FAQ

What is a zine?

A fanzine (zine for short) is a magazine created by fans to celebrate a character, ship, or form of media. Zines can come in both physical and digital formats and typically feature a variety of both art and writing.

What is the theme of this zine?

The zine's focus will be on Kaede and her life before, during, and after the canon events of NDRV3, with an emphasis on the platonic connections she made with the other participants of the Killing Game.

Is this zine SFW (Safe for Work)?

The zine will be SFW with an allowance for canon-typical blood, violence, and gore. Curse words and sexual humor will also be permitted as long as they fall under this guideline as well.

Will this zine contain spoilers?

Yes, there will have spoilers for the entirety of NDRV3.

Are other characters allowed?

Yes, the entire cast of NDRV3 will be allowed and encouraged to be featured in the zine! Due to the theme of the zine being focused on canon events, however, characters from other Danganronpa games will not be permitted (with a few exceptions).However, crossgame interactions will be allowed and encouraged in our digital zine, Overture.

What exceptions are those?

Exceptions will be made for pieces such as a Danganronpa convention setting in a pregame piece, Tsumugi's cosplays in the final trial, or a piece set before or after NDRV3 that considers the Hope's Peak Academy flashback memories as canon.

Will ships be allowed in this zine?

This zine will only be exploring Kaede’s platonic relationships. Romantic content is not allowed to be explicitly depicted in any way, shape, or form.

Will this zine be physical or digital?

We will be offering both a physical and digital version of Unfinished Symphony, as well as physical merch.Additionally, we will also be offering a separate digital zine focusing on Kaede's life and friendships in the UTDP universe, as well as digital merch.

Is this zine for charity or for profit?

This zine will be a for-profit project.

How will contributors be compensated?

At the bare minimum, all contributors will receive a free digital copy of Unfinished Symphony and Overture. Based on sales, all contributors will receive up to the biggest bundle that profits allow. Any money left over will then be evenly distributed between contributors.

Where will the zine be shipped from?

All orders will be shipped from the United States.

Will you be shipping to the UK?

Yes! We will have an Etsy store available for UK orders.

How many contributors were accepted?

We ended up accepting a total of 58 contributors!

Will this zine have guest contributors?

Yes! We ended up inviting a total of four page artists, one merch artist, and one writer.

Can I apply for multiple roles?

Yes, you are more than welcome to apply for all positions if you'd like! However, you will only be accepted for one role so as to make room for as many creators as possible. The exception to this will be the cover artist, who may also do a page if they choose.Additionally, physical zine contributors may submit a piece for the digital zine, due to the lack of page limit.

I'd like to add/change something on my application. Can I do that?

Sure! Just fill out a new application and let us know in the comments section of your application.

I asked a question on the interest check/application and it mysteriously showed up on your Retrospring. Why is that?

For questions that you asked on your form or via our interest check, we will often send them to ourselves on Retrospring and answer them there.

My question isn't answered here.

If your question hasn't been answered yet, please feel free to send us a message via our Retrospring!