After strong reception and even an upcoming English blu-ray release of Little Witch Academia, Studio Trigger decided to utilize the crowdfunding service Kickstarter to fund their campaign for a second feature film in the animated series. Initially starting at a target pledge level of $150,000 they breezed through that in mere hours after its launch and later confirmed their Stretch Goals.
This Stretch Goal pertained to the standard and limited editions of Little Witch Academia 2 for when it launches in March 2015 (approx). The standard edition of the blu-ray would receive an audio commentary and a making of Little Witch Academia 2 documentary. On the other hand, the Limited Edition blu-ray release would also be set to receive an Original Sound Track and a Gengasyu (Line art collection book).
The good news is that they have reached that $500,000 goal and with three days to go currently have $533,496 sitting in their coffers. This could very make Little Witch Academia 2 one of the most successful if not the most successful animation Kickstarter campaigns to date.