Love and War: A Luzeni Zine

Zine
Title:	Love and War: A LuZeni Zine
Publisher:
Editor(s):	Bones, Crow, Pyre
Type:	Fanart, Fanfiction
Date(s):	2021-2022
Medium:	PDF, Print
Size:	124 pages
Fandom:	Lupin III
Language:	English
External Links:	Twitter
Zine Cover
Click here for related articles on Fanlore.

Love and War: A LuZeni Zine is a non-profit charity zine centered around the relationship between Lupin III and Koichi Zenigata from Lupin the Third.

About

🌸A non-profit charity zine about a rectangle and his favorite squeaky toy 🌸

The exact date of when any interest checks or contributor applications began are unavailable. Contributor applications ended on January 25, 2021, on which the project's social media account reported up to around 100 applications submitted . Acceptance letters were sent out shortly on January 27, 2021, although the team faced technical issues when the email used for sending out the letters was mistaken by Yahoo for spam . The team then created a new email to continue sending and accepting correspondence .

Zine production was announced to be starting June 10, 2022, with an expected summer release . Production of merch started even earlier on May 3, 2022 .

The project's storefront opened on July 24, 2022 with the following pricing tiers . Buyers could purchase different parts the zine project as a bundle or as individual pieces of merch. The pricing tiers were as follows:

• B-Grade Physical Zine ($10 USD)
• Digital Zine ($15 USD)
• Gold Foil Print ($10 USD)
• Sticker Sheets ($10 USD)
• Acrylic Keychan ($12 USD)
• Enamel Pin ($20 USD)
• Acrylic Standee ($12 USD)
• Full Bundle ($69 USD) - Physical Zine, Gold Foil Print, Sticker Sheets, Acrylic Standee, Double-sided Keychain, Enamel Pin
• 2nd Base Bundle ($90 USD) - Physical Zine, Gold Foil Print, Sticker Sheets, Acrylic Standee, Double-sided Keychain, Enamel Pin, AmazukiDesu Standee
• Amazukidesu Standee ($10 USD)

The 2nd Base Bundle and the Amazukidesu Standee were released later for preorders on July 30, 2022.

Orders began being shipped on July 29, 2022 and continued to be shipped in multiple waves with close updates on the project's social media account. Leftover sales ran from October 17, 2022 to October 24, 2022.

The project reported on October 29, 2022 that they raised $2,891.55 USD for the Black and Pink National charity .

Contributors

The following names were taken from the final copy of the zine and the project's social media account.

Page Artists

• Himbo Beefcake
• Mack (mackerelfries)
• Ab Initio (_abinitio_)
• Veefishface
• Rose
• Sleepy-Onigiri
• Ariel (cosmicrewinds)
• Jey Pawlik/Michelle Parker
• Max Kennedy (maxkennedy24)
• Sheen (shiiocha)
• Morayforte
• Munchy (m-u-n-c-h-y)
• Bones (twentyonepairs)
• Cyo' (sexMeatOUPS)
• Diaz (FlickyMinty)
• Rooneytoony
• Ark (nowit7hotter)
• Kuzu (nma_nekronauta)
• Unicorn Gunter (wuj_bogdan)
• MystSaphyr
• Niichi (21Ksrg)
• Tsam (tsam__p)
• Victor (paleimitatorz)
• Royce (Alexis_Royce)
• Crarb (crarbalone)
• StasiaFox (StasiaFox16)
• Zeta Rose (FairyArmour)
• Guzma (70sChimera)
• Amiel (thesandlord)
• Filip (Zenigoobas)
• Sherby (sherbetsushii)
• Spectaculoos
• SaragRosiel (Gr8bufflesbian)
• Tesnuzzik - Cover Artist
• Biggs (BiggsRegretti)
• Windie (Windienine)
• Peach Blossom (zenithe3rd)
• Kat (LyapKate)
• Punch (PunchHazard)
• Olga (chimyen)
• Momo (t8oo__)
• Lucha (IUCHACI)
• John
• Jess (jessicarobley)
• Lars (ssharpneil)
• Jonnie (jonniecore_)
• Arghouul (ZOMBTHOT)
• Em (frawbarry)
• Sofi (saapricots)

Merch Artists

• 雨月 (amazukidesu)
• Olga (chimyen)
• Cyo' (sexMeatOUPS)
• Punch (PunchHazard)
• Mack (mackerelfries)
• Ab Initio (_abinitio_)
• Bones (twentyonepairs)
• Ami (thesandlord)

Writers

• Hazza (Pinapin)
• Pyreclaws
• Tsushi
• Chaos (ChaosandMayhem)
• Salter (pdamndiabolical)
• Squid (Seiberwing)
• Cognomen
• Lilla (Cornflakesisnow)
• Crow (ravensandwritings)

Mods

• Bones (twentyonepairs)
• Crow (ravensandwritings)
• Pyre (pyreclaws)

Gallery

• 

  Zine Cover by Tesnuzzik

• 

  Release Date Announcement by Bones

• 

  2nd Base Bundle Listing

Fan Reception

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

Lady Indeed wrote on Twitter

Just recieved my Luzeni bundle in the mail today, and it's such a cute set! I've only seen the first few entries of the zine so far, but I'm loving it already! It always astounds me to see how talented this fandom is (ෆˊ͈ ु꒳ ूˋ͈ෆ)🌈💖

peribees wrote on Twitter

@luzenizine just got my zine in the mail! the zine looks amazing and the keychain is so cute!!! 💖

Snowy wrote on Twitter

Got the @luzenizine today and then spent the rest of the day admiring all the absolutely gorgeous art and wonderful fics inside

Thank you to everyone who worked on putting this together; it's been a delight to go through each and every page of this wonderful book

菜っ葉の油炒め wrote on Twitter

Just received my @luzenizine!

I got the B-Grade one and it's so beautiful, except the printing is a few millimeters out of alignment. Thank you all for making such a wonderful zine!

addie wrote on Twitter

what a wonderful surprise to come home from work to find my @luzenizine arrived!! thank you to the organizers, artists, and writers for putting this together 💕

Pecan|Jameson wrote on Twitter

Went down to grab a doordash order from my complex and I not only got Shrimp Scampi, but the Luzeni Zine! I’m so excited @luzenizine @Peachuthe3rd and everyone else. Peach I’m especially excited because you’re my best big brother and ILY and your art! I’m so excited!!!🥺🥹

The Abbey Roadie wrote on Twitter

Given tonight’s huge #LupinIII news, WHAT A TIME for my @luzenizine bundle to arrive!!! Major kudos to all of the supremely talented artists involved, and to the fearless leaders @twentyonepairs @RavenWhoWrites @chaudlupin! 💖💎🕵🏻💖

red eye express wrote on Twitter

finally framed my @luzenizine print! now to just find somewhere to put it.. lol……

Royce wrote on Twitter

mportant day, the @luzenizine arrived! Can’t do a full merch photo because those pins are already on the ita bag, and the stickers all go straight on the planner. It’ll be a joy to read this, and then get to see the art popping up every month or so for the next year! ❤️

もいん wrote on Twitter

@luzenizine arrived today! It's gorgeous and exciting!!!!!! I would like to enjoy it carefully.

Thank you for your wonderful works😭✨✨✨✨

Sleepy-Onigiri wrote on Twitter

Finally got my zine today😍🥰💞

Huge thanks to the mods of the @luzenizine who took the time & effort to coordinate this project so amazingly! This is my first piece to ever be printed in a book & sold. Something I wouldn‘t have been able to do yet without this project💗💕

雨月 wrote on Twitter

@luzenizine LUZENIZINEが本日届きました～!! 本もグッズもすっごい豪華!!✨

こんな素敵な企画にお誘いいただきありがとうございました!!

BAMM wrote on Twitter

@luzenizine the book has reached the rock in the middle of the sea called “England”!!

In all seriousness it was a great pleasure to work on it, so a big thank you and pat on the back to every staff and contributor! And those who bought the zine as well 💖

にいち wrote on Twitter

バタバタしていて今更の報告になりましたがLUZENI ZINE（@luzenizine）届いておりました！愛がつまった作品の数々に感動しております🥰こんな素敵なプロジェクトに参加できて光栄です！ありがとうございました！