And sadly, there’s a chance they may never get paid.
Fragtime
Production committee for Fragtime, studio’s most recent anime that’s playing in theaters right now, say their repeated attempts to communicate have yielded no response.
Tear-jerking reports from multiple artists as studio, which produced a theatrical anime this year, erases its online presence.
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