According to news from CoinWorld, on August 28, Azuki founder Zagabond shared the original intentions of the Azuki project and its future development direction in an interview, as stated in an official announcement from Opensea. Zagabond expressed that Azuki aims to bring tokenization into mainstream culture through storytelling and character IP, while promoting user-generated content through the 'Garden' community. Zagabond also outlined the vision for Animecoin, a token designed to reward long-term supporters of anime culture and independent creators, while fostering an open anime universe. He revealed that Azuki is developing the Anime.com platform to facilitate interactions among anime fans. Azuki recently released a starter kit for its trading card game, which has received positive market feedback, and the team plans to further expand the series. Additionally, Azuki is preparing for a major new project expected to launch later this year. Regarding the future of the NFT industry, Zagabond believes its development direction lies in practicality rather than price fluctuations, emphasizing the potential of NFTs as tools for creative expression and construction. Earlier news indicated that Azuki collaborated with OpenSea to release the Mizuki short film as an ERC-1155 collectible.