"It's punishment time!"

This project has been through extreme difficulty through production. We thank you all for your patience and support.THIS PROJECT IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED!!! We have raised $706.70 for Doctor's Without Borders! Look HERE for our receipt!We will stop checking our social media and email on May 6th, 2024.New Official Statement: August 25th

BigCartel

USA + International

Etsy

UK/EU Only

FAQ

Q: What's going on? It's been a year since I've ordered my pre-order!
The Death's Final Dance team have been going through severe delays in our production period that has been hurting our ability to deliver on orders. We are trying our best to sort out all problems to the best of our ability. For more information, please refer to this Official Statement as of June 19th.
Q: Will this be physical or digital?
We will be offering both a physical and digital run due to the overwhelming support in our interest check. Thank you so much for showing your support!
Q: Is this for profit or charity?
A: An overwhelming amount of people have asked for a split profit model! We will prioritise the distribution of funds to charity, then to contributors after contributor compensation of zines is settled. Our charity of choice will be Doctor's Without Borders.
Q: What is the ratio of art to writing?
A: There will be 35-40 art pieces, and around 10-15 pieces of writing each being 2-5 pages long. Writing may vary from longer descriptive and/or narrative pieces, to short journal entries or monologues. This leaves the page ratio of art to writing to about 4:7. There may be more writing in this zine, if there are writers who would like to contribute to 2 fics rather than one. This ratio does not include potential contributors who would like to draw comics for this zine.
Q: Why won’t you accept minors into the zine?
A: Due to the nature of the content being featured in the zine, the mods are concerned about minors’ involvement in a zine primarily featuring gore/mostly character death.
Q: Can I apply for more than one role?
A: Of course! You may apply to more than one role, however we do want to avoid double assignments (e.g writer-artist, page-merch artist) as much as possible to ensure a variety of contributors in our zine.
Q: Is this NSFW?
A: No NSFW material outside of artistic gore is permitted in this zine, and the gore portrayed must also be kept within acceptable levels. Strictly no nudity or sexual themes are allowed within this zine.
Q: What type of content is allowed?
A: Please check our guidelines in our info doc above! However, if you do not wish to scroll, the basics are here: No nudity or sexual themes, no slurs, no hateful content, no ships or romance, no overly offensive language or visuals. Characters should remain in their canon attire and hairstyles.
Q: Are you going to do background checks or kick people from the zine for their activity outside of the zine?
A: We will do a brief social media check to ensure you do not have bigoted views (e.g: racist, LGBTphobic, etc). We will not judge you for ships, nor the content you create.
Q: Will you be allowing artists and writers to have creative freedom, even for characters with canon or beta executions?
A: Yes, of course! We strongly encourage our contributors to take their own spin to the executions portrayed, including those with canon or beta executions. Since this is focusing on alternate and non-canon executions, the pieces in this zine should not follow canon or beta executions exactly.
Q: Will there be opportunities to work alongside a writer if you are an artist? For instance illustrating a “cover” for their fic or art to go along with it?
A: Of course! If you’d like to be paired with a certain writer (provided you are both accepted), you may reflect as such in our application form when we are accepting applications. Else, if you just want to be partnered up with any artist or writer sharing the same character, you need not specify who your collaboration partner is - the mods will take care of that for you! Covers, spot illustrations and/or half page illustrations are all acceptable methods of collaboration!
Q: Will comics be featured?
A: If you’d like to draw a comic, we ask that your comic take up no more than 5 pages. If you are keen on doing a comic, you may submit comic samples that you have done in the past alongside your portfolio. If you want both a comic and illustration spot, that is also permissible, however you would need to submit samples for both!
Q: Will this zine feature ships?
A: No romantic ships, undertones nor interactions will be allowed in this zine. We want to keep this ship-free and so would like our contributors to write any featured character interactions as strictly platonic.
Q: I am turning 18 just as contributor apps are closing, or within 2021. Can I apply?
A: Please only apply when you are 18, or we will void your application.
Q: How is payment accepted?
A: We are doing Bigcartel for international orders and an Etsy for the UK/EU (due to the change in VAT laws). All payments will be accepted via Paypal and Stripe, which accepts card payments.
Q: I have a question not answered here! How do I reach you?
A: Submit your burning questions through asks/DMs on our social media. Thanks for your interest!

Moderator Team

Mod Paul

Head Mod (Organization, Communications, Shipping, Finance, Co-Formatting)
Instagram and Twitter: princepqul
AO3: prince_pqul
Hey everyone! My name is Paul and I have taken up emergency position of head moderator, including shipping/finance and communications. This will be my first time modding a zine, but I am ready to give it my all! I've always been fascinated with the gory side of Danganronpa, so I am more than thrilled to see what our contributors have in store!Mod Paul is also (in the time during this zine's production) a moderator for Hear Me Out... A Tumblr Sexyman Zine, as well as contributors to 3 others.

Mod Char

Socmed Mod
Twitter: Charburst_
Instagram: charburst006
Hi everybody! I'm Charburst but people call me Char! I'll be a co-communications mod alongside Asteria. This is my second time modding a zine. I’m looking forward to working with everyone and bringing this zine to life! I've always been a big fan of Danganronpa and it's gruesome executions.Charburst has also modded with the sdr2rpg zine.

Mod Sabi

Art Mod
Instagram and Twitter: sabimilia
Hello~ I'm Sabi and I'll be the art mod for this zine! I actually can't stand gore, but if you color the blood hot pink, then suddenly I can tolerate everything. Nice to meet everyone :)Mod Sabi is also the co-moderator of Streetsof Zine.

Mod Harper

Graphics Mod
Instagram and Twitter: harpoon__gun
Meowdy! My name's Harper, but my friends call me Harp! I'm going to be making the graphics for DFD, alongside Asteria! I love illustration and design, plus I'm super excited about being a zine mod for the first time! The executions are what got me originally hooked on Danganronpa all those years ago, they're such a cool element of the series. So I'm hella pumped; it's punishment time, baby!Mod Harper is also the host of and a graphic designer for Collaberonpa: a Danganronpa collab project.

Mod Mai

Formatting Mod
Instagram and Twitter: ADREM0RA
Hiya! I'm Mai, some people call me Kiwi, but that's besides the point. I'm one of two lead mods for this zine! I am happy to work on another Danganronpa fan publication, and I hope you all are excited for it as well!Pleased to meet you~Mai is also the head mod (organisation, finance, shipping and format) of Girls Day Out, co-head (finance) of Recipe for Despair, and format mod for Dreams of Distant Days.

Mod Asteria

Communications Mod
Twitter: OuraniaAstraea
Merha, merha! I'm a Psychology student who likes to bake and Kazuichi Souda is one of my precious little babies \(○^ω^○)/ Nice to meet you!Asteria is also the head mod (general and social media) of The Journey Within: an A3! Fantasy Storybook Zine, Organisation mod of Cutting Edge: a KNY Cyberpunk and Social Media Mod of Stylish: a HQ! Captains Fashion Zine.

Mod Glownary

Writing Mod
Insta, Twitter, Tumblr, and AO3: glownary
Hiya! I'm Craig, and I'm the writing mod for this zine. The executions of Danganronpa have always been my favorite visual aspect of the games, and a lot of them are super creative conceptually, too! I'm excited to get to work on this project with everyone.Craig is also the head mod of Oumota Zine, writer mod of I am the Mastermind!, writer and finance mod of Colors of Despair, and writer and finance mod of My Fiction, Our Reality.

Mod Soul

(MIA) Head & Production Mod
Twitter: soulimagines
AO3: soulioli
Evening, y’all! Most people usually call me Soul, but I’ll respond to just about anything! I’m handling the head mod duties and half of the production duties and am dedicated to making this the best it can be! I’ve always loved studying the canon and cut executions, and this is no different!Mod Soul has also been the Head mod for I Am Ferdinand von Aegir, New Dawn, RANK UP!, and Bloom For You, and has been the Finance mod for XDivination, Inside The Halls, and [[BIG SHOT]]

Schedule

Date 
1 July 2021Zine is launched
3-31 JulyInterest Check
6 AugustInterest Check Results
8 August - 3 SeptemberContributor Apps
Late September to Late April 2022Creation
18 May - 7 JulyPreorders Open
June 25th - July 28th 2023Fundraiser Interest Check
August 26th - September 30thFundraiser
October - NovemberProduction/Shipping
January 12th - March 22nd 2024Leftover Sales

Contributors

✦ ARTISTS ✦

HARPER
MURIA
COLASELLI
COOPER
KOMA
JACK
CHAR
ELTANDARK
MANZAPPLES
KHAIROS
NOE
SOLDIEREL
FALA
TIZZY
GAIA
RAFLESIAL
AISUDOKI
SABIMILIA

✦ WRITERS ✦

AL
PAUL
SOUL
WISHMOON
LANCE
KALCIFER

✦ MERCH ARTISTS ✦

KINAM
VINNIE
NNY