Hello everyone!
This is Jimpei, Web3, DAO learner. In this blog, I will be posting about NFT and DAO projects in Japan. In particular, I’ll be writing about the communities I’m a part of and support!
In this memorable first article, I will introduce NFT project “CITY BOY & CITY GIRL” and the community called “THE CITY”.
(In some parts, I refer to Koya’s blog, a contributor to THE CITY and NFT writer.)
What is CITY BOY & CITY GIRL?
CITY BOY & CITY GIRL is an NFT collection created by an illustrator, milk (@cityboygirl_nft). Those paintings are mainly in pastel colors and are very cute.
As of July 27, 2022, there are 19 City Boys and 19 City Girls in the collection; the 19th City Boy traded for 0.35 ETH and the 19th City Girl for 1 ETH making it the rapidly growing popular NFT collection.
However, even at this time, the person who made the highest offer did not win the NFT, but the community voted to decide who to hand over to.
They also have names, which are sometimes called for from the community members.
What is THE CITY?
THE CITY is an NFT community centered on the NFT collection “CITY BOY & CITY GIRL.” It is an Autonomous Decentralized Organization (DAO) form of community, so it operates on Discord. And of course anyone can join! (Click the caption of the image to go to Discord!)
The community is conceptually inspired by a one city. Therefore, as you can see from the image above, each Discord channel is like a cafe or library in the city, which gives it such a sense of unity and fun. At the top of the channel is the map channel, where you will find directions to other channels and other information.
Of course, there is also an English channel, and important communications are made in English, so those who do not understand Japanese can enjoy the community. The English channel is called “English Pub.”
How to Enjoy THE CITY?
However, some people are not sure how to enjoy THE CITY. I have some ideas on how to enjoy THE CITY in my own way.
1．Buying CITY BOY & CITY GIRL
First of all, of course, you can buy and enjoy NFT, which is being made by milk. It may be a bit difficult since there are not too many and they are starting to fetch a premium, but Voicy (a Japanese radio streaming app) spoken by milk mentioned that the next CITY BOY & CITY GIRL will be offered in an auction format in mid-August.
Those of you with some spare ethereum might want to go for it!
2. Getting CITY TICKET
Second, community participation and contribution is also a fun part of NFT, and THE CITY provides community-specific tokens called “city tickets,” which can be used to choose who receives NFTs. Of course, there are other uses for City tickets, so please get them!
There are a variety of ways to get the get, which are briefly summarized below.
A) When you become a holder of CITY BOY & CITY GIRL (after secondary distribution is also OK) → 100 city ticket
B) When you write an article about THE CITY → 30 city ticket
C) When you draw a secondary work of CITY BOY & CITY GIRL → 20 city ticket
D) When you suggest and adopt the name of CITY BOY & CITY GIRL → 20 city ticket
E) When you enter the hobbies of BOY & GIRL → 20 city tickets
F) When your level in the community rises → 10 city ticket
G) When you participate in an event of THE CITY & enter your feedback → 10 city ticket
And if you collect 150 city tickets, you get a cute animal wappen!
Even if it is difficult on your budget to buy NFT, you can get a patch and enjoy the community.
3. Interacting with community members and participating in events
Finally, THE CITY is a really warm community, so you can interact with other members and attend events. If you show up at the various places in town as seen above, you may find a channel that you are particularly comfortable talking to.
There are also a lot of events being planned; as many as 5 events were planned as far as I can confirm right now on Discord.
Moreover, many of these events are designed for beginners, making it easy for newcomers to have fun.
Summary
I hope you have been able to get a sense of the appeal of CITY BOY & CITY GIRL, a fast-growing NFT project, and its community, THE CITY.
I’ve also just joined, but I’m sure there will be lots of fun things to come. I hope you will join us too!
