Dreams developed animation series Noguchi’s Bell launches Kickstarter at Future Games Show

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Noguchi's Bell is one of the first of its kind

Noguchi’s Bell, an ongoing film series created in Dreams, has launched a Kickstarter to fund an entire series as announced at the Future Games Show today. 

 

The Kickstarter is now live and if you decide to support it, you will get tiers of rewards to choose from. This funding will help the creators ramp up their production and go towards the completion of the entire series.  

The show follows a young samurai called Noguchi Michio who comes across a strange Ramen seller in the desert while looking for a temple housing a great sword master. The latest trailer promises much bigger settings though, as well as a mysterious bad guy that Noguchi seems to have a deeper connection to. 

Cyber Sheep Films have said that the second episode isn’t expected until 2022 but did add that through funding, would expect to launch successive episodes four to five months apart. 

The whole project is a beautiful realization of older Samurai films, but also animation like Kubo and the Two Strings. The facial and camera manipulation is a cut above what you would expect to see from something designed on a PlayStation console, and a really stunning showcase of what Dreams can achieve. 

The creative potential of Dreams as a tool for serious and professional-grade design never ceases to amaze. For such a user-friendly and mainstream hub, creators are continuing to push the bounds of what is possible in the engine. 

Noguchi’s Bell is a wonderful reminder that Dreams is not just an incredible outlet for game design, but also for in-depth storytelling through animation. It’s really a staggering achievement and a fascinating project. 

For more on what to expect from the rest of our showcase, check out our guide to the Gamescom Future Games Show 2021.

Patrick Dane
Patrick Dane
Freelance writer

Patrick Dane is a freelance writer and former Guides Editor at TechRadar. He is now a freelance games journalist writing for sites and publications such as GamesRadar, Metro, IGN, Eurogamer, PC Gamer, and the International Business Times, among others. He was also once the Managing Editor for Bleeding Cool.