Sony’s Soneium Partners with Animoca to Bring Anime to Web3

Sony’s Soneium blockchain and Animoca Brands have announced a collaboration aimed at integrating anime culture into the decentralized web. The partnership will leverage Animoca’s Moca Network to create an identity layer called Anime ID on the Soneium blockchain. This new layer, driven by the San FranTokyo initiative, will merge traditional anime and manga aesthetics with decentralized technologies, enabling users to maintain unique digital identities across various DApps. Alongside this, the launch of anime-inspired digital experiences aims to attract global anime fans into the Web3 ecosystem. The news arrives after prior network developments on Soneium, including a public testnet debut and a controversial mainnet launch that faced community backlash. Additionally, the broader crypto space has seen a surge in anime-related interest, with a Ghibli-inspired memecoin reaching a $20 million market capitalization and other similar tokens emerging, as well as Azuki founder-led initiatives such as the ANIME airdrop for global fans. This diverse set of initiatives indicates a growing convergence between pop culture elements and blockchain technology.