Azuki, a brand at the forefront of integrating web3 with anime, has announced a significant collaboration with Kinu Nishimura, a renowned character designer known for her work on Capcom's 'Street Fighter II,' 'Gundam Reconguista in G,' Nintendo's 'Culdcept Revolt,' and Chunsoft's 'Zero Escape.' Nishimura has been appointed as the character designer for Episode 1 of the Azuki Anthology Series, bringing to life characters such as Spaceboy and Haru. This move is part of Azuki's mission to bring web3 intellectual property to a global audience by partnering with top talent in the anime industry. The involvement of Nishimura, celebrated for her contributions to the anime and gaming worlds, underscores Azuki's commitment to quality and innovation in storytelling. The community has expressed excitement and anticipation for the series, highlighting Nishimura's influential role in the anime sector and her previous collaborations, such as her meeting with Steamboy in 2002 at Comic Con. Azuki aims to leverage this partnership to further bridge the gap between traditional anime success and collector success in the web3 space.
Seeing an IP that I've come to love brought to life and reimagined by a legendary artist like Kinu Nishimura is so cool to witness. I'm beyond excited for episode 1 of the Azuki anthology series. https://t.co/wot2eiXvzp
Everytime i think of Street Fighters, i think of Kinu Nishimura's art That's how much impact she has on Street Fighter series To have her work on Character design for @Azuki's first Anthology is the biggest honor anyone could have hoped for excited for the Anime release https://t.co/i4pt3At1QU
Spaceboy and Haru are about to come to life in episode 1. I love T.K’s design, if you zoom in you can see Haru standing there in awe LOL @Azuki Thank you Kinu-sensei for working with Azuki on this! Looking forward to it https://t.co/TZbfkSMnuR https://t.co/iLXuLO3r92
Kinu Nishimura (character artist behind Street Fighter) telling her story on meeting @steamboy33 over 20 years ago, to now working with him on Azuki’s anime anthology: “I actually met Steamboy in 2002 (I think) at Comic Con. At the time, UDON was a subcontractor for Capcom in… https://t.co/b0AGEm7cT4
Why anyone ever doubted the character design for the @Azuki anthology is beyond me... I understand some wanted more recognizable Azuki designs, but I'm happy to put my head on the line and say TTP on this one. Don't fade Azuki anime. Don't fade dope shit. This will smash ⛩️ https://t.co/Sg9mu4ssva
Why anyone ever doubted the character the design for the @Azuki anthology is beyond me... I understand some wanted more recognizable Azuki designs, but I'm happy to put my head on the line and say TTP on this one. Don't fade Azuki anime. Don't fade dope shit. This will smash ⛩️ https://t.co/vjlCPdLPo5
The character designer for Azuki - Episode 1 was just announced: Kinu Nishimura ⁍ Capcom "Street Fighter II" ⁍ Gundam Reconguista in G ⁍ Nintendo "Culdcept Revolt" ⁍ Chunsoft "Zero Escape" I haven't been more excited for an anime since Gojo VS Sakuna. https://t.co/8kPZv915yp
Really love how Kinu Ishimura has re-imagined my Azuki in Ep 1 of the upcoming anthology series The Azuki team has been on another level in onboarding legendary anime talent into web3 Slowly but surely building the future of anime. IKZ ⛩️ https://t.co/qKHujXYnPL https://t.co/7uiNeeCnkf
The character designer for Azuki - Episode 1 was just announced: Kinu Nishimura ⁍ Capcom "Street Fighter II" ⁍ Gundam Reconguista in G ⁍ Nintendo "Culdcept Revolt" ⁍ Chunsoft "Zero Escape" I haven't been more excited for an Azuki since Gojo VS Sakuna. https://t.co/Q8wxzQVZ4Q
Kinu-san is not only a legend, but also one who crossed-path & inspired our very 🐑, steamboy years ago. not an exaggeration to say that without her, we might not have Azuki as we know today. an absolute honor to work with her to bring Azuki characters to life 🫡 read more ⬇️ https://t.co/rgEzQ5oQX3
Kinu Nishimura is a legendary name to onboard to web3 + connect to the Azuki brand. Licensing from the community is one big step to tie anime success to collector success (not the only step). Short form anthology is gigabrain speed-run to anime empire. Azuki bad. https://t.co/WI4T2ZMZPd
Azuki is on a mission to bring web3 IP to the world through working with the top talent in the anime industry. We’re thrilled to announce Kinu Nishimura as the character designer for Episode 1 of the Azuki Anthology Series. Read more about the character design process here:… https://t.co/QoNc0wcrpp