@firecat I have to say, that you are harshly generalizing
if you want to realise an project of this scale (be it game or movie) you need to have an company under which the creator team works
while I do admit Sekai pushing it a bit with myself, you can´t compare that to every other company based on that
Rayark is an relatively small studio and needed this Kickstarter to let this movie become a reality
they already had funds set aside, but were in need for the rest to make it happen
if you want to further discuss this I would like to ask you to create a new thread
I will gladly join you there to have an fair discussion
Now then in addition to the funding, the ZERO_DAY campaign was marked as an favourite project from Kickstarter
Also for those more interested in the staff who will shape this movie - here is something to indulge (I´m sure you´ll be surprised!):