A fanmade SFW zine dedicated to celebrating the Hydro Archon — Furina/Focalors of Genshin Impact

ABOUT THE ZINE

❝ Please put your hands together for our national icon, Fontaine’s biggest celebrity, one of the seven Archons of Teyvat, the Regina of All Waters, Kindreds, Peoples, and Laws: Furina de Fontaine! ❞Endless Waltz: A Furina Zine is a for-profit fanzine celebrating and loving Furina de Fontaine from Genshin Impact. This zine will explore Furina’s long and solitary life from before and after the split of her and Focalors, and her life after she took her final bow as the Hydro Archon. We also have plans to welcome arts and stories depicting Focalors from before and after the split.All the characters featured in the zine belong to HoYoverse’s role-playing game titled “Genshin Impact”. Endless Waltz is an unofficial and fanmade project with no direct affiliation with Genshin Impact and HoYoverse nor does the game and company endorse the project in any way.

SPECS

✽ Safe-for-work (SFW)
✽ Perfect bound A5 Physical Zine
✽ Inclusions of physical and digital merchandise
✽ Full colored artworks and fanfictions
✽ Number of contributors will be determined after the interest check

SCHEDULE

TeaserMarch 20, 2025
Interest CheckMarch 22 - April 19, 2025
Contributor ApplicationsApril 26 - May 24, 2025
Application ResultsMay 31, 2025
Pitches ConfirmedJune 14, 2025
Check-in #1July 5 - July 6, 2025
Check-in #2August 2 - August 3, 2025
Check-in #3September 6 - September 7, 2025
Final SubmissionsSeptember 27, 2025
Pre-Orders OpenEst. Late October, 2025
ProductionTBA
ShippingTBA

MODERATORS

JENN

Head, Organization, & Graphics
Hi, I'm Jenn! A full-time connoisseur of fictional women and part-time writer/graphic designer/zine mod!

DAWN

Writing, Art, & Promo Artist
Hi hi~! I'm Dawn! ☀️ Tasty carb enjoyer and puppygirl enthusiast, if I don't have at least 7 WIPs ongoing there's a problem…

SAPPHIRE

Social Media
Hello, my name is Sapphire. I'm a full-time freelance artist :D I love the color blue and I draw pretty girls!

ARSANDERS

Layout, Production, & Shipping
Your local doctor who also an artist (and writes once in a blue moon) and unfortunately doesn't have Furina yet in my account

POORVA

Finance
Hi I'm Poorva! I love to draw and make merch for things I'm into! Also, Furina is my daughter

Branding and graphics assets were made and provided by Kat!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Is there an age minimum for applicants?
As we are a for-profit zine, contributors must be 18 years or older by the end of applications with no exceptions.
Can I apply for multiple roles?
Applicants may apply to more than one role, but can only be accepted for one. Depending upon our interest check and accepted number of contributors, artists may be allowed to volunteer for multiple assignments (e.i. spot art).
How will contributors be compensated?
Contributors are guaranteed a free digital bundle of all goods. Should this project go to production, contributors will be able to purchase items at production cost. Should sales allow, our ultimate goal is to provide a free full bundle and shipping to each contributor.
How many contributors will you be accepting?
Acceptance numbers will be determined by our interest check as well as the number of applications we receive.
What are the guidelines and requirements for applications?
Application guidelines will be released after the interest check. We'll be posting an announcement once we've updated our Carrd with the information needed.
Are works set in Alternate Universes allowed?
No, we would like this zine to be centered in the canon universe and setting. We will, however, accept works set in canon divergent AUs as long as it doesn’t totally change the game’s setting or worldbuilding (i.e Modern AU, Royalty AU). The mods will make sure to screen any related pitches before approving them.
Can we write or draw Focalors for the zine?
Yes, we will definitely be accepting pitches for Focalors as we consider Furina and Focalors as one being. We want to show love for both halves that make our beloved Hydro Archon!
Can we write or draw NSFW for the zine?
We’ll strictly be a Safe-for-Work zine so all of our arts and stories should be SFW as well.
Are ships allowed in the zine?
We would like the zine to focus on Furina and her bonds with the people around her, so we won’t be accepting pitches featuring romantic ships. Applicants may submit ship works in their application portfolios.
My question isn’t found here!
You can send us your questions to our Neospring or to our Twitter DMs!