We decided to put our 1/1 pieces on-chain via @manifoldxyz because it's one of the best platforms for artists.
Their contracts have powered work by Beeple and Refik Anadol, and Manifold-minted art has sold at Christie’s and Sotheby’s. That's the credibility which got Majin on board.
Another advantage they offer is that work minted through Manifold can also be sold on other marketplaces. So the contract is not tied to Manifold’s storefront. Which also means you will soon see the first Majin NFTs on OpenSea and other platforms.
If you scroll through the attached images you will see the progress of our current auction on Manifold. The bids started at 0.15 ETH and now made their way up to 1.5 ETH.
It's going to be very interesting to see what kind of price we can achieve for the first artwork that we release. Our OGs know of course that the utility of this masterpiece is very special too. The holder of this NFT receives the matching grail in our PFP collection as well as a physical edition of the artwork.
It was important to us to not only promote our brand but to provide collectors a genuine part of our IP.
I also have to credit the founders of Manifold @ediep@richerd for enabling artists to share their work with the world in a permissionless way while retaining ownership of the contracts and tokens.
They play an important part in bringing collectors and digital art together. I feel that Manifold was meant for fine-art and I hope that by bringing our 1/1s on-chain we can contribute to the beauty of web3.
If you're interested in our auction of THE FALL|堕天 then I linked the listing below. You still have 4 days left.
But even if the bids eventually go outside of your budget; remember that this is just the beginning. You're still early and there will be plenty of opportunities to get whitelisted and secure your spot.
When you watch the video below you will see exclusive leaks of the Majin companions. They are strategically designed to excite collectors in a similar way as Pudgy Penguins and Pokémon did.
Once we release them as PFPs, the entire collection will be in strong demand across a broad audience, because the "cute factor" is an incredibly powerful marketing lever.
You can see in the video that we specifically position our IP to cater to the biggest audience possible. That is exactly what made Pudgy Penguins so successful.
But our approach is a bit closer to Pokémon, where we offer not only one shape or creature, but multiple different characters which have the potential of becoming as iconic as Pikachu or Charizard.
If you look at the concept of our "Mushroom Dog" in the video below, or the companion of the "Goth Girl", you'll get the idea and understand that these characters are made to go viral and designed as very attractive digital collectibles.
We have professional character designers and artists from legendary Japanese anime and video game IPs work on the Majin companions. We apply their experience and follow principles which already led to many world renowned characters.
An incredible amount of precision go into our approach, and we pay close attention to not only develop new characters but to engineer iconic designs and traits for the entire collection.
This is how I plan for Majin to go way beyond web3 and create serious hype and revenue in the traditional entertainment industry.
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Which two anime or video game characters inspired this Majin illustration?
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For the creation of our logo we relied on hand-brushed calligraphy by a Japanese artist. We went through hundreds of analog iterations before we arrived at the version which you see below.
Even the color is based on 朱色 (shuiro), which means; vermilion, and is a traditional orange-red.
Everything we do is done with purpose, great attention to detail, and respect for Japanese tradition.
The NFT space has progressed so much over the years that simply “being better” isn’t enough anymore. You have to be different too.
That’s why I pursue novelty in the unique aesthetic of Majin. The more art we create that's interesting to you because you've never seen anything like it before, the more we set ourselves apart from everyone else.
This is one of the earliest concepts for the worldbuilding of Majin. The purpose of these illustrations is to visualize ideas for the brand. It’s also a way to test the color palette, get a better feeling for the “vibe”, place items or traits within the world of Majin, and to explore how we can communicate scale through art.
Again, this is just a concept so don’t get too attached to it. But a variation of the "black broken halo" will be one of the many traits in the collection.