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Today marks 5 years of building @_StudioMirai. It's honestly a bit surreal. 5 years ago, we were a 1:1 collection dropping one Tamashi a day and trying to build a community. 5 years later, we’ve built a global community. We’ve hosted insane events around the world, curated partners we can genuinely call friends, and earned consistent recognition from the @SuiNetwork and @Mysten_Labs. A huge thank you to the @SuiFoundation and Mysten Labs for believing in what we’re building. And a special thank you to @EmanAbio for taking a chance on us at the Vietnam event in 2024. We really put everything on the line and that moment really changed things for us. Through all of it, the people who stuck with us in the beginning are still here today. Over these 5 years I’ve watched some of you get married, land your dream jobs and move into your dream homes. Some of you have had kids. I got to be a small part of that growth, and it means more to me than I can put into words. Some of you have put “Mirai” in your kids’ names. One of you told me your firstborn son is going to be named Kotaro. I've become the godfather to like 4 children. It’s insane to think that could even happen, and to that have closeness with strangers all around the world. One IP. One community. One project for 5 years. We’ve always built in a way that does right by the community. Holy shit, what a build. At times it gets really tiring. I don’t think anything can prepare you for this space. But knowing these people and meeting the person behind the PFP is what keeps me going. Everyone in Studio Mirai is my family. This week I was at a music conference in LA. I had to introduced myself as Ben for the first time and grinded for adoption opportunities for @_misofm, and through Miso, for Studio Mirai. I yapped for 3 days straight. I learned a lot about both product and narrative. I also talked to some really big household names about possible collabs. Completely different beast, honestly. I’m thankful for every memory Studio Mirai has given me. It’s the reason I can be in those rooms having those conversations at all. On the Studio Mirai side: Enforcer Machin is still in production. Things have slowed down, of course, because it’s all hands on deck for Miso. Shipping Miso means a future where people can interact with our NFT ecosystem without it being tied to market sentiment. We’re building a future where BEAR MARKETS DON'T EXIST. No more excuses. So this anniversary looks a little different. There’s no grand Twitter space and no giveaways. Everyone on the team is heads down and locked in, and most of that work isn’t even happening in the web3 space right now. The real celebration will have to come at a later date. I just appreciate every one of you for letting us build this way. I know I don’t have to rush things, because it’s Studio Mirai. Cheers to the team and happy 5th to the best community in the world~ 🥂 Kotaro