Hey guys,

Just wanted to give a very quick status update (I'm going to make an effort to be more frequent with communications)

As I mentioned in my previous post my plan was to resume fulfillment after returning from vending at Anime Los Angeles. To make a long story short, I got super sick almost immediately after the convention. I got a pretty terrible cold that put me out of commission for about a week already, then while I was still in the midst of my cold, all four people in my house including me got a nasty stomach flu... I was double sick and at the same time actively helping take care of my roommates who were all also getting sick. Basically this entire thing was pretty terrible and draining, and inhibited me from doing much of anything other than just recover for multiple weeks. I'm doing much better now so I will be able to resume normalcy. 

I wanted to share an update since my initial goal was to tie up all loose ends one month from my return from Anime Los Angeles (January 12th)  -  these circumstances have delayed me substantially so most likely it will take me a few extra weeks. I am a college student at the same time and doing my best so please bear with me. I appreciate all of your patience and understanding so much. 

Soupy

Hi everyone, now that it is January 2026 I owe you all an update on the status of your rewards if you have not recieved them yet.

I had hoped to resolve all outstanding pledges by the year's end, I am very sorry that I failed to do so. I want to compensate everybody in a way that feels fair based on the extremity of the delay on my part.

If you prefer a full refund please let me know and I will get this to you as soon as I am able to. To be fully transparent, with the largest pledge sizes this will likely be more difficult for me and take longer than just shipping the items. If you still prefer this option then of course I will do my best to get a refund to you.

I want to offer anybody who has not received their items to this point 5 additional pin sets of your choice (excluding Bramble & Ash which are in low supply until I restock) that I will include and ship with your existing pledge as a compensation and thank you for waiting. If you'd like to take this option then please reply to this update post as soon as possible with your pledge number/confirmation number (should be in your email) and your five pin set choices. You can also comment if you prefer your pledge shipped as-is without any extras. 

I want to be as transparent as possible so here's where I'm at right now:
I have two upcoming conventions in a row that I'm tabling at: Anthro Northwest (January 2-4) then Anime Los Angeles (January 8-11). Please don't think I am traveling frivolously and ignoring responsibilities. These conventions are important for me to recover funds so that I can begin issuing requested refunds. My intent is to resolve as many pledges as possible as soon as I return home from these conventions and ideally everything will be completed within one month from then.

If there are any issues with these solutions please let me know. I am trying my best to compensate everybody properly for the unexpected delays in reward fulfillment. Please know that I am working hard to restructure my business in a way that will prevent a scenario like this from reoccurring. Making art like this has always been a dream of mine and I am eternally grateful for the support I have recieved to make it possible. I was overly ambitious and tried to take on more than I could handle and I will learn from this experience. I thank you so much for your patience and understanding.

Soupy

Hi everyone,

I wanted to apologize profusely for the delay in fulfillment of some remaining international pledge orders for this campaign. I'm going to do my best to explain what has caused this, not because I want to make excuses for myself, but because you all deserve better communication and I've been falling short recently.

Firstly, I want to say I am extremely grateful for the support Tiny Warriors has recieved, and I never wanted you guys to feel cheated or disappointed. To put it simply, Tiny Warriors was always an ambitious project, but even still I never ever projected the sheer scale that it would reach. Of course this is something I'm unspeakably grateful for. At the same time, its a scale I was quite ill prepared to handle to say the least. I had the support of my business partner Squiidg to run the campaign, and recruited help from some friends and family to pack hundreds of orders. Still the sheer workload of fullfillment became a lot for me and I could have done more to outsource certain work so that I could stay more on top of it.

The long and short of it is that I began encountering problems left and right with the shipment of international orders, some to the tune of huge unexpected shipping company fees which I've had to try my best to offset, and this lead into a huge executive dysfunction crash that honesty lasted multiple months. I am extremely ashamed to say it but for the last few months I allowed myself to fall extemely behind both my etsy orders and international order fulfillment for campaign pledges. I would block out all messages and emails for several weeks until they piled up and became more and more daunting. I entered a cycle of shame and burnout that self perpetuated. This obviously does not excuse my lack of accountability and I am terribly sorry for treating everybody this way, I just hope I can convey that it's a result of an internal struggle within myself and not an intent to scam or decieve anybody.

Some Etsy orders have been shipped already - this is only because international shipping through Etsy is extremely simple and streamlined in comparison to othet avenues. So when I fell behind on shipping orders it was simpler for me to chip away at the backlog of Etsy orders, but this was wrong of me. I should have prioritized Tiny Warriors pledges above all else even with the difficulties and I apologize for mismanaging priorities in this way.

If you have not recieved your pledge rewards yet, I do have it - please don't worry that I've run out of stock or anything of that nature, I have your order packed and awaiting labeling and shipment. Before the end of the year I am hoping to have completely caught up on my backlog of orders. Once again I am deeply sorry for the lack of communication and for hurting anybody's trust in me. I am making considerations for how best to avoid a scenario like this in the future including taking on less of the work myself and getting help from others to keep everything in check and avoid burnout like this again. I also want to do the best I can within my ability to make it up to anybody whose pledge reward is late. I'm unsure what the best feasible way to do that is, if anybody would be interested I could offer additional items as compensation or a significant discount code for any future orders, please let me know what you feel is most appropriate so I can make this as right as I can.

Thank you for reading, please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns and I will do my best to stay diligent with this. I am once again very sorry for the inconvenience and I hope at least that this explanation can help you all understand where I am coming from without excusing the delays.

Thank you for supporting Tiny Warriors.

Soupy

I wanted to make a quick update to let everybody know that physical rewards are being shipped now! In fact, a few of you have already begun receiving your kitties in the mail 👀 So keep an eye out for an email with your tracking number soon if you haven’t already got it!

I also finally took some photos of the actual sticker sheets to share with you all! They came out great, they are really vibrant and colorful in person! I have been running some very… scientific quality assurance tests (aka run stickers through dish washer) and can safely say these things are really durable. And waterproof!

These sticker sheets are now available in my shop! If you missed out on them during the campaign or want to get more, now is your chance! As a reminder, I also have pin sets available for post-campaign pre-orders, which will start to ship out after campaign rewards have all been fulfilled.

It’s really crazy to be nearing the end of this Tiny Warriors adventure. I started sketching out these pin designs in September of 2024, almost a full year ago now! I seriously never imagined the sheer scale of what Tiny Warriors became and it’s so surreal that these pins and stickers are now real and making their way across the world. I want to thank you guys again for all your support bringing this crazy dream to life! 

I can’t promise anything, but I’ve been thinking… Round two? During the tail end of the campaign I had decided I felt happy with the roster I ended up with, but as time goes on I do think I missed some characters that would be fun. BUT… there would have to be enough interest. Let me know if there are any characters you’re still dying to see!

I have a quick update for you guys! For those who weren't able to pledge during the campaign, pin sets are now available for preorder on my shop! These preorders will ship after all backerkit pledges have been fulfilled, so estimated to ship sometime between late July through September.

These will stay on my shop as long as supplies last - I currently have every different pin set in stock. Grab them here!

Additionally, I recieved the backing cards for the pins and have some photos to share. Take a look!

This weekend I'll begin the process of packaging all of the pin sets onto their respective backings. Sticker sheets are still in production and I'll let you all know when I have them on hand and have begun order fulfillment! I'll make an announcement when it's time to lock addresses so keep an eye out if you might need to make an address change beforehand.

Thanks for tuning in for this update! Which backing card design is your favorite?