
INTO THE HEKONAI JOURNAL
An NFT should offer more value than a few rare traits that guarantee its scarcity. At CryptoAnime, we believe that NFTs should derive their value from the story they tell. Our NFTs play an essential role in an ongoing narrative, providing creative utility, meaning and purpose designed to push the story forward while unlocking new sources of income for the collaborating artists. Our motto is best described as "the story is the business model." ... and the storyline behind the NFTs is just as u...

Hekonai #0
People in your world have an expression: late bloomer. Consider me the ultimate late bloomer. It's taken me over 100 years to get started. But first, I must introduce myself: I am Hekonai Hanawa. Please call me Hekonai.Original Hekonai (1917) by Jun'ichiMy dream is simple enough: all I've ever wanted is to be a samurai, respected and heroic. However, the title of my story reveals the role I was created to play: Namakura Gatana means 'blunt sword.' Review my birth narr...

Hekonai #16
Illustration by Abdelbasset kouba 🇩🇿I exited the portal, filled with beautiful visions. It was inspirational... but I still needed answers.Illustration by Abdelbasset kouba 🇩🇿"You saw how tokenization could transform CryptoAnime," said Animod. She ran her hand across a bank of panels. They rippled like water. I asked why they did that.Illustration by Abdelbasset kouba 🇩🇿Symbol of Triunity - co-created with MidJourneyShe explained all destinations in the Metaverse are made from liminal s...
An ecosystem where innovative digital assets are designed and created to sponsor the next generation of anime/manga-inspired artists & works

INTO THE HEKONAI JOURNAL
An NFT should offer more value than a few rare traits that guarantee its scarcity. At CryptoAnime, we believe that NFTs should derive their value from the story they tell. Our NFTs play an essential role in an ongoing narrative, providing creative utility, meaning and purpose designed to push the story forward while unlocking new sources of income for the collaborating artists. Our motto is best described as "the story is the business model." ... and the storyline behind the NFTs is just as u...

Hekonai #0
People in your world have an expression: late bloomer. Consider me the ultimate late bloomer. It's taken me over 100 years to get started. But first, I must introduce myself: I am Hekonai Hanawa. Please call me Hekonai.Original Hekonai (1917) by Jun'ichiMy dream is simple enough: all I've ever wanted is to be a samurai, respected and heroic. However, the title of my story reveals the role I was created to play: Namakura Gatana means 'blunt sword.' Review my birth narr...

Hekonai #16
Illustration by Abdelbasset kouba 🇩🇿I exited the portal, filled with beautiful visions. It was inspirational... but I still needed answers.Illustration by Abdelbasset kouba 🇩🇿"You saw how tokenization could transform CryptoAnime," said Animod. She ran her hand across a bank of panels. They rippled like water. I asked why they did that.Illustration by Abdelbasset kouba 🇩🇿Symbol of Triunity - co-created with MidJourneyShe explained all destinations in the Metaverse are made from liminal s...
An ecosystem where innovative digital assets are designed and created to sponsor the next generation of anime/manga-inspired artists & works

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You can't think when you're in free fall.
The disconnection between my body and this situation was surreal. My limbs floated in the slowest of slow motion while everything around me sped by so fast I only picked up faint details.

Stars, then clouds, then night sky, then a neon grid whose squares grew bigger with alarming speed. An awareness dawned that I should brace for a landing. Maybe sooner than later.
The fall felt endless but the landing happened quickly: I hit ground of some kind and rolled a few times. It was far from graceful but at least I was still alive.

I took stock of my surroundings as I picked myself up off the neon grid: I was in some sort of strange city, dimly lit by streetlights. Futuristic structures alternated with rusted-out ancient ones. There was no rhyme or reason to its layout.

"Looks like we got some unprotected data," hissed a voice nearby. Suddenly, a quartet of beings emerged from the shadows between two buildings.

They were patchwork digital creatures, made from pieces of stolen properties haphazardly stitched together. They shambled toward me with menacing glares.
Their leader growled a threat: "Prepare to be hacked."

Enjoy the next entry #9:
https://mirror.xyz/cryptoanimedao.eth/lV2CCOfnl2UJLEJZzTjsknrveOZFzXfKGPJDW2VpViU
Post Soundtrack: Race Of Doom - Devo
In the author’s mind: I grew up with Devo on the radio and MTV. I was drawn to their offbeat futurism and wild videos as a kid and appreciated the social critique woven into their work as I got older. All those elements appear in this gem from their New Traditionalists album: the driving groove pushes it along but the off-kilter synths add an edge that gives it an intense, grim atmosphere. That suits the lyrical scenario, which portrays dating rituals in paranoid sci-fi language. It's perfect music to use as a backdrop for Hekonai getting thrown into the deep end of a new high-tech world full of dangers.
The Hekonai's Journal is an ongoing meta-narrative. If you want to learn how it came to be, check out the introduction post by clicking here. If you want to read the prior journal entry, click here.
Into the Hekonai Journal is a hub aggregating all the published entries for your convenience. You may access this hub by clicking here.
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You can't think when you're in free fall.
The disconnection between my body and this situation was surreal. My limbs floated in the slowest of slow motion while everything around me sped by so fast I only picked up faint details.

Stars, then clouds, then night sky, then a neon grid whose squares grew bigger with alarming speed. An awareness dawned that I should brace for a landing. Maybe sooner than later.
The fall felt endless but the landing happened quickly: I hit ground of some kind and rolled a few times. It was far from graceful but at least I was still alive.

I took stock of my surroundings as I picked myself up off the neon grid: I was in some sort of strange city, dimly lit by streetlights. Futuristic structures alternated with rusted-out ancient ones. There was no rhyme or reason to its layout.

"Looks like we got some unprotected data," hissed a voice nearby. Suddenly, a quartet of beings emerged from the shadows between two buildings.

They were patchwork digital creatures, made from pieces of stolen properties haphazardly stitched together. They shambled toward me with menacing glares.
Their leader growled a threat: "Prepare to be hacked."

Enjoy the next entry #9:
https://mirror.xyz/cryptoanimedao.eth/lV2CCOfnl2UJLEJZzTjsknrveOZFzXfKGPJDW2VpViU
Post Soundtrack: Race Of Doom - Devo
In the author’s mind: I grew up with Devo on the radio and MTV. I was drawn to their offbeat futurism and wild videos as a kid and appreciated the social critique woven into their work as I got older. All those elements appear in this gem from their New Traditionalists album: the driving groove pushes it along but the off-kilter synths add an edge that gives it an intense, grim atmosphere. That suits the lyrical scenario, which portrays dating rituals in paranoid sci-fi language. It's perfect music to use as a backdrop for Hekonai getting thrown into the deep end of a new high-tech world full of dangers.
The Hekonai's Journal is an ongoing meta-narrative. If you want to learn how it came to be, check out the introduction post by clicking here. If you want to read the prior journal entry, click here.
Into the Hekonai Journal is a hub aggregating all the published entries for your convenience. You may access this hub by clicking here.
For new posts, latest updates, and discussions, please follow us on Twitter and join our Discord.
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