Hi everyone,

While production goes on there aren't too many updates. So apologies for a bit of silence.

I expect to receive image updates of the pins soon from the manufacturer.

For the stickers, I'll be adding some special effects to some of the stickers. I am going back and forth with the company to get the effects and printing colors right, the process is going well and the stickers should be done by the time the pins ship to me.

And example of the process is like the "let him cook" sticker. You'll notice the very cool raised area effect on the letters and shrimpy!

But you'll also notice the frying pan seems to be missing. So I'll be adjusting some of the colors for the print. 

As for tariffs. It was something unexpected to have additional fees be added in recent news. I will eating the cost of this for the project, since it is not something that I feel should have to be passed along to backers in this instance, since the project concluded before the tariffs were announced and put into place. 

This leaves a level of uncertainty for future projects, which I was excited to dive back into art with this year. But I know I'm not alone in this struggle. Do support other small business in this time if you are able to do so.

I am looking forward to seeing the pins and how they come out. I love making art and sharing my ideas with everyone. So even if I do have to take a bit of hit to my own personal budget, I'm still glad that I'll be able to bring these pins to life with your help. 

Thank you all again for your support. It really does mean a lot to me, and it lets me bring my creations to life. 

Have a great weekend! 
- Mezamizu

Hi everyone! 

Because of when the surveys went out, I gave it a couple extra days to confirm counts. 

A reminder to any stragglers in submitting their surveys that after this point, all designs you select will be fulfilled based on remaining supplies. (This applies to any surveys submitted after 04/01/2025.)

Now that the counts have been confirmed, we can start the production process. Proofs with the manufacturer have been confirmed and were waiting on final counts. 

I'll continue to keep everyone updated, and we are still on schedule for May fulfillment. If anything changes I will let you all know ASAP!

I'll try to update with production photos if they give me any. 

Thank you again for the support! And see you next update!
- Mezamizu

Surveys are on their way out as of early this morning. 

Since it took a bit longer to troubleshoot than anticipated, I will be extending my deadline for when surveys will be decided -- by "decided" I mean a soft close, where final counts for designs will be tallied as to not push back production too far back.

So the cut off date for priority selection on designs / submitting for final counts is on March 28th. If your survey is answered after this date, and there is the event that there is not enough A grade/standard grade pins to fulfill your survey choices, you may receive an B+ grade pin or lower grade. I haven't run into this issue before in a campaign, but there is a lot of variation in the manufacturing process.

Thank you again for your support! We are still on track for May fulfillment. 
Happy Pi Day!
- Mezamizu

Hello everyone! 

We're nearly ready to send out all the surveys. Smoke tests have gone out this weekend. Once those return, we'll be able to send out the reward surveys as long as everything is in order.

Shipping will be charged during the survey, and address will be able to be changed up until a week before rewards will be shipped. I'll be sure to send a reminder for those in a couple of months. 

A reminder that anyone who backed both campaigns from me and Toku for the cross-collab design, your freebie pin will be automatically included in your pledge. You do not need to do anything extra. 

I'll send another update once final surveys are officially sent. 

Thank you again for your support and patience!
- Mezamizu

Hi everyone, 

Apologies for the delay on the surveys. It will take a while longer as I've been learning how to use backerkit. 

Staff have reviewed my surveys and I am in the midst of trying to make the proper adjustments to ensure the surveys pass quality standards. 

Thank you again for your support on the project. And thank you for your patience. 

I hope to send them out soon and lock in final responses on the 20th. Shipping addresses will be able to be updated until a week before rewards begin shipping. Which is currently still estimated for May. 
- Mezamizu