# Overview

Studio Mirai, a community-owned brand, is dedicated to providing innovative and engaging NFT experiences that build profitable products, services, and tools to benefit communities and the Web3 ecosystem. Since its inception in October 2021, the brand has stood out as one of the most distinctive community-oriented projects in existence. Our daily community events, vibrant storyline, [unique NFT experiences](/nozomi/collections), [variety of projects](/projects/a-community-owned-brand), and other offerings are all intended to create high-value products that instill confidence in our partners and community.&#x20;


# Story

The Story of Nozomi is our ongoing series that fleshes out the Nozomi lore. This story serves to add deeper meaning to our main collections by developing the Tamashi as primary characters. The Machin will also be featured here as background characters that will have an evolving role as the story progresses. Our current long-term plan is to continue developing the story with a rotating cast of characters. As some Tamashi become better developed, different Tamashi will take center stage with our eventual goal being a full cast of 100 fleshed out Tamashi characters. This will allow users to connect with the Tamashi on a deeper, more individual level.

In terms of intellectual property, the Story of Nozomi is one of our most important assets. Having a story provides us with an infinitely malleable way to create context and shape narratives around our NFTs. Furthermore, it allows both NFT owners and our broader audience to form an emotional connection with our brand. In the future, the Story of Nozomi will remain a core focus for our team, and our goal is to expand the scope of the story both in terms of depth as well as medium.

You can read it here: <https://nozomi.world/story/>


# Collections


# Tamashi

The Tamashi is the "OG" NFT collection that represents the Studio Mirai IP and the foundation of the brand.

[Tamashi ](https://nozomi.world/collections/tamashi/)is a collection of 100 uniquely-created individuals looking to rebuild the soul of their long-lost world in their new capital city of Nozomi.&#x20;

## Lore

After the Triangle War, the Triangle Company had successfully forced all living people into serum-induced comas. Several years later, 98 survivors emerged from a Triangle Company facility to rebuild the world according to their idealistic vision.

Their struggles to build their ideal world has led to 3 major conflicts:

1. The Gang regime ([Book 1](https://nozomi.world/story/1/1/))
2. The Order v Chaos war ([Book 2](https://nozomi.world/story/2/1/))
3. The Machin invasion ([Book 3](https://nozomi.world/story/3/0/))

At the start of book 3, it was revealed that the Tamashi were awoken deliberately by the CEO of the Triangle Company, [Ichiro Takahashi](https://nozomi.world/collections/tamashi/100/), so that he could conquer the world once again. This led to the final two Tamashi, Bridge and Takahashi himself.

#### Term of Origin

The term 'Tamashi' originally came from the 'Tamashi headset' manufactured by the Triangle Company for people to wear when they were in serum-induced comas. This was both to better sedate them, and for marketing reasons. People more easily volunteered to be sedated if they saw a TV head advertized than someone drooling on a hospital bed. This product was designed by Design.

While the term Tamashi, at the surface, is the technology that imprisoned them, the citizens of Nozomi have recontextualized it to stand for who they are, mistakes and all, as they move towards a new world together.

#### Why are their TV heads still on in the story?

While the Tamashi heads contain all the necessary functions to live and communicate, the decision to keep the heads on began as a cultural decision to embrace their true selves. Ironically though, the collective eagerness to do so may have been influenced by the decision to hide their identities. As Book 3 revealed, all of the Tamashi were hand-picked by Takahashi himself, many of which included prominent Triangle Company or Resistance figures who might prefer to keep their identities hidden.


# The Collection

## Overview

[Tamashi](https://craft.network/collection/tamashi) is our “OG” collection, and consists of 100 hand-drawn PFP-style NFTs. Compared to other debut projects from other NFT studios which often launch with thousands of NFTs, the Tamashi collection is comparatively small at 100 pieces. By limiting the initial number of Studio Mirai NFT owners to 100, we were able to experiment with various engagement strategies and build a tight-knit core community in an efficient manner.

Functionally speaking, our intention with the Tamashi collection is to provide Tamashi owners with additional (optional) responsibilities relating to the Studio Mirai ecosystem. For example, Tamashi owners will be able to directly influence the development of Studio Mirai projects like the Mirai Heroes TCG, Mirai DAO, the Story of Nozomi, future NFT collections, and more.

As the Studio Mirai project grows over time, there will be more and more responsibilities for Tamashi NFT owners to take on. To allow for meaningful collaboration to occur at scale, we realized we couldn’t limit the pool of contributors to 100. For example, someone who is interested in contributing to the development of the Mirai Heroes TCG may have zero interest in influencing the Story of Nozomi. With this in mind, limiting the ability to contribute to Studio Mirai projects strictly to Tamashi owners would be inefficient. This is where Tamashi derivatives come into play!

## Derivatives

A Tamashi derivative is an NFT that leverages the original design of a Tamashi, and reimagines it in a different art style. Since a Tamashi derivative is designed to be an extension of the original Tamashi, they are always airdropped for free to the owner of the original Tamashi. Functionally speaking, a Tamashi derivative grants its owner the ability to work with the Studio Mirai team on specific projects. This provides a more scalable framework for collaboration between Tamashi owners and the Studio Mirai team because it allows for more people to be get involved in the projects and areas they actually care about.

As of October 2022, two derivative Tamashi collections have been announced:

* [8-Bit Tamashi](https://craft.network/collection/tamashi8bit) — owners of these NFTs are able to gain access to the #TamashiTribe role on Discord without having to own an OG Tamashi.
* Mirai Heroes Game Master ID (est. Q1 2024) — owners of these NFTs will be eligible to work with the Studio Mirai team on the game mechanics for the Mirai Heroes TCG and future games.


# Machin

The Machin is a set of three NFT collections that represent the expansion and innovation of Studio Mirai as a brand.

## Overview

Machin is our second collection, and consists of 10,000 generative NFTs. In terms of collection size, Machin is 100x larger than Tamashi. While the goal of the Tamashi collection was to establish a foundational base for the Studio Mirai community and to experiment with various engagement strategies, the goal for Machin is to grow the community.

Crypto is unquestionably a tribal space. People gravitate towards different chains, and it’s very difficult to convince them to migrate across chains. While ICON has provided us with a solid home base to bootstrap our community and project, expanding outside of ICON is the only way to scale up the Studio Mirai community over the long term.

## Design Philosophy

### Prime Machin

The Prime Machin collection explores the dynamicity of rarity by allowing users to decide whether to upgrade their NFT to include color, or keep it black and white. Once colored, it cannot be uncolored. This allows the community to determine what configuration is most valuable. Is it the first Machin to be upgraded to color, or is it the last Machin to remain uncolored?&#x20;

### Enforcer Machin

The Enforcer Machin collection takes the Prime's design philosophy a step further by leveraging dynamic NFTs to allow users to be in control of their traits. Enforcer Machin will be able to unequip, sell, and equip traits at will, creating a whole new NFT economy and a way for everyone to build their perfect Machin army.

## Lore

The Machin were created by Coder by the demand of Ichiro Takahashi to oppose the [Tamashi](/nozomi/collections/tamashi). They're controlled by Bridge, who is in turn, controlled by Ichiro Takahashi. As of Book 3, their current objective is to return every Tamashi to the facility and their serum-induced slumber.&#x20;

There are three groups of Machin designed to excel in three different areas.

1. Prime Machin - They're smaller in stature, made of sleek curved metal and are remarkably intelligent. They're trained using a [transformer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer_\(machine_learning_model\))/[neural-net](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_neural_network) hybrid model and are much more intelligent than other Machin.
2. Enforcer Machin - Enforcer Machin are, on average, six and a half feet tall. Their large hulking bodies are perfect for combat, for which they're designed. They utilize a sophisticated version of the [minimax ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimax)algorithm. Although they're less intelligent than other Machin, they are undoubtedly the strongest.
3. Android Machin - Android Machin are very creative and humanlike. They were designed with an [Actor-Critic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforcement_learning) algorithm to mimic the behaviors of humans. For that reason, they behave very much like people and are able to think and thrive in ways that other Machin cannot.


# Prime Machin

Be smarter.

The Prime Machin collection explores the dynamicity of rarity by allowing users to decide whether to upgrade their NFT to include color, or keep it black and white. Once colored, it cannot be uncolored. This allows the community to determine what configuration is most valuable. Is it the first Machin to be upgraded to color, or is it the last Machin to remain uncolored?&#x20;

## Collection Migration

The Prime Machin collection originally released on the Craft NFT marketplace on Icon, however, it is poised to migrate to the Clutchy NFT marketplace on SUI in the near future.

## Lore

Read the lore on the smartest group of Machin on the main Machin page [here](/nozomi/collections/machin).


# Enforcer Machin

Be stronger.

## Overview

Enforcer Machin is a dynamic NFT (dNFT) collection on the Sui blockchain. The Enforcer Machin collection leverages Sui's object-based design, which allows for complex relationships between objects. In the context of this collection, this means the Enforcer Machin "Base" (think of this as the skeleton) is one object, while each individual trait (armor sets, screen designs, backgrounds, and more) is also an object. Thus, the relationship can be thought of as "a user owns an Enforcer Base, which in turn owns its traits".

## How We Use Dynamic NFTs

### Level System

Enforcer Machin NFTs can be leveled up. At mint, each Enforcer is assigned a level between 1 and 10. An Enforcer's level determines what kind of equipment it can equip. For example, a certain armor set might require a minimum level of 35 to equip. Enforcers can be leveled up with Level-Up NFTs which can only be purchased at MiraiMart (coming soon) with KOTO or acquired through community events and giveaways. The most important thing to note is that **Level-Ups can't be purchased on third-party NFT marketplaces**.

```
LevelUp:
    enforcer_id: 1234
    minter: "0x..."
```

Practically speaking, the level of an Enforcer Machin at any given time can be calculated by adding its base level and number of Level-Ups. So, if an Enforcer has a base level of 20, and holds 50 Level-Ups, its level is 70.

The process of leveling up an Enforcer is easy. When you receive a Level-Up NFT, just click a button to assign it to the designated Enforcer (specified by the `enforcer_id` in the `LevelUp` object). The `LevelUp` object also has a a `minter` parameter which stores the Sui address of the user who minted the Level-Up NFT. This means it's possible to mint a Level-Up for someone else, but still receive credit for the engagement you put in to mint that Level-Up!

This system is actually very different from how NFT leveling systems typically work, and we purposefully designed it this way. In a traditional leveling system, the level is expressed as a number with no other context, and doesn't provide a way for anyone to derive the meaning behind the level. Our system is different. Every Level-Up NFT held by an Enforcer NFT includes the Sui address of the person who spent KOTO (which is a derivative of time/engagement) to mint it. Thus, we can look at a Level 100 Enforcer, and know exactly who was responsible for leveling it up.

The level system provides us with an objective tool that links an NFT with the level of engagement of one or more Studio Mirai community members. This is a powerful tool for both internal and external use. Internally, we intend to make heavy use of the leveling system (and similar systems in future NFT collections) to provide highly-engaged community members with perks and benefits for our upcoming products and services (including early platform access, access to an initial token distribution to bootstrap the network, access to special events, and more). Externally, the level system provides Studio Mirai partners with an objective API to access individuals who have a proven track record of caring about Studio Mirai and engaging in the community. What our partners do with this data is up to them, but we're excited to be able to offer it!

### Swappable Traits

Enforcer Machin NFTs have hot-swappable traits. This means you have the ability to customize the look of the Enforcer Machin. If you don't like a certain "screen" or "armor set", just swap it out with another one. Since traits are single NFTs as well, they also have their own rarity system and will be tradable on secondary markets.

Enforcer Machin NFTs can be leveled up. At mint, each Enforcer is assigned a level between 1 and 10 (on a scale from 1-100). An Enforcer's level determines what kind of equipment it can equip. For example, a certain armor set might require a minimum level of 35 to equip. Enforcers can be leveled up via a special level-up NFT which can only be purchased with KOTO or acquired through community events and giveaways.

#### What is a Trait?

In the context of the Enforcer Machin collection, a trait is a unique NFT that can be equipped by an Enforcer – technically speaking, the process of "equipping a trait" involves giving the Enforcer Machin NFT ownership of the Trait NFT.

Here's what the structure of a Trait NFT may look like:

```
Trait:
    class: "powerpack"
    type: "powerpack_dual-samurai-swords"
    level: 35
    collaborator: "0x..." | None
    collaborator_royalty: 5
```

Let's break down each aspect of the Trait NFT.

* `class` – Enforcer Machin have 9 classes of traits (armLeft, armRight, background, chest, headwear, internals, powerpack, screen, skin).
* `type` - The unique name of the trait.
* `level` - the minimum Enforcer level required to equip the trait.
* `collaborator` - the address of the collaborator who worked with us to create a trait.
* `collaborator_royalty` - the royalty percentage on primary/secondary sales that will be paid to the collaborator that worked with us to create a trait.

The first three parameters (`class`, `type`, and `level`) are pretty self-explanatory. The `collaborator` and `collaborator_royalty` are much more interesting. Dynamic NFTs provide us with a mechanism to react to changes in the cultural landscape of crypto. From the user's or holder's perspective, a practical implementation of this mechanism is the ability to collaborate on new traits with outside brands in a meaningful way.

For example, if Studio Mirai can partner with a wallet app to drop a special edition set of traits that can only be equipped by a Level 35 or higher Enforcer Machin. Then, holders who equip the special edition traits on a specific date would be eligible to receive early access to the wallet app. This is a win-win situation for both Enforcer Machin holders, as well was as collaborators. Holders gain early access to the wallet app and receive a set of special edition traits. The wallet app gets access to a provably-engaged set of users (to level up Machin, one needs KOTO, and to receive KOTO, one must engage in the Studio Mirai community), and a royalty amount (specified in the `collaborator_royalty` parameter) on each secondary sale.

#### How Trait Supplies Work

In the Enforcer Prototypes collections, every trait has an associated "circulating supply" and "total supply. In the screenshot below, 13 is the circulating supply and 50 is the total supply.

![](https://2765528317-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FbjCFVziLBakVdpT8GhcX%2Fuploads%2F3Tb9Hf6rEkmT6JHtlBzE%2FCleanShot%202023-05-17%20at%2020.04.59%402x.jpg?alt=media\&token=3e5dad62-71b6-4972-b4e1-bc9b0ce67c24)

In the context of the Enforcer Prototypes collections, circulating supply refers to the number of Enforcers that currently have the trait equipped. Total supply refers to the quantity of the trait that will exist after the post-Phase 3 transition to dNFT. So, in this example, there are 13 instances of `gatling-gun-quint-barrel` that are currently equipped. After the transition to dNFT, another 37 will be available for sale on our marketplace, which gives a total supply of 50 (13 + 37 = 50).

With that said, 50 might not end up being the final total supply! Before each trait drop, there will be a period of 48 hours where holders can burn $KOTO to decrease the total supply. For example, the 13 holders of the above trait may want to work together to reduce the total supply of the trait to 20 by burning $KOTO. With a total supply of 20, we would then drop 7 additional instances (13 + 7 = 20) of this trait versus the original 37. This burn system provides $KOTO with further utility within our ecosystem. We are still working on finalizing the details of the burn system, so stay tuned for further updates as we approach Phase 3 of our launch strategy.

Post-dNFT, there will be a similar kind of total supply reduction system. For a new trait, we may announce a total supply of 500. Depending on how holders feel about the trait, as well as the associated benefits of the trait (e.g. some incentive that's spread across owners of Enforcers that equip the trait), they may be incentivized to try to reduce the total supply as much as possible. Thus, 48 hours before the 500-piece drop, $KOTO holders will have opportunity to burn $KOTO in order to reduce the total supply. Ultimately, this will be a fun display of game theory. While a lower total supply may result in a rarer trait, it will also make purchasing the trait more competitive.

### Dynamically-Generated Artwork

Enforcer Machin artwork doesn't use a traditional layering system, and is instead 3D-rendered dynamically in realtime! If you look at some of the sample art, you can see that small details such as lighting and reflections vary slightly depending on attached equipment. So, if you swap traits, our system will automatically render a new Enforcer image that can be accessed at the same URL.

## Roadmap

The Enforcer Machin roadmap is split into three phases, and consists of various milestones that transform "Enforcer Machin Prototypes" to fully-fledged "Enforcer Machin" dynamic NFTs.

### Phase 1 (May 2023)

In Phase 1, we will launch the "Enforcer Machin Prototypes 01" collection on the Clutchy launchpad. In this phase, 1,333 Enforcer Machin Prototypes will be available for mint. An Enforcer Machin Prototype is a static NFT that's assigned a level and an initial set of traits. It's important to note that **Enforcer Machin Prototypes do not have swappable traits**. Instead, think of Prototypes as traditional PFP-style NFTs with unique 3D-generated artwork.

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### Phase 2 (est. July 2023)

In Phase 2, we will launch the "Enforcer Machin Prototypes 02" collection on the Clutchy launchpad. In this phase, another 1,333 Enforcer Machin Prototypes will be available for mint.

At this time, we will also launch a dashboard where Studio Mirai Discord members can log in and create their own Enforcer Machin using a subset of traits. This interactive platform will serve as an opportunity for our community to familiarize themselves with the swapping process in an **off-chain environment**. In doing so, our team will be able to refine the user interface in preparation for the eventual transition to on-chain swappable traits.

<figure><img src="https://2765528317-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FbjCFVziLBakVdpT8GhcX%2Fuploads%2FFQFL12c3HvZnN6c8D8ds%2FCleanShot%202023-05-16%20at%2009.07.22%402x.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=ec3a6ce1-134b-4a7c-9fbf-ef4853140494" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

During this phase, we also plan to engage the community through various events and contests centered around creating your own Machin. These events will not only foster interaction and creativity within the community, but also provide members with the opportunity to earn KOTO, which can then be utilized to level up their Machin during Phase 3.

### Phase 3 (est. September 2023)

In Phase 3, we will launch the "Enforcer Machin Prototypes 03" collection on the Clutchy launchpad. In this phase, the final 667 Enforcer Machin Prototypes will be available for mint.

Following the Phase 3 mint, we will deploy a set of custom contracts on the Sui network and upgrade our dashboard to support the advanced features of the Enforcer Machin collection. With these two pieces in place, users will gain the ability to upgrade their Enforcer Machin NFTs, enabling support for swappable traits and dynamic leveling. We will also airdrop single NFTs that correspond to the traits of the original Enforcer Machin minted during Phase 1.

We understand the importance of user-friendliness, and as such, we have designed this migration process to be as straightforward as possible. There's no need to worry about the technical details, as we will ensure that the transition is smooth and hassle-free for all users involved.

## FAQ

#### Why Sui?

Sui's object-based design provides us with the perfect set of primitives to implement the Enforcer Machin dNFT collection. Sui/Move allows objects to own objects, which is the exact design pattern we need for use cases like "Enforcer NFTs owning Trait NFTs and Level-Up NFTs".

#### Where can I mint Enforcer Machin?

Enforcer Machin will be available on the [Clutchy Launchpad](https://clutchy.io) in May 2023. The exact date has not been decided, and we will update this answer when a date has been decided.

#### What's the relationship between a trait's level and its rarity?

There is no correlation between a trait's level and its rarity. A Level 10 trait (this means it can only be equipped on Machin with a level greater than or equal to 10) can be limited to 50 pieces, while a Level 50 trait can have 200 pieces. The Enforcer Machin collection takes the Prime's design philosophy a step further by leveraging dynamic NFTs to allow users to be in control of their traits. Enforcer Machin will be able to unequip, sell, and equip traits at will, creating a whole new NFT economy and a way for everyone to build their perfect Machin army.

**Where can I read more about the lore of the Enforcer Machin?**

Read the lore on the strongest group of Machin on the main Machin page [here](/nozomi/collections/machin).


# Android Machin

Be yourself.

The Android Machin collection is the next and final edition of Studio Mirai's Machin series. This project will embrace the humanlike spirit of the Androids to create a collection that's individualistic and expressive. We are targeting a Q4 2024 release, and will share more details in the future.

## Lore

Read the lore on the most creative group of Machin on the main Machin page [here](/nozomi/collections/machin).


# The KOTO Token

Learn more about Nozomi's native engagement currency – KOTO.

KOTO, an on-chain engagement currency, plays a vital role in the World of Nozomi, where it can be spent on various activities and items. Unlike traditional currencies, KOTO cannot be purchased on the open market. Instead, it is earned exclusively through active involvement in the Studio Mirai community. This engagement includes interacting with fellow community members on Discord, participating in events and giveaways, minting Studio Mirai NFTs, and more.

Notably, KOTO transfers are limited to residents of Nozomi, further emphasizing its unique role within the community. Set to launch in July 2023, KOTO will operate on the Sui blockchain, providing an innovative and dynamic currency for the World of Nozomi.

KOTO is very different from the traditional "NFT project token", so here are a few reasons why we decided to go this route:

Many NFT projects issue tokens that are freely tradable on AMMs and rely on community members to provide liquidity (e.g. NFT\_TOKEN/USDC) in a pool where the quote token is typically a liquid cryptocurrency such as USDC, USDT, ETH, etc. We believe this is a toxic model for a few reasons.

1. Most NFT projects are not able to attract liquidity from outside the community (this is most likely because supporting a fungible tradable token is not a primary value proposition of an NFT project). This means the LP for an NFT project's token will usually be comprised of the community's own funds – the same community who already spent money purchasing NFTs. This leads to an economic model where community members provide liquidity to each other, and then pump/dump on each other.
2. Issuing a tradable token puts a price on community members' attention. In other words, the token subsidizes the attention of community members by bribing them with a token that can (in theory, but not always practically) be swapped for a liquid asset like USDC or ETH. We believe denominating the community's attention in an illiquid token is disrespectful. It also increases "noise" in the sense that it becomes hard to tell whether the community is here to farm the token and extract value from others, or if they're actually excited about the project.


# A Community Owned Brand

At Studio Mirai, we are a community-owned brand dedicated to excelling in various areas with our high level of effort and innovation. We are currently working on a diverse range of projects including gaming, tooling, consumer products, media production, streetwear, and much more. Our mission is to create exceptional products and experiences in these fields.


# Tooling

Mirai Labs is an arm of Studio Mirai that focuses on partnering with like-minded teams to incubate and develop products and services. Our sole focus is on working with teams and projects that are looking to build sustainable businesses and solve real problems with practical applications of blockchain technologies.

### What are some benefits that Mirai Labs offers?

* For builders, working with Mirai Labs offers access to an engaged community which can be leveraged for various tasks like beta testing, user feedback rounds, and more. Builders also gain access to an experienced team of blockchain professionals with expertise in technical development (frontend/backend/smart contract), content creation and branding through Mirai Media, tokenomics strategy, as well as Studio Mirai’s ever-growing list of partners.
* For investors, working with Mirai Labs offers access to projects that are individually vetted by the Studio Mirai team. We only work with projects that have sustainable/realistic business models and demonstrate practical utility of blockchain technologies. For example, any project that relies on token inflation for bootstrapping user growth is an automatic “NO” in our eyes. We want to projects that utilize token incentives as icing on the cake, and not the cake itself. Doing due diligence to find projects that meet our expectations requires a firm understanding of off-chain vs. on-chain development (and how to marry the two), tokenomics and the consequences of various issuance models, how various characteristics of blockchain can impact the UX of an app, and more. Investors who work Mirai Labs will gain direct access to vetted projects at the ground floor.
* For our community, projects that work with Mirai Labs must commit to some form of incentive for Studio Mirai community members. This can come in a variety of forms and is negotiated on a case-by-case basis. Two examples of community incentives would be early access to a new application or committing a percent of governance token inflation to SM NFT holders.


# Gaming

Our flagship trading card game is Mirai Heroes TCG.

## Overview

Mirai Heroes is our upcoming online digital Trading Card Game! Users will be able to play cards inspired by the Story of Nozomi, and the Triangle War that took place several years before! You will be able to collect, play, strategize, and participate in the development of the meta-game. We plan on including tournaments and leaderboards including prizes for the best of the best.

## Status

We are currently developing the game for its upcoming alpha testing phase, which will be available to the owners of the Game Master derivatives, as previously mentioned [here](/nozomi/collections/tamashi/the-collection).&#x20;


# Media

Making sense of Web3.

## Overview

At Studio Mirai, our mission is to bring creative storytelling to the Web3 space. We excel in producing short-form, easily digestible content, as well as innovative commercial projects. Our portfolio includes collaborations with a wide range of projects, including ICON Foundation, NEAR Protocol, StatesDAO, Balanced Protocol, Lydia Labs, Clutchy, HAVAH, Sui Name Service, OriginByte, Ava Labs, and many more. Here are some examples of our work:

* [Korea Blockchain Week 2022 Highlights](https://youtu.be/4jxyecZEueU) with ICON Foundation, NEAR Protocol & StatesDAO
* [The Future of Cross-Chain ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLpn6Z4cAxg\&ab_channel=ICONNetwork)with Scott Smiley, Co-Founder of Lydia Labs
* [MK SONG, BTP Architect](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ1aHRg3l3U\&t=10s\&ab_channel=ICONNetwork) at ICONLOOP
* [The Man Behind ICONLOOP](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8hmZ7i8JUQ\&t=65s\&ab_channel=ICONNetwork) with JH Kim, CEO of ICONLOOP
* [Illia Polosukhin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ6mHj45y_E\&t=21s\&ab_channel=ICONNetwork) from NEAR Protocol, Co-Founder&#x20;
* [Gaming For The Future](https://twitter.com/SuiEcosystem/status/1636016358042263552?s=20) with Clutchy, Studio Mirai, Cradle, SuiNS and OriginByte
* [The Compound ](https://twitter.com/Clutchy_io/status/1635299786680311810?s=20)with Jacob Lawless, Founder & CEO of Clutchy&#x20;


# Streetwear

Live your style.

## Overview

MiraiMart is our virtual storefront for official Studio Mirai merchandise, inspired by the Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart. The shopping experience at MiraiMart is designed to be unique for each item sold.

For instance, purchasing physical apparel may be facilitated through a Shopify store, while buying a booster pack could take place on a custom dApp interface that integrates with the Sui Network. Alternatively, users could claim or purchase Enforcer Machin traits with $KOTO. Regardless of the item, all transactions occur at MiraiMart.

Our next big MiraiMart release is the SEASON 1 DROP which features multiple designs of merchandise from our story, community and collaborations. You can find updates regarding the drop in our MiraiMart [channel](https://discord.gg/89fsKcNc2C).&#x20;

## Wen Drop?

SEASON 1 is scheduled to launch in Q3 of 2023.&#x20;

Stay up to date: [https://miraimart.xyz](https://miraimart.xyz/password)


# The Triangle Company

All of your needs met by one company.

## Origin

The Triangle Company was originally founded to modernize the healthcare industry by bringing in experts from the pharmaceutical, artificial intelligence, and robotics industries (hence the triangle). However, once Ichiro Takahashi took over as CEO, and Daichi discovered the serum, the company's corporate strategy changed from that of a traditional drug company to leveraging the serum's long-term effects to consolidate world's wealth and power structures.

## Rise to power

### Volunteer Phase

Originally, the use of the serum was completely voluntary. Anyone who preferred a comatose, euphoric existence to the realities of life could voluntarily be plugged into the Triangle Company's Tamashi machines forever, where they would be given TV-screens to place over their heads and hospital beds to live out their days in ignorant bliss. However, this was not the full scope of Takahashi's plan.

### Profit Phase

Once the serum gained popular appeal, the Triangle Company began charging exorbitant prices for this service. Since the service promised to last the customers' entire lives, their entire life savings was considered justified price. After some time, politicians, executives, and other people of wealth and power began using the service, which led into the next phase.

### Influence Phase

After the Triangle Company had acquired massive wealth from high net-worth individuals, they used their newfound wealth to buy influence into governments and other corporations that had been destabilized by their leaders leaving. After a few years, the Triangle Company was able to determine legislation on how their serum was treated around the world, and the ways it could be used.

### The Slippery Slope

First, the Triangle Company's serum became legal to use in place of capital punishment, as a more humanitarian alternative. Then, it became a voluntary alternative to prison. Finally, due to budgetary and ethical concerns, prisons were replaced worldwide by Triangle Company facilities that housed people plugged into Tamashi machines.

Soon after, laws became more strict across the world. More and more people were being sent to prison. As the global population thinned, and the Triangle Company's power became absolute, some people caught on to Takahashi's devious plan. Riots and protests took place in the streets. Oftentimes, these protests turned suddenly violent, and the police arrested everyone and sent them to Triangle Company facilities, yet these same violent individuals would keep appearing.&#x20;

A group of protestors discovered that the violent disruptors were part of a network of gangs employed by the Triangle Company called the Fourth Corner. Once they discovered that protests were no longer possible, the Triangle War began.

### The Triangle War

A group of rebels containing Kitsune, Long, Senshi, and hundreds of others rebelled against the Triangle Company and fought to usurp their power. Ultimately, this group, known as the 'Resistance' lost, and those left alive were plugged into Tamashi machines against their will.

## Known former employees

Takahashi, Order, Superior, Witch, Design, Coder, Chem, Math, Noir.


# Team

The Pillars of Studio Mirai.

## Core

* [Ben \[Kotaro\]](https://twitter.com/_smkotaro), Co-Founder & Creative Director&#x20;
* [Brian](https://twitter.com/_smbrian), Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer&#x20;
* [Mike](https://twitter.com/_smaldous)[ \[Aldous\]](https://twitter.com/_smaldous), Chief Product Officer
* [Jay](https://twitter.com/_smsteven), Lead Artist
* [Dog](https://twitter.com/DogSpeedrun), Developer or something&#x20;

## Moderators

* [Pheto](https://twitter.com/ph3to), Events Lead & Moderator&#x20;
* [CalZ](https://twitter.com/crypto_calzz), Collab Manager & Moderator
* [Cristian](https://twitter.com/cristian_zed), Moderator
* [Haylo](https://twitter.com/Haylotay), Moderator
* [Anthony](https://twitter.com/Anthony79982131), Moderator
* [Danielfree](https://twitter.com/djdriessen), Moderator
* [Sloth](https://twitter.com/spacezloth), Moderator
* [Drone](https://twitter.com/DroneBrood), Moderator
* [Funkii](https://twitter.com/funkiirabu), Moderator
* [Art Attack](https://twitter.com/Art4tt4ck), Moderator


# Links

Our official links.

## Main

* Website - [https://nozomi.world](https://nozomi.world/)
* Twitter - <https://twitter.com/_StudioMirai>
* Discord - [https://discord.com/studiomirai](https://discord.com/invite/studiomirai)
* Zealy - [https://zealy.io/c/studiomirai](https://zealy.io/c/studiomirai/)
* Subber - <https://www.subber.xyz/studiomirai>
* MiraiMart - [https://miraimart.xyz](https://miraimart.xyz/password)

## Collections

* Tamashi&#x20;
  * Website - <https://nozomi.world/collections/tamashi/>
  * Marketplace -[ ](https://craft.network/collection/tamashi)<https://craft.network/collection/tamashi>
* Prime Machin
  * Website - <https://nozomi.world/collections/machin/prime/>
  * Mint - <https://machin.nozomi.world/>
  * Marketplace - <https://craft.network/collection/machin>
* Enforcer Machin
  * Website - TBA
  * Mint - <https://clutchy.io/launchpad/studiomirai>
  * Marketplace - <https://clutchy.io/launchpad/studiomirai>
* Android Machin
  * Website - TBA
  * Mint - TBA
  * Marketplace - TBA


