Crystallize (Genshin Impact zine)

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Zine
Title: Crystallize
Publisher:
Editor(s):
Type:
Date(s): 2021
Medium: Print, PDF
Fandom: Genshin Impact
Language: English
External Links: Twitter, Carrd
Zine Cover
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Crystallize is a charity fanzine centered on the ship Childe/Zhongli from Genshin Impact. The zine was not dynamic-specific, allowing content for both Chili and Zhongchi[1].

About

A total of $2,500 USD in proceeds from the zine sales were donated to the nonprofit AID-India (Association for India's Development)[2].

Zine Schedule
Start End
Interest Check December 20, 2020 January 10, 2021
Contributor Applications January 15, 2021 February 20, 2021
Preorders June 18, 2021 July 25, 2021
Shipping November 17, 2021 December 10, 2021 (est.)
Leftover Sales March 11, 2022 April 20, 2022

Statistics from the zine's interest check were posted on the zine Twitter account, as were statistics from the contributor apps. The zine received 223 total contributor applications.

Zine Pricing[3]

Tier Name Price Contents
Starconch Tier $15 USD PDF
Cor Lapis Bundle $25 USD PDF, digital merch
Monoceros Caeli $25 USD Physical zine, PDF
Lapis Dei Bundle $50 USD Physical zine, PDF, 2 charms (random), 2 stickers (random), 2 mini-prints
Crystallize Tier $75 USD Physical zine, PDF, 4 charms, 3 stickers, 2 mini-prints, 1 standee, 1 button, NSFW zine

The NSFW side zine "Erosion" was available as an add-on to all tiers besides the highest for $10 USD.

Zine Promotions

  • Early bird promotion: Orders of any physical tier within the first 24 hours of preorders received an enamel pin[4] (separate from the stretch goal enamel pin).
  • Stretch Goals: This project included the four stretch goals below[5], all of which were unlocked by July 3, 2021[6].
Milestone Unlocked Goal
50 orders Holo upgrade for prints
100 orders Holo upgrade for non-shaker charms
150 orders Enamel pin for all physical orders
200 orders Physical copy for orders containing "Erosion" NSFW side zine
  • Giveaway: To celebrate 500 Twitter followers, the zine team ran a poll asking if they should do a giveaway[7]. When preorders began, they announced a full bundle giveaway promotion[8].

Other

  • On September 1, 2021, it was announced that the zine would be changing printers due to quality issues and that there would be fulfillment delays as a result[9].
  • Due to a misprint, all orders that did not already include the PDF copy of the main zine were promised a PDF copy as compensation[10].

Contributors

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Merch Artists

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