Renga
Despite the bear market, there are some amazing projects coming up if you know where to look.
I’m very excited about Renga.
The artwork, the story, the team and world-building is next level.
What is Renga? (NFT project)
An NFT project coming later this year.
Artwork by Dirty Robot.
Follow Renga on Twitter.
We don't know much about it yet, but there are lots of hidden clues we can start piecing together.
The artist: Dirty Robot
We’ll start with the artist, Dirty Robot.
An illustrator and comic book artist from Japan
Established artist with strong sales on SuperRare
It’s a stunning and totally unique style.
Renga tease
The artist and team have been teasing Renga for a while now. But to figure out the clues, we need to go back to Dirty Robot’s last project…
The Art of Seasons
Dirty Robot recently released The Art of Seasons (TAOS).
A collection of 7,200 NFTs.
Each NFT belongs to one of four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter.
They're dynamic - they change between day and night over 24 hours.
The Summer Collection
Within each season there are four art editions. The summer collection is probably my favourite.
TAOS is the key to RENGA
The only way to get guaranteed mint for the upcoming Renga collection is to hold a TAOS NFT.
And, trust me, I've been watching the TAOS floor. It almost never dips.
People are holding this one no matter what.
More clues?
Dirty Robot confirmed in an AMA that there are clues about Renga hidden in TAOS.
"The traits are hinting at what is coming in the next project.”
Time to go hunting through the metadata!
???
Some TAOS NFTs are tagged with a '???' trait.
They include:
Black Box
ROBOT
Assassin
RENGA Motor Corp
Caution: Ninja
Toad Samurai Clan
Those traits seem to match up some of the teaser characters we've seen so far.
Assassin, Robot, Ninja, Toad Samurai
If you hold one of these TAOS traits, will you unlock that Renga character? Who knows...
The Black Box
There's also the mysterious black box.
Not only is this a '???' trait, but it also features heavily in the comic book teaser released by Renga.
This is obviously key to the story. And everyone is discussing it in the Discord.
What else?
Dirty Robot says Renga is his vision for the next five years.
Comic books
Movies
An IRL building where Renga holders can visit.
I like the ambition and vision of this world they are creating.
The Renga story
The term 'renga' literally refers to a sequence of art that tells a story. Like manga but with larger imagery.
The team has been slowly releasing excerpts of the story through the renga style.
The Renga Team
Who else is building this? From what I can tell, the team is:
Final Thoughts
It's early but this has all the signs of a strong project to me.
Amazing art style
Artist-led team (mostly doxxed if you look hard enough)
Strong brand and storytelling
Perfect amount of tease and intrigue
Strong community.
This is a strong art-led project, similar to Capsule House and Deadfellaz. Watching this one closely!