This week, the Azuki Community team met with 25+ leads across 14 regions including Australia, Canada, Dubai, France, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Thailand, and the US. One thing’s clear: The Garden is strong, talented, and hungry to connect and create together. Thank you to everyone who joined and shared your thoughts. These meetings will become a regular part of how we grow, and we’re excited to include even more of you. Feedback on our 90-day plan has been overwhelmingly positive, and now we must turn our focus to a huge moment ahead: anime.com LIVE. Buckle up. It’s time for action. IKZ! ⛩️

Almost three years ago I entered the Garden. Today I'm honored to announce my new role as Head of Community at @azuki. From the start, Azuki set the bar for what a community can be: a culture, a lifestyle, a feeling, and a family. It's about belonging to something greater, finding strength in the agency of others, and expecting nothing less than Dope Sh*t Only. That energy drew me in, drives me now, and fuels my excitement for this role. My journey as a leader of people, a product manager, and a builder of online communities led me here. Azuki has always been my home, my family, and now I'm fortunate to make it my profession and purpose. This global community inspires me to build, to innovate, to raise the bar. The Garden thrives because of the talent and passion of its members who shape our ecosystem with every interaction, every line of code, every artwork, every product. Our path ahead is about sharpening the feedback loop, fortifying connections, deepening belonging, and keeping culture and community at the heart of everything we do. This will be hard work, but the Garden is always worth the fight. Let’s build together, connect with one another, keep raising the bar, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗻𝗴𝗹. !IKZ ⛩️ •DGTL•