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"The story started years ago." What do you feel when you see Z's silhouette on this blazing orange red background? Maybe you were there in person or just a curious bystander on the outside like me. But the feeling Azuki gave back then and now is the same. The feeling that something big and profound is happening, something that will redefine genres and break barriers... and it's something YOU can be a part of. REALLY? ME? I have to admit, many of us felt like it was a hype dream and Azuki would never really be accessible or relatable to most of us. It would just live on in crypto museums and our fading memories... The story has come a long long way since then. I watched unthinkable highs and lows, community shifts and massive blows, Azuki has been through it all. Many of us never anticipated the moves that the man in the silhouette was prepared to make or how it would impact not just a select few but the entire world. People of all ages and from any walk of life. Azuki is still undoubtedly the most ELITE anime community in the world. From fashion, @AzukiTCG, manga, @animecom and much more, being part of Azuki is an unmatched experience. But today it's an experience that YOU truly can be a part of, you can take a piece of it home, you can talk about it with friends online and off. You can give feedback directly to the team and watch the story unfold. For me that's a win, a BIG WIN! Success as a real IP with real fans and a real community. That's what I always wanted (even back in the TGOA days 😢) So thank you to everyone who ever believed in, supported or poured their blood sweat and tears into Azuki. Without you we wouldn't be here and the world would be a much less vibrant, colorful and dope place to exist. ⛩️❤️‍🔥

Tomorrow is the day! And I'm so excited to finally get to talk to @smokemonsterLA ☺️ Join us live here on X and on @blaze_stream at 12pm EST/6pm CET! I will be opening some card packs on stream while we talk about EVERYTHING @Claynosaurz! They truly are one of the top projects in the space and I admire them so much, so I couldn't be more excited for this! 💖☺️ SEE YOU THERE!!

Through The Gate - Edition #25 In collaboration with @animecoin Art by @kamogawayuka Available only for July 2026 🗓️ Mint details below ⬇️

@animecom You guys cooked with this update, love it! 🔥❤️

New app update available! • Episode tracking: check off what you've watched and what's coming up next • Edit your avatar: Full editing tools let you customize your profile picture right in the app • "Recommended for you": personalized picks in the Shows tab based on your ratings • Better watchlist: filter by status/genre and switch between grid and list views • Instant ratings: ratings and watchlist changes save on the spot, and rating a new show adds it to your list • Fresh anime news: articles in the News tab covering the latest releases and production updates • Plus faster loading and polish throughout

@ExlaStudio Ready for it 😁

@JDNightDev Yooo for real! That is amazing and as soon as it's open, there is a coffee waiting for you and some TCG goodness

Been working on something for the garden for a while now. A community treasury proposal for a physical Bobu / azuki /TCG space in Europe. Not a pop-up. not a concept. an actual cafe, an azuki TCG hub, an EU merch flagship — all under one roof in the Netherlands. @BobuGardenCafe Here's what it's about 🧵

@ExlaStudio @animecom The app changed my life haha I can actually use it from my phone a lot more!

@JDNightDev @animecom yessss can't wait to play around with it more

The @animecom app just got even better, updated news section, animated avatars and now you can edit your appearance on the fly! 💯🔥❤️

Sunny day so photographing some @AzukiTCG cards 📷

@LostSnow_Rin Ruthless 🔥

The only option for my Elemental to ever exist in the Azuki universe is as a Black Jade gang member. I do not accept anything else. I don't care if I don't get picked this time around as long as one day she becomes a Black Jade member. It is working for Zero or nothing at all! @steamboy33 @AzukiTCG I have pledged my allegiance! 😂 The universe is going to make this happen, I know it, I can feel it in my bones! 🔥

@7316 @Azuki Yoo!

who else is ridiculously hyped for the azuki manga starting next month? drop a YOOO ‼️

@junkim @AzukiTCG If you had only 1 Azuki card it would still be 10/10

please rate my @AzukiTCG collection from 10 to 10 wen mizuki? soon azuki.

@KagutsuchiHeika @Zagabond Wow that’s really unhealthy expectations brother, don’t you want to support it because your Azuki family is building and growing together? 🤝

@Zagabond I’ll start collecting Azuki TCG only when my PFP is on a card 😌

Every TCG needs a strong player base to succeed and building one is Azuki TCG's top focus. But I agree that people can also collect cards simply because they love the artwork. This is a good example of why Azuki TCG already has such a strong collector base. It didn’t appear overnight. Azuki began as a digital art collection. For more than four years, the community has commissioned over $1 million in original art from artists around the world and followed these characters through animation, social shorts, and years of storytelling. This all happened long before we even had a booster pack Now the TCG gives that collector culture a physical form. We’re fortunate to start with that foundation. And now we're focused on making a great game + supporting organized play. The collector interest didn’t suddenly appear, as it's been part of the Azuki culture since day 1.

People don't even have to play your TCG for them to want to collect the cards. If you have great artwork and the packs are fun to open then people will want them. I am obsessed with @AzukiTCG and I don't even play (yet). Soryu no Rin and Mizuki are now incoming and I want more.

@JDNightDev Banished them to Hellumia 🤣🤣

Does anyone dislike them? Absolute no way people would dislike them !

@IRA_therabbit This has happened to us too, almost got us! Lostsnow was so pissed 🤬😂

Well, a great reminder that scams aren't just found on Web3. I'm waiting for a package right now and I received a message, supposedly from DHL, in a local language I don't really understand So, I just clicked through, entered my details, and my card was hacked (: It's a good thing I didn't keep any money on that card, but I was planning to transfer it literally tomorrow🤦🏼‍♀️ Never trust links, even via SMS🤦🏼‍♀️

@cornd0w0g This card display case was so cool, whoever did the booth design really cooked 🔥⛩️

it might sound too good to be true - but I love cards!

@MonsieurWeb3 @momoyumemi You’re supposed to imagine her making little omnomnom noises and it accentuates the cuteness score by about 25% 😁

@momoyumemi Never understood the toast thing

Notice me, Senpai~ (⸝⸝> ᴗ <⸝⸝)♡

@7316 @AzukiTCG Yes gib me pls 😍😍😍

does anyone like waifu cards?

@LostSnow_Rin @smokemonsterLA @blaze_stream I don’t know much about Claynos so this will be interesting

Claynos have really been killing it lately with everything they've announced in the past week! So I am super excited to have @smokemonsterLA as a guest on TheBloc NEXT WEEK! We will be live on Wednesday the 15th at 12pm EST/6pm CET on @blaze_stream and here on X! We will chat about EVERYTHING Clayno, the past, the future, the art and the culture! 😜 So don't miss out! I will probably have some packs ready to rip on stream too! 💖 I will also make another post when it gets closer so you guys don't forget 🤭 I am too excited for this one ✨