Mayo Soba

Zine
Title:	Mayo Soba
Editor(s):	atsukie_r, kyuu_tan, _lycheeluv
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Type:	Fanart, Fanfiction
Date(s):	2020
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Medium:	PDF, Print
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Fandom:	D.Gray-man
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Language:	English
External Links:	Twitter
Cover by Lych
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Mayo Soba is a fanzine centered on Yulma, the pairing between Alma Karma and Yuu Kanda from D.Gray-man

About

The zine's Twitter account began counting down to the day contributor applications opened on January 19, 2020. Applications were opened on January 25, 2020, until February 11, 2020. The form was officially closed on February 17, 2020. Acceptance letters were sent out on February 18th.

At the time, the zine was only titled "Yulmazine" as a tentative title and would be changed to an official title later on in production. On February 4, 2020, the mods posted ideas for a potential name for the zine. Among the potential choices were "Mayo Soba", "til we meet again", "one more time", "if", "2nd exorcist", and "lotus pain". Another suggestion was "Yulmayonnaise", among other food themed names, since the organizers were using food puns in the project's brand marketing, or puns such as "Yulmake me cry", "Yulmate", and "Yulmanhandling". Eventually the final name would be "Soba Mayo" by the time the organizers posted their contributor listing.

Preorders opened on July 31, 2020. The pricing tiers were as follows:

• Digital Zine (€8.00)
• Physical Zine (€17.00)
• Kanda Bundle (€27.00) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Sticker Sheet, Washi Tape
• Alma Bundle (€27.00) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Acrylic Charm, Pencil Pouch
• Full Bundle (€36.00) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Prints, Sticker Sheet, Pencil Pouch, Acrylic Charm, Washi Tape

On opening day, a giveaway was run until August 30th when preorders ended. The winner of the giveaway was declared to be Twitter user pame730.

Shipping for physical orders were confirmed to begin shipping on December 8, 2020. All orders were sent by December 10, 2020.

Leftover sales began on January 29, 2021. All physical merchandise was sold out by the next day, and the digital shop will stay open for digital orders until all leftovers were sent by February 25, 2021. The project was declared complete on May 7, 2021.

Project Schedule

	Start	End
Contributor Applications	January 25, 2020	February 17, 2020
Preorders	July 31, 2020	August 30, 2020
Shipping	December 8, 2020	December 10, 2020
Leftover Sales	January 29, 2021	February 25, 2021

Contributors

The following names were taken from the project's social media account.

Artists

• andythelemon
• Atsu (atsukie_r, brokeneilart)
• Coffee (coffeerelated)
• Fuon (HicaliFuon) - Guest
• Helena (aerilin_)
• hyriaven
• Izzy! (lambbiryani)
• Konvee (konvee_kou) - Guest
• Kyuu (kyuu_tan)
• lemonbo0dy
• lskamil27
• Lych (_lycheeluv) - Cover Artist
• marutunn
• Mintless (FeedMintless) - Guest
• Noodle (ndlbxbrd, noodlebox-bird)
• Oahelios (terrafuji)
• paltita (petitene)
• patitodesu
• pattywakos
• Rero (FeeReroo) - Guest
• Ryngi (ryngitecchi)
• Shimi (Agent00DICE) - Guest
• sscarletA
• Ziegenkäse (ziegenkind094) - Guest

Mods

• Lycheerios Mod/Breakfast Mod (_lycheeluv)
• Kyuu/Lunch Mod (kyuu_tan)
• Atsudon/Dinner Mod (atsuki_r)

Gallery

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  Cover by Lych

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  Full Bundle Listing