Tokihanatsu: A Mononoke Zine ☀️ Production
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Tokihanatsu: A Mononoke Zine ☀️ Production
@mononoke-zine.bsky.social
A non-profit, for-charity gen zine based on the 2007 anime Mononoke by Nakamura Kenji.

☀️Production period☀️
Shop: https://tokihanatsuzine.bigcartel.com/

https://mononokezine.carrd.co/
Update 14 November: Status update on production! As the books are coming by sea shipping, we do expect at least another month until they arrive!
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Update 30 October: We've started quality checking the merch that has arrived so far! We're also taking some more merch photos, check out this glow-in-the-dark stretch goal print by roll!
October 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Update 14 October: While we patiently wait for our books to finish production, we've begun putting together our hand-assembled merch. Here's a first look at the mirror by Caelang!
October 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Update 29 September: As there's a lot of movement as we progress through production, we've done up an overview of the status of our books and merch items! We'll continue to update with more photos as items progressively arrive.
September 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Update 15 September: Bulk production for the books has begun! We've also started receiving our merch, and expect to received them throughout September and October. We had a chance to take some nice photos of our merch, here's the acrylic print stretch goal!
September 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Update 22 August: We've received our next book sample, and the changes we've made since the first run have turned out well! We are still making some final adjustments before we start production. Here's a quick look at how the spine looks when open!
August 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Update 10 August: Formatting for our behind-the-scenes PDF is largely complete! Here's a sneak peek at what we've got in store!
August 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Update 31 July: Bulk production has started for merch! We’ve been getting some nice photos done up of our merch samples in the meantime, here’s our early bird cover print!
July 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Update 19 July: We're waiting for the last of our samples to arrive for proofing (hopefully end July), full runs will be ordered in due course. Meanwhile, here's an attempt to capture the iridescent effect on the bookmark by mousec1ub! (unfortunately video compression is real...)
July 19, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Update 5 July: Some of our flat merch samples have arrived, and we're in the midst of proofing and making adjustments now. In the meantime, here's a sample of the wood charm by saz !
July 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
17 June: Minor update that we're in the process of getting samples for some of our flat merch with special effects (we expect these to take a while due to the extra processes needed).
June 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Sneak peek*
I clearly cannot English right now -Mod Karei
May 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
31 May: We are very excited to try out Japanese stab-binding with Tokihanatsu! Pages are held together by weaving thread through holes in intricate patterns, for a feel befitting of the Medicine Seller. We're still tweaking things, but here's a sneak peak of our first sample run!
May 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Update 14 May: Samples for some of our flat merch have been ordered, and we are awaiting their arrival for proofing.
May 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Cosplayer: @lutaviacosplay.bsky.social
Photographer: @/j.a.vilches (Instagram)
Video editing: @/pipimothercluck (twitter)
April 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM