HJ-Story Book Vol.1 & 2

A project in Seoul, South Korea by Andrew Hou
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Vol.1 and 2 of heart-warming HJ-Story comic episodes! Including never-before-seen artworks & more! We need your help to make it happen!
Backers: 709
Average Pledge Per Backer: $95

Funded: $67,495 of $15,000
Dates: Feb 5th -> Mar 12th (35 days)
Project By: Andrew Hou
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Latest News

Ok so I lied about 65k stretch goal... :D

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
I lied.... because I realized that I forgot to count in the paypal pledges and... the 65k stretch goal has been met a day or so ago! XD So here's what I'm planning for the stretch goal! 1) 2x stickers for all pledges So all 25+ backers will receive... (Read More)

Thank You credit page mockup & 65k Stretch Goal

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's a mockup of the credit page.  Nothing fancy, good old fashion THANK YOU! Thank You page The format will be *name* & *name*Each name could be roughly limited to 10 characters each, so for longer name, perhaps it would be an initial.I wish... (Read More)

Limited Edition signature page mock-up

March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Finally, a little bit of update on the book :) If you've been following the updates, I mentioned that to make the book a little bit more special for all book backers, i'll be making the first run of print a limited edition of the book to 1000... (Read More)

More Prints detail: LoveRain

March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Came out just an hr or so ago and thought to share :) For the last "When two worlds meet" I'd most likely just go for a good ol'fashion normal print with non-gloss coating :)  (Read More)

Lovetree print Hologram-ing process!

March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Just wanted to invite everyone together to part of my journey making the fun stuff! Wanted to make the print a little bit special :D  (Read More)

2nd Print revealed: When Two Worlds Meet

March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
One of the last to-do list for the kickstarter campaign! The 2nd print that's available in the reward set "When Two Worlds Meet" *Available for Perfect Love set and above This image is dedicated for all, those in long distance relationship, or anyone... (Read More)

Stickers!

March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
The stickers I order came! It came out a bit darker then I wanted, but overall I think it was fun sticking them around the house! :D  (Read More)

Add-on details!

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, As previous update I mentioned about the keychain add-on.  I want to announce a new Lotus postcard set of 10 made for kickstarter as an add-on option as well! I've also been receiving a lot of messages on if they can buy more of the... (Read More)

Big update: Keychain and other add-ons options coming soon!

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
After mentioning the possibility of making keychain during the kickstarter campaign, my wife went really excited and basically forced me to unlock the 55k stretch goal no matter what... so I've been preparing for it secretly until today :D  It'll be... (Read More)

Deluxe Notepad sample

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
A sample for the deluxe notepad just came out and the rest should be done next week! I was happy with the result overall.  I didn't end up going with grey because the grey they had wasn't that nice, I was kinda picky with the texture for the cover... (Read More)

45K Stretch goal brainstorm and update

February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Just want to update a bit on the 45k stretch goal.  The 45k stretch goal is yet to be 100% confirmed, but for this stretch goal I think instead of just being adding freebie items, I'll be taking a little bit different direction. As you can see the... (Read More)

Sticker Design revealed!

February 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Here's a preview of the stretch goal stickers that I promised!It'd be transparent stickers (as in not white border) hopefully it'd look nice to stick into the mini notepad for little note taking :) Again, this is a mock-up and hopefully the colors... (Read More)

Book Clip update!

February 20th - via: kickstarter.com
 The clip arrived today! (I decided to move forward with the production before the KS end so I don't start doing everything last minute :D) It came out a little bit different then what I imagined but overall I'm happy with the result!  For the... (Read More)

Little Books With Lots Of Love

February 15th - via: bleedingcool.com
HJ-Story’s Kickstarter campaign for Vol.1 and 2 launched just a week ago and has achieved the HJ-Story reached its Kickstarter goal and raised $15,000 in just one day. What was amazing wasn’t the success of the campaign, but specifically the amazing response from the community has shown that love is still in people’s hearts, and unlike all the wonderful cool tech gadget genre projects, “love” can be still be cool too. (Read More)

Notepad Design Revealed - FREE for first 500 backers!

February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Mini passport-size notepad design revealed! For your everyday notes and doodles! FREE for the first 500 backers! (price to be determine later if the backers goes beyond 500) The cover will be somewhat textured material with silver foil press logo,... (Read More)

Omg... 35k Stretch goal unlocked!

February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Almost 2am here and omg just when I was doing the last round of checkup for kickstarter, you guys unlocked the 35k stretch goal!! I'm going to go covert for a day or so and really start working hard to get started with these freebies!  In the mean... (Read More)

Just a quick note on valentine's day e-card!

February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Today's Valentine's day or tomorrow depending on which time zone you're at :) I promised all early-bird backers that I'd customized the text for the HJS valentine episode so that you can send to your love ones. For more detail: See the previous post... (Read More)

Quick update reg. Stretch goal~ :)

February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
As the next stretch goal is soon to be unlocked, sticker set! (Again, design to be revealed, not sure how fancy or not I can make it,etc) I just want to let everyone know that the 40k stretch goal might be something a bit more simple, or I  might... (Read More)

Paypal option now available!

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Many have requested for an option to pay via paypal and finally Paypal option is now available!http://bit.ly/1diz2LY Please only use paypal to pledge if you're not able to pledge via Kickstarter.Kickstarter is so much easier to manage all the orders... (Read More)

30k Mini Notepad reward! 25k Mini bookclip mock-up Design revealed

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks everyone for pushing it pass the 30k goal, anyone pledging $25+ will receive a min notepad for free! (Design to be revealed soon) For the 25k stretch goal book mark, here's the initial mock-up sample. I tried to do something a bit different... (Read More)

Wow past 30k goal...!

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
You guys are awesome!!!! Thanks everyone for making this happen. I'll have some exciting news for the rewards soon! Just came back, I'll keep everyone posted with some mock up images in a few hours! :D  (Read More)

25,000 Stretch Goal... Almost...unlocked!

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
$250 more until... the 1st stretch goal is unlocked! Time to tell your friends and family to support HJ-Story campaign! Just joking, I'm going to consider it unlocked already and hurry up and start looking for bookmark options. I didn't expect it to... (Read More)

Valentine's Day Card

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Introduced to a printing company

February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
I've chosen a printing company but today I was introduced to this new printing company from a friend of mine, and this new place specializes in artbook so I had a long meeting with him today to talk about HJ-Story book. For me, the top priority for... (Read More)

GOAL REACHED!!!

February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
GOAL REACHED!!!! I'm going to jump around and risk my life and disrupt my wife from her beauty sleep now! (2:20am) Thanks everyone! I could not have done it without your support!!! Now I need to seriously start working on the stretch goal, I thought... (Read More)

Caricature sold out! Will there be more slots opening up?

February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
1st day and Caricature set has already been sold out and Commission Set down to 2.  I've been receiving messages asking if there will be more room for caricature set.  I'm honestly not sure yet.  When the campaign was created, I estimated the time... (Read More)

Regarding Valentine Custom Text image

February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Few person asked about the Valentine Image with the custom text for the early bird special and how does it work. I'll be starting to draw the HJS Valentine episode soon, and I'll send a message to all backers for their name and love one's name + a... (Read More)

FAQ Section added!

February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
I've started an FAQ at the bottom of the page for some of the questions that I've received. If you have any questions feel free to send me a message or post a comment in the project page! (Read More)

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