Azuki, an NFT project by Web3 company Chiru Labs, is getting an anime adaptation. The anime will be produced jointly by advertising company Dentsu, content studio Qzil.la, and production company IMAGICA Infos. A trailer for its first episode titled “The Waiting Man” has been released:
The Azuki anime adaptation will be titled Enter The Garden, with the first episode to be released on Azuki’s official website and social media pages on May 1. Goro Taniguchi, who worked on titles such as One Piece Film: Red and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion will serve as the overall creative producer for the anime. Taku Kishimoto, known for anime titles such as Haikyuu!!, Erased, and Blue Lock, will do the anime’s series composition. Kinu Nishimura is designing the characters. The main cast includes:
Azuki is a collective NFT created by Chiru Labs, which is based in Los Angeles. According to its official website, the project features profile characters that combine Japanese anime-style illustrations and street style and is developed to create stories and experiences that blur the line between the physical and digital worlds. This is the latest animated project that is backed by a Web3 company; previous titles included a series focused on Bruce Lee.
Source: Azuki Official Website
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