9.1 Partners

METAVERSE PARTNERS

• ACG Worlds

ACG Worlds leverages metaverse and block chain technologies to build the world’s largest online metaverse theme park on Web 3.0

• SWAGGA

SWAGGA is seamlessly integrating AI and encryption technologies, aiming to visualize and monetize all users’ social and entertainment activities, delivering not only emotional value but also financial benefits.

• StarNest

The Star Nest ecological platform utilizes blockchain, smart contracts, and other Web3 technologies to transform the Asian music industry, merging online metaverse elements with offline resources into a comprehensive platform that supports music creation, auditions, artist development, and festivals. This integration of decentralized blockchain, artificial intelligence, and the metaverse not only revolutionizes music consumption and production but also cultivates a participatory ecosystem that encourages ownership and collaborative governance among fans and users.

• AMAX

Armonia's founding team is convinced that achieving these objectives requires a multichain blockchain platform capable of serving every individual and business user worldwide. They also believe that the metaverse under construction will be a truly decentralized, open, multi-chain universe, hosting users, assets, transactions, and essential smart-contract-based DApps.

START LAND PARTNERS

• CRYPTONINJA

CNP is a character brand featuring diverse Ninja companions as protagonists. The original work, "CryptoNinja," has been adapted into a TV anime series since October 2023. The fan community "Ninja DAO" of CryptoNinja boasts around 20,000 members worldwide. As a DAO community, it produces fan art, games, manga, books, stage performances, and music. In May 2022, we issued 22,222 NFTs, known as "CryptoNinja Partners (CNP)," born out of the enthusiastic engagement of community participants.

• CRYPTONINJA WORLD

STARTJPN X CryptoNinja Partner's first collaborative project has STARTJPN handling the artwork and operations, with ikehaya overseeing the process, much like a director. The team features a robust lineup, with several established contributors involved. Despite not having achieved significant success as a standalone intellectual property (IP) yet, STARTJPN is showing potential for future success. The project has been putting in a lot of effort and has established a physical company to manage its operations.

COMMUNITY LAND PARTNERS

• AOPANDA PARTY

AO Panda (Pronounced as Ah-Oh Panda) is a unique collection of non-Fungible tokens (NFTs). Created by a Japanese Anime Creator, they are loved by collectors. The NFT has multiple variations of two main characters created as part of an educational series on a popular video sharing social media site. Categorized as Collectibles, the illustrated NFTs are part of the collection of 10000 AO Pandas. The collection was minted on the Ethereum Blockchain.

• ClosePa

CLOSEPA DAO is an organization with over 5,000 employees that has established a presence in web3 and is now extending its business to web2 as well. With its advanced experience and expertise, the DAO has created a unique web3 marketing support package. Utilizing web3 technology and its distinctive perspective, it aims to assist in business growth and expansion.

• CNF

CNF is a membership-based Web3 community. It will be a community that only members who hold NFTs called CLAP can join. Blockchain, NFT, virtual currency, stock investment, real estate, trading cards, games, family, food, sports, etc., and various other information are exchanged every day. As of February 2024, there are 219 member NFTs, and many of them are active both online and offline.

• CryptoNinja ORDINALS

CryptoNinja Ordinals (CNO) is a collection of Bitcoin NFTs from CryptoNinja released by Ordinals Management Ltd. At the grand sale in July 2023, 500 bodies were sold out, earning the world's highest trading volume ranking on Magic Eden, the world's largest Bitcoin NFT marketplace.

Holders are offered benefits such as priority sales for new and limited edition releases, and up to 2222 bodies are planned to be supplied in the future.

• DAO Heaven

DAO Heaven is a philanthropic organization dedicated to aiding children affected by poverty, illness, and disasters through various business ventures, including a generative NFT series titled "Phase 1-3," unique NFTs called "God's Childhood," and participation in real-world events, alongside plans to develop a community-centric brand and a Web3 donation platform. The organization's strategy focuses on building a robust NFT business to generate necessary funding and foster a global, inclusive community that supports further expansion and aims to improve the lives of children worldwide.

• FLOWER LOLITA

The Flower Lolita collection consists of 6,666 uniquely hand-drawn NFTs stored on the Ethereum blockchain, each originating from a Metaverse seed and featuring large, distinctive eyes and unique personalities. This family of NFTs plans to expand through new series, including 3D space and avatar NFTs, and collaborations with contemporary artists and brands, aiming to become an iconic symbol of Web 3.0 while offering holders exclusive access to appealing utilities over time.

• FRIEN D RAGON

• I'm still here with you.

WithYou's mission is to create a digital NFT art gallery, fully understanding the importance of sustaining economic circulation. NFT art holds the capacity to generate unique value that goes beyond its artistic worth alone. As an NFT art gallery with the distinctive feature of "NFTs in NFT," WithYou can exhibit and leverage other NFTs as promotional space. In line with the concept of an NFT art gallery, WithYou NFT offers exclusive benefits on its website, in addition to NFT ownership. Discover a world of possibilities with our NFT art collection!

• JUNKeeees

The goal of JUNKeeeeS is not to succeed only as an NFT business. With the funds acquired through the NFT business, JUNKeeeeS will grow into an entity that develops character businesses, such as animated series, movies, games, holding fashion shows, and developing apparel merchandising. Moreover, its organizational form is intended to be established as a DAO in an autonomous and decentralized manner.

• KawaiiGirlNFT

KawaiiGirlNFT, launched in September 2021 in Japan, is an NFT project introducing a collection of "Kawaii" themed girls on OpenSea, intended for use as profile pictures, with a planned total of 100 KawaiiGirls to be minted. The project, driven by a three-member team, emphasizes building a strong, engaging community called "Candies," focusing on fun and inclusive activities, with an aim to broaden the NFT industry's reach both in Japan and internationally.

• KEKKAI

KEKKAI is a wallet security product that enhances safety for Web3 users by offering early warnings for risky transactions, such as gasless transactions and honeypots, and by using advanced simulation technology to analyze smart contracts and predict outcomes before trades are finalized. It also detects phishing sites and improves its protective capabilities through user interaction and data accumulation, continuously enhancing Web3 security and user confidence.

• NMO

The NFT Marketing Orchestra (NMO) is an online community that serves individuals interested in NFTs and Web3, providing a Discord-based platform for exchanging information and hosting seminars on current Web3 trends and marketing strategies. The community has hosted various large-scale events, like the "NFT General Symposium" and the "NinjaDAO Conference," attracting over 10,000 participants, with its NFT collection reaching a transaction value of 199 ETH and offering members direct access to industry leaders and new business opportunities with over 40 project operators.

• Magic Monkey

The idea behind Magic Monkey is "First Steps." It’s a collection initiated by four NFT collectors who met through the Monkeys NFT community. Their goal was to boost the popularity of the broader "Neo Samurai Monkeys" collection. These four collectors, who are neither artists nor influencers, took the initiative to bring together their friends and create this collection.

• SPACE CROCOS

SPACE CROCOS is an apparel NFT brand created by the former BBC/ICECREAM designer, Krypton Professor. They issue NFTs featuring characters inspired by alienized crocodiles. Their goal is to create a world where all NFTs seamlessly transition between digital and physical, and they have released the SPACE CROCOS DEPARTMENT STORE to achieve this.

• W3S

Not knowing the connections between people can open doors to unexpected possibilities.

W3S is symbolized by the idea that "small events can eventually lead to big ones that you never saw coming." The launch of W3S might seem like a small event, but the goal is to create a space where people can come together to inspire and bring about surprising outcomes in the Web3 and NET landscape.

CNF, a community of collectors, designed this large-scale community. Web3synapse (W3S) is not just for collectors but is meant to help everyone connect, make new friends, and grow through NET and Web3 interactions.

• おっさんパラダイス

The Ossan Paradise release will basically be a PFP-oriented utility. However, according to information within the community, Ossan Paradise could also be a whitelist right for new projects to be launched by “Ossan Dao” in the future.

The Ossan Paradise generative NFT has been noted as a utility for future projects that are already taking shape. Various creators are participating in the “Ossan Daao” project. Ossan Paradise is not just another PFP NFT, as the company has announced that it plans to whitelist NFT projects of the creators participating in “Ossan Dao” in the future.

• キャラDAO

Creator BUSON established an official community with this concept in mind, called "Chara DAO."

Chara DAO's mission is "To create characters that will still be relevant worldwide 100 years from now." Chara DAO is exploring a new frontier in character development by utilizing NFT technology. The community is currently working on several projects with this focus.

• 社団法人日本国際そろばん協会

JISA seeks to inspire people globally to pursue the grades and examinations provided by Japan, contributing to the enhancement of abacus skills. By hosting competitions with international standards and sharing information from Japan, JISA aims to energize the global soroban (abacus) community and revitalize the abacus industry.

• 罵倒の女王

"Queen of Curses" is a domestic NFT collection set to be released on March 10, 2023. This collection is created by "@romaco_0810 Romako," a popular NFT artist with over 10,000 followers on social media.

The collection being launched is a unique NFT featuring digital soundtracks sung and recorded by Romako Tsukajiri.

• ひとジェネ

NFT technology is evolving rapidly, making it difficult for individuals to learn it on their own. HITOGENE aims to create a space where people can come together to enhance each other's knowledge. It is an online salon where members can learn about various aspects of creating and selling NFTs, not just generative production, even though the word "gen" is part of its name.

• めたばDAO

Metabatch combines NFTs and live music into one unique collection. With the guiding principle "Where the fun is, the people are," Metabatch aims to pave the way for the future of music on WEB3, enabling fans to join live performances from anywhere. Musicians face challenges in the real world, where it's often difficult to find artists who remain calm and true to their ideals. With Metabatch, they can leverage WEB3 to share their work with a broader audience and earn the recognition and rewards they deserve.

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OTHER PARTNERS TO OUR METAVERSE

• Kochi City

Kochi City has signed an agreement with an international Metaverse management company to showcase the beauty and unique appeal of Kochi through the Metaverse, an online virtual space. This collaboration involves promoting Kochi's specialties like bonito tataki and highlighting tourist attractions to a global audience within the Metaverse.

The agreement signing ceremony took place on the 7th, both in person at Kochi City Hall and simultaneously in the Metaverse. Attendees included the Mayor of Kochi City and the CEO of the Philippine company overseeing the Metaverse operations, both represented by virtual avatars. Under the agreement, a Metaverse area modeled after Kochi City will be created, featuring local products and virtual representations of landmarks like Katsurahama Beach to draw attention to the city's charm.

• Waseda University

Waseda University holds as its founding principles the preservation of the independence of scholarship, the promotion of the practical application of scholarship, and the fostering of good citizens.

Holding the independence of scholarship as a central principle, Waseda University pledges to contribute to the scholarship of the world by regarding freedom of research as essential and devoting itself constantly to original research.

Holding the practical application of scholarship as a central principle, Waseda University pledges to contribute to the progress of the times by establishing a path for the practical use of scholarship as well as pursuing theoretical research for its own sake.

Holding the fostering of good citizens as a central principle, Waseda University pledges to cultivate people of character who can respect individuality, develop themselves and their families, benefit the nation and society, and be active in the world at large.