23:47, Tokyo. The story of one post reaching the world.
This season's theme: build something that goes viral
Viral isn't luck.
Take a look at your home screen.How many of those apps are made in Japan?We're the students who find that a little painful.
Scroll down. Everything past here is theater.
@crasera_ai
23:47 · simulated
The next global hit, made in Japan.
Likes
Numbers and comments are a dramatization. The flying comments (danmaku) are a Japanese invention too, born in 2006.
The world is buzzing tonight, too.
That silence. Doesn't it bug you?
The apps on the world's home screens.
Fixtures of the world's home screens, in no particular order
- 01TikTok[China]
- 02Instagram[USA]
- 03ChatGPT[USA]
- 04CapCut[China]
- 05Temu[China]
- 06Spotify[Sweden]
Japan has made the world obsessed before.
1979
Walkman
1983
Famicom
1994
QR code
1996
Pokémon
1999
Emoji
2006
Danmaku comments
Emoji became humanity's shared language. Life without QR codes is hard to even remember.
This country has always built things the world can't put down. There's no reason to sit out the app era.
Apps are next.
So Crasera's sub-theme is 'build something that goes viral.' With AI, one student now builds at a speed that competes with the world.
The recipe for viral is simple and unglamorous.
Build
Pair with AI. A prototype takes one night.
Ship
Perfect comes after shipping. Put it in the world first.
Fix
Read the numbers, make the next move. Viral is a numbers game.
We run this loop absurdly fast, and share everything we learn.
The next notification is yours.
🇯🇵 Your app is trending worldwide
One Instagram DM is all it takes. 'I want to build' is enough.
- Schedule
- Mon / Thu 18:00 JST
- Place
- Online / Tokyo
- Cost
- ¥3,000 / semester
FAQ
I've never written code. Is that OK?
It is — honestly, it suits beginners best. Let the AI write it, run it, fix it. That loop is exactly what we practice together.
Does it cost anything?
¥3,000 a semester. Most of it goes to the room and the tools. We know ¥3,000 isn't nothing on a student budget.
Can I join from any university?
Any school, any major, any year. If you're in high school or younger — sorry, we can't look after everyone just yet.
Can I skip when I'm busy?
We don't take attendance. Come on the days you can. Honestly, few people make both nights every week.
How do I join?
Send "I want to join" to our Instagram DM. We reply within a few days.
How to join
- 1. DM us "I want to join"
- 2. A reply lands within a few days
- 3. Drop by the next build night