The Things That Matter
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Title: | The Things That matter |
Publisher: | khrikuzine |
Editor(s): | shakyypen, savaagenymph, amarxlen, BlissyNightRain, hinataoc |
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Cover Artist(s): | |
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Type: | Fanart, Fanfiction |
Date(s): | 2021 |
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Medium: | PDF, Print |
Size: | 80 pages |
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Fandom: | Kingdom Hearts |
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Language: | English |
External Links: | Twitter Tumblr carrdarchived |
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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].
Start | End | |
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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
- AmyHayaNora - Guest, Cover Artist
- Becomeafish (beccrea)
- Bell (dreamisoup)
- Claude (cloudcastor)
- Dani (danini_panini)
- Destiny (DaPandaBanda)
- Hakei (hakeism) - Guest
- Jax
- Jenn (jenn.vento)
- Josie G (dawning_skye)
- Joy (MysidianRabbit)
- Kelly (kasurias)
- Kett (KETTsuper)
- Lia (LiaSunderland)
- Lico (LicoriceRoll)
- Lily (a0rii)
- Lottie (trashcanprince)
- Lou (louscribbles)
- Maddie (forgivenbeaver)
- Mare (la_mare69)
- Meat (rouwan) - Guest
- Nijuukoo (nijuukoo) - Guest
- Owl (owlforkh) - Guest
- Somay (SomniMagus)
- Space (SpacePenguin10)
- Tay (ignightroad)
- Tixca (tixca_)
- Wano (wanologic)
- Wistaria (_.wistaria._)
- Yura (yurasarts)
Merch Artists
- Briku (tetrabriku)
- Draco (dracooties)
- Ili (vaenili)
- Nymph (sintomacronico) - Guest
- Pea (Peatootin) - Guest
- Smovs
- Vivian (sugarcubedstudios) - Guest
Writers
- Amarxlen - Guest
- Ariasune
- BlissfulNightRain - Guest
- ClaireK (finalfantasyx)
- eskandarrohani
- HinataOC (CurryFury13) - Guest
- Niehi (_oathbreaker)
- pineovercoat
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
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
- ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1325941498844745728
- ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1348404254877356034
- ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1358689223583412224
- ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1401237500786577413
- ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1401452403296112640
- ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1402747207766491136
- ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1411535627028369411
- ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1414313546855243777
- ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1443741356585852928
- ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1443741356585852928
- ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1449540233159008267
- ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1459657455651020807
- ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1459997710031880192
- ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1460367603424129027
- ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1451309130912710665
- ^ https://twitter.com/khrikuzine/status/1369060726103490564
- ^ https://twitter.com/dreamisoup/status/1442610191770419205
- ^ https://twitter.com/kasurias/status/1442869771184193536
- ^ https://twitter.com/ignightroad/status/1442959033153908738
- ^ https://twitter.com/BlissyNightRain/status/1442974934905470978
- ^ https://twitter.com/VintageAerith/status/1445057614510006275
- ^ https://twitter.com/hello_deer/status/1445151668014833669
- ^ https://twitter.com/katietriffy/status/1445435916135317515
- ^ https://twitter.com/marcantsy/status/1446291118195417091
- ^ https://twitter.com/C_WProductions/status/1448433988691841025
- ^ https://twitter.com/renjingooji/status/1452942221746057220
- ^ https://twitter.com/PlacefantasyHQ/status/1456808980043423750
- ^ https://twitter.com/LordNightmare17/status/1461123778302423043