<p>In the summer of 2021, a few brave souls took on media giants Funimation and Crunchyroll to create the future of anime streaming apps. Within 2 days, Anime Tube's Kickstarter campaign had reached its goal twice over -- and also been shut down by Kickstarter. So what happened to Game Face LLC and Anime Tube?</p><p>Thanks to <a href="https://www.vitne.net/">VITNE</a>, <a href="https://mixkit.co/">Mixkit </a>and Shane Ivers at <a href="https://www.silvermansound.com/">silvermansound.com</a> for this episode's music.</p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/2WeebsPod" target="_blank">Find us on social media and now on Patreon and Ko-Fi!&nbsp;</a></p><p><strong>Further Reading</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.themarysue.com/anime-tube-kickstarter-red-flags/" target="_blank">Here’s Why People Are Raising Red Flags About The “Anime Tube App” Kickstarter | The Mary Sue</a></p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/animetubeapp/anime-tube-the-future-of-anime-apps-0/description" target="_blank">The second Anime Tube Kickstarter page</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pItfbFvduh4" target="_blank">The Brony Dating Sim Scam - Izzyzz | YouTube</a></p>--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2weebsinatrenchcoat/message<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>