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VP of Product @Azuki Contributor @animecoin
Joined January 2022
Few quick ground rules (may keep adding to this list over time). 1) my goal with respect to comms is to be more open and transparent about what we are doing, and why. I’ll be sharing more thoughts about our long term product strategy, why we designed and launched things, and how.
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Reading the @yugalabs deck again and reflecting on launch, I've realized whats throwing me off about the @OthersideMeta. IMO, I believe Yuga may struggle to build the engaging "metaverse game" it promises, which is important for an investment thesis. Sorry, long thread here. .
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THE BUILDOOOR ARC. It’s pretty surreal for me to say this, but after a long journey with the community, I’m excited to say that I’ll be joining @Azuki and @ChiruLabs as the VP of Product. Through good and bad, I’ve been with Azuki since the very beginning and have bagheld through.
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Fastest way to become a millionaire in NFTs is to start off as a billionaire.
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Something that gets lost within the context of "holder expectations" and the work being done to bring Azuki into Anime: . WHAT IS THE POINT OF THE AZUKI ANTHOLOGY?. For most, the perceived goal is that "this is the content that will bring us to the masses". And some even want to.
The Episode 1 creative team is composed of: Junichi Yamamoto, who oversaw the animation sections of blockbuster console game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom; Kinu Nishimura, who was in charge of the character design of the famed Street Fighter Series; and Akari Kito and
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When’s the last time you went to the club and came home $300k richer?.
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WHAT IS HILUMIA?. For Azuki’s 1st anniversary, the team announced its latest world, Hilumia. At first, it’s just more lore, but what does it represent? And does it speak anything to the future of Azuki?. Been a while since a thread, so let me put on my comfy kigu and think 😂
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I will never forget how shitty it felt when the entire space turned against Azuki. I cut half my bag. I was scared. I have many thoughts about what’s going on with @RTFKT @doodles and @moonbirds, but if you are holder there, I know what that feeling’s like. The most I can say.
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Before I was “company”, I was Community. And tbh, I still like to think I am. So what I’m gonna write is mostly from that perspective, but now with more context than before. When you are a bagholder, for better or worse, you’ve put your blind hope in a team. Sure, you buy to be.
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PHYSICAL BACKED TOKENS (PBT) 🧵. Nine Gold Skateboards and NFTs you’ll likely never touch or own. So why would Azuki’s announcement of PBT’s be a big deal for holders, and does it actually mean anything for the space?.
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Should we do it?. It really is an awesome Valhalla, such nice traits.
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.@ZAGABOND asked, so the Spirit Council wondered: What would the @AzukiOfficial homepage look like in Spirit mode? . Joining my brothers @SamuraiSpirit88 @konger_eth @_73_X @metag33 @MiKeMeUpP and @IcedcoffeeEth
@steamboy33 What if your Azuki could be featured on the homepage?.
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So easy to fud other projects these days…. Here’s a novel idea. How about you complement one that you aren’t in?. I’ll start. BAYC holding 100e floor in this market is crazy impressive.
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Time for another thread that few read 🤣. There are four tensions that limit growth of NFTs. 1. Rewarding holders vs. growing the company.2. Encouraging diamond hands vs. building revenue.3. Building excitement vs. managing expectations.4. Decentralization vs Centralization. 🧵.
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For me, it’s Azuki ride or die. It’s that simple. Azuki is what made me care about NFTs, and the friends I’ve made are the reason I stuck around. If not for Azuki, I’m out of NFTs entirely. We’ve likely got more pain ahead, but I’ll stick by and see this through with you all 🫡.
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Hard to stay out of spirit mode for long. And yes I’m gonna tweet every time I change it 🤣
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COLLECTOR SYSTEM 1.0. In the spirit of transparency and to provide some quick thoughts/context, I want to dive into CS 1.0 a bit:. - Why CS?.- Early post-launch reactions.- Where are we going. WHY CS?. The idea for the CS is rooted in the question: How can we best ensure that.
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After the insanity of today, I think we all can look forward to some better times at the tables. Hanging in the @AzukiOfficial garden with my homies @ZAGABOND and @tedkimo!
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It's been a difficult couple of days for the @AzukiOfficial fam. NGL, I've probably cycled through every emotion on the spectrum, and the ride still isn't over. Reflecting back on what's happened a bit, just want to share a few of my thoughts, as unbiased as possible:.
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Every day, I wake up and check the Azuki floor price. And again, an hour later. And again, and again, and again. I know floor price isn't everything, but its undeniably *something*, and if I don't feel what the community feels, then I'm not building from the community viewpoint.
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All four elements 🔥🪨⚡️🌊 finally mastered. Welcome to the fight, my little @AzukiOfficial Water Sumo friend.
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THE Z QUESTION. We shouldn’t dismiss @cobie & @OttoSuwenNFT & @wizardofsoho comments as straight FUD; the question of whether or not Z should stay with Azuki is a legitimate one. As always, the debate is more nuanced than what Twitter jumps to, but it’s one worth rehashing. 🧵.
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The Azuki comeback will (once again) be the greatest this space has ever seen.
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To understand the bagholder, one must BECOME the bagholder. - Sun Tzu, Art of Rekt
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I've been eyeing this piece of perfection ever since I saw Midnight Breeze. When it got listed this morning, I knew I had to get it. Thanks @dutchtide for the masterpiece, this is the ultimate in mood, zen, and tranquility. To me, this embodies the collection. So excited!.
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This is not the post I was expecting to write. but here we are. We've been here before. The Z disaster last year was an extinction level catastrophe, and let's be honest, today kinda feels like it too. Some quick thoughts on what happened, and where this can go:.
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Community is a funny thing. When I started, I didn't get it. I thought it was a joke, a gimmick tossed around by influencers and teams to pump bags. The early days of @Azuki changed that for me. I saw what true shared excitement looked like. And then as we grew, then fell.
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Few quick CS updates just shipped!.- Leaderboard for The Order: - Scores now live in Gallery & Collector Profile
COLLECTOR SYSTEM 1.0. In the spirit of transparency and to provide some quick thoughts/context, I want to dive into CS 1.0 a bit:. - Why CS?.- Early post-launch reactions.- Where are we going. WHY CS?. The idea for the CS is rooted in the question: How can we best ensure that.
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No pressure, no diamonds. This year we’re gonna make some fucking diamonds.
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The Azuki comeback will (once again) be the greatest this space has ever seen.
The Azuki comeback will (once again) be the greatest this space has ever seen.
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I’m excited that AnimeChain can finally open the doors to Gacha Grab. There's a lot, so as a contributor to @animecoin, I want to share some context on what it is, why it’s being released, how it relates to Azuki's Collector System, and where it will go in the future.
GachaGrab is LIVE! (ﻭ ￣A￣ )ﻭ . Start collecting gachapons by signing up at Read more on how it works below.
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Mass adoption isn't hoping normies come into today's web3. Instead, you must go to where fans are, build products they can understand, experiences that bring delight, around IP they can adore. But 10x better. A dedicated experience for anime fans, by anime fans. Something that.
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Even if you ignore the realities of web3's cyclical nature, the belief that "eth NFTs are dead" is fundamentally flawed. Good projects with the runway, the IP, the technical depth, and the community, are capable of evolving beyond the meta of the month. Watch us.
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Rejecting a 100eth offer (~50eth profit in 5 days) is a no brainer, thanks to @ZZZAGABOND and the @AzukiZen team. As someone in Product who works to navigate hundreds of millions of users into digital ownership, it's clear that something special is cooking. Let me explain.
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seemed like a good time to round out the collection. as done as it's gonna get
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This one is going to be a lot of fun. A few quick thoughts on licensing overall:.
A new Azuki product is coming and we want you to be a part of it. 🤫. Licensing submissions are now open for all Azuki, Elementals and Beanz holders on the Collector’s Profile. Details below.
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In the time honored NFT tradition of tweeting every buy… I finally broke down and am joining the ark @TheEverai. Too many threads out there on why, so I’ll just say I love the City and the mission!
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I’ve spoken to a LOT of community members, across the full spectrum of collectors. Single holders to Order members. US. CA. HK. SG. CN. PH. JP. EU. etc. As one would expect, a common thread amongst all is a desire to feel valued and rewarded. Particularly for Azuki, where we’ve.
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Excited to start bringing Azuki + Defi a little closer, and happy to kick this off with @Juice_Finance 🧃X ⛩️.
We have listened to the degens and decided to allocate Juice points to three additional NFT communities upon the @Blast_L2 mainnet launch:. 1) @rektguyNFT .2) @Azuki .3) @cryptopunksnfts . Testnet users will be eligible to claim activity points as well 🧃
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We're soon entering a new era for NFTs. Where "utility" isn't only defined as a PFP flex. Where "value" isn't dictated by an incentivized bid. Where "digital collectibles" don't just live in a niche. Real teams are building real things. Azuki + Community is THE real team.
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Really excited to share this one. Thanks to some amazing work from @xrathore_eth, part of my @AzukiZen fam has been brought to life! It's incredible to see our characters transform into something more than an NFT. As @ZZZAGABOND said, support artists! More to come.
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Truly not saying this as a generic bullpost, but what we launched yesterday is the smallest product launch anime dot com will likely see for a very long time. Time to lock in.
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I have one deep conviction bet for this bull. My bags, my career. And regardless of the immediate cycle, I feel just as confident as ever.
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Four spirit sales in a single night. Azuki IP on F1 championship cars. @AzukiOfficial doesn’t care about the bear 🫡
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This week, I learned the gender of my second child on the same day I drove my mom to the hospital to surgically remove a cancerous tumor. Life is ironic, sometimes.
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Here’s my “as objective as possible” thoughts on Beanz. Lots to cover here, so this will be a longer thread. I’ll cover a few aspects, but the tldr is that this is a very interesting move that will take some time to grow into its value, but there’s definitely value here.
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One of the saddest thing these past few days was watching the Azuki activity feed and seeing pfps fly by of friends leaving the Garden. Now, one of the happiest things to watch is the crew buy back in and reassemble. Love to see it, IKZ!.
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Whatever is in the Something Official boxes, there's one overlooked point: 100% of the boxes went to holders. Many projects "expand their universe" with 1 drop to holders (so 10k), 10k for public sale (proceeds to Dev). Instead, @AzukiOfficial gave it all to the community.
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If it's unclear what Azuki is building, this is the simplest way to explain it:. 1) Azuki is building an Anime multimedia franchise, 2) on the foundations of community & their IP, 3) tied together with web3. There’s a LOT to unpack, but I’m excited to start doing so next week.
Next Garden Gathering on Feb 28th at 5pm PT. Join @whizwang and @0xSeraph_ in the Garden Discord to chat Azuki partnerships and licensing!
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BOBU GOVERNANCE. Excited to see Bobu embracing decentralization with community proposals & voting. However, many (most?) “decentralized” driven efforts fail for a variety of reasons, so here are a few thoughts I’m running through. [Disclaimer: Im still the largest Bobu holder].
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If you are trying to move this space forward, you provide feedback and you educate. When you “call out” and attack, you aren’t really about moving others forward, you’re really about moving yourself forward. If you can’t distinguish the difference between feedback and.
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I'll have much to share about [REDACTED] soon, but I can't overstate the importance of this:. Betting on Azuki is no longer just a bet on Azuki IP "making it". It's much bigger, and we're building the team to do it all concurrently with, and for, the community.
We have three divisions at Azuki: Azuki Entertainment, Web3, and [REDACTED]. Very excited to bring on Mark Goffmann and Jessica Turner to help us grow the Azuki Entertainment division. Web3 native IPs have proven to be able to attract strong communities with short form content.
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Alley Cope = Lore Time. Meet Izumi and Sana. Both have humble origins, left without families from rivaling clan wars. Wandering alone, they were adopted by the Tengu and taken deep into the mountains where they were trained and equipped with legendary mythic Katanas.
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ALL YOUR ENGINEER ARE BELONG TO US. Welcome to all the recent(ish) eng hires @metag33 @donutdho @panieldark. Scaling eng so we can scale our products and our ambitions. Still hiring, so come join us in revolutionizing Anime
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Just picked up an Elemental for my daughter, but didn’t want to dox her 🫣
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Wife caught me smirking at my phone this morning. “Why are you smiling?”. “One of my imaginary internet friends just made a million dollars on a frog coin”. “WHY THE FUCK DIDN’T YOU BUY THAT”. The words will echo in my head for eternity.
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There are many paths Azuki could have chosen for “what’s next”. Being a part of NFTs and crypto for the insane hopium days, and now the more jaded casino days, I can safely say that this space is simply craving something REAL. SOMEONE to build a product, a project, a platform.
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As much as I love talking/supporting other projects, it's still pretty clear where my full conviction lies. A Z U K I
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WHAT’S THE NFT ENDGAME?. Are we the Product? Or simply the Consumer?. If you’ve asked what the point of IP NFTs are (I certainly have), you have to answer this question:. What would it look like for NFTs to become sustainable businesses that reward holders AND investors?. 🧵👇.
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Sometimes, it’s not about the points. It’s about what the token represents. The will to fight. Against the haters, the fudders, the doubters, the unbelievers. The will to dominate. The will to make Azuki, and this space, real. We fight against the odds. And we will win.
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Azuki has been many things. In its strength, Azuki is Culture. Vibes. Family. Luxury. Trust. Confidence. Anime. Rebuilding this strength won't come from a single product. Each release addresses different goals. But over time, when added together, we can be stronger than ever.
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