Also collaborated with OKX, the world’s second largest cryptocurrency exchange
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
- 3D avatars that can be used in the metaverse.
- NFT game NFTDuel, an NFT game in the same metaverse.
- 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.
| NFT Offical Page | https://xana.net/launchpad/rooster-fighter/ |
| NFT Collection page | https://bit.ly/3KkTk9H |
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!
| Rooster Fighter Series | https://viewer.heros-web.com/episode/13933686331769601844 |
■ 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.
| Twitter account | https://twitter.com/shu_sakuratani |
■ 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.
| Official site | https://viewer.heros-web.com/ |
■ 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.
| website | https://xana.net |
| https://twitter.com/XANAMetaverse | |
| Telegram | http://t.me/XANA_English |
| Discord | https://discord.com/invite/XANA |
| https://www.instagram.com/xanametaverse/ | |
| https://www.facebook.com/xanametaverse | |
| Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/c/XANAMetaverse |
| TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@xanametaverse |
| Blog | https://www.xana.net/blog |
| Media. | https://xanametaverse.medium.com/ |
XANA Metaverse App (public alpha version).
| App Store | http://apple.co/3J1nGgT |
| Google Play | https://bit.ly/xanagp |
■ 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.
| Web | https://xanalia.com |
| https://twitter.com/xanalia_nft |
■ 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
| Website | https://xanalia.com |
| https://twitter.com/xanalia_nft | |
| Company Name | NOBORDER.z FZE |
| Location | Business Center, AI Smooch Building, UAQ Free Trade Zone, Umm AI Quwain, UAE. |
| Business content | Development of blockchain technology, VR, XR, AI, NFT and operation of service |
| Representative | Rio Takeshi Kubo |
| Corporate site | https://www.noborderz.com/ |
| Representative Twitter | https://twitter.com/rio_noborderz |
■ Contact information
| Department | Public relations department |
| inquiry | [email protected] |
