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On June 27, the Azuki Elementals mint went live, generating immense fanfare<\/a> throughout Web3. Billed as the next evolution of the popular anime-themed PFP project<\/a>, Elementals sold out in record time, failing to make it past presale before all 20,000 NFTs had been minted.<\/p>\n Perhaps to be expected, though, not everything went off without a hitch. From unsatisfactory mint mechanics to an underwhelming reveal, after the dust had settled from the launch, scrutiny of the Azuki sister project became both severe and unwavering. Now, Azuki has responded to the mounting opposition faced by its Elementals collection.<\/p>\n On June 27, the Elementals minting event was initiated as planned at 12 p.m. ET. At this time, holders of NFTs from the original Azuki collection were granted access to mint. Then, at 12:10 p.m. ET, it would be time for holders of Beanz NFTs to mint. <\/p>\n But seemingly due to the fact that Azuki failed to impose a cap on the number of Elementals any single collector could mint, the full supply for the sister collection minted out<\/a> shortly into the Beanz window, long before the public sale was scheduled to commence.<\/p>\n Although the mint was met with a wide array of reactions, with many Azuki holders pleased at the proceedings, countless others\u00a0expressed frustration<\/a>\u00a0that, despite being punctual, they were unable to secure an Elemental. In fact, due to the lack of a ceiling on individual minting, one user even secured a staggering 332 Elementals during the presale, meaning many Beanz holders couldn\u2019t mint.<\/p>\n Yet, the public response to Elementals mint mechanics was only the tip of the iceberg. Because after the art had been revealed, it became clear that Elementals wasn\u2019t living up to its hype. Notably, many commented that the\u00a0newly launched collection<\/a> bore far too many\u00a0striking similarities to the previous one.<\/p>\nA recap of the Elementals mint<\/h2>\n