Art dump thread 🎨⛩️ I’ll be posting art I commission from time to time. My goal is for all of my commissioned art and artists I used to be easily accessible for anyone that’s interested. 🤝 #1 @JunkuNFT Elemental 8137

Ill give you my honest review: Long post incoming Context: i am the rank 1 azuki tcg player Picture below for proof My history with tcg: i have been competing in tcg since highschool I have multiple great tournament finishes and ranked ladder finishes, peaking in the top 5 or better in many games First lets talk the physical cards: when compared to mtg, polemon and yugioh its absolutely no contest. Azuki physical cards are so much better its impressive. The card stock is durable. They feel good, nice weight to them. The foiling textures put MTG and friends to shame Second the gameplay: The gameplay is like shadowverse. Ill admit i wish the game had a stack like MTG. Interacting on the enemy turn is limited, but there are ways to interact unlike in pokemon and many other tcgs on the market. I compare the game the most to OG shadowverse. The games Gate mechanic feels like a combination of shadowverses evolve mechanic, and pokemons bench. Right now the card pool is limited since were in the first set, but each element has atleast one playable deck you can certainly win with. All the elements feel strong and capable of winning a tournament. Im sure things will feel even more diverse as the card pool grows, i think atm there are less than 150 cards. Third: tournament rewards As someone who was not an azuki holder before i played the tcg (only getting my first Azuki elemental and bean through selling my tournament prizes) i have found Azuki to be by far the most rewarding TCG ive ever competed in. Many games treat their top players like cogs in the wheel. In azuki the prizing is simply very good At Azuki I immediately felt like I was a part of something special. The game is young, which is my favorite part in every tcg ive ever played. Metagame is unsolved and playerbase needs innovators. As for NFTs this is where it becomes the most interesting to me Already it is clear Azuki has shows they have the capability of PBTs In a world where people want to grade cards for authenticity, the PBT is a huge upgrade And as far as player and holder recognition goes? Already many of the cards have used azukis, elementals and beanz from their respective collections. The token # is marked on the card. The nft holders can be represented in the game. I might be wrong but i believe the holders also get some form of royalties on this but dont quote me on that one MTG has stopped turning their major tournament winners into cards. Its a shame. Many historical cards wouldn't exist without the tournament cards. Snapcaster mage Avalanche riders Solemn simulacrum Etc etc Mtg stopped doing this But azuki is bringing it back Players can be part of the games core history again Once again i got into azuki through the tcg not the nft I am a firm believer in where this game is going. Im happy to continue this conversation in good faith

a while back i posted something here on X, an account barely anyone sees, asking if anyone in the garden wanted in on a group commission. no details. no composition. no story. no timeline. just a question. 11 of you said yes. i honestly figured i'd end up doing 4 or 5, and that most would quietly drop once i started talking about how long(or how slow) this would actually take. nobody did. everyone stayed. months went by and you kept the faith without ever seeing a single line of it. it's finally done. thank you for trusting me with something before there was anything to trust. i hope i did you proud. ⛩️

Gm poke-family ☀️

Gm happy Sunday chat ☀️ New artwork from the professional cook 👨‍🍳 @Kellybeam888

I’m ecstatic My first ever shadowless base set holo 😍

I went through all the balanced, logical @azuki takes on the timeline and read every reply Z made across those threads. Most people skim the discourse and stay confined to their own assumptions. But, if you take the time to understand where Z’s head is at, the vision is clear. > Azuki is doubling down on its core strengths: art, storytelling, technology, world building, manga and the TCG. > Team isn’t ignoring collectors or the community. The reality is that resources are finite and with a national TCG launch approaching, execution on that front has to take priority right now. > There are still resources dedicated to Web3, community support, collector groups, and ongoing conversations with holders. The challenge isn’t caring it’s balancing priorities and accepting that not everything can be done at a high level simultaneously. > Not every Web3 project needs the same playbook. Different projects have different paths to winning. > The goal is to reach the masses, and also serve existing NFT collectors. Sustainably. > Manga and TCG are being prioritized because they’re scalable consumer products that can introduce millions of people to the brand. > Azuki was early on collector culture, but late on building IP formats that mainstream audiences can easily consume. So that’s where the work is going on. > NFTs alone are not a sustainable business model. The market is simply too small. > Royalties and NFT sales cannot support a large and long term IP company. > Even with enforced royalties, you still have low volume. No serious team can scale a real project on that as the primary biz model. > Comparing Azuki to luxury brands misses the point. Luxury brands sell desirable physical products repeatedly. NFTs are a niche market. > Azuki’s mission is to build a durable entertainment and IP company, all while optimising for short term, sustainably. > Community initiatives still matter, but resources have to be allocated based on current priorities. Z is active in every single Azuki GC for ~5 years now. > Collector focused initiatives aren’t being ignored forever, but right now manga and TCG take precedence. > Z openly acknowledges areas where Azuki is lacking and is comfortable making those tradeoffs because lacking areas will be also be developed in time. Per the priority. > Feedback is welcomed, but not every request can be executed immediately. (I feel @BobuBeanFarmer RFPs can come in here) > The long term vision is a decentralized brand that can survive beyond any NFT market cycles. > Success looks like people falling in love with the story and universe first, then discovering the NFTs and community later. The biggest takeaway for me: Z no longer thinks like the founder of a crypto project. He thinks like the founder of an IP company. Whether you agree with every decision or not, the vision is coherent, the priorities are clear and they’re building for a prosperous future. I know, I sometimes even I wish Azuki was operating with infinite resources, outside capital and unsustainable marketing budgets because they put out such great work. Part of me also wants to see that work come out everyday like light speed haha. But it’s not sustainable. Reality is Azuki is 100% community funded with no outside capital, has serious industry merit and is deeply product focussed with growing verticals TCG, Upcoming Manga, Studio Azuki and Anime.com. Pretty much ahead of 99.9% of the brands in terms of broader visibility, sustainable capital allocation via products, collabs and approach. and that is a very special thing in a space where initiatives die out daily. I know we will see Azuki on top again soon. Matter of time. TLDR: IKZ. TTP.

Collectors collect. The Azuki TCG package just landed 🔥 Gates Awakened is officially in hand cards, culture, and collectibles all coming together the right way. Azuki continues to build different.

Sad shit happens, but you still will be okay Celebrate love, this is Friday👊🏽

Underrated af. Way better PvP than ARC. Music track goes hard. Experience = beautiful.

GM GARDEN⛩️ Want some red beans? @IRA_therabbit #AzukiArt

Still can’t believe I own this (combo)

Still can’t believe I own this

Which is the better Greninja? 👀

Gm happy Friday ☀️

🥰 thank you @AzukiTCG @steamboy33

Gm ☀️ I’m such a texture slut, the camera doesn’t do it justice 😮‍💨

Black woman reacts to Karmel Anthony reactions of other black women - and she's absolutely spot on: 💯

You miss posting for not even a day and your engagement drops so fast 😂 Good thing I barely spend my time here otherwise I’d crash out so fast Everything in moderation 😌

It’s a happy beanz day once again 🙏 🫘⛩️

Gm everyone happy Wednesday ☀️