Here's the email thread between me and Kono support. I redacted any personal information. I'm sharing this purely to clear confusion and give the right expectations to potential buyers.
From: <redacted> <support@kono.store>
Date: Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: GMK Shoko Hiragana Kit
To: <redacted>
The only quote for Shoko with GMK is the one we requested ourselves, which is based on the kit images on the page.
I've cancelled your order.
-<redacted>
On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 1:29 AM, <redacted> wrote via Mail:
In RaySasQuach's Geekhack IC post, he says that the base kit is supposed to have the light blue accent Esc, and that the render not having it was a mistake.
See
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=105590.msg2886104#msg2886104 As for the blue accented Esc that everyone keeps asking about, I just noticed that it's not accented in the render, and I'm not entirely sure why since what I have on my KLE was blue when I pulled it up just now. It definitely will be part of the final kit. I could deal with not having the hiragana kit, but not having the light blue accent Esc in the base kit is a dealbreaker, especially since the designer of the set didn't design it that way.
Since it looks like the GMK Shoko you are offering is not the same as the one RaySasQuach designed and it won't have the light blue accent Esc in the base kit, please cancel my order.
Thank you,
<redacted>
On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 11:29 PM, <redacted> <support@kono.store> wrote via Mail:
The kits are as they're shown on the page, the base kit comes with a white accent Esc.
The light blue accent Esc is in the Obscure kit.
You can see the kits at the end of the gallery or the bottom of the description.
-<redacted>
On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 11:21 PM, <redacted> wrote via Mail:
I see. One more question, will the base kit have an accent Esc? Some of the product page pictures show it and some don't.
Thanks,
<redacted>
On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 11:00 PM, <redacted> <support@kono.store> wrote via Mail:
Hello <redacted>,
Unfortunately, based on previously poor sales of hiragana kits, we decided against including the hiragana kit for this run.
It would have impacted the quote from GMK and pricing on some of the other kits as well.
We will attempt to have more runs in the future if it's viable, so with enough demand we could potentially include the hiragana kit with the third run.
We also have some other sets with hiragana kits coming up, so keep your eyes out for those if you're interested.
Let me know if you need anything else,
<redacted>
On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 7:11 PM, <redacted> wrote via Mail:
Hi,
I placed order #<redacted> but then I realized that there is supposed to be a hiragana kit being made. Why was it not available for ordering? If it is available, could you please add it to my order?
Thank you,
<redacted>