# The $ANIME Launch

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Jan 13, 2025*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/es/read/the-anime-launch*

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The $ANIME Launch
  

  
  Published on Jan. 13, 2025

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  Celestia's NFT Surge
  

  

 

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   ANALYSIS

  
  
    
   
Azuki Ecosystem Prepares for the $ANIME Launch
  
  
   
     
     Bankless Author: 
     
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       William M. Peaster](https://x.com/wmpeaster)
     
    
 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2025/01/image---2025-01-13T133036.550-2.png)](https://www.bankless.com/read/azuki-anime-token-launch)**A brave new era for Azuki is brewing with the upcoming launch of $ANIME.**

We've just learned that $ANIME is arriving later this month, and if the recent Pudgy Penguins $PENGU drop is any indication, this release can be a huge catalyst for the Azuki ecosystem. 

Yet $ANIME isn't envisioned as a traditional NFT community coin. Instead, it's at the heart of the wider Anime 2.0 initiative that's aimed at bringing global anime fans and co-created anime IP onchain. 

*All that said, here’s a quick overview of $ANIME and some things to keep an eye on here going forward*! 👇

[Read the analysis](https://www.bankless.com/read/azuki-anime-token-launch)
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