December 6th, 2025
store closing FAQs
Hello! Please read the following, as it might help answer any questions or concerns you may have.
If you have questions about ordering/your existing order, for sure read below! Thank you!
Let’s start with the order and stock inventory stuff first:
What items have been restocked, and which items are completely sold out?
I do apologize for updating the inventory while the store was open. I know this has caused a number of you to create multiple orders, and I will address any questions below concerning combined orders and shipping cost refunds.
So, yeah, suffice to say this store sale has been chaotic xD
Last night, I found two boxes of inventory from Anime Expo. When I got back from AX, I was tired and told myself I could unpack them later, and well, I had completely forgotten about it.
Almost every item in my store had the wrong quantities, and several items were missing, including last year’s Halloween and Christmas designs.
That all being said, I went through and added the following to each listing:
Listing that have ‘RESTOCK | … ‘ in the title:
These items initially sold out, but I found more stock and updated the listing.
Listing titles that have ‘… (SOLD OUT)’:
These items did not have a restock and are completely sold out.
Listing titles that have ‘NEW | …’:
These items were missing from the store and have been added. Quite late, in fact xD Most of them are stickers.
Sold out items:
At this point, if any listing shows ‘Sold Out’, it’s sold out with no plans to restock >n<
I’ve already placed an order.
I have received a ton of messages regarding existing orders. Hopefully, the following addresses any questions or concerns:
Combined Shipping and Shipping refunds
If you have already placed an order or a few orders, I will do my best to combine them and refund any additional shipping charges. Please keep in mind that my shipping prices are not fixed; they are based on weight. Each item’s weight is calculated, so adding more items to your order increases the total weight.
When will my order ship out?
I was not expecting the number of orders I received during this sale. Ya’ll really showed up and surprised me. Over the last year, I haven’t gotten many online orders, so I figured this wouldn’t really change with the sale.
Initially, I was hoping to get everyone’s orders out before I leave for my Christmas holiday, starting Dec 7th. I state on the sales page that orders placed after Dec 6th will ship out on January 4th, but it looks like most orders placed yesterday and today will not be going out until I get back from my holiday. Like I said, this sale just went in a direction I did not expect >u<
Incorrect inventory means partial refunds!
I have a rule that I list the lowest quantity in my store; that way, I at least have items in stock/extras after an item sells out. However, some items had insanely large quantities listed. I am not sure where these quantities came from. Lol, I felt like I was going crazy looking at these super high quantities listed, and maybe there was more stock hiding somewhere, but no >o<
Here are the items that had the outrageous quantities:
If you ordered any of these items, a partial refund might be heading your way.
Other questions.
Why are you closing your store?
There are a number of reasons, and I have been thinking about stepping away from monetizing my artwork for a number of years now. Over the last year, I have been taking steps towards that goal.
Are you quitting art?
No, absolutely not. Stepping away from selling at conventions and online will allow me to have more time to create new artwork. I have a lot of art projects and goals I want to work on, and having an online store and prepping for cons is getting in the way of those projects.
What do you do for work?
Going to keep that private, but I can share that my online store, Patreon, and selling at cons have not been my full-time job for the last decade. I do have a 9-5 day job ( •̀ ω •́ )✧ I used to work in the game and animation industry, like back in the 2010’s but I left shortly after since I realized I hated it xD So for a while now, it has not been my dream or goal to do art full-time or run a small business. Honestly, bringing business into my art has made me really unhappy. It has also brought wonderful things and people into my life, and made me realize/learn more about myself and who I am or want to be, so I do not regret it in the least! (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)
If I was unhappy, then why did I continue doing it?
I shared a little bit about that in my ig story the other day, and honestly, it kinda hurts to share it again. But I’m okay! Everything’s cool o(* ̄︶ ̄*)o
Are you alright?
Yes :D I had no idea that closing my store would cause a panic. This was a very happy and freeing experience for me, but in turn, created a lot of confusion, sadness, and panic for folks who follow/support me. I had years to process this decision and accept such a huge change, but I just, out of nowhere, announced my store closing.
I am very sorry about that oversight, and I hope you know that you all are super awesome and I can’t thank you enough for all of the kind comments and encouragement!
What’s in store for the future?
As mentioned previously, I have new art projects I want to focus on and try. I really want to spend 2026 working on a new art book and getting back into 2D animation.
My online store’s future won’t remain closed forever; if or when I reopen it, it will be different. There will most likely be very small product launches, mainly pre-order-based.
If you missed out on getting your hands on a Ryoko standee:
I know a lot of folks missed out on the Ryoko standee, and I feel your pain. I also did not get one xD I really want to make your waifu dreams come true and take some time putting together a pre-order for it. I can’t guarantee when this will happen, but I know it is something I do want to do. Cuz I need one too!
THANK YOU!
I can’t respond to everyone’s messages on ig right away, but I really appreciate you taking the time to message me >3< I hope you have a great holiday and a happy new year!