Galverse Newsletter - Issue #2
Listen to our monthly update for May 2022!
We talk about our Japan trip, meeting anime legends, WAGMAA and much more!
Twitter Spaces rugged us so this link skips some of our opening chit-chat...
Gals in Japan!
Ayaka and Emi are based in Tokyo, Devin in California, and Wailoaloa in Australia. The team launched Shinsei Galverse without all meeting each other IRL!
That all changed when we met up in Tokyo in May. We sat down to layout the direction, values and vision of Galverse, our solid plans for WAGMAA, and much more.
Of course, we also spent our time meeting with anime studios, producers, and legends of the industry. Let's share some of that...
Legends of Anime!
Koji Morimoto! Assistant Director of AKIRA.
Moriomoto-san has been a key creator of hits like Macross Plus, Animatrix, SPRIGGAN, Kiki's Delivery Service, Mind Game, Space Cobra and more.
On top of being an amazing animator and director, he also started his own studio and created many original works.
Galverse's amazing artist Ayaka and Morimoto-san bonded over their shared teacher, legendary anime director and animator Manabu Ohashi.
Ohashi-sensei recently passed away, and had worked on major projects like Astro Boy, Space Cobra, Cyborg 009, Ashita no Joe 2, Metropolis and more.
We hope to spend more time with Morimoto-san in the near future.
Thanks to DJ and retro Tokyo vibes connoisseur Kevin Yoo for putting it all together!
Masuo Ueda! Producer of Mobile Suit Gundam, Cowboy Bebop, Inuyasha, City Hunter, and so much more!
Ueda-san is a legendary anime producer. If you wrote down your 5 favorite anime, chances are he was involved in at least a couple of them!
Beyond being just a producer, he was also the president of Aniplex and A-1 Pictures. Now he's an independent producer with his own company.
He was deeply interested in Galverse's WAGMAA mission and the world of Web3. Ueda-san had some strong views on how NFTs and Web3 can help the processes of anime production, which are pretty old-school.
Wailoaloa told him that Bebop inspired a whole new generation of jazz & blues lovers. He said, making Bebop was one of the hardest projects ever - doing so many new and creative things!
Tomokazu Seki! The voice of major characters in One Piece (Rob Lucci), Psycho-Pass (Kogami), Jujutsu Kaisen (Panda), Evangelion, Bleach, Persona and much more.
Seki-san has his own show about the metaverse, where he appears as a 3D character and IRL!
He told us he only had a shallow understanding of the world of Web3, but we found him to be engaging, intelligent and very creative!
We talked about how Web3 projects like Shinsei Galverse could help voice actors, and he had some great ideas for how we might work together.
The team met with plenty of other awesome and amazing people on our trip! Too many to mention in one newsletter!
We had a great time discussing Galverse and our vision for Web3 anime with folks from Hulu Japan, the founder of Crunchy Roll Japan and a heap of other superstars!
The team also met some amazing Web3 creators IRL, like Friends With You, Eri Harigai, Professor Crypton, Galverse mod and NFT artist Sawaco, and many more!
Gal Collabos
We were very pleased to be asked by our friends at CPG Club to create some unique art for the CPG 'POP' collection!
Amazing artist Ayaka went above and beyond and put together the Gal action figure above! So badass!
The team also joined Robotos at their Shibuya Scramble Square event to paint a unique Galverse take on a Robotos character!
Gals in the News!
We had a big run of interviews while the whole team was in Tokyo!
Emi appeared on NewsPicks to talk about NFTs, Web3 and Shinsei Galverse! Over 750,000 people in Japan tuned in to watch!
NHK interviewed the whole team about the launch of Galverse and our goal to make an anime!
We even posted some announcements to the Discord while on camera! They were really interested in the community-driven element of the project.
Emi had to go back into the NHK studio a bit later to react to the videos of the team getting interviewed. They even dubbed over Devin & Wailoaloa's voices in Japanese.
Hey, NHK - we're subs-only over here!!
We were also interviewed for a piece with Business Insider Japan!
Once the interviews are published, we'll be sure to share them in our discord!
"Galverse has figured out a possible new method to use NFTs as tickets to new realms of fun."
Noah's article is behind a paywall (gotta make a living) but we recommend signing up for a trial if you'd like to check it out!
We made the newspapers in Japan too!
We've also filmed something special for the community and to reach out to new Gals! Stay tuned!
Gals IRL!
We're super proud of our amazing artist Ayaka, who was selected as an artist for the NFT NYC 'Diversity of NFT Art' showcase. We're hoping to see her art up in lights in Times Square!
Shinsei Galverse will also be on display soon at the GASHO 2.0 Gallery in Osaka, Japan!
While we were all in Tokyo, we all had the chance to catch up with Friend of Galverse, Verbal, IRL! Check out that Web2 vs Web3 me style!
Ayaka's art was also displayed at the major hip hop festival 'POP YOURS' in Chiba!
Holder Exclusives!
On top of our usual exclusives like weekly team notes, Galpha giveaways and more, we posted daily diaries of the Japan trip!
Holders got the inside track on our meetings, adventures and more!
We've got plenty more planned for June, including more Galpha giveaways, competitions, collaborations and special news.
Ayaka has also started sharing sneak peeks of the world of Galverse, as she begins working on the Manga!
WAGMAA on the way!
We met with a whole bunch of anime producers, studios, and distributors during our team camp in Japan!
While we have a few solid options on the table already, the team is committed to making the best possible production of Shinsei Galverse.
So, we'll be meeting with more producers, studios, and artists in the near future to gather a pool of great options for WAGMAA.
The two most important factors for us, are:
Creative control for Ayaka and Emi;
Community involvement in the WAGMAA process!
A lot of people we met understand and support both of these goals already. Stay tuned for our first WAGMAA engagements with the community, and plenty of awesome experiments before then!
We also spoke to Toei Animation producer, Ms Akari Yanagawa, about her work in the industry, and involvement in the Zombie Zoo Anime! Listen to the recording at the link above!
Milestones!
We finally got the verified tick on OpenSea!
Galverse Stories!
The team will be sharing special stories about the traits of Shinsei Galverse! Stay tuned for more. This mysterious eye patch came up first...
Our favorite fan art!
As always, our amazing community has been producing quality art!
We have some super-high quality commissions from some of our favorite Gal Pals, a custom outfit by a special Gal Holder, and more!
Tweet of the Month!
The team put a lot of thought and work into making Galverse a project that would resonate with Gals all over the galaxy. It's really rewarding to see the sentiment in the tweet above!
See you in NYC!
We're excited to announce that we'll be hosting a party at (NFT) NYC with our friend pplpleasr@ and the team from Shibuya.xyz. We've booked out the Lightbox on June 23 and look forward to seeing some of your IRL! RSVP details for gal holders will be posted in the discord soon.
Open Roles
We’re looking for some amazingly talented folks to help us out with some upcoming projects! At the moment we are actively looking for these roles:
Illustrator (Nostalgic Anime style)
3D Environment Artist
In line with Galverse's values, all positions with Galverse are paid
Please see the discord for more details.
If this sounds like you, please reach out using the forms below!
If you know someone who might be a good fit, please share the links below with them!
Illustrator application form:
https://forms.gle/gvX2ds3V3UTHZxmJA
3D Environment Artist application form:
https://forms.gle/XMZifYqUKX6hjwRv5
Before you go...
Emi & Ayaka would really appreciate your vote in the NFT Now 'NFT100', a celebration of 100 influential creators & community figures in the Web3 Space.
Voting is open until June 10th!
Market talk!
It's always nice to wake up to a sweep. Head to the #broom-closet in our Discord for all market chatter!
And that's it!
The team had the most amazing trip together.
We feel a real sense of responsibility to each other, and to our amazing community of Gal Holders and Gal fans.
It was a chance to get to know each other better, push towards our community goal of WAGMAA, and set a really solid foundation for the future of Shinsei Galverse.
And, of course, get some karaoke done. Now that's team building!
See you at NFT NYC..!
