i made a post about helping kyoani after the horrific attack, and seakittens pointed out another way to help out:
If people want to support KyoAni, they should buy digital goods, not give to an unofficial gfm. https://twitter.com/zetsubouzhainu/status/1151765219976368129?s=19
i looked at the tweet and i can see why it’s a good idea to buy digital goods, but i also think the gofundme is a good idea. i have had a past experience with gofundme where i donated money to something that turned out to be a scam, and they gave me my money back without me having to ask or do anything. you sent me this message many hours ago, so by now, this campaign from sentai filmworks has dramatically increased its success. the campaign has received 1.2 million dollars in less than one day, which is absolutely huge!!! and sentai posted an update that said they are partnering with gofundme. if you think about it, gofundme doesn’t want a million dollar scam being run on their platform. that would damage their reputation. so i’m sure they are watching this campaign closely to make sure the money will go where it needs to go.
EDIT: i just saw that gofundme has tweeted about this campaign and made it the pinned post at the top of their twitter!! awesome! so yeah, they are endorsing this, which means they will want to keep a close watch to make sure the money is being used responsibly.
