One Light, One Heart

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Zine
Title: One Light, One Heart
Publisher: SoKaiZine
Editor(s): liesles_loop, dark_mage_13, DownerPhoenix, xhici_thefujo
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Type: Fanart, Fanfiction
Date(s): 2020-2021
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Medium: PDF, Print
Size: 6" x 9"
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Fandom: Kingdom Hearts
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Language: English
External Links: CarrdArchived, TumblrArchived
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One Light, One Heart is a charity zine dedicated to the pairing SoKai from the Kingdom Hearts games.

About

The project first announced on February 14, 2020, that it would begin on June 2020[1]. Contributor applications for story writers, visual writers, and illustrators opened on July 18, 2020, and closed on August 22, 2020[2]. Acceptance emails were sent out on August 29, 2020[3].

Preorders opened on January 23, 2021, with the following pricing tiers[4]:

  • Oathkeeper ($10-15 USD) - Digital Zine, Cover Art Wallpaper, Avatars, Twitter Banners, Emojis
  • Letter in a Bottle ($25 USD) - Physical Zine
  • Paopu Promise ($35 USD) - Physical Zine, Acrylic Charm, Miniprint Postcards, Sticker Sheet
  • Wing of Light ($50 USD, Limited) - Physical Zine, Acrylic Charm, Miniprint Postcards, Sticker Sheet, Enamel Pin, Acrylic Standee, Rings on a Necklace

For $5 USD, the first 25 "Wings of Light" bundle preorders were eligible to adding a handmade kanzashi hairpin[5]. Stretch goals included a gold foil cover upgrade at 25 orders, a die-cut sticker at 50 orders, and a heart shaped button at 100 orders[6]. A giveaway for a "Wings of Light" bundle ran on January 29, 2021, to February 2, 2021[7]. The winner of the giveaway was Tumblr user colt=kin[8]. Preorders closed on March 7, 2021[9].

Shipping of physical preorders began approximately after June 16, 2021, as indicated in an update announcing that packing had been completed[10]. All physical orders were shipped out by July 5, 2021[11]. Digital bundles were sent out on July 5, 2021[12].

On July 6, 2021, the project's social media account posted that $2,722.09 USD made from preorders had been donated to One World Children's Fund[13]. The project opened its digital storefront for leftover sales on July 11, 2021, and closed on August 11, 2021[14]. After closing leftovers, the project's social media account announced on August 23, 2021, that $1,301.99 USD made from second sales was donated, bringing the donation total to $4,024.08 USD to One World Children's Fund[15].

Project Schedule
Start End
Contributor Applications July 18, 2020 August 22, 2020
Preorders January 23, 2021 March 7, 2021
Shipping June 16, 2021 July 5, 2021
Leftover Sales July 11, 2021 August 12, 2021

Contributors

The following names were taken from the project's social media account[16].

Page Artists

Merch Artists

  • Kari (kawree) - Guest
  • Cass (kanzashicore) - Guest

Writers

Visual Writers

Mods

Gallery

Fan Reception

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

vannahfanfics wrote on Twitter

Ahhh! My contributor bundle for the @SoKaiZine arrived today! It all looks so beautiful! ... And my dog just sat on the pins 😅 Glad they're plastic-wrapped![17]

Kari wrote on Twitter

My @SoKaiZine parcel arrived today! What a beautiful zine, I'm blown away by the works in this project. The enamel pins are especially lovely and i cannot wait to add them to my ita bag. Thank you for all your hard work, everyone![18]

Mimi wrote on Twitter

Received my @SoKaiZine bundle!!! All the art, merch and writing is amazing! Cover is gorgeous and I especially love the star/paopu fruit pin!![19]

Aebriel wrote on Twitter

I got my @SoKaiZine yesterday! I haven't gotten a chance to take more pictures, but I immediately put on the kanzashi and the rings and haven't taken them off since. (Except to sleep, lol.)[20]

MNSprime21 wrote on Twitter

@SoKaiZine just wanna let you know that it arrived on time and in incredible condition! Such a beautiful pile of work I cannot wait to read through. Also love the extra goodies!! Thank you!! 🥰[21]

Sarah wrote on Twitter

was so excited about this I completely forgot to share it!! my @SoKaiZine came in! it’s so adorable and been such a delightful experience so far, thank you to all the artists, writers and mods for their hard work!! very happy to have supported such an adorable project 💞[22]

Nito wrote on Twitter

I received my @SoKaiZine package today!! Contributors receive this cute pin as a gift and I'll proudly display it as my badge of honor 💖💖💖 I'll share my piece during sokai week ✨[23]

Diamond wrote on Twitter

Using the stickers I got from @SoKaiZine to good use. Ironic how I don’t have any KH games on switch but that’s not important right now.[24]

Tegan Nat wrote on Twitter

I’m so excited! Both my @SoKaiZine contributor bundle and my KH2 Sora Nendoroid arrived on the first day of Sokai Week! All the Sora and Kairi feels 😍[25]

Nyx wrote on Twitter

@SoKaiZine Mail day, acquired this lovely book. Metallic logo, full of talented creators. Wonderful.[26]

Fae wrote on Twitter

I found an unopened package in my room and realised this is my order from @SoKaiZine 😱 I had completely forgotten about it until now! I must've misplaced the package when I first received it.

Everything about it so stunning. Kudos to everyone who worked on this project!![27]

References

  1. ^ https://twitter.com/SoKaiZine/status/1228333078181040129
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/SoKaiZine/status/1284382774099468288
  3. ^ https://twitter.com/SoKaiZine/status/1299813511770435584
  4. ^ https://twitter.com/SoKaiZine/status/1353055012201484289
  5. ^ https://twitter.com/SoKaiZine/status/1353055054123601920
  6. ^ https://twitter.com/SoKaiZine/status/1360951427603062793
  7. ^ https://twitter.com/SoKaiZine/status/1355229353303437314
  8. ^ https://twitter.com/SoKaiZine/status/1356699743292772353
  9. ^ https://twitter.com/SoKaiZine/status/1368834118872612868
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/SoKaiZine/status/1405223656058507271
  11. ^ https://twitter.com/SoKaiZine/status/1412021453810069506
  12. ^ https://twitter.com/SoKaiZine/status/1412022380604452864
  13. ^ https://twitter.com/SoKaiZine/status/1412474224648757254
  14. ^ https://twitter.com/SoKaiZine/status/1414283400735690752
  15. ^ https://twitter.com/SoKaiZine/status/1429866024506052610
  16. ^ https://twitter.com/SoKaiZine/status/1309553702689144832
  17. ^ https://twitter.com/vannahfanfics/status/1408137382369583105
  18. ^ https://twitter.com/findyourwayart/status/1408245403443728384
  19. ^ https://twitter.com/aziantearz/status/1409119970680872966
  20. ^ https://twitter.com/Aebriel_Arts/status/1409356366725124099
  21. ^ https://twitter.com/MNSprime21/status/1409605186109284352
  22. ^ https://twitter.com/GangOfRavens/status/1412501646634995713
  23. ^ https://twitter.com/Nitoki_/status/1413169303885516800
  24. ^ https://twitter.com/Diam_ond10/status/1413603685456773120
  25. ^ https://twitter.com/Tegan_Nat/status/1414778584405667841
  26. ^ https://twitter.com/NyxtheRPG/status/1421217452659249152
  27. ^ https://twitter.com/Fae_Panic/status/1531616621873307654