Stay in my Memories
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Title: | Stay in my Memories |
Editor(s): | fluff, Toasted, Aerys, Mookie, Liv |
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Type: | Fanart, Fanfiction |
Date(s): | 2022-2023 |
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Medium: | PDF, Print |
Size: | A5, 104 pages |
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Fandom: | Final Fantasy VII |
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Language: | English |
External Links: | Twitter Tumblr carrdarchived |
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Stay in my Memories is a charity zine celebrating the relationship between Cloud Strife and Sephiroth, also known as Sefikura.
About
Interest checks for the zine opened on February 7, 2022, and closed on February 21st[1][2]. Contributor applications for writers, artists, and merch artists on February 28, 2022, and closed on March 31st[3][4]. Results were sent out on April 14th[5].
Preorders opened on August 11, 2022, with the following pricing tiers[6]:
- S-Cells ($15 USD) - Digital Zine, Emotes, Origami Star Paper Printables, Cover Art Wallpaper
- Reunion ($25 USD) - Physical Zine, Stretch Goals
- Defying Destiny ($45 USD) - Button Badge, Sticker, Acrylic Charms, Acrylic Keychains, Acrylic Standee, Stretch Goals
- Gift of Despair ($60 USD) - Physical Zine, Button Badge, Sticker, Acrylic Charms, Acrylic Keychains, Acrylic Standee, Stretch Goals
The digital bundle was available to add onto physical bundles for $9 USD. Stretch goals included a mini print at 50 orders, an enamel pin at 100 orders, and an additional charm at 200 orders[7]. A giveaway for a full bundle was hosted from August 18th to September 25th, with the winner declared to be Twitter user poisonhakushaku[8][9].Preorders closed on October 8, 2022[10].
Physical orders began shipping on January 21, 2023[11]. All orders were shipped out by January 24th, and digital zines were released on January 31st[12].
Leftover sales began on March 10, 2023 and would run until April 14, 2023[13]. On May 5, 2023, the mods announced that the project was able to donate $1887.94 to International Dark-Sky Association[14]. The zine was announced closed on the same day, its social media account and email no longer to be monitored[15]. Attached to the final tweet was a link to a new zine account for a new SefiKura project called "I Will Never Be a Memory".
Start | End | |
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Interest Check | February 7, 2022 | February 21, 2022 |
Contributor Applications | February 28, 2022 | March 31, 2022 |
Preorders | August 11, 2022 | October 8, 2022 |
Shipping | January 21, 2023 | January 31, 2023 |
Leftover Sales | March 10, 2023 | April 14, 2023 |
Contributors
The following names were taken from the project's social media account.
Page Artists
- beccrea
- Ck (eddanis_k)
- Cloud (firstsurugi)
- emzie
- Gabriel Saoghal
- Gwibart
- Iscah (iscah_sama)
- Kanna Productions (kananproductions)
- Katharynmarie
- LENN (echov0id)
- Luna Taylors
- Naphyla
- Nashi / Valentine (getvalentined)
- NightmareDaybreaker (nachtdaybreaker)
- RaunchyBanana (RaunchyBanana69)
- Ree (Sephikura)
- Rimuin (rimuinart)
- Rui (ruiojousama)
- SoTypicallyTori
- Simplydifficultart
- SYAC (sy_a_c)
- Tomo (Tomowowo)
Merch Artists
- Simplydifficultart
- Ree (Sephikura)
- Katharynmarie
- NightmareDaybreaker (nachtdaybreaker)
- SYAC (sy_a_c)
- Gwibart
Writers
- astral_prince
- jukboxhound
- MistyDeath
- skadren
- skuldchan
- soranokumo
- Sten (Valmangrim)
Mods
- fluffy (fluffybabybirds) - Head Mod, Arts/Graphics Mod, Production
- Toasted (ToastedCatBread) - Co-Head Mod, Writing Mod, Production
- Aerys (Aerysoblivion) - Social Mod
- Mookie (speromintpatty) - Finance Mod
- Liv (livlovelaugh7, silver_doe287) - Beta Reader
Gallery
- "New Gods" by astral_prince
- "Tektite" by jukeboxhound
- "Phialam" by MistyDeath
- "Polaris" by skadren
- "For the Rest of All Time" by skuldchan
- "Heartstar" by soranokumo
- "Per Ardua, Ad Astra" by Valmangrim
Fan Reception
The following posts are a sample of posts retweeted by the project's social media account about the zine.
fourth edition knitting needle wrote on Twitter
got my @SefikuraFanzine yesterday! The perfect way to start of sefikura week! 😍❤️ It's so unbelievably gorgeous, I love it![16]
Sir Plazasta wrote on Twitter
@SefikuraFanzine holy crap you packaged this really well! Not a chance of this being damaged in transit![17]
Lyn wrote on Twitter
got my @SefikuraFanzine bundle in yesterday and I couldn't be happier! It was so well packed and all goodies arrived in perfect condition. As you can see, I did not hesitate to incorporate the merch into my Sefikura collection~ Ty everyone who helped bring this zine to life!![18]
Kanna Productions wrote on Twitter
My first standee, zine, and merch bundle. 😍🤩 I didn't pay for any of this, so felt like opening a Christmas gift. 😳 Zine by @SefikuraFanzine
This was an absolutely amazing project to work on.[19]
nashi wrote on Twitter
AAAAAA everything looks so GOOD! @SefikuraFanzine really set a new standard for me—everything from mod communication to product quality to how it was packed up and shipped out is really a cut above any fan project I've seen or been on. I'm so honored to have contributed to this![20]
SY.A.C. wrote on Twitter
🎵 On the 6th day of February, the mailman came to me - a Sefikura Fanzine! 💖
It’s been my first proper journey being in a fanzine & see it to fruition- I want to thank the mods & other contributors to make this happen- these are all just glorious 😭🫶💕✨ @SefikuraFanzine[21]
yugen wrote on Twitter
Thank you @SefikuraFanzine and everyone participated in the zine. The packaging’s very cute 🥰 the shipping is faster than i thought and very careful[22]
Hinata wrote on Twitter
Stalking of my local post office... ...finally successful! 😍
And a MASSIVE "Thank you! 😘" to the awesome people of @SefikuraFanzine! For re-sending these pretties!
- sefikura[23]
References
- ^ https://twitter.com/SefikuraFanzine/status/1490732576998408202
- ^ https://twitter.com/SefikuraFanzine/status/1495990176400789507
- ^ https://twitter.com/SefikuraFanzine/status/1498527270771871744
- ^ https://twitter.com/SefikuraFanzine/status/1509743954647990272
- ^ https://twitter.com/SefikuraFanzine/status/1514772110769475598
- ^ https://twitter.com/SefikuraFanzine/status/1557577608661012480
- ^ https://twitter.com/SefikuraFanzine/status/1557720992767623170
- ^ https://twitter.com/SefikuraFanzine/status/1560476725812858881
- ^ https://twitter.com/SefikuraFanzine/status/1574250486068572161
- ^ https://twitter.com/SefikuraFanzine/status/1578959426815336448
- ^ https://twitter.com/SefikuraFanzine/status/1616863284338069504
- ^ https://twitter.com/SefikuraFanzine/status/1618036920671412224
- ^ https://twitter.com/SefikuraFanzine/status/1634056485801000960
- ^ https://twitter.com/SefikuraFanzine/status/1654489658670174211
- ^ https://twitter.com/SefikuraFanzine/status/1654490838213304321
- ^ https://twitter.com/doggoboba/status/1618747421298954240
- ^ https://twitter.com/SirPlazasta/status/1618740619568123905
- ^ https://twitter.com/poisonhakushaku/status/1619140924554240000
- ^ https://twitter.com/kannaproduction/status/1620471230557204480
- ^ https://twitter.com/getvalentined/status/1620296709959204864
- ^ https://twitter.com/sy_a_c/status/1622733184759738370
- ^ https://twitter.com/yugenstation/status/1637187904077283329
- ^ https://twitter.com/HotaruMuraki/status/1643699627533688858