NOBORDER.z FZE (Representative: RIO TAKESHI KUBO / hereinafter referred to as NOBORDER.z) has partnered with Bybit, one of the world’s largest crypto asset exchanges, to sell NFT of “ULTRAMAN” (Eiichi Shimizu x Tomohiro Shimoguchi / Published by Heroes Inc.) for use in the NFT game “XANA” in the XANA metaverse.The NFT was sold out in just 10 seconds.

XANA, one of the world’s most popular blockchain-based metaverse platforms today, has partnered with Bybit, one of the world’s largest crypto asset exchanges with a daily trading volume of over 600 billion yen, to sell NFT game cards for “ULTRAMAN” as the first IP for NFTDuel, an NFT game in the XANA metaverse.A Bybit’s exclusive mystery box was sold for $50, and 20,000 NFT (4,000 packs)(25.6 million Japanese yen) sold out in 10 seconds!, making it one of the biggest successes in the history of Bybit NFT. The total secondary sales amounted to more than 60 million yen in two days.

The NFT released this time contains rare cards at three times the rate of the regular NFT packs of “NFTDuel” to be released by XANA in the future, and In addition, the NFT was a ByBit exclusive, containing a 1% chance of containing the top-ranked first-ranked “Genesis Card” series of limited edition cards, which are currently priced between 60,000 yen and 3 million yen on XANALIA, the NFT marketplace of XANA.The sale was instantaneous, with approximately 2,000 people able to get their hands on the packs, and the opening event was a great success in each community.

■ XANA’s comments

Bybit is one of the most successful platforms in the global crypto asset market and we are very pleased to be partnering with them as they have a large community of loyal users.NFT will create even more value by becoming a part of the Metaverse and will bring new business models to IP holders, creators, and the communities that support them. Together with Bybit, we plan to continue to bring great Japanese IP to the world in a new style.

■ Bybit’s comment

XANA is one of the most successful platforms in the field, excelling at creating content from attractive IP into a utility-rich metaverse using state-of-the-art methods.It is also well known for being very community oriented and is a very promising project.We look forward to have another great collaboration with them.”

■ NFTDUEL

NFT DUEL” is one of the most popular game genres in the world.It is a trading card game that uses NFT technology to grant users true ownership of the cards themselves, allowing them to trade them freely in the global marketplace.In addition, users themselves become avatars and can freely interact and compete with other users they meet in the metaverse created by the NFT.

■ About “ULTRAMAN” (Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi)

ULTRAMAN – A Japanese manga series by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi released by Comiplex(https://viewer.heros-web.com/), is the comic series inspired by “Ultraman Series” – SFX Tokusatsu TVseries produced by Tsuburaya Productions. The story unfolds decades after the world depicted in Original “Ultraman” .The full 3DCG anime version has also been distributed worldwide over 192 countries exclusively by Netflix since April 2019 and has won first place in “What’s Hot? 2019: Top 10 Most Watched Anime (Japan)” by Netflix. The production of SEASON 2 has already been announced for spring of 2022. It has been translated into 11 languages

■ About XANA

NOBORDER.z is developing an NFT-based metaverse platform and blockchain infrastructure. It provides various products, services, and technologies that allow users, companies, and IPs to conduct various activities on the metaverse freely. It is currently one of the world’s most popular metaverse platforms, announcing 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 NOBORDER.z
A next-generation entertainment technology company with a vision of “Wonderful world with Noborders” and operations in five countries around the world, centered in New York, 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 (Representative: RIO TAKESHI KUBO / hereafter referred to as NOBORDER.z) is pleased to announce that in the XANA metaverse and XANALIA NFT marketplace developed by NOBORDER.z, the company has launched an avatar NFT adapted to the Heroes, Inc. (President: Katsuya Shirai / hereafter “Heroes”) announces the metaverse-compatible avatar NFT adaptation of the comic ” (English name: ROOSTER FIGHTER)” (written by Shu Sakuratani). It achieved record sales of “100 million yen (267 ETH) in initial sales.”

ROOSTER FIGHTER is a manga work that takes on the unprecedented theme of “A rooster saves mankind in rooster battle action!”
XANA fell in love with the unconventional characters and setting, and as soon as the first volume of the manga was released in Japan, they applied for an NFT version.After months of deliberation on how to turn this groundbreaking content into an NFT for the Metaverse era.In addition to the PFP (Profile Avatar), which is currently the standard in the NFT world, XANA also developed

1. 3D avatars that can be used in the metaverse.
2. NFT game NFTDuel, an NFT game in the same metaverse.
3. Breeding functionality, which is popular in the NFT game market.

The plan was to make NFTs with the following utilities (uses), and a month-long pre-order event was held in various countries around the world.In China, the company collaborated with OKX, currently the second largest crypto exchange in the world (https://cryptorank.io/調べ), to set up a limited pre-order window.In South Korea, where NFTs are rapidly developing, we tied up with more than 40 influencers.Other similar promotions were conducted globally in Japan, Italy, Indonesia and Thailand.

As soon as it opened, there was a rush of accesses and the servers went down at times.Eventually, 3,000 NFT were purchased in the price range of 0.08 ETH to 0.1 ETH, and sales exceeded 100 million Japanese yen.

In the NFT market, which is growing explosively, mainly Overseas ,there are still only a few projects from Japan that have exceeded 100 million yen in initial sales, and this is the highest amount for an NFT, metaverse NFT or NFT game based on a Japanese manga.

XANA initially issued NFTs depicting three different patterns of “eggs” and prepared for the “hatching of the eggs” one week after the start of sales.The XANA community called it a ‘hatching’, and for several days users had been sending out numerous messages about how they were looking forward to seeing how their eggs would turn into Roosters.The time of the hatching took place on the night of 24 April, XANA discord server with 47,000 people, many users immediately changed their icons to Roosters with which they had obtained and the chat about the humorous Roosters created by Shu Sakuratani, which are unique, flowed at high speed within seconds, and was very exciting.

The proceeds will be used for the ongoing development of a 3D version of the avatar, the game function and the breeding function.Roosters that do not hatch this time will be born in the future through ‘breeding’, in which NFTs are crossbred.The Roosters sold for the first time this time will be differentiated from later generations in terms of functionality as the Zeroth Generation, making them extremely valuable, and their price has already more than trebled in the secondary distribution market in XANALIA.The pioneering breedable NFT ‘Axie Infinity’ has been sold for more than 10 million yen two years after the release of the initial rare character NFTs.

■ About the Rooster fighter

A manga work that explores the unprecedented theme of “A rooster saves humanity!”.
“One Rooster saves mankind, Rooster Battle Action!”. The protagonist is a wild and compassionate Rooster that loves women and sea urchins.He defeats his enemies with only his war cry “cock-a-doodle-doo” and his specialized kicks.With its powerful illustrations and tearful, funny plot twists, the manga continues to attract fans in Japan and abroad.

On 18 December 2020, just a few hours after the start of the series ” Episode 1: Zushuu Chou San”.More than 100,000 users from the USA – Central and South America – the Philippines and other countries visited the web comic distribution site “Comipre~Manga Theatre updated every Friday at 12:00” (https://viewer.heros-web.com/), the media for the series.

In recognition to this response, the author, Shu Sakuratani, distributed a free trial of the first three episodes (in Spanish) on his Twitter account for a limited period of time.The manga has received an unprecedented response, with the number of followers increasing from approximately 3,000 to 63,000, and the manga being translated and published in nine languages in approximately 35 countries around the world around the time the first volume of the manga was released in Japan.

■ Story

A deformed creature called “Kiju” suddenly appears and begins to attack mankind with overwhelming force. The town was destroyed and the people were in desperation. Just when everyone was about to give up, a shadow appears to stand up to the Kiju! ou guys, I’m in Tosaka! A small hope landed in front of humanity. It was a Rooster!

■ About the author: Shu Sakuraya

His best-known works include Rooster fighter and T-DRAGON.In T-DRAGON, he becomes a 1.8 cm body and steps into a microscopic world to fight against the threat of “bugs” in a “micro sci-fi action” film. He is an entertainer who is capable of creating a wide variety of works.Human love is always at the heart of his stories. Through Chicken Fighter, he has been supported by around 63,000 fans worldwide, for which he is very grateful. He is a cartoonist with a sense of duty and humanity, and is so grateful for this that he regularly produces original illustrations.

■ About Heroes Inc.

Engaged in the planning, operation and production of web comic sites and character contents.He runs the web comic distribution site “Comipre~Manga Theatre updated every Friday at 12:00” (https://viewer.heros-web.com/), which features a variety of popular works, including “ULTRAMAN”, “Kamen Rider Kuuga”, “Toshima Tanzaburo wa Kamen Rider ni naritai”, “Atom the Beginning”, “Double” Major shareholders are Kinoshita Group Inc and Shogakukan Creative Inc.

■ About XANA

NOBORDER.z is developing an NFT-based metaverse platform and blockchain infrastructure. It provides various products, services, and technologies that allow users, companies, and IPs to conduct various activities on the metaverse freely. It is currently one of the world’s most popular metaverse platforms, announcing 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 NOBORDER.z
A next-generation entertainment technology company with a vision of “Wonderful world with Noborders” and operations in five countries around the world, centered in New York, USA and Dubai. The company operates a business that fuses entertainment and technology, including a metaverse based on blockchain technology and an NFT platform.

■ Corporate information

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NOBORDER.z FZE (CEO: RIO TAKESHI KUBO) held a successful fan meeting event, “Shinnosuke Tachibana Metaverse Fan Meeting”, at a special venue in the “XANA” metaverse developed by the company. The event was for overseas audiences, featuring one of Japan’s most popular voice actors, Shinnosuke Tachibana; he is one of Japan’s leading voice actors. A device was used to enclose Tachibana’s voice recorded on the day of the event in the NFT event ticket at a later date; the NFT was upgraded to include the voice, to the delight of those who purchased the ticket.

This NFT card has the utility of a ticket for live streaming of the fan meeting and entry to the meetup venue in the metaverse. In addition, after the event, Shinnosuke Tachibana himself recorded his live voice on the spot, and the purchaser’s NFT ticket was upgraded to an NFT ticket with voice. There were eight patterns of live voices, making this the first voice NFT by a leading Japanese voice actor and a very premium experience for fans.

The limited-sale NFT ticket holders could only view the live streaming. It was simultaneously related to a large monitor in the special XANA Metaverse world, where Tachibana could watch fans in the Metaverse dance, comment, and interact with other fan avatars in real-time, creating the event a great success.

■ Metaverse Live

Each avatar walked around the venue talking to and touching each other.

Avatar participants dancing in the hall and expressing their joy with their movements.

Some users’ bodies responded on their own, jambing in tandem with Tachibana’s intense gameplay.

In general, through this success, XANA and Shinnosuke Tachibana have presented the possibility of a new place of expression and products for voice actors in the coming NFT and metaverse era.

■ Shinnosuke Tachibana Profile

Voice actor and writer. Born 26 April 1978, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Type A. He was the voice of Masamichi Takizawa in Tokyo Ghouls. Idolish Seven: Yuki Sen. God Begins”, “Mamoru Tomoe”, and
“The World’s First Love”, Chiaki Yoshino, Hikyuu! Morisuke Yaku,. The Kenshiro of the anime “DD Hokuto no Ken”, and Yuuki Tachimukai from Inazuma Eleven and many others.

■ About XANA

NOBORDER.z is developing an NFT-based metaverse platform and blockchain infrastructure. It provides various products, services, and technologies that allow users, companies, and IPs to conduct various activities on the metaverse freely. It is currently one of the world’s most popular metaverse platforms, announcing 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.

■ 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 NOBORDER.z

A next-generation entertainment technology company with a vision of “a world without borders” and expanding its business in five countries around the world, centered on New York and Dubai in the United States. It is a business that integrates entertainment and technology such as Metaverse based on blockchain technology and NFT platform.

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NOBORDER.z FZE CEO: RIO TAKESHI KUBO), together with Pony Canyon Planning Inc. (President: Kazuya Maeda) and Fuji Creative Corporation (President: Kazuya Maeda), will host the NFT exhibition at XANA Meta gallery. The top 50 works selected from the “XANALIA NFTART AWARDS 2021,” an awards competition to highlight new NFT creators from around the world, will be selected for the “XANA”. “Metagallery” museum, a 3D virtual space in the XANA metaverse developed by the company.

The “XANALIA NFTART AWARDS 2021” will exhibit 50 NFTs, including the winning entry, in the “Meta Gallery” from among 479 nominated entries out of 1248 NFTs submitted from all over the world.

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.

NFT works to be held within XANA’s “Metagallery” can be bid on through XANALIA, an NFT marketplace linked to XANA, which allows those who do not have cryptocurrency to bid with a credit card.

The deadline for bidding is Saturday, April 30, 2022, at 23:59, and the works will be available for enjoyment in the “Metagallery” at any time after the auction ends.

* If you look at the video work nearby, you can see the dynamic movement.

* A total of 50 NFT works are on display at the venue.

* There are many colorful works, and many works that entertain the viewer.

Mobile compatible models and how to download apps

◉ iPhone

◉ Android

■ About future schedule

■ About XANA

NOBORDER.z is developing an NFT-based metaverse platform and blockchain infrastructure. It provides various products, services, and technologies that allow users, companies, and IPs to conduct various activities on the metaverse freely. It is currently one of the world’s most popular metaverse platforms, announcing 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.

■ 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 NOBORDER.z

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

■ Corporate information

■ Contact information

NOBORDER.z FZE (CEO: RIO TAKESHI KUBO), along with the Pony Canyon Planning Co., Ltd. (President: Hideki Oyanagi), Fujiland Co., Ltd. (President: Yoichi Okabe), has planned and operated “XANALIA NFTART AWARDS 2021” to spot new NFT creators in the world. In the competition, 1248 entries from all over the world are received. Out of 1248 nominated (primary) (Passed the examination) entries, 479 extraordinary works and 3 award-winning works, prizes, and special prizes were announced.

The event started in September, and since then, excellent artworks have been submitted by global artists at this event. The winners were announced after selection. The top three works are featured in the exhibition “NFT. NEW FREEDOM THINK” held by the “MADS ART GALLERY” gallery in Milan, Italy, in the Metaverse XANA Museum from mid-April. The nominated works will be accepted for auction at NFT Marketplace XANALIA until the end of April, and the highest bidder can win the NFT.

■ About award-winning works

Gold Award: “Great cormorant flying city” YUYA

Winners’ comments:
My eyes are not like everyone else; they only see a narrow area.
I can’t see all of my paintings, but only some of them.
Small things look so good that I like to see birds flying far away.
I drew this picture when I saw the great cormorant spreading its wet wings and ruffling its feathers.

Silver Award: “Zeus” Obliraj Krishnaraj (video work)

Winners’ Comments:
I am a fine arts graduate with over 15 years in art. Nature has always fascinated me as everything is derived from it. I always like to experiment with different mediums to express myself—this time, I chose sand to narrate a little thought visually.

Bronze Award: “Square human alpha Rainbow” WING LAY

Winner’s comment:
We make dot picture works of characters by randomly combining parts.
This work will be the final work of the project “Square human alpha”, which was created by automatic generation at the very beginning.

I remember arranging 10,000 works I made and making them into one piece, and I said, “Oh …” better than I expected. I want to continue working hard to make more NFTs. Thank you very much. May everyone involved in NFT have a happy future!

Kosuke Tsumura Special Award: “skull” T (video work)

Reason for selection:
I felt the irony of NFT and the theory of fashion-specific rebellion in the work SKULL. The barrenness of visualization of unconfirmable ideas is also a metaphor for the blockchain, and there is a pleasant sense of loss represented by a light image.

Asako Tsuji Special Award: “TO THE SECOND NOAH IN 20XX” T & K photo unit

Reason for selection:
In the sense that it was a work born only in this era, I strongly felt that it was compatible with the characteristics of NFTs that are ticking time. Not only is it that the earth at the moment is left as NFT work overtime, but it is also remarkable that there is room to imagine the relationship between the earth and this work overtime. The composition makes you feel that the planet is at a turning point, and the world is devastated and desaturated. However, the white tiger in the centre and the bird in the upper right are also very sharp and beautiful as a picture. It is a work with a high degree of perfection.

Ikeda Ambassador Award: “Daily life of screw screw donut director” Miura Donut

Reason for selection:
In the current NFT market, pfp has a significant presence. I felt that this work has a particularly eye-catching style as a so-called pfp (profile icon).
In addition, the creator, Mr. Miura Donatsu himself, is actively and continuously involved in the NFT community. We are also paying attention to future work development.
(IKEHAYA: Founder of CryptoNinja, Web3 Evangelist)

■ Jury Prize (Creator) Prize
SAYAKA ASAI “ICE DYE # 1 / ICE DYE”
Prize Ofir K_design “In And Ou”
Prize / * Evercraft * / “/ ** Maze ** /”
Prize REI Kajitani. “INDEPENDENCE”, etc. Prize
Prize Hiroyuki Konno “Diffusion of magnetic field”
Prize Lightmaru “72 Spirits of Solomon” Prize
Prize Clippers “Deer Matryoshka”

■ XANALIA Special Prize (work)
Special Prize “The Cat Woman “ERINA MUKAIJO
Special Award” A girl and spirits “Hoshi Hiro
Special Award” META GIRL “saorikashimura
Special Award” MODEL-type A-BC- “Arisa Nakane
Special Award “Self Sacrifice Syndrome” Shinome Aya

■ Judges’ general comment (* Aiueo order, titles omitted)

◆ Kana Kawanishi | KANA KAWANISHI (Director / Editor of KANA KAWANISHI GALLERY)
The ten works selected from the entries by KANA KAWANISHI GALLERY seem to reflect the depth of the bosom of NFT art. Originally momentary techniques such as “Zeus”, a recorded image of sand painting, and “ICE DYE # 1 / ICE DYE”, where melted ice dyes textiles are semi-permanent by being introduced into the NFT ecosystem. It was interesting to be able to get monetized. When it comes to choosing a gold medal work, the inevitability unique to NFT art is lacking, but in “Cormorant Flying City”, the creators move their hands-free and use their imagination. It was a work with a touch that you can feel the uniqueness of. It was also a work that reminded me of the goodness of NFT art that the door is open to anyone regardless of age.

◆ Michiko Kuroda | JUNKO KURODA (Professor, Digital Hollywood University / Part-time Lecturer, Department of Imaging, Faculty of Art and Design, Musashino Art University / Designer)
I have been involved in many work selections so far. Analog and digital works, 2D and 3D, and still image and video work. This time, the NFT artworks judged were works with a different charm from the previous works. The winning works had the beauty of a picture, and the new values ​​brought about by being expressed as NFT art. It is an overwhelming power and appears in the examination results. The work “Cormorant Flying City”, which was highly evaluated, is drawn in detail, and when you look at the facts, it seems that you will be drawn into the world. The overall balance is good, and it seems big or small, and when you follow the shape with your eyes, you feel as if you are moving. Every time I saw it, I made discoveries, and I felt that it was a work with a mysterious power that made me want to stare at it forever. I chose this work because I felt it was unique and attractive.

◆ Asako Tsuji ｜ ASAKO TSUJI (arca CEO / Creative Director)
From the perspective of being an artwork that can only be expressed digitally, and in addition to being an expression unique to “NFT”,. And from the perspective of the artist, it is an expression that was born only because of that person, such as the identity and roots of the artist. Finally, from the perspective of beauty and fun as a straight work. Finally, from the perspective of the meaning and significance of the work awarded this award. These four were the significant axes of evaluation. The final three works have different coat colours, and each has an additional depth. I think that is the result of a strong feeling of the diversity of NFT art and the range of possibilities in the future. It was a selection that felt the potential of each fascination, dynamic and static.

◆ KOSUKE TSUMURA ​​| KOSUKE TSUMURA ​​(Art Director / Fashion Designer / Professor, Department of Space Direction Design, Musashino Art University / Part-time Lecturer, Bunka Fashion College Fashion Crafts Course / Part-time Lecturer, Department of Design, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts) I was allowed to choose in. It also has to do with my being a fashion designer. It may be different from the consensus, but I thought it was an act that was in line with the nature of NFTs. The reason is that the NFT system itself is considered an original work. It implies the purest situation in art where the owner’s satisfaction is valuable and by extension, the liberation from the art world. NFT certification is valid even for plagiarism of digital information, and it is the current law to judge it. It is difficult to capture the uniqueness of the image, and the only thing that cannot be tampered with is the authentication fact, and the work can be duplicated.
Nevertheless, if methods and motives are the central values, it is no different from judging digital works. I relied on my intuition as a way to avoid it. NFT is a service that has just begun. However, in the future, I expect the emergence of original works by hacking the mechanism of NFT and invalidating the original myths so far.

◆ Junya Yamamine | JUNYA YAMAMINE (curator / co-representative of Tokyo Art Acceleration)
Works that should be a new question should be unearthed from today’s digital domain, and when it comes to art, I would like to commend those that surpass existing art experiences. However, it was challenging to find an excellent cliché from the myriad of clichés. Among them, “Zeus” showed exchangeability by changing the one-time art called sand art to NFT, and “Cormorant Flying City” by a boy painter with a visual disability. So I decided to send an award, including the fact that NFT contributed to discovering talents that were difficult to find. It can be said that the viewpoint was focused on the possibility that NFT will contribute to the type of art that was difficult in the existing system.

■ About the Prize

The three best entries selected by the jury’s vote will receive the following cash prizes as extra awards. (Payment in legal currency)

• The prize money will be used as an advance on the rights fee to be distributed to the rights holders from the subsequent sales (profit from sales) of the relevant work (advance payment => profit guarantee).
  Of course, in the event that the profit-sharing amount exceeds the prize money, the excess amount will be paid in perpetuity thereafter.
• The original copyright fee will be permanently allocated to the creators (original creators) in the case of sales in the initial auction and subsequent permanent secondary transactions through the NFT Marketplace system.

■ About the exhibition “NFT. NEW FREEDOM THINK

An international exhibition on the theme of “NFT” art held by M.A.D.S. ART GALLERY, a gallery based in Milan, Italy. In addition to the gallery in the historic building in the center of Milan, the event will be held simultaneously at three other locations: a gallery on the Spanish resort island of Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) and a gallery on Metaverse.

There are no borders that cannot be crossed, no doors that cannot be opened, and we are welcomed by the freedom to travel with our minds, aiming for new horizons. “No progress is possible without deviation from the norm” is the verbal statement of the famous American revolutionary composer Frank Zappa. We must remember to look back to the past and look forward to the future. Change means a new beginning.” (from the concept of the event)

■ Schedule [Future Schedule]

● About the Metaverse “XANA”

NFT-based Metaverse platform and blockchain infrastructure developed by NOBORDER.z. We provide various products, services, and technologies so that users, companies, and IPs can freely perform multiple activities on the Metaverse. One of the hottest metaverse platforms in the world today, announcing various collaborations such as the Tokyo Olympics, the Koto Heartful Museum aimed at enlivening the Paralympics, Milan Fashion Week in Italy, ULTRAMAN, Astro Boy x local government, and many others.

■ About XANALIA

XANALIA, developed by NOBORDER.z and operated by XANALIA Limited, is an NFT marketplace attracting global attention. The marketplace has secured 8th rank in the worldwide trading volume ranking and 1st in the expected NFT marketplace in Japan in July. The key features of XANALIA are:1. NFT, 2. Linkage with the metaverse. 3. The DeFi (decentralized finance) model is currently the fastest-growing area in the blockchain market. Its diluted potential market capitalisation exceeded $1.4 billion (about 165 billion yen) just one month after its launch.

Together with Pony Canyon Planning, IncFuji Land, Inc. and Fuji Creative Corporation are holding the “XANALIA NFTART AWARDS 2021” to promote and encourage creators globally.

■ About NOBORDER.z

NOBORDER.Z is a next-generation entertainment technology company with operations in five countries worldwide, centered in New York, USA and Dubai. With the vision of “Wonderful World with NO Borders,” the company is developing the NFT metaverse “XANA” and the NFT platform “XANALIA” based on blockchain technology for the global NFT market and also NFT game “NFTDUEL” and other businesses that integrate technology and entertainment.

■ Corporate information

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NOBORDER.z FZE CEO: RIO TAKESHI KUBO) will host a post-event of “TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL2021 (TIF2021)” at the NFT marketplace “XANALIA” developed by the company. It has been decided to sell NFTs of each appearance idol, a particular product sale of “TIF2021 After Party” sponsored by Tokyu Real Estate Co., Ltd., IMAGICA EEX Co., Ltd., and Fuji Creative Corporation. This NFT will also be a VIP area admission ticket for the Metaverse version “TIF2021 After Party” held in the company’s Metaverse space “XANA”.

The most advanced NFT where you can meet your favorite idols in Metaverse “TIF2021 After Party” is an after-party event of TIF2021, which is the biggest idol festival in Japan held on October 2nd (Sat) and 3rd (Sun), 2021—screened on a giant screen. Furthermore, an idol will appear at the after-party event, and TIF’s memory talk will be shown live.

Seven out of the eight participating idols sold as the raw photos taken on the day as NFT trading cards. The NFT is a special invitation ticket for the “TIF2021 Virtual After Party” to be held at the Metaverse “XANA” in mid-March, and purchasers can enter the “VIP area” of the party venue on the Metaverse space. Now you can meet the avatar of the idol who sold NFT Treka this time.

■ About NFT

This NFT will be released with an average of 25 patterns (174 patterns in total, 1740 sheets) for each of the seven idol groups. The breakdown is (1) 1649 basic cards, (2) 70 rare cards, and (3) 21 super rare cards, which are in a Gacha format where the contents are unknown until the package is opened. In addition, for rare cards that can only be won with a probability of 5% by the lottery after the fact, we will also prepare gifts such as “original individual message video from recommended men” and “special message video from all members” for individuals as a distinct privilege. If you own these NFTs, you can also use them as invitation tickets to enter the limited VIP area in the Metaverse.

■ About Metaverse “TIF2021 Virtual After Party”  

The Metaverse event was created with the image of a resort house party so that anyone, not just purchasers, can visit it. Among them, only NFT purchasers can meet avatars, listen to original voices, and take selfies together, enabling virtual communication. The event is scheduled for mid-March, and details will be announced later through XANA, the official Twitter of the after-party, and the SNS of each performer.

■ About XANA Metaverse

NFT-based Metaverse platform and blockchain infrastructure developed by NOBORDER.z. We provide various products, services, and technologies so that users, companies, and IPs can freely perform multiple activities on the Metaverse. One of the hottest metaverse platforms in the world today, announcing various collaborations such as the Tokyo Olympics, the Koto Heartful Museum aimed at enlivening the Paralympics, Milan Fashion Week in Italy, ULTRAMAN and Tetsuwan Atom x Local Government.

■ About XANALIA

XANALIA is an NFT marketplace attracting worldwide attention, having won 8th place in the global trading volume ranking in July 2021 and the “1st place in the expected NFT marketplace” in Japan. Developed by NOBORDER.z and operated by XANALIA Limited. It features (1) NFT, (2) interlocking with Metaverse, and (3) DeFi (decentralized finance) model, which are currently the fastest-growing fields in the blockchain market, and has a latent market capitalization of 1.4 billion dollars (about 165 billion yen) after dilution in one month after launch. Beyond.

Currently, “XANALIA NFTART AWARDS 2021” is being held with Pony Canyon Planning Co., Ltd., Fuji Land Co., Ltd., and Fuji Creative Corporation Co., Ltd. to support the discovery of creators around the world.

■ NFT Trading Card Sales Idol (in alphabetical order)

● Appare!

Like “Harajuku”, which incorporates KAWAII from all over the world and creates its own culture, it was formed with the concept of creating a “heavenly sunny!” KAWAII culture and transmitting it to the world. July 2020 Renamed from [Tensei! Harajuku] to [Appare!].

● Up Up Girls (provisional)

An eight-member group with seven new members was added to Azusa Sekine’s original member. Mt. Fuji lives, 2-hour NONSTOP live, 47 prefecture tours, etc., continue to move up to overcome the unprecedented legend of the idol world of seniors. The new system’s first mini-album, “Apgayabai”, performed extreme live concerts such as blast live concerts and live sauna concerts, comparable to their seniors.

● Osaka ☆ Spring Summer Autumn Winter

A 5-member dance and vocal group living in Osaka. Active nationwide focuses on live performances with exquisite chorus work and dance centred on lead vocal MAINA.

● Task have Fun

A powerful live performance that cannot be imagined from the appearance becomes a hot topic. In July 2020, a live broadcast without an audience will be held at Saitama Super Arena. From March 11, 2022, we will go on a national tour to commemorate the 6th anniversary of the formation of ~ Task Ai.

● Peel the Apple

An idol group formed by eight finalists of the new member audition of the popular group “26 o’clock masquerade” held for about half a year in July 2020.

● Pretty Ash

An artist unit with the music concept of “PUNK & ROCK” was selected by a selection vote from the world’s largest idol training entertainment cafe “AKIHABARA backstage pass” in Akihabara, Tokyo.

● Rirunede

A 3-member idol unit was selected from the “Dempagumi Nijikon Jr. Member Recruitment Audition”. Active under the concept of “Oshakawa in the 2020s”. The producer is Nonoka Okumura, a former Niji no Conquistador. The choreography is by Karin Matoba of Niji no Conquistador, the costume design is by Dempagumi.inc, and Nagi Nemoto of Niji no Conquistador is in charge.

■ Sponsored by “TIF2021 After Party”

Tokyu Land Corporation
A comprehensive developer that is the core company of Tokyu Land Holdings Co., Ltd. Promoted the development and operation of “Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba” where the actual event of “TIF2021 After Party” was held. The venue, “Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba Port Hall,” is permanently equipped with video equipment consisting of two 400-inch wide screens and a 4K-compatible 20,000lm projector. It is an event hall that can respond to various event demands.

IMAGICA EEX Co., Ltd.
Since its establishment in 1935, IMAGICA GROUP has continued to take on the challenge of creating new “video” value and will continue to aim to be a “video communication group that gives” surprise and excitement “to people around the world.” Responsible for business planning, strategic investment, technology and IP development. With the mission of “expanding the experience and creating the future,” we will create new entertainment experience opportunities that have never been seen before in the new world view “New Normal” and develop affluent lifestyles and culture. Aim to contribute to.

Fuji Creative Corporation
As a core company of Fuji Media Holdings, we are responsible for all developments related to the content, such as the production of videos and events, sales of programs and formats in Japan and overseas, and rights processing. At the annual TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL, we manage and direct the sponsor TOKYO IDOL PROJECT.

■ Introduction of “TIF2021 After Party”

The live video of TIF2021 recorded in super high quality 8K video will be screened on a giant screen of 5m x 18m, and you can relive the excitement of TIF with the power of the live!

In addition, the members themselves will talk about TIF’s memories and behind-the-scenes stories at the venue, and it will be exciting even in real live! After the fact, archive distribution was carried out, and it was carried out as part of a project aiming to expand actual events to various developments together with NFT trading card sales.

Title: “TIF2021 After Party”
Performance date: February 20, 2022 (Sun)
Venue: Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba Port Hall
(1-7-1 Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba Office Tower 1st floor)
Official website https://www.portcity- hall.tokyo/
Special archive delivery: From 0:00 on February 25, 2022 (Friday) to 23:59 on March 6 (Sunday),
Delivery tickets will be sold at Rakuten Ticket (1,100 yen including tax for each part)

■ Appearance group (in order of appearance):

Part 1:
Pretty Ash
Peel the Apple
Osaka ☆ Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Task have Fun
Part 2:
Rirunede
Up Up Girls (Tentative) (* TIF video only, Up Up Girls (2))
Appare!
Devil ANTHEM.
* There is no NFT trading card sale for Devil ANTHEM. This time.

■ Organizer: * Co-sponsored by 3 companies

Tokyu Land Corporation

IMAGICA EEX Co., Ltd.

Fuji Creative Corporation

■ About NOBORDER.z

A next-generation entertainment technology company with a vision of “a world without borders” and expanding its business in five countries around the world, located in New York and Dubai. It is a business that integrates entertainment and technology such as Metaverse based on blockchain technology and the NFT platform.

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