Sunny Day

Zine
Title:	Sunny Day
Editor(s):	soojinwen, Jinyuuichi
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Type:	Fanart, Fanfiction
Date(s):	2022-2023
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Medium:	PDF, Print
Size:	A5, 90 pages
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Fandom:	Katekyo Hitman Reborn
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Language:	English
External Links:	Twitter
Zine Cover
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Sunny Day is a zine for Katekyo Hitman Reborn centered around the daily life of the characters. The zine was made in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the manga's finale.

About

The zine was announced on April 9, 2022, on Twitter with links to a Google Document on the project's details. The project was decided from the beginning to be daily-life themed and for profit. The name, "Sunny Day", comes from "Funny Sunny Day" by SxOxU, the seventh opening theme of the show. The organizers meant for the name to "invoke feelings of nostalgia and happy times like studying at Tsuna’s house". Contributers were permitted to portray any characters from the show so long as they were set in their respective timelines.

An interest check was run from April 16 to May 14, 2022. A report of the results gathered from the interest check was posted on May 21, 2022. Based on the 208 responses received in total, the organizers decided to make the project a safe for work, general zine that would be published physically, digitally, and packaged with merch on the side. Contributor applications for artists, merch artists, and writers opened from May 28 to June 25, 2022. Results were emailed out by July 4, 2022. A full contributor lineup was posted on July 18, 2022.

Preorders opened on November 12, 2022, with the following pricing tiers:

• Mafioso ($20 USD) - A5 Digital Zine
• Guardian ($25 USD) - A5 physical zine
• Boss ($45 USD) - A5 physical zine, 2 prints, 2 stickers, sticker sheet, 14 foil character cards
• Famiglia ($65 USD) - A5 physical zine, 2 prints, 2 stickers, sticker sheet, 14 foil character cards, 2 acrylic charms, washi tape, enamel pin

Stretch goals for physical bundles included a zipper pouch at 50 ordres, a PVC coaster at 75 orders, and a foil cover upgrade for physical zines at 100 orders. A giveaway for a full bundle was hosted from December 10 to December 24, 2022. Preorders closed on December 30, 2022.

Shipping of physical orders was announced to begin after July 5, 2023, the deadline for address changes. All physical orders were shipped out by August 1, 2023. Digital orders were sent out on the same day. The project's online store reopened for leftovers from October 26 to November 19, 2023. Leftovers were extended until December 7, 2023.

Project Schedule

	Start	End
Interest Check	April 16, 2022	May 14, 2022
Contributor Applications	May 28, 2022	June 25, 2022
Preorders	November 12, 2022	December 31, 2022
Shipping	July 5, 2023	August 1, 2023
Leftover Sales	October 26, 2023	December 7, 2023

Contributors

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

Page Artists

• Anna (anta_baka00) - Guest, Cover Artist
• Arsanders
• hika (champourado)
• hikadoodoo
• hira:ひらるか (hiraruka06) - Guest
• Ira (ira_fook_)
• Janna (syeq_say)
• Joyce (dejoyu1)
• karei (kareirakugaki)
• Kyouya (kyochiii_)
• Kyuutan
• Kyyhky
• Lessonata
• Lune (7llOine) - Guest
• Lycheeluv
• Maddie Lilynouch
• mafee (rnafeee)
• May (maynope00)
• miyabu
• Mors (mors_gn) - Guest
• omeleting
• Popy (popysicle) - Guest
• Rukuluc
• saurr
• senri (aquafeles)
• shrinpu (shrinpuwu) - Motion Graphics, Design, Guest
• Starヨル
• teacupbun
• Yoru (aoruyoru)

Merch Artists

• Claws (coffeefroyo)
• corpsecrow
• QIU (syaose)
• Ria (yfvv_ria)
• Yuzutii (Yuzutiichi)
• Mors (mors_gn)
• Rukuluc

Writers

• Adel Mortescryche (adelmorte)
• Aurora (kyanoswillow, aurorakitty5)
• fluxfiction
• kyu (kyu_tweets, kyu_writes)
• Lady Darqueness (darquedeath4444)
• OnceABlueMoon (Bluechama)
• saa (yitsuin)

Mods

• Cate (soojinwen) - Organization, Social Media, Communications, Graphics, Layout
• Keii (JinYuuichi, Seasonal Tea) - Finance, Production, Shipping/Fulfillment

Gallery

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  Zine Cover by Anna (anta_baka00)

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  Full Bundle Listing

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  Stretch Goals

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  Social Media Banner

• "Child-Teacher Conference" by OnceABlueMoon

Fan Reception

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

Knightly Kitsu wrote on Twitter

So bad news and good news:

The issue with my computer is a faulty graphics card, the GOOD news is that the Hitman Reborn Zine @SunnyDayKHR just came in and also the stage play i bought a month ago.

So a win/lose today, but the zine is beautiful, def cheered me up~

ヾ(´▽｀;)ゝ

Keewi wrote on Twitter

☀️ @SunnyDayKHR ZINE CAME IN TODAY!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH AHHH THE QUALITY IS SO FKIN AMAZING!! IM INHALING IT WHEEEZEEE THE PHOTOCARDS ARE PERFECT IM OBSESSED!! THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK 💪😤

amie l. wrote on Twitter

Got my contributor copy of @SunnyDayKHR!! :) 🥰🥰 I adore all the goodies — already using the coaster everyday now!!

( •ิ︿•ิ) Professional Bullshiter wrote on Twitter

I finally got my zine from @SunnyDayKHR I've been so fcking excited for this for mONTHS and everything it's so beautiful!!! This Reborn pin is gonna become a family heirloom 💜

kyu (ﾉ´ヮ`)ﾉ*: ･ﾟ wrote on Twitter

late tweet but i did receive my copy of the khr zine!! thank you for everyone's amazing work in creating this extremely nostalgic zine 🥺 so happy to see so many people still love khr and i had a lot of fun participating!!

khr zine @SunnyDayKHR

wyn wrote on Twitter

wowow received my stuff from @SunnyDayKHR !! ♡ i'm so glad i stumbled across the zine in time to wait for leftover sales, it makes me so happy knowing theres still lots of love for a series that means the world to me 🫶🏼 (reboot when)