Get ready for some explosive news about the Dirty Pair TV series! Nozomi Entertainment‘s Kickstarter campaign for an English-dubbed Blu-ray Disc release has posted an update, and it’s not looking good. The production is in post-production, but it’s suffering from delays. Fear not, backers! Nozomi Entertainment and Crunchyroll are still “fully committed” to the project, and they promise to keep you updated on its status every two to four weeks.

But here’s the thing: there’s been a lack of communication from Crunchyroll or Nozomi Entertainment about the project’s status, despite the Kickstarter campaign ending successfully in November 2021, raising a whopping US$731,406 from 3,303 backers. The campaign also funded all stretch goals, and previously had an estimated delivery date of August 2022. The project’s previous update was on May 31.

Fans are worried that Crunchyroll‘s acquisition of Right Stuf and Nozomi Entertainment may have had a negative impact on the project. AnimEigo and MediaOCD CEO Justin Sevakis stated on Twitter that many former Right Stuf producers were no longer with Crunchyroll as of June earlier this year.

ANN reached out to Crunchyroll for comment, and they provided the same statement they posted on the Kickstarter page.

The good news is that both Pamela Lauer and Jessica Calvello will reprise their roles as Kei and Yuri from ADV‘s previous release of the anime for the new dub.

Here’s a brief summary of the anime: In the 22nd century, Kei and Yuri, two official Trouble Consultants for the World Welfare Works Association (WWWA), use their brains, brawn, and looks to solve any problem. They call themselves the “Lovely Angels,” but because their solutions often result in chaos and mass destruction, the rest of the universe has dubbed them the “Dirty Pair!”

The project’s Kickstarter page states that Right Stuf and Nozomi Entertainment will utilize 75% of the funds collected for dubbing, production expenses, and acquiring rights clearances. The project will utilize 15% of the funds for the production of materials, media, and packaging; and utilize 10% of funds for overhead, working capital, fees to run the project on the platform, royalties, and staff costs.

RetroCrush and Crunchyroll began streaming the anime in the U.S. and Canada in October 2021.

The anime adapts Haruka Takachiho’s science fiction comedy novel series of the same name, with illustrations by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. The series began in 1979, and the eighth novel in the series, Dirty Pair no Daichōyaku, shipped in 2018 as the first novel in 11 years.

Aside from the television anime, the novels have also inspired an anime film, as well as several video projects, manga, and American comics. The title duo made their first anime appearance in 1983’s Crusher Joe: The Movie.

Sources: Email correspondence, Dirty Pair Nozomi Entertainment dub Kickstarter page.