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Official home of the TFA 10th Anniversary Kylux Zine, "Careful, Ren," those two little words that started it all! EXPECTED SHIP DATE: ~Dec. 15th Cost: $10 (pdf only) (PHYSICAL ORDERS NOW CLOSED, THANK YOU!) https://ko-fi.com/darthastris

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There is also someone who just sent me a payment 9 days ago with a name and email that matches nothing in my records, and no info or message with address or anything.

I don't want to drop names on main, but I'll give it a day to see this and then I'm gonna have to post your names to find you.

29.11.2025 20:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ALL the zines (except for 5) have been mailed out! <3

If your name starts with a G and you only sent me $3, I've been trying to get a hold of you. PLEASE check your email!

29.11.2025 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'll put you on the wait list!

27.11.2025 18:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Post by @carefulrenzine ยท 23 images ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0ย ย ๐Ÿ” 1ย ย โค๏ธ 1ย ยทย BIG PROGRESS UPDATE!ย ยทย I wanted to share some pics of how it's all been going down! I started with assembling all the boxes. We had 215 orders in total, and about 200 of those wโ€ฆ

Big progress update over on tumblr!

www.tumblr.com/carefulrenzi...

27.11.2025 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I will also be finishing up the PDF this weekend if I can and get that out ASAP to everyone who ordered!

27.11.2025 07:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Due to weight restrictions (and my already having underestimated postage), I cannot combine orders. If you ordered more than one, they will arrive separately!

27.11.2025 07:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The first 75 orders have been mailed out!

It might take me a bit longer from here out to get the rest moving, as I have to work part time tomorrow.

27.11.2025 07:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It took about 4 hours to mail out the first 30 zines, if you need an idea of how awful it is to mail shit in Japan. XD But itโ€™s getting done! (Iโ€™m carting 10 at a time back and forth from my house to the post office. Theyโ€™re HEAVY!) I also underestimated the postage. ๐Ÿ˜…

27.11.2025 04:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There might be one or two extras, but itโ€™ll have to wait until the first 200 are shipped out for me to be sure!

23.11.2025 04:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The slipcase (a black cover with Kyloโ€™s saber and the FO symbol, to look like a โ€œ10โ€).

The slipcase (a black cover with Kyloโ€™s saber and the FO symbol, to look like a โ€œ10โ€).

The spine.

The spine.

The book cover peeking out from the slipcase.

The book cover peeking out from the slipcase.

A random set of pages (w art by GenerallyHuxurious and blackkingsdream). OMG it looks so fucking good!!!

A random set of pages (w art by GenerallyHuxurious and blackkingsdream). OMG it looks so fucking good!!!

LOOK AT THEM

22.11.2025 14:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
12 (HEAVY) boxes of zines!

12 (HEAVY) boxes of zines!

The unboxing!

The unboxing!

ITโ€™S JUST THERE INSIDE THE BUBBLE WRAP!

ITโ€™S JUST THERE INSIDE THE BUBBLE WRAP!

*Poltergeist voice*

Theyโ€™re heeeeeeeere!

(And theyโ€™re BEAUTIFULLLLLLLL!!!!)

22.11.2025 14:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Stacks of boxes plus trading cards and the wrapped dog tags!

Stacks of boxes plus trading cards and the wrapped dog tags!

Only thing left is waiting on the last ~100 dog tags arriving and then the books themselves!

14.11.2025 09:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Origami paper, stickers and dog tags in little baggies, also a row of completed trading card sets.

Origami paper, stickers and dog tags in little baggies, also a row of completed trading card sets.

Trading cards all packed! Now Iโ€™m going to wrap all of the dog tags in an extra layer of origami paper so they donโ€™t scratch the books.

(Please donโ€™t judge my awful wrapping skills. ๐Ÿ˜‚)

14.11.2025 06:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A set of trading cards in a polybag and a shitton of empty bags and cards that still havenโ€™t been sorted into sets.

A set of trading cards in a polybag and a shitton of empty bags and cards that still havenโ€™t been sorted into sets.

Today itโ€™s sorting and bagging trading card sets all day. ๐ŸŽ‰

13.11.2025 09:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The PILE of merch and boxes for the zine!

The PILE of merch and boxes for the zine!

Me, hand trimming 800 bookmarks.

Me, hand trimming 800 bookmarks.

A stack of finished bookmarks and point cards.

A stack of finished bookmarks and point cards.

The merch is all here (except for the extra Hux dog tags)! All the trading cards have been cut, and the โ€œpoint cardsโ€ and bookmarks have all been hand trimmed. That was A LOT but itโ€™s all done now!

Tomorrow I will be packing the trading cards into baggies and starting to box things up for mailing!

12.11.2025 11:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We were freaky in ALL the ways!

11.11.2025 15:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Me with a paper cutter, separating and trimming trading cards!

Me with a paper cutter, separating and trimming trading cards!

It begins!

11.11.2025 12:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Emails have been sent confirming Zine purchases and the schedule for mailing of the physical zines and the PDFs, so please check your spam folders!

11.11.2025 10:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A lot a lot a lot a lot of postcards that need to be cut into trading cards.

A lot a lot a lot a lot of postcards that need to be cut into trading cards.

The trading cards have arrived and they look amazing! Now Iโ€™m going to be cutting cards for a decade. ๐Ÿ˜…

11.11.2025 09:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This is NOT just for creators! It's open to ALL kylux fans! Let me know what makes them special to you, and I'll put your quotes in the PDF version!

02.11.2025 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You can leave them as replies here, or send them to the email. If you wish to be anonymous, just send them as a DM.

CarefulRenZine (at) gmail (dot) com

The cut off is Friday night (Nov. 7th) at midnight (Japan time).

02.11.2025 17:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you missed a chance to be IN the zine, I want to hear from you!

What got you into kylux? Why are they important to you?

Please write a short blurb (1-2 sentences) and I will add it to the zine!

FORMAT:

"Blah blah blah. blah blah blah!"
~@YourName (pronouns, if wanted)

THANK YOU! <3

02.11.2025 17:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Just in time to go play SWTOR at reset! ๐ŸŽ‰

02.11.2025 11:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
215 handwritten thank you cards for the zine orders!

215 handwritten thank you cards for the zine orders!

Not that long, actually! ๐Ÿ˜ป๐ŸŒธ

02.11.2025 11:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
16 different designs of sakura blossoms and cute cats as little thank you note cards that I will be filling out to include with the zines! <3

16 different designs of sakura blossoms and cute cats as little thank you note cards that I will be filling out to include with the zines! <3

Bets on how long it takes me to hand write 215 thank you notes? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜‚

02.11.2025 11:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸŽ‰IT IS DONE! ๐ŸŽ‰

Now it's just the waiting game til everything arrives!

I'll be taking a break for a few days, then I'll get the PDF version prepared and sent out in a week or so!

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! <3

31.10.2025 19:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

31.10.2025 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ORDERS FOR THE PHYSICAL ZINE ARE NOW CLOSED!!!

The PDF ONLY version is still available!

THANK YOU ALLLLLLLL!!!! <3

31.10.2025 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

3 HOURS LEFT to order the physical zine package!

31.10.2025 12:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A bag full of individually bagged Hux dog tags.

A bag full of individually bagged Hux dog tags.

DONE! (Still need to order likeโ€ฆ checks notesโ€ฆ almost 100 more? ๐Ÿ˜…)

31.10.2025 12:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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