What is KUKU? — An Open Creative Realm
As an open IP accessible to everyone, KUKU keeps co-creating official lore and worldbuilding. Without legacy gatekeepers, creators worldwide can expand the story in their own style.
Creators around the world are invited to reinterpret KUKU’s open IP through AI, hand-drawn, live-action, or any format you love. Ride the first wave of this movement and etch your creativity into the official history of the IP.
$500 Prize Pool / 1 Grand Prize & 1 Excellence Prize / Deadline: January 11, 2026
KUKU is an open IP rooted in Tree Village and The Undergrove. It welcomes creators beyond borders or language barriers and aims to build an "open cultural ecosystem" that scales through storytelling and frontier technology.
As an open IP accessible to everyone, KUKU keeps co-creating official lore and worldbuilding. Without legacy gatekeepers, creators worldwide can expand the story in their own style.
You are not merely entering a contest. You become an early member drawing the very first stroke of KUKU’s history. Whether it is AI-made or handcrafted, this is your chance to have your work validated as official lore.
Tree Village and The Undergrove weave a story of light and memory. Use these key areas as prompts and remix them with your own perspective.
A surface community built around colossal trees and timber ateliers. Dawn haze and forest wind color the everyday lives of the KUKU people.
A luminous underground metropolis carved into the roots. Crystals of stored memory drift through the air and bathe the streets in mysterious light.
KUKU characters are open to everyone. Start from the official assets and expand the lore with your own storytelling voice.
Any medium is welcome. AI usage is optional, but you must disclose the tools if you use it.
Hand-drawn, CG, AI-generated, video, music—any approach works. Deliver a bold interpretation that could only come from your creative voice.
One Grand Prize and one Excellence Prize. Official adoption opportunities and certificates help propel your creative career.
+ Negotiation right for official IP adoption. Your work could become part of the canonical KUKU story.
+ Prominent feature across official KUKU social channels for global exposure.
Receive an official KUKU Creative Certificate to strengthen your portfolio’s credibility.
AI use is optional. Use the official KUKU assets and describe your process accurately—every creator is welcome.