The anime industry is thriving, projected to hit $60 billion by 2030. Despite its widespread appeal, the AnimeCoin Foundation sees untapped potential in engaging fans who have largely remained passive consumers.
To bridge this gap, the AnimeCoin Foundation is creating an open, decentralized anime universe powered by ANIME—a token designed to align incentives between creators and fans.
Here’s what you need to know before ANIME launches this Thursday:
What is ANIME?
ANIME is a "culture coin" debuting on Ethereum and the Arbitrum layer-2 network.
With a total supply of 10 billion tokens, over 50% will be distributed to the Web3 community, led by Azuki, a top-tier NFT collection and crypto-native IP. At launch, 77% of the token supply will be unlocked and available for trading.
Stay tuned as the AnimeCoin Foundation redefines how fans interact with their favorite art form!
When is ANIME dropping?
The ANIME token will launch on January 23, 2025.
Who Will Receive the ANIME Airdrop?
The ANIME token supply will be allocated across six categories, with over 5 billion tokens—more than 50% of the total supply—dedicated to the Web3 community.
Azuki Community
The largest share, 37.5%, is reserved for the Azuki community, ANIME’s premier launch partner.
Holders of Azuki, Azuki Elementals, and BEANZ Official NFTs are expected to be eligible for the airdrop. While specific allocations for each NFT collection haven’t been disclosed, Azuki’s existing points-based “Collector’s Status” system will influence rewards within the ecosystem.
Unclaimed tokens from this allocation will be moved to the “Community Cultivation” fund for future use.
Token Allocation Overview for ANIME
Domain Expansion (24.44%)
The AnimeCoin Foundation reserves the second-largest share of ANIME tokens—24.44%—to fuel ecosystem growth through domain expansion efforts. These funds will support grant programs, launch operations, foundation activities, and initiatives connecting AnimeCoin to the broader anime industry.
All 2.444 billion tokens in this bucket will be fully unlocked at launch.
Team and Advisors (15.62%)
The Azuki team, contractors, early advisors, and contributors to the AnimeCoin Foundation are allocated 15.62% of the supply, amounting to 1.562 billion ANIME tokens. These tokens are subject to a one-year cliff (no transfers or sales allowed during the first year) and will fully unlock over three years.
Community Cultivation (13%)
A tranche of 1.3 billion ANIME tokens (13% of the total supply) is allocated to empower the community through the AnimeDAO. Token holders will collectively manage these funds to support community initiatives and projects.
This allocation may increase if unclaimed tokens from the Azuki ecosystem bucket are added.
Company Allocation (7.44%)
The Azuki company will receive 7.44% of the supply. These tokens are also subject to a one-year cliff and a three-year vesting schedule.
Partner Communities (2%)
A total of 200 million ANIME tokens (2%) is reserved for other Web3 communities, including Hyperliquid (HYPE) token stakers, users of Kaito’s analytics platform, Arbitrum communities, and other projects aligned with the AnimeCoin vision. Specific details about eligible communities will be revealed soon.
How to Claim ANIME
While the AnimeCoin Foundation has yet to share formal claim details, it has confirmed that the token generation event (TGE) will only occur on anime.xyz. Be cautious of other domains.
Trading ANIME
ANIME tokens will launch for trading on Binance on January 23 at 14:00 UTC.