YOAKE entertainment Inc. (CEO Masayuki Fukuyama / Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter referred to as “our company”) has partnered with OpenSea, the world’s largest NFT marketplace, and as its first release, the “Seven Deadly Sins” series, the first official NFT collection in the series, “YOAKE & The Seven Deadly Sins Anime Series,” based on a comic serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine (Kodansha) for about eight years, and is now available in Sony Block Solutions Labs Pte. Ltd. (Chairman) The blockchain “Soneium” developed by Watanabe Jun/Singapore will be expanded globally from Tuesday, March 25th, 2025.
● Background and purpose of the partnership
Japanese manga and anime have become a global cultural phenomenon and are always ranked as the top category on Netflix and other major video streaming platforms. The global anime market was rated at approximately USD 30 billion (※1) in 2023, with Japanese anime playing a major role.
In this context, through partnership with OpenSea, the world’s largest NFT marketplace, we are beginning an initiative to deliver the value and appeal of entertainment content, including IP (intellectual property rights) from Japan to fans around the world. In addition, by using the blockchain “Soneium” (*2) as its technology foundation, it achieves high security and compliance with international standards. We have created an environment where Japan can deliver globally in new ways, including content that it is proud of worldwide.
*1 Source:https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/anime-market
*2 What is the blockchain “Soneium”?
The Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain is developed by Sony Block Solutions Labs Pte. Ltd., a joint venture between Sony Group Co., Ltd. and Startae Group Pte. Ltd., CEO of Web3 entrepreneur Watanabe Sota, a director of the company.
● Overview of the official NFT collection of the anime series “The Seven Deadly Sins”
As our first initiative with the NFT marketplace “OpenSea,” we will be rolling out the official NFT collection, “YOAKE & The Seven Deadly Sins Anime Series,” the official NFT collection of the hit anime series “The Seven Deadly Sins” (original by Suzuki Nakaba, Kodansha’s “Weekly Shonen Magazine”), globally.
“The Seven Deadly Sins” is a comic serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine, and is a fantasy work that is worldwide popular, with a variety of media mixes. The original comic has been translated in over 18 countries around the world, and the total number of copies published in the series, including the sequel, “The Four Knights of the Apocalypse,” has exceeded 55 million. The anime version has been distributed through Netflix in approximately 190 countries, and in 2020 it has become a global phenomenon, with the number one viewing ranking for Netflix original anime in 125 countries around the world.
This time, NFT is a digitalization of a scene from the anime series version of The Seven Deadly Sins, which is supported in more than 125 countries around the world, and a scene from the Seven Deadly Sins The Movie: Cursed by Light. We will provide the scene where the main character, Meliodas (the Seven Deadly Sins leader) and his younger brother Zeldris drinks in the sun as the official digital art of Japan’s leading anime IP.
[NFT Collection Overview]
Name: “YOAKE & The Seven Deadly Sins Anime Series”
Sales location:https://opensea.io/collection/yoake-the-seven-deadly-sins/overview
Sales start date and time: Tuesday, March 25th, 2025, 2pm (JST) ~
Sale price: 0.002 ETH
Sales method: 72 hours limited (unlimited quantity)
Blockchain: Soneium (Ethereum Layer 2 Blockchain)
● Representative comments
YOAKE entertainment Co., Ltd.: CBO (Chief Business Officer) Moriyama Sota
Our company is focused on bringing Japanese entertainment content to fans around the world. We are pleased to be able to create new value for our work through the official NFT project of the internationally popular Seven Deadly Sins. Starting with this, we will continue to develop a large number of entertainment content worldwide, and build a platform that connects fans and creators.
OpenSea: CEO Devin Finzer
We are proud to be able to bring top class series like The Seven Deadly Sins directly to our fans with everyone at YOAKE.
● Future outlook
Our company is focused on the global expansion of attractive entertainment content from Japan as its core, and this partnership is one of our efforts to further strengthen and expand it. By creating new entertainment experiences using Web3 technology, we will continue to build a platform that connects fans and creators around the world. In addition, we plan to take advantage of the characteristics of Sony Group’s advanced technology foundation, “Soneium,” and work to realize an attractive fan experience that combines safety and convenience.
● Company Profile
YOAKE entertainment Inc.
Representative: Representative Director Fukuyama Masayuki (Director of TWIN PLANET Co., Ltd.)
Director Nakagawa Yusuke (CEO, CEO, Asobi Systems Co., Ltd.)
Director Yajima Kenji (TWIN PLANET Co., Ltd. Representative Director)
Director Murakami Noriyoshi (Representative Director, W TOKYO Inc.)
Director Akimoto Shinsuke (Representative Director, Y&N Brothers Co., Ltd.)
Director Watanabe Sota (CEO at STARTALE)
Address: 5-46-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Business content: Planning, production and development of entertainment content
Major shareholders: TWIN PLANET Co., Ltd.
Y&N Brothers Inc.
Asobi System Co., Ltd.
W TOKYO Inc. (listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market)
Office Nove Co., Ltd.
Sony Group Co., Ltd.
Project X Account (English):https://x.com/YOAKEPROTOCOL
Corporate X Account (Japanese):https://x.com/YOAKEofficialJP
