Vow (Kingdom Hearts zine)

Vow is a zine for the Kingdom Hearts characters Sora and Riku. The third volume of Soriku zines made by the same creative team, this zine focused on the concept of the pairing getting married.
==About==
Months after the completion of In Darkness I Will Reach You, the team for the aforementioned zine announced a new project releasing in May of the next year, describing the project as a "storybook wedding of a lifetime"https://twitter.com/sorikuzine/status/1201255519551311872. The name and title were revealed with a contributor listing in February 2020.
On May 11, 2020, the project announced the would delay the zine's release to July 2020 due to unforeseen circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemichttps://twitter.com/sorikuzine/status/1259876717545484288. The zine would be released digitally in July 2020, while plans for a physical release would be in the works when it was safe to do so.
A physical release date was confirmed on June 17, 2020, with further details on the zinehttps://twitter.com/sorikuzine/status/1273415934523224064. The zine would be a collabortive story between artists and writers following the different stages in Riku and Sora's wedding. A secret sixth chapter would be available as a stretch goalhttps://twitter.com/sorikuzine/status/1273415942366621698.
The first round of preorders opened on July 3, 2020 with a digital bundle, aptly named "Vow"https://twitter.com/i/status/1279063047743496192. This bundle also contained digital merch such as wallpapers, matching icons, behind-the-scenes notes, playlist, Animal Crossing wedding jacket designs, and a $10 discount for physical purchases. This bundle lasted until August 3, 2022. By July 11, 2020, the secret episode extra chapter was unlockedhttps://twitter.com/sorikuzine/status/1281977939052032000.
The second preorder period opened on February 5, 2021 with the following pricing tiershttps://twitter.com/sorikuzine/status/1357735842354110465.
* Vow ($15 USD) - Digital Zine
* Just Married ($30 USD) - Physical Zine, Sticker, Sticker Sheet, Buttons, Prints
* Honeymoon ($55 USD, Limited) - Physical Zine, Sticker, Sticker Sheet, Buttons, Prints, Acrylic Standee, Acrylic Charm, Enamel Pins
The digital version of the zine could be added to physical bundles for $5 USDhttps://twitter.com/sorikuzine/status/1357735987103760390. A set of four postcards were also included with all physical ordershttps://twitter.com/sorikuzine/status/1367523342194929664. Preorders closed on March 7, 2021https://twitter.com/sorikuzine/status/1368836828879482882.
Orders finished shipping out approximately June 11, 2021https://twitter.com/sorikuzine/status/1403379041738977286.
On July 19, 2021, a shop reopening date was set for July 23, 2021, along with a giveaway for a full bundle leading up to that datehttps://twitter.com/sorikuzine/status/1417155639059488768. The winner was announced to be Twitter user tatisakurahttps://twitter.com/sorikuzine/status/1418586320016789507. Leftover sales began, including the full Honeymoon bundle as well as a new bundle called Anniversary priced at $40 USD. Sales ended on August 8, 2021https://twitter.com/sorikuzine/status/1424566859181871110. A final round of leftover stock began selling on November 26, 2021https://twitter.com/sorikuzine/status/1464365776912084994.
==Contributors==
The following names were taken from the project's social media account. The listing may not be accurate, as the project had announced changes later in May 2020.
===Page Artists===
* anewworldxtine
* birdfluffs
* braveheartriku
* cloudcastor
* dreamissoup
* ghastlea
* hakei1211
* jamdayy
* kettsuper
* mi5ul
* MorningSeafoam
* nikutsune
* owlforkh
* sarakipin
* sorwikus
* vaenili
* nuuukoo
* kahazel_
* keykioretto
* dddagneo
===Merch Artists===
* cloudcastor
* dreamissoup
* sorwikus
* braveheartriku
* mmeira_m
* kettsuper
* owlforkh
===Writers===
* deepseasalt_
* dispositiongay
* KaiserinAstraia
* _oathbreaker
* trickscd
===Former Contributors===
* cquaer
* soraonesie
* xoxobouma
==Gallery==
File:Soriku vow zine cover.png|Zine Cover
File:Soriku vow zine full bundle.png|Full Bundle Listing
== Fan Reception ==
The following posts are a sample of posts retweeted by the project's social media account about the zine.
Rainbow Fangs wrote on Twitter
Its Ya Gurl Sam wrote on Twitter
Remi wrote on Twitter
AuroraPeachy wrote on Twitter
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Katelyn wrote on Twitter
Farore's Wind wrote on Twitter
ILI wrote on Twitter
Lexi Ann wrote on Twitter
ezr wrote on Twitter
ミヅキ wrote on Twitter
Jess wrote on Twitter
Umi wrote on Twitter
BoredBunnii wrote on Twitter
== References ==
Category:Slash Zines
Category:Kingdom Hearts Zines
Category:2021 Zines