SINAG: A Haikyuu Filipino Zine is a gen-themed, SFW Haikyuu fanzine that celebrates the Philippine culture — from food and places to mundane day-to-day interactions — integrated in the universe of the animanga Haikyuu. It will cover the pre and post-timeskip periods, and will feature the different characters in both canon (as tourists visiting the Philippines) and alternate (where everything is the same except HQ is set in PH) universes. The zine will be composed of illustrations, comics, fanfictions, and merchandise by Filipino artists and writers.
Sinag is, at its core a beam of light. It represents a ray of hope in the fulfillment of dreams and aspirations. Like the Haikyuu characters who continue to inspire us, we hope this zine and the stories it will capture may bring warmth, joy, and sunshine not only in our lives but in showcasing the beauty of our culture.
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faq
What is a zine?
A zine, or a fanzine, is a compilation of fanmade content such as illustrations and fanfictions revolving around the same theme.
What is the theme of this zine?
The central theme of the zine will be Haikyuu Set in the Philippines, but will be divided into two universes: Canon-divergent: where the characters will be visiting the country and experience our culture, and AU: where the canon storytelling will be the same, except the events take place in the Philippines.
Will this zine be for profit or for charity?
This zine will be for profit.
Will this zine be physical or digital?
The zine will come in digital and physical forms, for both the zine and merch bundles.
How many contributors will this zine have?
The moderators are planning to hire 20-25 page artists, 5-6 writers and 4-6 merch artists. Guests are included in the count.
What language will be used for the zine?
The majority of the zine will be written in Taglish (a mix of Tagalog and English). Writers are encouraged to write in said language or in pure Filipino, however, full English-written fics are also allowed as long as the concept fits with the zine theme and the dialogues are written in Filipino.
Note: For some filipino terminologies mentioned in fics, we can provide a glossary at the back of the zine (optional).
Will you ship internationally?
Unfortunately, we will not be opening international orders for now. However, international Filipino fans can still support our zine through digital bundles.
Are ships allowed in the zine piece?
As this is a gen-only zine, we will not allow romantic ships as the main subject of a zine piece.
Will you open mod applications?
Yes, we will open applications for a layout mod soon.
moderators
ILKA
| ORGANIZATION + COMMUNICATIONS MOD |
Ilka is a self-taught artist fueled by shonen anime, jrpgs and spontaneous adventures. She has previously participated as a mod intern for Lakbay: SasuSaku Travel Zine and as a contributor for several fanzines. She is currently a general mod for Legacy: An Uchiha Family Zine.
NANA
| ORGANIZATION + SHIPPING MOD |
Nana is a part-time illustrator who enjoys drawing her favorite characters in highly specific Filipino settings. She is currently a contributor and a mod for the OsaAka Zine and OsaAka webzine respectively. While relatively new at fanzines, she has years of firsthand experience in the process of design to production through her undergrad degree, as well as working for corporate clients as part of being in creatives and finance departments in her university orgs.
CECE
| ORGANIZATION + SOCIAL MEDIA MOD |
Cece has always had a passion for writing and creating things, so she's more than excited to be partnering up with amazing people for Sinag. Currently, though still new to the zine scene, she is part of the mod team for the Haikyuu x PJO Zine and Our Journeys Together: A Haikyuu Club Journal Zine. She's also trying her hand at handling fan events as well, such as Haikyuu Fluff Week 2021 and the Kurodai Exchange Event. Outside of fandom life, she's also had six years of editing experience as a News Writer and Editor-in-Chief for her school publication.
RI
| FINANCE + WRITING MOD |
Ri is a finance associate with more than three years of experience — you can put your trust on her down to your very last centavo. She has also modded in Tagalog writing exchanges outside the fandom before finding her way to Haikyuu. She actively writes SakuAtsu Tagalog fics, as well as other pairings. She had been a contributor in several student newspapers when she was still studying, and to this day attends writing workshops in her free time.
M
| ART + GRAPHICS MOD |
Myrtle (or M for short) is a fanartist from PH who deems Haikyuu as her life. They're the art/graphics mod for Haikyuu Fluff Week & Yachi Week 2021, Mod Intern for Futakuchi Bday Zine and a page/merch artist contributor for various fanzines. Half-Filipino Iwaizumi Hajime is canon, Myrtle believes... in fact, Furudate-sensei just emailed them the confirmation.
ROO
| LAYOUT MOD |
Roo is a multimedia arts graduate who believes that the best way to use their degree is to make fandom content. Roo loves the idea of bringing Filipinos in fandom spaces together. They’re a mod of Kacchako Filo Week and Zutara Filipino week (now on its second year); as well as their respective discord communities. Their zine experience includes TUI/LA: Golden AU Zutara Zine, Quirk no Jutsu, and Crimson Ties: Kacchako Soulmates Zine as graphic/formatting mod. Sinag would be their first Haikyuu-focused zine.
schedule
| Preorders | March 18-April 23, 2022 |
| Leftover Sale | TBA |
Note: Dates are subject to change.