This new project from the Otaku Coin Association will be the world’s first fusion of NFTs and the Metaverse!
What You Need to Know:
- This proof-of-concept experiment involves the sale and lottery gifting of NFTs based on the 3 Tohoku Sisters: Zunko, Itako, and Kiritan. Owners of these NFTs will have special access to watching previously unseen bonus footage through the ‘Metaverse Theater’ by using an entirely new and unique way to use NFTs!
- This project is a collaborative effort between four different groups: the Otaku Coin Association. SSS LLC. (owner of Tohoku Zunko), CryptoGames Inc. (blockchain developer), and BeyondConcept Inc. (owner of Conata).
- Details on how to enter the lottery starting today can be found in this article.
- Only those that own an NFT through first hand purchase or distribution will be able to access the Metaverse Theater. (Access is tentatively scheduled to be available until the end of June 2021).
- The purpose of this particular project is to create an NFT based on digital data inspired by anime, manga, games, VTubers, etc, while also finding a method to attach other features like priority pre-screenings, sequels, side stories, director/voice cast interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, music events, live streams, and other such content that owners can access after purchasing such an NFT. NFT owners will be able to view streams and other content that is only accessible in the Metaverse Theater, offering fans a richer and more unique digital experience.
- Otaku Coin Association continues to follow its mission of contributing to the preservation and growth of anime culture around the world using blockchain technology. By releasing the knowledge and experience gained from this experiment to the anime industry, creators, and fans on the Otaku Coin Official blog, we hope to support the development of the industry by creating more awareness of anime culture around the world.
- Beginning on April 22nd, 2021 at 10:00 (JST), these NFTs will be made available for purchase on the NFT marketplace, Rarible, and will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis. NFTs that include characters with the same pose, outfit, and expression will only be made once and have their own unique serial number. This will be the only chance you have to purchase these specific NFTs.
- Limited Edition NFT Special Cards with Serial Numbers (#001-#100) 100 units x 1 type = 100 NFTs.
- Limited Edition NFT Special Videos with Serial Numbers (S001-S004) 4 units x 1 type = 4 NFTs.
- As of today, a lottery promotion has commenced and will give 3 participants the chance to receive 1 NFT each. These 3 NFTs will be #098, #099, and #100 from the ‘Limited Edition NFT Special Cards with Serial Numbers’ set. Those interested in participating can find details via the Otaku Coin Official App (which can be downloaded at the following link: https://otaku-coin.com/).
- During the 2nd and 3rd part of the distribution, 4 separate limited edition NFTs will be sold in an auction-style format. These premium auctions will last until May 6th (Thu) at 23:59:59 (JST) and will be sold to the highest bidder.
- Beginning at the same time as Part 2 on April 26th (Mon) at 10:00 (JST), two of the Limited NFT Special Video with Serial Number NFTs will be put up for auction with a starting price of 0.5 ETH each. These auctions will be live until May 6th (Thu) at 23:59:59 and go to the highest bidder.
- S001 Tohoku Zunko Limited Edition NFT Special Video with Serial Number
- S002 Tohoku Itako Limited Edition NFT Special Video with Serial Number
- Beginning at the same time as Part 3 on April 29th (Thu) at 10:00 (JST), two of the Limited NFT Special Video with Serial Number NFTs will be put up for auction with a starting price of 0.5 ETH each. These auctions will be live until May 6th (Thu) at 23:59:59 and go to the highest bidder.
- S003 Tohoku Kiritan Limited Edition NFT Special Video with Serial Number
- S004 Kansai Shinobi Limited Edition NFT Special Video with Serial Number
- Tohoku Zunko became one of the PR ambassadors for the Otaku Coin Association in 2019.
- Tohoku Zunko was originally a character that was created to help raise awareness and support the Tohoku region after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. Businesses in the Tohoku region could use Zunko for commercial uses like advertisements, merchandise, and websites for free. Since this was the first time fans and businesses could use such a character so freely, Zunko became quite a hot topic at the time and are still very popular!
- Tohoku Zunko herself (left) is a cute girl with a design inspired by zunda-mochi, a specialty eaten all across the Tohoku region. Her finishing move, ‘Zunda Arrow’, lets her shoot a mochi-tipped arrow that can turn whatever it hits into zunda-mochi.
- Then, there is Tohoku Itako (right), who represents Aomori prefecture and is Zunko’s older sister. Tohoku Kiritan (middle) represents Akita prefecture and is Zunko’s younger sister. Together, these characters are the 3 Tohoku Sisters and have gained considerable popularity.
- The 3 Tohoku sisters are so pupular that many projects based on Zunko that were created in the infancy of crowdfunding quickly reached their goals and altogether have raised approximately 10,000,000 Japanese yen (around $90,000 USD).
- Interesting fact about the Tohoku Sisters: A piece of software that allows digital voicebanks to speak naturally called the ‘Tohoku Zunko Voiceroid’ was developed in 2012. The actress that provided the voice was Sato Satomi, who is from Miyagi prefecture and played Tainaka Ritsu in Kyoto Animation’s famous anime series, ‘K-On!’. Tohoku Itako and Tohoku Kiritan were also later made into Voiceroids as well. You can listen to Zunko's cute voice on their official website: https://zunko.jp/ and inthe video below.
‘Metaverse Theater’ Preview Tour
Project Goal
‘Tohoku Zunko and Friends Special Limited Edition NFT’ Example
‘Tohoku Zunko and Friends Special Limited Edition NFT’ Release Schedule
NFT Sales and Lottery Gift Details:
NFT Introduction Video
Sale Schedule (Tentative):
Release Date and Time / Price (Unit — Currency Amount) — Reference
Part 1: April 22nd (Thu) at 10:00 (JST) / 0.1 ETH / #031-#097
Part 2: April 26th (Mon) at 10:00 (JST) / 0.3 ETH / #011-#030 + Premium Auction
Part 3: April 29th (Thu) at 10:00 (JST) / 0.5 ETH / #001-#010 + Premium Auction
*Sales period will end on May 6th (Thu) at 23:59:50 (JST)
Premium Auction Details:
Who are Tohoku Zunko and the 3 Tohoku Sisters?
Tohoku Sisters-related crowdfunded projects
Source: Official Press Release
Fine Print:
・The release dates are tentative. The dates and times may differ depending on the deployment of the release.
・There is 5% royalty for secondary distribution. (An additional 2.5% fee when using the marketplace).
・The copyright and trademark of the characters belong to SSS LLC. Rights for creating derivative works and merchandising are permitted by following set guidelines.
・Owners have digital ownership and rights to publish on social media. (As long as they adhere to basic public moral standards).
・* Transaction fees are applied even in the case of bidding and not purchasing.
・* Although this platform uses ETH, there may be rare cases when it automatically changes to WETH, which has the same value as ETH.
・* The ‘Metaverse Theater’ is currently planned to be available until the end of June 2021.
The Tohoku sisters are like super heroes!
And you can get exclusive access to videos!