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The Things That Matter

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Zine
Title: The Things That matter
Publisher: khrikuzine
Editor(s): shakyypen, savaagenymph, amarxlen, BlissyNightRain, hinataoc
Organizer(s):
Author(s):
Cover Artist(s):
Illustrator(s):
Type: Fanart, Fanfiction
Date(s): 2021
Topic:
Medium: PDF, Print
Size: 80 pages
Frequency:
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts
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Language: English
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The Things That Matter is a zine centered around Riku, the deuteragonist from Kingdom Hearts. The zine is a second installment to a series of zines published by khrikuzine.

About

A year after the completion of The Road to Dawn, a second Riku zine was announced on November 9, 2020[1]. Applications for artists, writers, and merch artists opened on January 10, 2021[2]. Applications closed on February 7, 2021, with a reported total of approximately 230 artists and 60 writers[3].

Preorders opened on June 5, 2021 with the following pricing tiers[4]:

  • Dark Divide ($10 USD) - Digital Zine, Icons, Coloring Pages, Emojis, Encore EPUB
  • Soul Eater ($25 USD) - Physical Zine
  • Oblivion ($30 USD) - Physical Zine, Prints, Sticker Sheet, Die Cut Sticker, Buttons
  • Way To The Dawn ($45 USD) - Physical Zine, Prints, Sticker Sheet, Die Cut Sticker, Buttons, Charms, Magenet, Washi Tape
  • Braveheart ($60 USD, Initally limited to 200) - Physical Zine, Prints, Sticker Sheet, Die Cut Stickers, Buttons, Charms, Magnet, Washi Tape, Acrylic Standee, Spinner Pin, Digital Bundle

Braveheart bundles quickly sold out by June 6th[5]. Due to demand, the limited bundles were restocked on June 12th[6]. Preorders closed on July 3, 2021[7]. In the first of many production updates, the project reported a total of 411 preorders[8].

Shipping began approximately after September 30, 2021[9]. Shipping of physical orders finally completed on September 4, 2021[10]. Digital copies were sent out on October 16, 2021[11].

Leftovers opened on November 13, 2021[12]. On the next day due to demand, the Etsy store was closed and all stock was reallocated to the main Big Cartel storefront[13]. All physical stock was sold out by November 15, 2021[14]. The digital bundle was made available on Gumroad from October 21, 2021 to November 20, 2021[15].

Project Schedule
Start End
Contributor Applications January 10, 2021 February 7, 202
Preorders June 5, 2021 July 3, 2021
Shipping September 30, 2021 October 16, 2021
Leftover Sales November 13, 2021 November 20, 2021

Contributors

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

Page Artists

Merch Artists

Writers

Mods

  • Jess (shakyypen) - Graphics, Layout, Coordination
  • Nymph (savaagenymph) - Social Media, Coordination
  • Amar (amarxlen) - Shipping, Writing Beta
  • Bliss (BlissyNightRain) - Finance, Writing Beta
  • Lucky (hinataoc) - General Mod, Writing Beta

Gallery

  • Social Media Banner

    Social Media Banner

  • Braveheart Listing

    Braveheart Listing

Fan Reception

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

Bell wrote on Twitter

the @khrikuzine came home today and was such a delight to look and read thru!! ❤️‍🔥✨

thank you again for having me to be apart of the experience :)c[17]

Kelly wrote on Twitter

my contributor copy of the @khrikuzine came in and everything looks absolutely perfect!! 💖 everyone did such an amazing job on this project, thank you so much for letting me be a part of it!! 🥺💕[18]

Tay wrote on Twitter

Got my @khrikuzine bundle yesterday! It was beyond an honor to work on such a project and I'd like to thank those who contributed, ran the show, and promoted it![19]

BlissfulNightRain wrote on Twitter

My @khrikuzine came in!!! 😭 it was such an honor to both mod and contribute to this project, there is such a talented team of creators behind all this beautiful content and I can’t wait for y’all to see it!!![20]

VintageAerith wrote on Twitter

got my gorgeous pack from @khrikuzine 🥺🤌✨ love to see so much incredible work by so many friends I’ve made working on KH zines, y’all are champions[21]

rea wrote on Twitter

my @khrikuzine bundle came in to brighten my otherwise gloomy day 💕 everything is so beautiful, thanks to mods & contributors for your hard work![22]

Triffy wrote on Twitter

SORA SUMMONED MY @khrikuzine HYPE HYPE HYPE HYPE HYPE

everything looks so perfect 😭😭 much love to the whole zine team!!![23]

MarcoAntonio wrote on Twitter

@khrikuzine finally got a chance to open it and I was amazed. The zine was bigger than expected but im not complaining. Thank you to all the amazing artists that were involved in making the zine. I loved all of 💯 percent 🥰🥰🥰🥰[24]

C-World Productions wrote on Twitter

TEThank you so much for getting this together, @khrikuzine! ☺️💜

Riku is absolutely my top favorite KH character! I was happy to finally obtain a Riku zine! It’s Rikuceptional! 😍

I’ll be looking forward to the digital part of the bundle when it comes out, too!XT[25]

Kai wrote on Twitter

My @khrikuzine finally arrived!! I had to jump through some hurdles to get it in the UK, but it was definitely worth it for my boy 🥺🧡💕[26]

Chris wrote on Twitter

My @khrikuzine bundle arrived today and I am blown away by how beautiful it is. Also had to put the standees from both this project and the @sorasky_zine together bc you can’t separate sora and riku 🥺

This project was is beautiful I’m so glad I was able to support it!!! 💖[27]

Moone wrote on Twitter

My Riku Zine came!!!!! I can't wait to open it up and read I'm so glad I was able to get it!!

Thank you @khrikuzine team and everyone else who worked on this amazing project! I'll be sure to treasure this!!! #KingdomHearts #Riku[28]

References

  1. ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1325941498844745728
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1348404254877356034
  3. ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1358689223583412224
  4. ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1401237500786577413
  5. ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1401452403296112640
  6. ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1402747207766491136
  7. ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1411535627028369411
  8. ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1414313546855243777
  9. ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1443741356585852928
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1443741356585852928
  11. ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1449540233159008267
  12. ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1459657455651020807
  13. ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1459997710031880192
  14. ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1460367603424129027
  15. ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1451309130912710665
  16. ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1369060726103490564
  17. ^ https://twitter.com/dreamisoup/status/1442610191770419205
  18. ^ https://twitter.com/kasurias/status/1442869771184193536
  19. ^ https://twitter.com/ignightroad/status/1442959033153908738
  20. ^ https://twitter.com/BlissyNightRain/status/1442974934905470978
  21. ^ https://twitter.com/VintageAerith/status/1445057614510006275
  22. ^ https://twitter.com/hello_deer/status/1445151668014833669
  23. ^ https://twitter.com/katietriffy/status/1445435916135317515
  24. ^ https://twitter.com/marcantsy/status/1446291118195417091
  25. ^ https://twitter.com/C_WProductions/status/1448433988691841025
  26. ^ https://twitter.com/renjingooji/status/1452942221746057220
  27. ^ https://twitter.com/PlacefantasyHQ/status/1456808980043423750
  28. ^ https://twitter.com/LordNightmare17/status/1461123778302423043
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