Dracaena Somnolenta

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Title:	Dracaena Somnolenta
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Date(s):	2023
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Medium:	Print, PDF
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Fandom:	Genshin Impact
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Language:	English
External Links:	Twitter, Carrd
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Dracaena Somnolenta is a for-charity fanzine centered on the character Kokomi from Genshin Impact. When complete, the project plans to donate all profits to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.

About

The interest check for this project ran from September 28, 2021 to October 21, 2021, garnering 182 responses - some statistics from which were shared in a Twitter thread. Mod applications for the project opened October 31, 2021 and closed November 28, 2021, while contributor applications ran from December 25, 2021 to January 30, 2022.

During the creation period, in celebration of Kokomi's February 22 birthday, the zine mod team released a Choose Your Own Adventure game hosted on a dedicated happybirthdaykokomi Carrd. For April Fools' Day, they released a meme-y emote pack. Then, for the month of May, they hosted a "Kokomi x MerMay" prompt list/event.

Preorders opened on September 10, 2022 with a scheduled end date of October 10, 2022, which later was extended to October 31, 2022. For October 31, there was a 10% discount available. The following preorder pricing tiers were offered:

• A Dream ($15 USD): PDF + DIY Paper Doll Pattern
• The Divine Priestess ($30 USD): Physical Zine + PDF + DIY Paper Doll Pattern + Bookmark + Random Print
• The Grand Strategy ($45 USD): Physical Zine + PDF + DIY Paper Doll Pattern + Bookmark + Random Print + Random Stickers + Acrylic Charm
• Pearl of Watatsumi ($60 USD): Physical Zine + PDF + DIY Paper Doll Pattern + Bookmark + Prints + Stickers + Acrylic Charm + Wooden Charm + Enamel Pin + Memopad
• Orobashi's Legacy ($75 USD): Physical Zine + PDF + DIY Paper Doll Pattern + Bookmark + Prints + Stickers + Acrylic Charm + Wooden Charm + Enamel Pin + Memopad + Holo Totebag

Three stretch goals were included in the project: a shaker charm at 75 orders, an enamel pin at 150 orders, and a dakimakura case at 250 orders. Only the first stretch goal was announced successful, on October 6, 2022. A few hours before preorders were scheduled to close, the zine Twitter account stated that the second goal was less than 20 orders away.

The zine did two merch collaborations with other Genshin Impact zines. Firstly, a triple-collab with the Eternal zine centered on Raiden Shogun and the Yatagarasu zine centered on Kujou Sara, where anyone making physical orders from all three zines would get a standee featuring all three characters. Secondly, a collab with the Teyvat Kids Zine, where anyone making physical orders from both zines would get a lollipop charm featuring Kokomi. The zine team also hosted promotional giveaway where physical zine orders had a chance of being signed by Kokomi's English-language voice actor Risa Mei.

As of Jan 11, 2023, this zine project is still in its production period.