Enlightened: A Gojo Satoru Fanzine

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Title: Enlightened: A Gojo Satoru Fanzine
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Type: Fanart, Fanfiction
Date(s): 2021-2022
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Medium: PDF, Print
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Fandom: Jujutsu Kaisen
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Language: English
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Enlightened: A Gojo Satoru Fanzine is a nonprofit zine dedicated to Gojo Satoru, a character from Jujutsu Kaisen.

About

Enlightened: A Gojo Satoru Zine is a SFW, non-profit, Jujutsu Kaisen project highlighting the strongest jujutsu sorcerer in Tokyo, Gojo Satoru! Our aim is to explore Gojo’s character and chronicle his life from his childhood, life as a student, and at present as a mentor at Jujutsu Tech.[1]

The project was announced on January 14, 2021, promising an interest check in the future[2]. Interest check opened on February 14, 2021 and would close March 13, 2021[3]. The project reported a tally of over 230 responses[4].

The original title of the zine was Shojo Gojo, but the mod team decided that the project needed a new name, opening a form for suggestions from followers on March 15, 2021[5]. The new title that would be used in the final copy of the zine, Enlightened: A Gojo Satoru Fanzine, was announced on April 7, 2021[6].

An additional side zine was announced to be in the works on March 20, 2021. Aptly name Not Safe For Gojo or "NSFG" for short, the side zine was described as "an anti-Gojo digital companion book where contributors will get the chance to poke fun at Gojo and bully him, as he deserves"[7]. The side zine would contain memes, parodies, and "all forms of clownery".

Contributor applications ran from March 21 to April 17, 2021[8]. After a report of 300 submitted applications, emails would be sent by April 23, 2021[9].

Preorders began on August 20, 2021 with the following pricing tiers[10]:

  • Not Safe For Gojo ($5 USD) - Digital Companion Book
  • Six Eyes ($15 USD) - Digital Zine
  • Black Flash ($25 USD) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Not Safe For Gojo
  • Hollow Purple ($35 USD) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Not Safe For Gojo, Stickers, Sticker Sheet, Print, Polaroids
  • Infinite Void ($50 USD) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Not Safe For Gojo, Stickers, Sticker Sheet, Print, Polaroids, Acrylic Charm, Notepad
  • Limitless ($60 USD) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Not Safe For Gojo, Stickers, Sticker Sheet, Print, Polaroids, Acrylic Charm, Notepad, Polaroid Charm, Stamp Washi Tape

An early bird bonus was offered to the first 75 physical orders, where buyers could receive a Gojo Satoru-themed daki charm[11]. Stretch goals includes a candy charm at 75 orders, a sleep mask at 150 orders, and a silver foil upgrade to the zine cover at 200 orders[12].

A share campaign was organized starting August 21, 2021, encouraging followers to retweet and share the preorder post in exchange for a photocard by nicahls to all physical orders[13]. A giveaway ran from September 8 to September 18, 2022 for one full bundle, a daki charm, and all stretch goal items. The winner was announced to be Twitter user Andrea_Leduck the next day[14]. Preorders closed on September 20, 2022.

Book only and paper merch bundles began to be shipped out on February 2, 2022[15]. Half and full bundles began shipping on March 7, 2022[16].

Leftover sales ran from May 2 to June 5, 2022. As a bonus, the sale offered a complimentary print of the zine cover as well as a photocard to the first 30 physical orders[17]. After leftover sales closed, the project's team gave their thanks and announced that $5000 USD was raised and donated to the Fred Hollows Foundation[18].

Project Schedule
Start End
Interest Check February 14, 2021 March 13, 2021
Contributor Applications March 21, 2021 April 17, 2021
Preorders August 20, 2021 September 20, 2021
Shipping February 2, 2022 March 12, 2022
Leftover Sales May 2, 2022 June 5, 2022

Plagiarism Incident

On September 27, 2021 in the middle of the project's production phase, the mod team came out with a report that they were notified that one of the prints displayed in their listings looked similar to another piece published in June 2020[19]. They concluded that the print was plagiarized and removed the artist responsible from the project as well as the merchandise they designed.

To make up for this, a print of the cover art would be offered instead, and the polaroid prints would be replaced with prints of artwork by guest contributors from inside the zine book.

Contributors

The following names were cross referenced from the final copy of the zine and the project's social media account[20].

Page Artists

Merch Artists

Writers

Not Safe For Gojo

Mods

  • Pear (itspearbae) - Organization, Social Media, Shipping
  • Noi (NOI090) - Writing Mod, Beta Reader, Organization
  • Cha (akihikosanada) - Finance, Production
  • Rain (ptitepluie) - Graphics, Formatting

Former Contributors

Gallery

  • Social Media Banner

    Social Media Banner

  • Full Bundle Listing

    Full Bundle Listing

  • Stretch Goals

    Stretch Goals

  • Replacement Prints Announcement

    Replacement Prints Announcement

Fan Reception

The following posts are a sample of posts retweeted by the project's social media account about the zine.

matcha wrote on Twitter

just came back from spring break and was so excited to find out that my @gojozine l arrived!! it was an absolute honor being able to work with this amazing group of gojo bullies- i mean- lovers 🥰 MUCH LOVE 💙💙💙[21]

Fireblaze1807 wrote on Twitter

@gojozine Just had this beautiful package home recently!! And this is MAGNIFICENT 😎💙💙 Thanks for all the people involved in producing this beautiful Gojo content ✨ LOVE IT!!![22]

Akki wrote on Twitter

Thank you @gojozine, to all the contributers and mods, it looks gorgeous and it's so cool! Will defo be using the eye mask and loving the cute stickers and nice charms 💜 It did come some time ago, but I've only gotten around to posting now😅[23]

Shasha wrote on Twitter

Look what comes in the mail today! My Enlightened @gojozine safely arrive to Indonesia![24]

References

  1. ^ https://gojozine.carrd.co/#about
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1349794718687907840
  3. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1361012332143419393
  4. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1371252403425710085
  5. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1371638390853144584
  6. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1379886700105625600
  7. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1373318421996183560
  8. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1373695909737861121
  9. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1385775502502236161
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1428763949231706113
  11. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1428763990168047616
  12. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1428763980441526272
  13. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1429130489969975301
  14. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1439740337556127745
  15. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1488932728821071874
  16. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1500919965750341633
  17. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1521172672570433538
  18. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1540106094089060354
  19. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1442586988343963648
  20. ^ https://twitter.com/gojozine/status/1398338530850402304
  21. ^ https://twitter.com/matchachamomile/status/1507074219624083465
  22. ^ https://twitter.com/fireblaze1807/status/1510367442211590144
  23. ^ https://twitter.com/JinseinoAkki/status/1522322460389040129
  24. ^ https://twitter.com/foulmouthangel/status/1535512327667056641
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