{"rewrite":{"id":"r_86db4b6e2fdd999231d8f8a7","clusterId":"c_4acae744574a08fc8218d148","slug":"shibuya-scramble-stories-team-explains-third-crowdfunding-round","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Shibuya Scramble Stories Team Explains Third Crowdfunding Round","summary":"The live-action adventure game Shibuya Scramble Stories is running a third crowdfunding round on CAMPFIRE, with director Jiro Ishii, cinematographer Ayumu Iino, and actor Fumihiro Kitagami explaining why. The round runs September 1 to 30 and is styled as development-participation crowdfunding. A gameplay demo video went up September 1 to show the quality the team is aiming for and to answer backers' questions about production costs and still-image quality.","whyItMatters":"A third funding round for the same project is unusual, and the team is treating the demo video as the answer to why the money is still short.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFunding was moved to CAMPFIRE after a non-payment problem on the platform Ubugoe, and payments are now confirmed monthly, which is why the project is asking for support three times. The demo video was made quickly. Cinematographer Ayumu Iino, who shot 428, was given free rein on the look and texture of the stills and submitted his own treatment without prior discussion. Actor Fumihiro Kitagami, who plays Midoriko Midousuji, prepared from the script and from talks with writer Yukinori Kitajima. Kitagami said costumes matter enormously to a performance, and the outfits worn in the demo were bought ahead of the main production.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Shibuya Scramble Stories is back on CAMPFIRE for a third round, but the September 1 demo video is doing the persuading: still-image quality and shooting costs are the questions backers keep asking.","twitterPost":"Shibuya Scramble Stories returns to CAMPFIRE for round three, with a September 1 demo video answering backer questions about shooting costs and still-image quality.","threadsPost":"Shibuya Scramble Stories is asking CAMPFIRE backers for a third round. Director Jiro Ishii and cinematographer Ayumu Iino are answering the questions that keep coming up: what shooting actually costs, and what still-image quality means for a live-action adventure game.","newsletterBlurb":"Shibuya Scramble Stories is holding a third crowdfunding round on CAMPFIRE through September 30, after non-payment problems on Ubugoe. Director Jiro Ishii says payments are now confirmed monthly, which is why the project is asking again. A gameplay demo published September 1 shows the still-image quality the team is targeting.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/interview/260915s\",\"title\":\"Why did Shibuya Scramble Stories need a third crowdfunding round? How much does shooting a live-action ADV actually cost? What is still-image quality? The director, cinematographer, and actor on the reality of the shoot\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6300,"outputTokens":634,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789446569,"createdAt":"2026-09-15T04:24:44.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-15T04:28:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-15T04:28:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4acae744574a08fc8218d148","canonicalTitle":"なぜ『シブヤスクランブルストーリーズ』は3回目のクラファンが必要だったのか？ 実写ADVの撮影費はぶっちゃけいくらかかるのか？ 静止画の「クオリティ」とは？ 監督とカメラマンと俳優に聞く、撮影のリアル","representativeArticleId":"a_f70f596ee82682e82cb9f871","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Shibuya Scramble Stories\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-15T03:30:39.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-15T03:30:39.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-15T04:28:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/interview/260915s","title":"なぜ『シブヤスクランブルストーリーズ』は3回目のクラファンが必要だったのか？ 実写ADVの撮影費はぶっちゃけいくらかかるのか？ 静止画の「クオリティ」とは？ 監督とカメラマンと俳優に聞く、撮影のリアル"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Shibuya Scramble Stories"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}