Welcome to the Magical Worlds of Fuzichoco
Amidst a New Year’s Celebration confetti fills the night sky, lanterns and brightly colored streamers and banners adorn the streets and buildings. Magic floating goldfish swim through the air. The Cat Princess rides one of these brightly colored carp, while cradling a smaller one in her arms.
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In China as well as Japan, goldfish are a symbol of good fortune and prosperity. In this exquisitely detailed illustration titled Flow of Goldfish, by renowned manga and gaming artist Fuzichoco, we catch a glimpse into the artist’s incredible imagination.
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Who is Fuzichoco?
A graduate of the Nippon Manga Academy of Fine Arts, Fuzichoco was born in Chiba Prefecture Japan and now resides in Tokyo. An inspiration to young artists and fans of her work, she has possessed a lifelong passion for art and drawing. In addition to her large portfolio of independent work, she has done illustration commissions in the commercial industry including: manga and game cover art; card designs for Cardfight!! Vanguard; illustrations of the famous vocaloid, Hatsune Miku (for Crypton Future Media, Inc.); poster/banner illustrations advertising the play, Sakura - Japan in the Box; as well as many other commissions for companies such as KADOKAWA ASCII Media Works, Pixiv, and EYEDENTITY Games, Inc. With her own unique style, Fuzichoco's art captivates the imagination by opening doors to vast, beautiful worlds full of life, color, and amazing architecture.
"I am so very glad to share my work for these jigsaw puzzles" - Fuzichoco
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What Are We Offering?
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Flow of Goldfish 1000-piece puzzle
- Puzzles measure: 20" x 27" (50.80 cm x 68.58 cm)
- 500 Limited Edition puzzle boxes, 14 5/8" x 10 5/8" x 2 1/8" (37.16 cm x 27 cm x 6.68 cm)
- Crisp, clear images, linen finish on both puzzle and box
- Certificate of authenticity (included only with first 500 of each puzzle)
- Please Note: Cute dolly NOT included. Sorry.
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Why Indiegogo?
Puzzle manufacturing is an expensive process, especially when you want to produce the finest quality puzzles. We put up the initial capital to produce our first puzzle. Now we need you're help to raise the funds to produce Altar in the Forest, the second in our Fuzichoco series. Our goal for this campaign is to raise a minimum of $3000 which will be put towards our next puzzle. If we are able to reach $8000, we will add Altar in the Forest as our first stretch goal.
1st Stretch Goal - $8000 Altar in the Forest LOCKED!
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2nd Stretch Goal - $16,000 Dragon King's Daughter LOCKED!
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The Proof is in the Puzzle
We've spent well over a year cultivating a relationship with our new manufacturer to create a beautiful product. We now have the puzzle in stock, and we have to say, they are top quality. The boxes are thick and sturdy; the puzzle pieces are thick, rigid, and cleanly cut with a perfect fit. The printing is crystal clear, which is a must when featuring such vibrant, detailed artwork.
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Who are we?
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As long- time fans of anime, manga, and gaming, as well as being avid puzzlers, we established Playing Grounded Puzzles in 2013 to create puzzles with the type of artwork that we love. Our goal is create the best quality puzzles with the finest, coolest art so that puzzle lovers, geeks, otaku, and collectors alike will want to own them.
Fulfillment and Shipping
We will be handling fulfillment and shipping for all orders placed in the United States. We decided to take you through a pictorial process of how we package our puzzles for shipping.
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- As you can see, the puzzle has been bubble wrapped neatly with an extra piece at each end. We then roll the edges to buffer the corners.
- For our shipping box we use priority flat rate mailers with a 2-3 day shipping estimate. The puzzle should arrive in good time once your order has been processed and fulfilled.
- We then re-enforce the open end of the shipping box with one full turn of tape to seal it tightly.
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We will be using HappyShops fulfillment service in Europe to ship to anyone outside of the US.
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Thanks to our cooperation with HappyShops, we are able to offer better shipping rates for all international backers.
Risks and challenges
This is the first time using a fulfillment service. We hope that all packages will arrive in good condition and on time. Naturally, we did our research when shopping for these services, but unforeseen problems may occur during shipping, and we will deal with each on a case-by-case basis.
