Set Sail!

Set Sail! is a Kingdom Hearts zine centered around Sora, Riku, and Kairi, also known in the fandom as "The Destiny Trio".
==About==
A teaser for a Destiny Trio themed fanzine was made on April 18, 2022, on the project's newly created Twitter accounthttps://twitter.com/destinytriozine/status/1516129435937918979. The project would be for-profit, feature only canon typical violence and themes, and gen only.
Applications for page artists, merch artists, and writers opened on August 6, 2022, and were scheudled to close on September 3, 2022https://x.com/destinytriozine/status/1555992100688248835. Application results were sent by September 10, 2022https://x.com/destinytriozine/status/1568617995739742213. The full contributor lineup was announced on September 21, 2022https://x.com/destinytriozine/status/1572666232901607424.
The project's online store opened for preorders from January 25 to March 11, 2024, with the following pricing tiershttps://twitter.com/destinytriozine/status/1618337978618892293:
* Thalassa Shell ($15 USD) - Digital Zine, Digital Wallpaper, Emojis, Printable Bookmark, Embroidery Pattern
* Paopu ($27 USD) - Physical Zine
* Excalibur ($37 USD) - Physical Zine, A5 Print, A5 Sticker Sheet, 3 Die-cut stickers
* Highwind ($42 USD) - Physical Zine, A5 Print, A5 Sticker Sheet, 3 Die-cut stickers, Star Button, Acrylic Charm
* Destined Reunion ($60 USD, Limited) - Physical Zine, A5 Print, A5 Sticker Sheet, 3 Die-cut stickers, Star Button, Acrylic Charm, Layered Enamel Charm, Acrylic Standee
Digital bundles of the zine could be added onto physical orders at $10 USD for the Paopu bundle, and $5 for higher tier physical bundles. The Destined Reunion Bundle was limited to 100 unitshttps://twitter.com/destinytriozine/status/1618337988592947201. On February 20, 2023, a giveaway for the limited bundle was hosted as a share campaign and ended on March 5, 2023https://twitter.com/destinytriozine/status/1627761197079576581. The limited bundle sold out on March 1, 2023, but was restocked for 25 more units on March 6, 2023https://twitter.com/destinytriozine/status/1630908759345188866https://x.com/destinytriozine/status/1632841078347800578.
The project's social media accounts posted regular updates on the zine's production, including a chart displaying the statuses of each itemhttps://x.com/destinytriozine/status/1669761228590252037. By June 16, 2023, all items were recived by the shipping mod for quality check. Physical orders were scheduled to begin shipping on July 5, 2023https://x.com/destinytriozine/status/1675586110267838465. By July 18, all physical orders were shipped outhttps://x.com/destinytriozine/status/1681378302139695108. Digital buundles were sent out by August 6, 2023https://x.com/destinytriozine/status/1688272213449834496. Leftover sales opened on August 7, 2023, and closed on September 10, 2023https://twitter.com/destinytriozine/status/1688595862379986944https://twitter.com/destinytriozine/status/1701083145796222987.
On September 30, a post was made on the project's social media account regarding an incident of stolen content, specifically emotes made for the project, being distributed at ReConnect, a Kingdom Hearts fan event hosted by KH Guideshttps://twitter.com/destinytriozine/status/1708310586780467296. The post reiterated that all digital merchandise made for the project were for personal use only, and commercial use was prohibited without written approval from the original artists. The post cautioned eventgoers against buying redistributed art from the zine.
The project officially closed on December 31, 2023, with a reported total of 275 ordershttps://x.com/destinytriozine/status/1741643757492293649.
 Project Schedule
 	Start 	End
Contributor Applications	August 2, 2022 	September 3, 2022
Preorders 	January 25, 2023	March 11, 2023
Shipping 	July 5, 2023 	August 6, 2023
Leftover Sales 	August 6, 2023 	September 10, 2023
==Contributors==
The following names were taken from the project's social media accounthttps://twitter.com/destinytriozine/status/1572666232901607424.
===Page Artists===
* Amasc0met - Fic Illustrator
* amyhayanora
* Beabzebub
* beccrea
* Cassidy Leora
* cpyii
* Dera (DeraMoui)
* Destiny (DaPandaBandas, destiny-islanders) - Guest
* fumiokari
* Ken Nolini
* Koi (koikoika_koi)
* littlesat - Guest
* May (SomniMagus)
* Nimali (seasaltsunset)
* peachiipon
* Rakiah (themirifique, kingdomcarrots)
* Rea (reaqartz)
* Ren Churro
* rimuin
* Sinister Cereal
* stefmasc (silkscreaming) - Guest, Cover Artist
* Tegan Nat
* Tixca - Fic Illustrator
* Vanity (gothcores)
* Wakaranaa (kenzichi)
* Wistaria
* Yura (yura_s_arts)
===Merch Artists===
* amyhayanora
* beccrea
* Destiny (DaPandaBandas, destiny-islanders) - Guest
* Ken Nolini
* littlesat - Guest
* Loki Roki
* Tixca
* Xarinesca
===Writers===
* Alias (ariasune)
* Amarxlen
* Eskandar (eskandarrohani)
* Heather (ForetellerAva)
* HinataOC (CurryFury13)
* MistressofMuses - Guest
* Pia (PiaAMage, nanaprincess91)
===Mods===
* Alias (ariasune) - Finance
* Amarxlen - Organization, Writing Mod, Shipping
* Tegan Nat - Art Mod
* Quarri - Graphics, Layout
==Gallery==
File:Kh set sail banner.png|Social Media Banner
File:Kh set sail cover.png|Zine Cover by stefmasc
File:Kh set sail digital bundle.png|Digital Bundle Listing
File:Kh set sail limited bundle.png|Limited Bundle Listing
* "A Little Taste of Adventure" by Amarxlen
* "Fair Winds" by eskandarrohani
* "Tide-Breaker" by Ariasune
== Fan Reception ==
The following posts are a sample of posts retweeted by the project's social media account about the zine.
LovelyWillow wrote on Twitter
benaXIII wrote on Twitter
Sirenetie wrote on Twitter
nims wrote on Twitter
C-World Productions wrote on Twitter
== References ==
Category:Kingdom Hearts Zines
Category:2023 Zines