NOBORDER.z FZE (CEO: RIO TAKESHI KUBO / hereafter, NOBORDER.z), the developer of the XANA metaverse, is pleased to announce the worldwide release of NFTs based on the movie “DEEMO: Memorial Keys,” produced by PONY CANYON INC. (CEO: Takashi Yoshimura), which has received worldwide acclaim. These one-of-a-kind music NFTs will be released this summer. The whitelist is now available for early adopters.

■ About the NFT

“DEEMO” is a popular music rhythm game, downloaded more than 28 million times worldwide. After opening in Japan in February 2022, the film based on the game will screen in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, and other countries and regions, with a planned worldwide release. The NFT collection is a one-of-a-kind experience that combines impressive scenes from the film in theatrical quality with the film’s music drawn from the hit game. Instead of merchandise that can only be obtained in Japanese theatres, as has been the case in the past, these NFTs are items that maximize the characteristics of the NFT format, allowing anyone to purchase one anywhere in the world and gain ownership rights over each one-of-a-kind item.

■ About the Movie

ANiMA”, “Nine Point Eight,” and “Leviathan”… all superbly crafted hit songs that fans around the world have gone wild for.
The birth of a new music film with a powerful sound that can only be experienced in a movie theatre!

“DEEMO” is a popular music rhythm game downloaded more than 28 million times worldwide.
One day, a girl falls from the sky in front of Deemo, a mysterious creature who plays the piano. Deemo then tries to return the girl to her original world by raising a tree that grows from the sound of the piano.

The game, which is based around the concept of the piano, has been a massive hit in Asia and other parts of the world due to the high quality of the original music, which is not bound by genre but draws from influences as diverse as classical, rock and jazz for its beautiful melodies, and the finely-tuned mechanics of the game allowing the player to feel like they are performing the melodies themselves. This much-talked-about work, which has made music game fans around the world roar, is now available in movie theatres in high-quality surround sound.

■ Film Production Team

Chief Director Junichi Fujisaki, director of “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (script)” and “BLOOD+ (director, series composition, direction, script),” and Shuhei Matsushita, an up-and-coming director.

Animation Production

SINGNAL.MD (“Napping Princess: The Story of the Unknown Me” and “CYBORG 009 CALL OF JUSTICE”), which continues to grow as one of Production I.G.’s leading “port” companies will be in charge of production, supported by Production I.G, a leading Japanese the animation studio is known for its “Ghost in the Shell” series.

Character Design

Illustrator Mebachi has made a splash with his work on “Mitsuboshi Colors” and ” Revue Starlight,” among others.

Theme Song/Image Song

Yuki Kajiura, the creator of music for such popular series as “Demon Slayer,” “Sword Art Online,” “Puella Magi Madoka Magica,” and “Fate/Zero” will compose the theme music.

■ About XANA

NOBORDER.z has developed XANA as an NFT-based metaverse platform with blockchain infrastructure. We provide various products, services, and technologies so that users, companies, and IPs can freely perform multiple activities on the Metaverse. It is currently one of the world’s most popular metaverse platforms, announcing amazing collaborations such as the Koto Heartfull Museum, which aims to promote the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Milan Fashion Week in Italy, ULTRAMAN, Astro Boy x local government, and many more.

XANA has started an official LINE to receive the latest XANA news! Please click here to add a friend.

■ XANA Metaverse App(public alpha version)

■ About XANALIA

XANALIA is an NFT marketplace that has attracted global attention, ranking 8th in global trading volume in July 2021. It is ranked as the “No. 1 NFT Marketplace in Expectations” in Japan. It is developed by NOBORDER.z and operated by XANALIA Limited. It features (1) NFT, (2) linkage with the Metaverse, and (3) DeFi (decentralized finance) model, which is currently the fastest-growing area in the blockchain market, and The diluted potential market capitalization of XANALIA exceeded $1.4 billion (approximately ¥165 billion) within one month after its launch.

Together with Pony Canyon Planning Inc., Fujiland Inc., and Fuji Creative Corporation, the company is holding the “XANALIA NFTART AWARDS 2021” to discover and support creators from around the world.
From May 2022, the “CREATIVE X AWARD 2022 supported by Western Digital” is being held for creators specializing in action sports, together with ZETA Corporation, Fuel Media Corporation, and Dentsu Inc.

■ About NoBorderZ

NoborderZ is a next-generation entertainment technology company with a vision of “A World without borders” and operations in five countries worldwide, centered in New York, the USA, and Dubai. The company operates a business that fuses entertainment and technology, including a metaverse based on blockchain technology and an NFT platform.

■ Contact Information

XANA, a Web 3.0 metaverse developed by NOBORDERz (CEO Rio Takeshi Kubo) announced on July 24 that it has sold out 10,000 units of its partners for the metaverse using its unique AI (Artificial Intelligence) engine as NFT. At the same time, the company started its secondary distribution on OPENSEA.

XANA:Genesis is the first full original NFT released by XANA Metaverse, which has already sold out NFTs of world-famous titles such as Ultraman and Astro Boy.

After successively introducing cutting-edge products to the world with Metaverse, NFT Marketplace, and blockchain games, XANA has now released its own AI engine, code-named Prophet, which took two years to develop and is now available for use in XANA Genesis,a revolutionary “partner of the Metaverse evolving with artificial intelligence” as NFT.

The timing of the event, on the weekend after the simultaneous listing on four of the world’s top crypto asset exchanges, made it possible to sell 10,000 units that were sold out immediately on the general sales day. The general sale price was 0.1 ETH (22,000 Japanese yen at the price on the 24th). Currently, secondary distribution has started at OpenSea.

The reveal ( unveiling of the NFT) will take place on July 29th, followed by the opening of the page where you can communicate with the AI in August. In addition to this, the NFT collection is a completely new concept full of various utilities such as bringing many benefits to the XANA metaverse lands (land) and GameFi (blockchain game).In the future, through additional updates and patches, we will be able to make voice conversations, moving animations, and other new features.,.NFT has the potential for unlimited evolution.

■ About XANA:Genesis

An innovative NFT collection with a total of 10,000 units with AI communication and numerous utilities for land and GameFi (blockchain game) in the XANA metaverse.

■ About XANA

NOBORDER.z has developed XANA as an NFT-based metaverse platform with blockchain infrastructure. We provide various products, services, and technologies so that users, companies, and IPs can freely perform multiple activities on the Metaverse. It is currently one of the world’s most popular metaverse platforms, announcing amazing collaborations such as the Koto Heartfull Museum, which aims to promote the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Milan Fashion Week in Italy, ULTRAMAN, Astro Boy x local government, and many more.On July 20, 2022, the company was listed simultaneously on four of the world’s top crypto asset exchanges.

XANA has started an official LINE to receive the latest XANA news! Please click here to add a friend.

■ XANA Metaverse App(public alpha version)

■ About NoBorderZ

NoborderZ is a next-generation entertainment technology company with a vision of “a world without borders” and operations in five countries worldwide, centered in New York, the USA and Dubai. The company operates a business that fuses entertainment and technology, including a metaverse based on blockchain technology and an NFT platform.

■ Contact Information

XANA, a Web 3.0 metaverse project developed by NOBORDERz (CEO Rio Takeshi Kubo) and operated by XANALIA Limited, announced that it would be simultaneously listed on the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges OKX, Bybit, Gale, and Huobi on July 20, 2012.

The world’s current #1 IDO (Web 3.0 funding) platform, DAOMaker, has achieved the highest IDO success in its history and is currently growing into the world’s leading Web 3.0 metaverse. The XANA will be listed on four of the world’s largest exchanges, each with daily trading volumes in excess of several hundred billion yen and more than 10 million users. XANA’s trading currency will be XETA, XANA’s platform token. The listing time will be between 18:00 and 18:10 in Japan on July 20, respectively. The listing time of XETA and XANA was announced on July 20 between 18:00 and 18:10 JST, respectively. After the announcement on July 19, they have attracted significant attention from the global cryptocurrency market.

■ Listing time

■ More details on each exchange

OKX

Crypto asset exchange founded in 2017. It has more than 20 million users in 180 regions around the world, with more than 250 different digital assets traded and average daily trading volume of $3 billion, making it the world’s second-largest exchange by spot trading volume.

Bybit

Crypto asset exchange founded in March 2018 with users in over 130 countries. In the ranking of derivative crypto asset exchanges, it is Ranked 4th after Binance and others.In terms of access volume, it ranks second in the world after Binance.

Gate.io

A crypto asset exchange that has been rapidly growing in recent years, handling over 900 crypto asset issues. It ranks among the top 10 exchanges in the world for the wide variety of stocks it handles and the high level of convenience it affords.

Huobi

Huobi has led the industry as the world’s top crypto asset exchange in terms of number of stocks, customers, and trading volume since its establishment in 2013. It now has over 20 million users in more than 170 countries. The current average daily trading volume is $1.7 billion.

■ About XANA

NOBORDER.z has developed XANA as an NFT-based metaverse platform with blockchain infrastructure. We provide various products, services, and technologies so that users, companies, and IPs can freely perform multiple activities on the Metaverse. It is currently one of the world’s most popular metaverse platforms, announcing amazing collaborations such as the Koto Heartfull Museum, which aims to promote the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Milan Fashion Week in Italy, ULTRAMAN, Astro Boy x local government, and many more.

■ XANA Metaverse App(public alpha version)

■ About NoBorderZ

NoborderZ is a next-generation entertainment technology company with a vision of “a world without borders” and operations in five countries worldwide, centered in New York, the USA and Dubai. The company operates a business that fuses entertainment and technology, including a metaverse based on blockchain technology and an NFT platform.

■ Contact Information

XANA, a Web 3.0 metaverse project developed by Rio Takeshi Kubo, CEO of XANALIA Limited, has raised IDO funding on DAOMaker, currently the world’s number one IDO (Web 3.0 type of funding) platform. The $500,000 (65 million yen) limited offer was matched by a total of 21,552 investors from around the world with total assets of $854,536,822 (approximately 115.6 billion yen).DAOMaker, which has completed 99 IDO projects in the past, attracted a great deal of attention as the largest number of participants and the largest total amount of crypto asset-denominated investor assets in the history of DAOMaker.

An IDO is an abbreviation for “Initial DEX Offering” and is a method of fundraising in which a decentralized financial institution acts as an intermediary.IDOs are gaining recognition worldwide as the standard for new blockchain project launches, along with IEOs.

DAOMaker is currently the world’s #1 IDO Launchpad (a platform that helps projects get off the ground) regarding the overall rating. In the past, DAOMaker has raised funds for 99 projects, Most of them have performed well after listing, with some top projects recording price increases of 200 to 300 times or more over their initial offerings. (Reference Cryptorank research) https://cryptorank.io/fundraising-platforms

Most of the projects that DAOMaker has funded have experienced growth since going public, with the most recent project, StepApp, recording up to 147x and generating a great deal of market attention.XANA has even surpassed StepApp regarding investor participation and total assets and is now recognized as the number one in the DAOMaker of all time.

This IDO is called the “Public Round. The “DAO Round” closed on June 1, and only users are holding DAOs, the governor’s tokens issued by DAOMaker, could participate.XANA closed the DAO round with the best record in its history, which started on the same day.

A total of 21,552 investors with total assets of $854,536,822 (approximately ¥115.6 billion) participated from all over the world in the Public Round, which lasted for 29 days and was limited to $500,000 (¥65 million). Following the recent DAO Round, XANA ranked first in the Public Round, proving its high profile in the global market. The virtual currency market has shrunk to less than one-third of its size since its peak last November.XANA has achieved one of the greatest successes in the history of all IDOs, including DAOMaker, in such market conditions, and it has attracted significant attention from the industry.

■ XANA Founder RIO Comments

XANA is a one-stop platform that provides all the infrastructure necessary for the coming Web 3.0 type metaverse era.XANA is not a traditional social media platform provided by a company. To realize our goal of a metaverse that each and every user truly owns The conventional means of fundraising through issuing shares is a conflict of interest. The interests of a particular company as a shareholder will always take priority.

On the other hand, everyone can gradually become owners, in the sense that they could be able to create an independent future with their own hands. This initiative with DAOMaker is indeed ideal. As a result, even under the current market conditions, many people worldwide get involved in the platform as part of a project rather than as consumers, even in the current market conditions. This could not be done with the existing system and is exactly what the world needs to move toward in the future. I am convinced that this is the proper form of Web 3.0, an autonomous and decentralized type that the world should move toward in the future.

We are not looking at the total assets of the participating investors, as you can see from the actual offering slots. We are not conducting IDOs for fundraising. Instead, excessive fundraising in the early stages will hinder future growth. We are not looking to raise funds. We have conducted the IDO in the sense that we can gather friends in the early stage.

I would like to express my deepest gratitude to DAOMaker, all the participants, and the XANA DAO (DAO = Distributed Autonomous Organization) community, who continue to support XANA daily. Let’s use this as a starting point to move forward into the new world we aim for.

■ About DAOMaker

Based in the Czech Republic, the concept of “reinventing venture capital for all” is new funding and project support platform called “Launchpad” in the Web 3.0 era. It has raised funds for 99 projects, all of which have been successful. Currently, the IDO platform continues to be the world’s number one launchpad platform.

■ Character Business Research Institute, Inc.

A creative company that aims for innovation in the character/IP business through a fusion of humor, creativity, and technology. As the first phase of the “e-fashion” project, which was launched to create fashion culture in the digital world, the company produced the Hiroko Koshino x NOBORDER.z project.

■ About XANA

NOBORDER.z has developed XANA as an NFT-based metaverse platform with blockchain infrastructure. We provide various products, services, and technologies so that users, companies, and IPs can freely perform multiple activities on the Metaverse. It is currently one of the world’s most popular metaverse platforms, announcing notable collaborations such as the Koto Heartfull Museum, which aims to promote the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Milan Fashion Week in Italy, ULTRAMAN, Astro Boy x local government, and many more.

■ XANA Metaverse App(public alpha version)

■ About NoBorderZ

NoborderZ is a next-generation entertainment technology company with a vision of “a world without borders” and operations in five countries worldwide, centered in New York, the USA, and Dubai. The company operates a business that fuses entertainment and technology, including a metaverse based on blockchain technology and an NFT platform.

■ Contact Information

Developer of the “XANA” metaverse & its NFT marketplace “XANALIA” (CEO: RIO TAKESHI KUBO) partnered with (CEO: Yukihiro Kanada), in collaboration with the Character Business Research Institute, Inc. and (President: Yuka Koshino) co-produced with Hiroko Koshino, Inc, to sell wearable NFTs that could be worn by XANA’s Metaverse avatars, with immediate effect.

This NFT project is the first avatar wearable NFT for both Parties, with 10 looks and 29 items from Hiroko Koshino’s 2022 Spring/Summer collection, a world-class top fashion designer. XANA has created 3D-wearables for avatars on the platform. This is the first avatar wearable NFT for both companies. The announcement of this project drew a great deal of attention in the fashion industry.

As soon as the pre-sale pre-orders began, applications from all over the world began pouring in. The limited edition of 500 NFT sold out in just 45 minutes upon sales. In addition, requests and inquiries for additional production poured in the support end, resulting in a very successful sale.

Through this project, XANA has proven the possibilities of the new field of “digital fashion,” to the market. It is a fusion of the fashion industry and the metaverse.

XANA will actively continue to collaborate with top international brands as well as outstanding independent designers to bring new business opportunities to the fashion world.

■ Comment by RIO, Founder of XANA

In the future, human beings will enjoy fashion every day, just as we enjoy fashion in the real world. In the metaverse, we will enjoy new self-expression by changing daily into NFT digital fashion, avatars, wearables for avatars, and so on. It is a great pleasure for me to be able to work with Mr. Koshino, a world-renowned Japanese designer, on this cutting-edge project, and to share it with you, the residents of Metaverse. As this is the first time for both of us to work together, it took several months of trial and error to complete the project. We have worked on the avatar fashions down to the smallest detail. Unlike the conventional Metaverse, one of the most appealing features of XANA is that it can reproduce fashion in a cute size. We will continue to bring the joy of digital fashion to all fashion lovers.

■ Hiroko Koshino Profile

Born in Kishiwada City, Osaka. While a student at Bunka Fashion College, he has presented his collections in Tokyo, Osaka, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, and Seoul, and also held events in Prague and Hamburg in collaboration with artists from different fields. In addition to the women’s wear brand HIROKO KOSHINO, she has designed many fashion items such as bags, accessories, lifestyle-related goods, and men’s wear. In recent years, she has had many opportunities to showcase her paintings and calligraphy, and opened KH Gallery Ashiya in 2013 as a space to showcase her work. In 2017, he published the book “HIROKO KOSHINO | it is as it is” to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the designer. From April to June 2021, he held a major “Hiroko Koshino Exhibition” at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art. She won the 15th Mainichi Fashion Grand Prix in 1997 and the Osaka Art Award in 2001.

■ Character Business Research Institute, Inc.

A creative company that aims for innovation in the character/IP business through a fusion of humor, creativity, and technology. As the first phase of the “e-fashion” project, which was launched to create fashion culture in the digital world, the company produced the Hiroko Koshino x NOBORDER.z project.

■ About XANA

XANA is an NFT-based metaverse with blockchain infrastructure. We provide various products, services, and technologies so that users, companies, and IPs can freely perform multiple activities on the Metaverse. It is currently one of the world’s most popular metaverse platforms, announcing amazing collaborations such as the Koto Heartfull Museum, which aims to promote the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Milan Fashion Week in Italy, ULTRAMAN, Astro Boy x local government, and many more.

■ XANA Metaverse App(public alpha version)

■ About XANALIA

XANALIA is an NFT marketplace that has attracted global attention, ranking 8th in global trading volume in July 2021. It is ranked as the “No. 1 NFT Marketplace in Expectations” in Japan. It is developed by NOBORDER.z and operated by XANALIA Limited. It features (1) NFT, (2) linkage with the Metaverse, and (3) DeFi (decentralized finance) model, which is currently the fastest-growing area in the blockchain market, and The diluted potential market capitalization of XANALIA exceeded $1.4 billion (approximately ¥165 billion) within one month after its launch.

Together with Pony Canyon Planning Inc., Fujiland Inc., and Fuji Creative Corporation, the company is holding the “XANALIA NFTART AWARDS 2021” to discover and support creators from around the world.
From May 2022, the “CREATIVE X AWARD 2022 supported by Western Digital” is being held for creators specializing in action sports, together with ZETA Corporation, Fuel Media Corporation, and Dentsu Inc.

■ About NoBorderZ
NoborderZ is a next-generation entertainment technology company with a vision of “a world without borders” and operations in five countries worldwide, centered in New York, the USA and Dubai. The company operates a business that fuses entertainment and technology, including a metaverse based on blockchain technology and an NFT platform.

■ Contact Information

NOBORDER.z FZE (Representative: RIO TAKESHI KUBO; hereafter, NOBORDER.z), developer of the XANA metaverse, is participating in the 「XANALIA NFTART AWARDS 2021」 a competition organized and run by NOBORDER.z FZE, together with Pony Canyon Planning Inc. (President: Kazuya Maeda) and Fujiland Inc. (President: Yoichi Okabe), held an award ceremony in a 3D virtual space at 「XANA」 for the creative artists who were selected as the top three winners in the 「XANALIA NFTART AWARDS 2021」competition planned and organized by the three companies. The award ceremony was held at 「XANA」 in a 3D virtual space.

The XANA metaverse is currently attracting worldwide attention as a next-generation infrastructure and platform that allows any user to easily develop games and businesses in the metaverse.The Award 2021 ceremony was held in this metaverse “XANA” in real time.

The “XANALIA NFTART AWARDS 2021,” which began on September 1, 2020, received 1,248 entries from all over the world.Of the 479 nominated works, 50 were displayed in the “Meta Gallery,” including the winning entry, and the top three winners were awarded a total of $18,000.The winners were also able to participate in the “awards ceremony in virtual space” as avatars, and one of the winners from India was among those who took part in the event.After the event, the award winners and staff gathered for a ceremonial photograph.

The auction was also a great success, with the Gold Award winning piece selling for $11,700 on XANALIA, the NFT marketplace linked to XANA.Bidding for the auction is now closed, but you can still enjoy the works at any time in the “Metagallery.

■ Awards Ceremony

■ About the award-winning works

Gold Award:「カワウ型飛行都市 Great cormorant flying city」YUYA

Silver Award :「Zeus」Obliraj Krishnaraj

Bronze Award :「Square human alpha Rainbow」WINGLAY

Regarding Meta gallery

※When you look at the animated works up close, you can also see the dynamic movements.

※Here there are a total of 50 NFT works on display at the venue.

※There are many vividly colored works, many of which are a delight to the viewer are lined up in the exhibition hall.

■ Compatible mobile models and how to download the application

◉ iPhone

◉ Android

■ About XANA

NOBORDER.z has developed XANA as an NFT-based metaverse platform with blockchain infrastructure. We provide various products, services, and technologies so that users, companies, and IPs can freely perform multiple activities on the Metaverse. It is currently one of the world’s most popular metaverse platforms, announcing amazing collaborations such as the Koto Heartfull Museum, which aims to promote the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Milan Fashion Week in Italy, ULTRAMAN, Astro Boy x local government, and many more.

■ XANA Metaverse App(public alpha version)

■ About XANALIA

XANALIA is an NFT marketplace that has attracted global attention, ranking 8th in global trading volume in July 2021 and “No. 1 NFT Marketplace in Expectations” in Japan, developed by NOBORDER.z and operated by XANALIA Limited. It features (1) NFT, (2) linkage with the Metaverse, and (3) DeFi (decentralized finance) model, which are currently the fastest growing areas in the blockchain market, and its diluted potential market capitalization exceeded $1.4 billion (approximately 165 billion yen) within one month after its launch.

Together with Pony Canyon Planning Inc., Fujiland Inc. and Fuji Creative Corporation, the company is holding the “XANALIA NFTART AWARDS 2021” to discover and support creators from around the world.

From May 2022, the “CREATIVE X AWARD 2022 supported by Western Digital” is being held for creators specializing in action sports, together with ZETA Corporation, Fuel Media Corporation, and Dentsu Inc.

■ About NoBorderZ
NoborderZ is a next-generation entertainment technology company with a vision of “a world without borders” and operations in five countries worldwide, centered in New York, the USA and Dubai. The company operates a business that fuses entertainment and technology, including a metaverse based on blockchain technology and an NFT platform.

■ Contact Information

NOBORDER.z FZE (CEO: RIO TAKESHI KUBO), the blockchain company developing the XANA metaverse, is pleased to announce that it is launching a campaign for YOKOHAMA URBAN SPORTS FESTIVAL 2022 NFTs. This campaign is to commemorate the inaugural by offering 100 lucky applicants the chance to win a limited-edition special NFT that captures the best scenes and superb skills of Japan’s top athletes, including medalists from X Games Chiba 2022 and the Tokyo Olympics.

NFT,” which has been called a “revolution in digital content” worldwide recently, has made it possible to distribute and add new value to digital content by using blockchain technology .NFT has enabled the distribution of digital content and the creation of new value by providing “proof of ownership” and “uniqueness = proof of authenticity,” and the market is expanding worldwide, particularly in the fields of art, sports, and games.

By creating digital novelties utilizing the NFT, we will try a new service called NFT novelties with the cooperation of various athletic organizations and athletes. The aim of this initiative is to propose opportunities for fans, including visitors, to enjoy new ways to enjoy the NFT, expand recognition of athletes and various sports, increase engagement with fans, and provide opportunities for fans who have never experienced the NFT to experience it.

■ Campaign Details

Application period: Thursday, May 26, 2022 to Sunday, June 12, 2022
Notification of winners: Late July 2022 (tentative) winners will be notified by e-mail
How to apply : Please use the following URL
https://sweepwidget.com/view/53663-94kyb6nz

■ MAIN CONTENTS   

Skateboarding

Japan is now at the top level of the skateboard competition scene in the world.
The best skaters in Japan, both for Mens and Womens, will be competing here in Yokohama with their best skills and “best tricks”.

BMX FLATLAND
This year marks the 10th year of the FLAT ARK BMX FLATLAND World Championships!
This year’s FLAT ARK is a special edition where Japan’s top riders will compete in a heated battle in Yokohama.Who will be the true champion in Japan, which has many riders who are active in the world?

Breakin
A domestic competition of “Freestyle Session,” a breakin’ battle that started in the U.S. in 1997, will be held.The world-class BBOYs and BGIRLs gather to compete in high-level battles.

DOUBLE DUTCH
DOUBLE DUTCH ONE’S FINAL 2022 [Jumper vs Jumper].The elite players who have won the annual qualifying rounds will compete in a 1-on-1 battle to determine the best in Japan.

Parkour
For the first time in Japan, a parkour match will be held in a battle format where participants will show their 10-second flows to each other one-on-one to determine the winner.Visitors will be able to see the power of parkour up close and vivid.

Kids Chase Tag
This is the ultimate tag sport, a competitive version of “play” that anyone can play, regardless of their expertise in the sport.Two players compete to see who can escape or be caught within a 20-second time limit.

■ What is URBAN SPORTS

Urban sports is a generic term for urban sports such as skateboarding, BMX, breaking, and parkour.It is not only a sport, but is closely connected with street culture such as music, fashion, and art.Skateboarding and BMX will become a major movement in 2021, and with the success of a Japanese skateboarder who won a gold medal in skateboarding, their popularity is increasing.With the background that the younger generation in Japan in particular is emerging and leading the world, we are holding this festival with the support of the Yokohama Civic Affairs Bureau to introduce these athletes and culture to the world from Yokohama.

■ Outline of the event

• Event Name：YOKOHAMA URBAN SPORTS FESTIVAL 2022 （Abb：YUSF）
• Place：Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Event Plaza, Akarenga Park (Address: 1-1 Shinko, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
• Date of the Event：Sat, June 4 and Sun, June 5, 2022
• Addmission fee：free
• Organizer：YOKOHAMA URBAN SPORTS FESTIVAL 2022 Executive Commitee
• Sponsors：GoPro / Rokko Butter Corporation / FIJI Water / Manhattan Portage / ChargeSPOT / KIBACOWORKS / BRIEFING / Casio Computer Co./ JOYSOUND
• Associate Sponsors：General Incorporated Association ARK LEAGUE / OVER THUMPZ / I AM Corporation / PKM Corporation / FINEPLAY / BEAMS SPORTS / Fanatics Japan G.K. / XANA
• Supported by: Yokohama City Citizens Bureau / J-WAVE 81.3FM
• Planning and Production: Yokohama Red Brick Co./ Shibuya Television Corporation / LAWSON ENTERTAINMENT, INC./Nomura Kogeisha Co/ Green Room Co. /ZETA Corporation

■ About XANA

NOBORDER.z has developed XANA as an NFT-based metaverse platform with blockchain infrastructure. We provide various products, services, and technologies so that users, companies, and IPs can freely perform multiple activities on the Metaverse. It is currently one of the world’s most popular metaverse platforms, announcing amazing collaborations such as the Koto Heartfull Museum, which aims to promote the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Milan Fashion Week in Italy, ULTRAMAN, Astro Boy x local government, and many more.

■ XANA Metaverse App(public alpha version)

■ About XANALIA

XANALIA is an NFT marketplace that has attracted global attention, ranking 8th in global trading volume in July 2021 and “No. 1 NFT Marketplace in Expectations” in Japan, developed by NOBORDER.z and operated by XANALIA Limited. It features (1) NFT, (2) linkage with the Metaverse, and (3) DeFi (decentralized finance) model, which are currently the fastest growing areas in the blockchain market, and its diluted potential market capitalization exceeded $1.4 billion (approximately 165 billion yen) within one month after its launch.

Together with Pony Canyon Planning Inc., Fujiland Inc. and Fuji Creative Corporation, the company is holding the “XANALIA NFTART AWARDS 2021” to discover and support creators from around the world.

From May 2022, the “CREATIVE X AWARD 2022 supported by Western Digital” is being held for creators specializing in action sports, together with ZETA Corporation, Fuel Media Corporation, and Dentsu Inc.

■ About NoBorderZ

NoborderZ is a next-generation entertainment technology company with a vision of “a world without borders” and operations in five countries worldwide, centered in New York, the USA and Dubai. The company operates a business that fuses entertainment and technology, including a metaverse based on blockchain technology and an NFT platform.

■ Contact Information

XANA, a Web 3.0 metaverse project developed by NOBORDERz (CEO Rio Takeshi Kubo) is currently raising funds and further developing its community in collaboration with DAOMaker, the world’s number one crypto launchpad. DAO Maker is helping XANA promote, and get everything ready for the IDO. DAO Maker tailored a SHO (strong holder offering) styled IDO for XANA. A total of 3648 investors staking approximately $66 million USD in total funds on DAOMaker got to participate in the $500,000 (65 million yen) SHO designed for XANA. From all the qualifying SHO participants a group of 2,576 investors received the right to purchase $XETA, the XANA Metaverse’s official tokens. XANA’s IDO received the highest total number of qualifying SHO participants in the history of DAOMaker. DAO Maker has already successfully completed IDOs for 99 other projects in the past, and always manages to attract a great deal of attention.

DAOMaker is currently the world’s #1 IDO Launchpad (a platform to help launch projects) in terms of overall rating. DAOMaker has raised more than $40 million USD for 99 projects in the past. Most of these projects have performed well since they were listed. Some of the top projects have increased in price by 200 or even 300 times from the time they were offered.

(Reference Cryptorank research) https://cryptorank.io/fundraising-platforms

Most of the projects that performed a DAO Maker SHO saw great growth after they went public, and got listed. The most recent project, Step.App, attracted significant market attention with a maximum of 147x. XANA has even managed to surpass Step.App in terms of SHO participation, and the total amount of assets that were staked to enter the XANA SHO were also higher. XANA is currently DAOMaker’s best performing project.

The IDO is called the “DAO Round”, and it limits IDO participation only to those people who are staking DAO tokens. Only users holding and staking DAO Maker tokens can participate in this IDO, and the spots for this IDO round are reserved only for the largest stakers. After this round ended on June 1, the “Public Round” started on the same day. In the 12 hours since its opening, the number of participants has already reached a record number of approximately 4,000, and the total amount of participants’ assets staked to enter the XANA IDO has reached approximately $231,357,420 USD. These figures continue to grow even now, indicating the high level of attention that XANA is receiving in the global market.

■ XANA’s Founder RIO Comments

XANA is a one-stop platform that provides all the infrastructure necessary for the coming Web 3.0 type of metaverse. In order to realize our goal of a decentralized metaverse that is truly owned by users, rather than a traditional centralized social media corporation, traditional means of fundraising through the issuance of shares will simply not work. Traditional centralized companies always look after their major institutional shareholders, and board of directors because for them it takes precedence, even if it means they end up neglecting their user base as well as the community. The initiative XANA took with DAOMaker is ideal because it allows everyone to gradually become a part of the XANA Metaverse with minimal room for corporate favoritism, thus allowing everyone to create an independent future with their own hands. As a result of collaborating with DAO Maker for this IDO, in just a few days nearly 10,000 ordinary people from all over the world have already become involved with the XANA Metaverse not just as consumers, or investors, but as community members that are part of the project. I am convinced that a funding round such as this does not, and cannot exist with traditional centralized funding mechanisms. This sale highlighted the true form of Web 3.0 type funding, and autonomous decentralized community development that the world should look forward to.

I would like to express my deepest gratitude to DAOMaker, the participants, and above all to the XANA DAO (DAO = decentralized autonomous organization) community. The XANA DAO community continues to support XANA on a daily basis, so let’s use this as a starting point to move forward together toward the new world we are aiming for.

■ About DAOMaker

Based in the Czech Republic, DAOMaker is a new funding and project support platform called “Launchpad” for the Web 3.0 era with the concept of “reinventing venture capital for everyone”. In the past, the company has successfully raised a total of approximately $40 million USD for 99 projects. It is currently the world’s number one launchpad and IDO platform.

■ About XANA

NOBORDER.z has developed XANA as an NFT-based metaverse platform with blockchain infrastructure. We provide various products, services, and technologies so that users, companies, and IPs can freely perform multiple activities on the Metaverse. It is currently one of the world’s most popular metaverse platforms, announcing amazing collaborations such as the Koto Heartfull Museum, which aims to promote the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Milan Fashion Week in Italy, ULTRAMAN, Astro Boy x local government, and many more.

■ XANA Metaverse App (Public Alpha Version)

■ About NoBorderZ

NoborderZ is a next-generation entertainment technology company with a vision of “a world without borders” and operations in five countries worldwide, centered in New York, the USA and Dubai. The company operates a business that fuses entertainment and technology, including a metaverse based on blockchain technology and an NFT platform.

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NOBORDER.z FZE (CEO: RIO TAKESHI KUBO), a blockchain company developing the XANA metaverse, has partnered with Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, to acquire from Binance NFT, Tezuka Co. (President: Takayuki Matsutani), JTB Corporation and JCB Corporation, and J&J Business Creation Inc.(President: Masami Suzuki). With the cooperation with the mentioned companies, NoborderZ has announced the release of the Tottori Prefecture version of the NFT game card series “ASTROBOY x JAPAN (Local Atom) NFT”, a joint project with JTB and JCB, Inc. under the theme of regional development.

■ About「ASTROBOY x JAPAN（Local Atom）NFT」
This NFT project will bring together Tezuka Productions’ globally influential manga and anime content, the JTB Group’s network of tourism resources and local governments throughout Japan, XANA’s metaverse, and NFT games, in order to support the recovery of the regional economy and domestic tourism market that was severely damaged by the Corona disaster. The project aims to support the recovery by presenting NFTs that can be used in NFT games in the metaverse to the global market.At a press conference held by Tottori Prefecture Governor Shinji Hirai, the governor himself announced that Tottori Prefecture had become the first collaborator in the project, attracting a great deal of attention. This is the first time in Japan’s history that a local government has collaborated with an NFT game.

■ Details of this sale

This launch will include 20,000 regular NFT cards (pre-registration sales) from Binance NFT, 5,000 regular NFT cards (available for direct purchase) from Galler, a Binance Group company, and 2,100 first-run limited edition from XANA’s NFT marketplace, XANALIA Genesis NFT cards (pre-registration sales), followed by regular NFT cards, respectively. From Binance NFT, special NFTs will be sold on a pre-registration basis through a “staking page” as a major event.

■ Binance NFT

■ Galler NFT

■ XANA・XANALIA

■ Social Contribution of this Project

The project will donate a portion of the proceeds to each local industry for the purpose of promoting a renewed demand for after-corona inbound tourism, and to the 「Binance Lunch For Children」, a charity sponsored by Binance that delivers meals to children in countries suffering from starvation.

■ First Collaboration Region 「Tottori Prefecture」

As the first local collaboration in Japan, Tottori Prefecture will be involved in various prefecture-wide efforts to promote the space industry and be the first prefecture in Japan. The tie-up with Tottori Prefecture, which is also branding itself as “Hoshitori Prefecture” because it is the best city in Japan for continuously observing the starry sky, has been decided. The appeal of Tottori Prefecture’s various scenic spots, culture, and food will be promoted by fusing them with new technology.

■ About Astro Boy

「Astro Boy」 is a famous manga series created by Japanese cartoonist Osamu Tezuka. The plot is set in the future of the 21st century, where Atom, a kind-hearted 100,000-horsepower robot boy, uses his seven powers to significant effect. The story is loved not only in Japan but around the world.

■ About Tezuka Productions

Founded in 1968 by Osamu Tezuka himself as a manga and animation production company. The company has created many masterpieces that have gone down in the history of manga and animation around the world, including “Astro Boy,” “The Bird of Fire,” and “Black Jack. In addition to copyright control and animation production of Tezuka’s works, the company also manages the Osamu Tezuka Memorial Museum in Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture.

■ About J&J Business Creation Inc.

A joint venture business development company jointly established by JTB Corporation and JCB Corporation (JCB). The company is engaged in cutting-edge project development and promotion utilizing the management resources of the two companies.

■ What is NFTDuel?

NFTDuel” is a trading card game, one of the world’s most popular game genres, that uses NFT technology to grant users true ownership of the cards themselves, allowing them to trade them freely on the global market.In addition, users themselves become avatars and can freely interact and compete with other users they meet in the NFT-constructed metaverse.In “NFTDuel: Local Atom Collection,” users can own NFTs filled with the charm and culture of various regions of Japan, play with them, create new cards by combining them with each other, and sell or trade the cards for profit.

■ About XANA

NOBORDER.z has developed XANA as an NFT-based metaverse platform with blockchain infrastructure. We provide various products, services, and technologies so that users, companies, and IPs can freely perform multiple activities on the Metaverse. It is currently one of the world’s most popular metaverse platforms, announcing amazing collaborations such as the Koto Heartfull Museum, which aims to promote the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Milan Fashion Week in Italy, ULTRAMAN, Astro Boy x local government, and many more.

■ XANA Metaverse App (Public Alpha Version)

■ About XANALIA

XANALIA is an NFT marketplace that has attracted global attention, ranking 8th in global trading volume in July 2021 and “No. 1 NFT Marketplace in Expectations” in Japan, developed by NOBORDER.z and operated by XANALIA Limited. It features (1) NFT, (2) linkage with the Metaverse, and (3) DeFi (decentralized finance) model, which are currently the fastest growing areas in the blockchain market, and its diluted potential market capitalization exceeded $1.4 billion (approximately 165 billion yen) within one month after its launch.

Together with Pony Canyon Planning Inc., Fujiland Inc. and Fuji Creative Corporation, the company is holding the “XANALIA NFTART AWARDS 2021” to discover and support creators from around the world.

■ About NoBorderZ

NoborderZ is a next-generation entertainment technology company with a vision of “a world without borders” and operations in five countries worldwide, centered in New York, the USA and Dubai. The company operates a business that fuses entertainment and technology, including a metaverse based on blockchain technology and an NFT platform.

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XANA Metaverse, developed by NoBorderZ (CEO: Rio Takeshi Kubo) in cooperation with ZETA Corporation, Fule Media Inc, and Dentsu Inc. has announced the “CREATIVE X AWARD 2022” supported by Western Digital. This is a creative award for NFT creators who are specialized in action sports NFTs. The entry submission for the entries has been started.

Action sports have been attracting more and more attention in recent years due to the rising success of domestic and foreign athletes and the support of the media around the world. The power of photographers, filmmakers, and other creators has played a significant role in supporting this trend. Globally, as top athletes and sports teams are adopting NFTs and advancing new developments, this award adopts a cutting-edge approach of accepting NFT applications, NFT creators, the NFT market, and the action sports market. This award will promote new possibilities for mutual development.

NFT submissions will be accepted on the XANALIA website, and those that pass the screening process will be published on XANALIA which is  XANA’s NFT marketplace.

XANA will promote the winning NFT in the global NFT marketplace, and the winning entry will be converted into a Metaverse compatible NFT. They will also receive XANA’s first original NFT collection and virtual land in the XANA Metaverse.

■ NFT Submission Page

https://www.xanalia.com/creative_x_award_2022

■ Award Prize

■ Outline of the Event

■ Outline of the Work

Jury Members

■ Screening Committee Chairman

Hitoshi Kajino

CEO, Fule Media Co.

He is a video producer and action sports journalist. He has directed numerous video productions for action sports brands and companies. He has also actively covered the world’s big contests, such as X-GAMES and Red Bull X-Fighters, and has been involved in action sports media both in Japan and abroad. In 2012, he established Fule Media Inc. to plan and produce a wide range of action sports content.

■ Judge

Satoshi Kuroda / Director

After working for a C.G. company, he joined P.I.C.S. in 2006. Currently belongs to P.I.C.S. management. In addition to video direction, he has also built a career in Art Direction, Motion Graphics, 3DCG production, etc. In addition to planning and directing commercials, music videos, and OOH, he has collaborated with musicians on videos and developed original works based on street culture and action sports themes. He is also active in various activities, including collaboration with musicians and original works based on street culture and action sports themes.

Hidenori Matsuoka / Creative Art Director

Hidenori Matsuoka has a deep knowledge of street culture, especially art, fashion, and action sports, and has published the free art and culture magazine “Hidden Champion” since 2003. He also publishes photography and art books and manages and curates art shows. His recent works include art direction for the skateboarding photo book “NIKE SB TSUMAMI (photo by Nobuo Izeki)”.

Yusuke Kashiwazaki / Cinematographer / Photographer

After studying under Roland Kirishima, Yusuke Kashiwazaki became independent in 2011 and is active in various genres, from TV commercials, web commercials, and advertising photography to short movies, music videos, and other film and graphic works. He has also produced many works with action sports as his subject.

Jason Halayko/Photographer

Jason Halayko has photographed a wide variety of action sports, including FMX, BMX, snowboarding, and breakdancing. In 2022, his work was published in RED BULL ILLUME, the authority on action sports photography.

■ About XANA

NOBORDER.z has developed XANA as an NFT-based metaverse platform with blockchain infrastructure. We provide various products, services, and technologies so that users, companies, and IPs can freely perform multiple activities on the Metaverse. It is currently one of the world’s most popular metaverse platforms, announcing amazing collaborations such as the Koto Heartfull Museum, which aims to promote the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Milan Fashion Week in Italy, ULTRAMAN, Astro Boy x local government, and many more.

■ XANA Metaverse App (Public Alpha Version)

■ About XANALIA

XANALIA is an NFT marketplace that has attracted global attention, ranking 8th in global trading volume in July 2021 and “No. 1 NFT Marketplace in Expectations” in Japan, developed by NOBORDER.z and operated by XANALIA Limited. It features (1) NFT, (2) linkage with the Metaverse, and (3) DeFi (decentralized finance) model, which are currently the fastest growing areas in the blockchain market, and its diluted potential market capitalization exceeded $1.4 billion (approximately 165 billion yen) within one month after its launch.

Together with Pony Canyon Planning Inc., Fujiland Inc. and Fuji Creative Corporation, the company is holding the “XANALIA NFTART AWARDS 2021” to discover and support creators from around the world.

■ About NoBorderZ

NoborderZ is a next-generation entertainment technology company with a vision of “a world without borders” and operations in five countries worldwide, centered in New York, the USA and Dubai. The company operates a business that fuses entertainment and technology, including a metaverse based on blockchain technology and an NFT platform.

■ Contact Information