YOAKE and OpenSea Partner to Bring ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’ on Sony’s Soneium
Fan engagement protocol
YOAKE has partnered with the major NFT marketplace OpenSea to bring the popular anime ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’ to Sony’s Layer-2 blockchain Soneium.
Per the press release shared with Cryptonews, the partners will launch the first officially licensed non-fungible token (NFT) collection. They started with a famous scene from ‘The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light’ into an NFT, now available for minting.
The name of the collection is ‘YOAKE & The Seven Deadly Sins Anime Series’, with unlimited mints for 72 hours, and a price of 0.002ETH. At the time of writing, more than 4,000 NFTs have been minted.
The goal of this partnership, the announcement says, is to bring official anime collectibles onchain and open novel opportunities for fans and collectors to engage with their favorite J-pop content through Web3.
“With blockchain technology, ownership, authenticity, and engagement reach entirely new levels, transforming passive fandom into interactive digital experiences,” the team says.
Additionally, they add that this launch is only the beginning. The team suggests they plan to bring more celebrated intellectual properties into the NFT realm, thus offering licensed digital collectibles and digital ownership to fans.
More to Come Onchain
The press release highlights the massive influence Japanese entertainment has had on the world for decades now. However, it notes, it barely ever collaborates with the rising blockchain technology.
Therefore, YOAKE says it’s committed to pushing Web3 adoption “through the power of culture.” One of the best ways of doing this is by introducing officially licensed anime collectibles onchain.
“With our upcoming Seven Deadly Sins collection and more iconic releases to follow, we’re redefining how fans engage with the stories they love,” says YOAKE CBO Sota Moriyama.
Furthermore, this move makes YOAKE the ultimate onchain entertainment hub for J-pop culture, it says. It will offer fans exclusive drops, starting with ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’ and continuing with co-releasing official digital collectibles with “some of Japan’s most iconic franchises.”
The collection is backed by Startale, which has strategically supported the acquisition of this IP.
Moreover, the partnerships will offer evolving fan experiences, longstanding utility, and a growing onchain entertainment ecosystem. Beyond NFTs, YOAKE plans to develop other interactive digital experiences. It will explore “livestream, fan tipping, tokenized fandom perks, and more immersive ways for fans to engage.”
Meanwhile, ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’ is a manga by Nakaba Suzuki, serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 2012 to March 2020. Today, it’s a multimedia franchise popular worldwide. The anime started airing in October 2014 and has 5 seasons.
This new NFT collection will reimagine key moments, characters, and artistic interpretations from the anime. This will allow fans to own “officially licensed, blockchain-verified digital collectibles that immortalize their favorite elements of the story.”
Lastly, the team will consider NFT owners of this collection as early contributors to YOAKE.