom Maid series. The speed, not the total, is the signal: a core audience that waited years for a new 3D bishoujo title and mobilized instantly.","newsletterBlurb":"KISS's crowdfunding for Custom Romance City 3D3 reached its 1 million yen goal within two minutes and has since exceeded 35 times the target. Producer Yamato discussed the campaign's design, which lets supporters leave permanent marks in the game world, from nameplates to building naming rights.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/26/166931.html\",\"title\":\"\\\"Custom Romance City 3D3\\\" Achieves Goal in 1 Minute, Over 35 Times Target: From Crowdfunding to the Full Picture of a \\\"Romance Experience in a City\\\" - Interview with KISS Producer Yamato\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4198,"outputTokens":659,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826464,"createdAt":"2026-05-26T10:33:40.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-26T10:45:54.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T10:45:54.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_119ad731e86d40a8ad001022","canonicalTitle":"『カスタムロマンスシティ3D3』開始1分で目標達成、目標額35倍超のクラファンから\"街に通う恋愛体験\"の全貌まで。KISSのYamatoプロデューサーに訊く【開発者インタビュー】","representativeArticleId":"a_67a587a4b097e53144593238","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Yamato\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-26T08:30:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-26T08:30:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T10:45:54.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/26/166931.html","title":"『カスタムロマンスシティ3D3』開始1分で目標達成、目標額35倍超のクラファンから\"街に通う恋愛体験\"の全貌まで。KISSのYamatoプロデューサーに訊く【開発者インタビュー】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Yamato"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["KISS's crowdfunding campaign for Custom Romance City 3D3 reached its 1 million yen goal within one to two minutes of launching on April 24, 2025.","The campaign surpassed 10 million yen in about 48 hours and exceeded 35 times the original target at the time of an interview with producer Yamato.","Supporters can appear as an NPC, leave a nameplate on a street, place a comment on a bench, or purchase building naming rights for 700,000 yen.","The game was initially announced around early 2020 under the name CRC3D and was restarted as Custom Romance City 3D3 about two and a half years ago.","Producer Yamato said the reward design drew on lessons from a previous crowdfunding for Custom Maid Chronicle."]}