Swords of Edo - Graphic Novel

A project in Northampton, United Kingdom by Face2Palm
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Get an original full colour anime styled series of graphic novels as well as merchandise and games.
Backers: 233
Average Pledge Per Backer: £43

Funded: £10,033 of £2,000
Dates: Jun 8th -> Jul 7th (30 days)
Project By: Face2Palm
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Latest News

AJ Tilley Starts Shutting Down Existing Crowdfunding Accounts

April 26th - via: cliqist.com
AJ Tilley continues to astound with news that all Kickstarter and BackerKit accounts and projects will be closed out due to the dissolving of AJTilley.com. (Read More)

More stretch goals & voting

July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone we are now literally in the final two hours of the campaign and have reached another two stretch goals. Thanks to you: £8,500 - Chibi Wars Issue 3 added to volume 1 £9,000 - Bonus Ecchi scenes added to game With the addition of Chibi... (Read More)

Stretch Goals Achieved

July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all, sorry for the slow update my PC has given me some grief but I am online and if you have any questions don't hesitate to message me I will reply asap. Stretch Goals So for those keeping an eye on us may see that thanks to some amazing people... (Read More)

Final Update, Goals & Remember

July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all, apart from announcements of stretch goals achieved this will be our last update before the campaign concludes in around ten hours time... Stretch Goal Alterations - Another one now reached With about ten hours remaining of the campaign we... (Read More)

Final 24 Hrs

July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
So we are in the final 24 hours of the campaign, and are now about half way towards the next stretch goal which will see yet another issue of the Chibi Wars stories added to volume 1 increasing its size just a little more. Lets keep things going in... (Read More)

Game addition

July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
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The Visual Novel - forgotten details

July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Sorry another quick update, but some people have informed me that I have neglected to explain how backers can get a copy of the game when the beta testing is completed and the final game is released. This is due to tiredness, so I am sorry for the... (Read More)

Another one bites the dust

July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
And another one gone, and another one gone... (know the reference?) Thanks to all of you we have now exceeded the next stretch goal which ensures we can put into production the very first Swords of Edo figurine. We have received a lot of comments and... (Read More)

Another stretch goal down

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
With less than 48 hours remaining we have now reached the next stretch goal of £5k. This goal gives us the funds to develop the art sprites and assets to build the basic game with Asumi as the lead character. As mentioned earlier this also gives all... (Read More)

Visual Novel Game Development

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone, a quick update for you regarding the development of the Visual Novel game to help answer some questions people might have. First of all how will development work? As I have described elsewhere even if we don't quite reach the 5k goal,... (Read More)

Volume 1 fully funded - onwards

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all, wasn't really expecting to be posting so soon, so thank you, all of you. We have now exceed the £4k goal ensuring the full volume 1 will be put into immediate development, I will make sure the artist is properly chained to her desk ready.... (Read More)

4K in our sights

July 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We have now reached the 3rd stretch goal of £3.5K this ensures issues 1-4 will all be able to go into immediate production at the campaigns conclusion, in fact Fuyuki Yuki our wonderful artist has already begun developing the line-art for issue 1,... (Read More)

Quick Art Update

July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
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Volume Details

July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
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Chibis of Edo

July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
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Meet the Samurai #4

July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Welcome to part 4 of meet the samurai, where we will introduce some of the main characters that will appear in the first volume of the graphic novel 'Swords of Edo'. The four characters depicted in these updates will be the main characters for volume... (Read More)

Stretch Goal 2 Attained

June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone, a very quick update, we have now reached the second stretch goal of the campaign, which ensures issues 1-3 are now fully funded to allow for immediate creation, speeding up the completion of volume one in the series. In addition by... (Read More)

Final Week

June 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Backers, we are now in the final week of the kickstarter campaign, thank you to everyone who has backed so far. In the coming week I will be aiming to do an update a day bringing you more news on the graphic novel & visual novel game, as... (Read More)

Final Days

June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
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New Reward Tiers

June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
A quick update today, it has been pointed out that we are missing some pure digital edition reward tiers. This was an oversight on my part and should have been included from the start, but they are added now, here are the new reward levels in case... (Read More)

The Villain

June 24th - via: kickstarter.com
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Competition & Bonus items

June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
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Figurine #1 You decide!

June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
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Stretch goal 1 Attained

June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
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Bonus Options

June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
With us now very close to the half way mark of the campaign and also over half way towards the next stretch goal I thought it was time to give you all some bonus options to allow you to get your hands on some extra items. Essentially if you want to... (Read More)

Competition Ends

June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings everyone, and so the competition ends,here are the four entrant ideas: 1) Assassin survivor who fears a traitor in his group2) Former assassin meets with Asumi in odd circumstances3) Ronin Fighter vows revenge on those who killed his... (Read More)

Development & Goals

June 18th - via: kickstarter.com
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Meet the Samurai #3

June 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Welcome to part 3 of meet the samurai, where we will introduce some of the main characters that will appear in the first volume of the graphic novel 'Swords of Edo'. More to come as the campaign continues.  (Read More)

PayPal options

June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
As we have reached the primary target I have now included options for PayPal, for simplicity and so that anyone who backs via PayPal has the same record and ease of delivery as kickstarter pledges I have done this by creating a simple flexible... (Read More)

100% - Now onto the stretch

June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Congratulations to me and to you. We have literally in the past few minutes just reached the first big milestone of going over the 100% barrier. Thank you to everyone who has pledged so far and if you know anyone who might be interested in this, then... (Read More)

Minor Update

June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
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First Week

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
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Meet the Samurai #2

June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Welcome to part 2 of meet the samurai, where we will introduce some of the main characters that will appear in the first volume of the graphic novel 'Swords of Edo'. More to come as the campaign continues.  (Read More)

Hardback Editions

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
I have after a lot of searching and comparisons found several print on demand publishers who will print the first volume of Swords of Edo as a hardback once it is completed. The downside however is that print on demand is expensive especially for... (Read More)

Meet the Samurai #1

June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Welcome to part 1 of meet the samurai, where we will introduce some of the main characters that will appear in the first volume of the graphic novel 'Swords of Edo'. More to come as the campaign continues.  (Read More)

Character Competition

June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
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Half way

June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
So we have reached the half way point, Bokurac is now working on the sketches for the main characters and the first few pages of Issue 1 of the first volume of Swords of Edo in preparation for our success, possibly within the next few days, *fingers... (Read More)

Cover Art - Asumi's story

June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
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Campaign goals

June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
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Social Networking

June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
A few people have recommended I throw my oar into the social networking scene to try and help boost not only the campaign but the production in the future after the campaign has completed. Upon thinking about it I agree so I have set-up a dedicated... (Read More)

Exceeded ten percent

June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
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