It's exciting to see even more studios turning to crowdfunding, but it's also sad to see that even big name studios are in need of it. (Edit: On second thought-- Alternatively, its great that studios are finding more ways to fund themselves and to maintain their creative vision without having to rely on the money and meddling of corporate sponsors!)

I'm with you there, I'd love to see Dreaming Machine one day... but I don't know if crowdfunding could have any impact on it. If I recall correctly, didn't Madhouse stop production on it not so much because of budget issues, but because there's no way to fulfill Kon's vision without him?

Anyway, the Studio 4°C project is looking really neat. Here's hoping it does well (and that we'll see Dreaming Machine one day!)