Red Origins: An Original Animated Series

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RED ORIGINS is an epic Magical-Futurism series. Our goal is to raise enough funds showcase this great series on a global stage.
Backers: 262
Average Pledge Per Backer: $58

Funded: $15,299 of $15,000
Dates: Aug 5th -> Sep 4th (30 days)
Project By: Obi Ud
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Latest News

CONGRATS!!! 15K We did it! #RO Nation

September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Great job everyone!! I am so moved! What an incredible journey! I thank you and I love you for all the support. We will now triple our efforts to bring to you a work of art! Because of you donations we can now develop a large African magical... (Read More)

Red Origins: "I got a dollar and a dream" - J.Cole

September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
RO NATTON!    Everyone that has given I extremely appreciate it because what we are doing on this kickstarter is BIG JUJU. Giving a dollar to one dream so that it becomes a reality that transforms reality is an amazing phenomenon. I understand we... (Read More)

Character Development (In the Studio)

September 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We worked tirelessly to give you the most innovative characters to hit the animation and comic scene.  We need your help to bring this to life. From the story plot to the characters, Red Origins is arguably the most unique anime you have ever... (Read More)

3 days left and the critics have spoken

August 31st - via: kickstarter.com
5K left to go. SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!!!!! You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  (Read More)

New Kickstarter Poster Just For You! We hit 9,000! Thank You! Almost there!

August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
RO nation! We have designed a new poster just for you! There is an interesting story of how this came about. One day while reviewing all our posters, our Korean Art Consultant, told us that all our posters are intense. I'm like YEAH! its awesome! But... (Read More)

WE NEED YOUR HELP

August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  (Read More)

Red Origins Music with Music Producer Extraordinaire "Tochi"

August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  (Read More)

They're So Cute Tho! Who Wouldn't Want to See Them In a Comic or On the Big Screen!?!?

August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
   Check out a new poster I designed just for you all! You also may have received a message from me asking if you if you can increase your pledge up at least $10. This is the cute face in which I am making that request (see below). Haha. Hope... (Read More)

Congratulations! 7,500! We are at the halfway mark! Lets Go For It!

August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We are almost there RO Nation! The first ever magical futurism comic issue is almost in our hands! The writing team have put in alot of effort to getting to this point. Time, money, and effort are the ingredients people talk about the most in a... (Read More)

AAAAAAAANNNNND Action! Congratulations we have pushed to 6,800! We Can Do It! Go! Go! Go!

August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
I LOVE the ACTION from the RO Nation. Its inspiring! So lets see some more ACTION! Obi Juju Action Sequence Below are the action shots for our main characters Juju (african magic) combat sequence. This Juju combat is not typical Juju combat but... (Read More)

Alan Dean Foster, Star Trek and Star Wars Legend, Supports Red Origins Kickstarter

August 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Who is Alan Dean Foster? Alan Dean Foster was the ghostwriter of the original novelization of Star Wars, though it was credited to George Lucas. He is now writing the New Star Wars The Force Awakens. A veteran sci-fi novelist Alan Dean Foster is also... (Read More)

RO Nation: We Broke 5,000! We are 1/3 away from Completing our Goa!!!

August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
RO Nation:  CONGRATULATIONS! WE Broke 5,000! We are only 1/3 away from completing our Goa!!! Thank you so much! From the bottom of my heart and soul we really appreciate all your efforts and comments and help! We thank you for your donations! GREAT... (Read More)

Mazi Mbe the Tortoise: Africa's Public Enemy No. 1

August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Name: Mbediogu aka Mazi Mbe the Tortoise  Gender: Male Territory: Nigeria, Greater West Africa The most notorious trickster in Africa. The greatest trickster of them all. A god that will not die. But still needs a damn day job to survive. Mazi Mbe... (Read More)

Temi: The most important black female character in Anime and Comics and I'll tell you why

August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Reasons: Temi wasn't even in Africa in the beginning of this story's conception! As the story evolved we realized the two boys wouldn't last two seconds without her. Temi was the hardest and most difficult character to design. It is also the... (Read More)

Kickstart This: 'Red Origins' - An Original "Epic African Magical-Futurism" Series

August 21st - via: blogs.indiewire.com
The project hails from Kolanut Productions - a self-described animation, comic, and game productions company that focuses on providing diverse media that is predominantly centered but not exclusive to the untapped and emerging market of African Magical Futurism. (Read More)

African Juju Magic Weapons Concept: Kisujuju Dagger

August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
African Juju Magic Weapons Concept for Red Origins Series  This is the weapon many characters and particularly our main character, Obilota (or Obi), will use in the series. Its one of the basic weapon of a Mangu. A Mangu is a African magician.... (Read More)

World Building: Map Building Draft (Watercolor)

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings,  I wanted to share a little bit of how our world-building strategy has evolved. First, we spent one year focused on developing the worldview, spiritual-physical hierarchy, and magic system. This was difficult because I would not allow the... (Read More)

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