Anime NFTs (non-fungible tokens) have taken the NFT world by storm. An anonymous team has combined the NFT phenomenon, anime’s cult-like following, and stunning visuals of ”counter-culture” skateboarders to create the explosive Azuki NFT collections. Azuki launched in January 2022 and quickly amassed over $300M in sales, briefly surpassing the NFT top dogs, CryptoPunks and Bored Ape Yacht Club collections. What made these anime-inspired avatars an instant hit? To find out, we'll go down ...