2025-09-12 –, Ethreactor Stage
Language: English
In 1988, AKIRA put Japanese anime on the global stage for decades. Ethereum needs its own AKIRA moment. Jack, co-founder of Shinsei Galverse, reflects on four years of building anime and culture onchain, and explores how new models of IP can turn Ethereum from financial rails into a cultural force.
What does it take for Ethereum to have its AKIRA moment? Jack, co-founder of Shinsei Galverse, draws on four years of making anime onchain to show why culture is Ethereum’s soft power.
The story begins with the NFT era: a time of broken incentives, but also the moment when designers, artists, marketers, and storytellers entered the ecosystem, and began to build the foundations of Ethereum's future messaging and influence.
Jack explores what's required to continue growing the cultural capital of Ethereum: viable models and careers, ways to build and distribute audiences, keeping Ethereum as a creative frontier. He looks at exemplars, including Galverse - that grew from a million-dollar mint to Shibuya billboards, streaming services, and Nike/Levi’s collabs, proving what's possible when new IP emerges onchain.
Looking forward, the talk explores the next wave: tokenized culture beyond NFTs, short-term capsule experiments, creative collectives, and brand / IP tokens. What's the ultimate form we can look forward to? What is the AKIRA moment for Ethereum?
The call to action: support creators, contribute to culture, and help build the conditions for Ethereum’s AKIRA moment to secure its future as a cultural and technological force.
Jack is the co-founder of Shinsei Galverse, one of Japan’s most successful NFT projects, and the executive producer of the Galverse anime, released in June 2025. He advises MIRAI, the crypto- and AI-driven influencer from Japan’s Aww Inc. whose token presale set records in the industry, contributes to the Threshold Network, and consults with some of the world’s leading AI companies. He goes by Wailoaloa online.