{"id":33599,"date":"2026-07-06T07:21:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/vspo-announces-refund-for-feature-length-anime-production-following-delay\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T07:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:21:42","slug":"vspo-announces-refund-for-feature-length-anime-production-following-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/vspo-announces-refund-for-feature-length-anime-production-following-delay\/","title":{"rendered":"Vspo! Announces Refund for Feature-Length Anime Production Following Delay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">Japanese VTuber agency <strong>Vspo!<\/strong> has announced that it will be offering full refunds for its now-delayed \u201cVspo! STUDIO MEMBERS\u201d project, which includes production for a feature-length anime series. In a statement on its website, the agency said that they are having difficulty providing a clear timeline for the production of the anime series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">Regardless of the delay, Vspo! has assured that production and eventual release for the anime series are still underway, and that the project will not be cancelled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">Following this, Vspo! has said that the members\u2019 site for the \u201cVspo! STUDIO MEMBERS\u201d will remain accessible until December 31, 2026. In the meantime, no new updates regarding the project will be posted on the site. More details about the refund process will be announced within July this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The crowdfunding project was <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anitrendz.com\/news\/2024\/10\/24\/vspo-to-get-long-form-animation-helmed-by-mushoku-tensei-season-2-director\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">first announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on October 24, 2024, and aimed to fund the anime series production, which will include 12 episodes and will feature Vspo!\u2019s talents.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">Some of the perks included in the membership include invitations to advance screenings of the anime, inclusion of names in the credits, voice-over scripts, anime setting materials\/original drawing collections, staff passes, and other advanced information on the anime.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Hiroki Hirano<\/strong>, who served as director for the first cour of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and assistant director on the anime\u2019s first season, is directing the upcoming Vspo! anime at <strong>PINE JAM<\/strong>. Other members of the anime production include <strong>Kota Mori<\/strong>, known for his storyboard and episode direction work on Episode 16 of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frieren: Beyond Journey\u2019s End<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who is serving as assistant director, while <strong>Hiroo Nagano<\/strong>, previously co-animation director on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fate\/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is handling the character designs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vspo.jp\/news\/studio_members_news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vspo! official website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kai-you.net\/article\/95830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KAI-YOU<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese VTuber agency Vspo! has announced that it will be offering full refunds for its now-delayed \u201cVspo! STUDIO MEMBERS\u201d project, which includes production for a feature-length anime series. In a statement on its website, the agency said that they are having difficulty providing a clear timeline for the production of the anime series. 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