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Super fun travelog! The scrapbook layout with all the stickers and stamps feels very tactile. I really love the style of the illustrations, especially the sketches of the cityscapes! And your doll is so cute! I love her outfits, she's so stylish!

Thank you! Yeah, this is my first project on here so I have no idea how to navigate most of this ui either lol. 

Thanks for reading!

Ty!!

Yeah it's a mint-on-card embarrassing college memory that will suddenly make a lot more sense in 3-5 years

Thank you!!

Yeah, a big part of why I wanted to get involved with the jam was that it seemed like a fun opportunity to play in the space despite not having a mask or anything myself. I would assume like, the ratio of people who are interested in kigu but haven't been able to get into it yet to the people who have is very high, but because kigurumi is what it is we aren't necessarily bumping into each other or talking a lot lol. I hope like, events like this encourage more people to make art and talk candidly and expand the space a bit more. 

...And hopefully we all get to live the dream in time 😌

This was a very cool project! The angle on kigurumi gender you're exploring here brings an interesting perspective I probably wouldn't have considered otherwise. I also enjoyed the overarching motif of used/repurposed hardware and how it informs the ways the two characters view themselves and their relationships. It's cool to see the ways that Henry's very human struggles are mirrored in Ruby's, I think it leaves you with a lot to think about. The recontextualization of stuff like the PreCure hero shows in this dystopian setting adds a fun texture to it all too. Great work!

Tyty! 

I'm glad I was able to do a good job with the otaku culture stuff. I think Matt and Protag-kun will get there eventually... but there's definitely still a lot for both of them to unpack before they can really face it head on. 

Thank you!

Yeah, there's definitely a really interesting cluster of gender dynamics going on with kigu stuff. The"kigurumi and identity" zine the jam curator worked on goes into a lot of depth with all that, there's a ton to talk about. As for these two dweebs, I think they probably both do end up transitioning eventually. It'll take some time still though. 

This was a fun read! I love the manic energy the protagonist has, and how it bleeds into the paneling and speech bubble arrangements. It's very dynamic! 

Thank you so much!

Yeah, I wasn't really plugged into the scene at the time either, but I *do* remember the vibe of the weaboosphere writ large being such a tangle of really fascinating attitudes on gender and sexuality. Like, the coexistence of 2000s era "no homo" attitudes with the wild popularity of super feminine shows, fascination with crossplay and transfem coded characters, and nonchalant usage of feminine avatars and other forms of expression is super interesting to look back on. There were like, a lot of momentary and/or exploitative opportunities for gendered escapism, but serious discussion of gender stuff was not even on the table. I had a lot of fun trying to get back into that headspace and play around a little.

I'm glad it was able to hit home! I haven't really attempted much eroticism before, so when I was writing it I was petrified it'd fall totally flat lol

Yay, glad you enjoyed it! 

Yeah I had a lot of fun trying to compose the photos and illustrations. I really love how stuff like kare kano and monogatari juxtaposes media like that, it makes for a really interesting feeling of dissonance. 

Tyty! Thanks for reading!

Yeah, I've thought about using Mixam. I guess my main concern with them is like, if I send something in and there's a mistake or I don't like the paper or something, it'll take longer and be more expensive to iterate cuz they have to mail everything to me. 

Most likely I'll see what the places around here with self service printing can actually do, and then if that doesn't work out I'll punt it to Mixam.  

Hi Folks-

I'm working on a zine submission for the jam, and I'd like to be able to offer physical copies in addition to a PDF at some point. I've gone to a print shop in town with some other zine projects in the past, but I'm kind of petrified/super embarrassed to hand them something kink-related lol. Realistically the thing is formatted so I should be able to print at home or anywhere with self service printers, but it'd be really nice if I didn't have to wrestle with the stapler myself.

Does anyone have experience navigating this sort of thing?