[GB] GMK Cojiro | Group Buy has Ended | Extras Available Now!

[kwerty]

Everyone, grab your swords. GMK Cojiro is here! ^{bwuk, bwuk}


GB has ended, stay tuned for updates and extras from these vendors:


NA: Mekibo
CA: DeskHero
Asia: iLumkb
EU: CandyKeys
AU: Daily Clack



Kits


Base




Bōken 冒険 (Novelties)




Hiragana




Spacebars




40's / Ortho





Desk Mats




Waves (Dark)





Waves (Light)





Moonlight

Collaborations


RAMA

Niwatori 鶏







Nezumi ねずみ

Renders

Werk One



Constellation 65






TGR Jane V2 CE

Hello fellow keeb enthusiasts, I go by Kwerty and maybe some of you have seen my name around or some of my videos on Youtube.

SO I know what you're thinking.. Cojiro oh great another Zelda based set. Well for those of you who recognize the name you'll be pleasantly surprised this set has nothing to do with Zelda.. actually it was inspired by my second favorite game of all time Stardew Valley.
I really want to thank my friends who pushed me to go ahead with this and all of the amazing people from this community who helped get me to the GB stage. And a very special thank you to both Virtual and Pikku who helped with the artwork and renders for this set.


GB is live now until Jan 31st

NA: TX Keyboards
CA: DeskHero
Asia: iLumkb
EU: CandyKeys
AU: Daily Clack

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[roguesystem087]

just occured me, is the white WS1? or the color specs (couldn't find it in IC)

[kwerty]

just occured me, is the white WS1? or the color specs (couldn't find it in IC)

The current pantones are 2122 C, 2766 C, 2068 C but these are subject to change during color matching. Some of the board renders do use a lot of light, but the keycaps will be color matched to the kit renders as accurately as possible.

[MediocreTurtle]

2122 C looks way darker than the renders. I still like it a lot though, I'll pick the set up on Friday.

[firewrath9]

yikes.

[Crazy Designers]

ohhhh.... lets go on an adventure.

[kwerty]

Thank you everyone who has purchased or supported this set so far! Will post the updated sales numbers this week

[SpeakingSilence]

Bought in on day one. Love everything about this set, and can't wait to see more artisan collabs.

[elmo]

Bought! Great work for a first set 

[Kokaloo]

I'm gonna buy Stardew Valley a second time for the switch as a celebration of me enjoying the game, rather than buying a keyset that the developers won't get anything out of.

[kwerty]

I'm gonna buy Stardew Valley a second time for the switch as a celebration of me enjoying the game, rather than buying a keyset that the developers won't get anything out of.

I've purchased the game on 3 different platforms myself, and there is only 1 developer for SV. However I don't really think these things things are comparable, either way glad to see people enjoying it as much as I do!

[kwerty]

Bought in on day one. Love everything about this set, and can't wait to see more artisan collabs.

Bought! Great work for a first set 

Thank you for supporting glad you like it! More artisan colabs will be coming soon keep your eyes peeled 

[gMit]

I'm gonna buy Stardew Valley a second time for the switch as a celebration of me enjoying the game, rather than buying a keyset that the developers won't get anything out of.

what sticks up your ass?

good luck with GB OP, set looks great and love the Rama's

[kwerty]

First week numbers, some vendors are out of date


Base - 129
Novelties - 50
Hiragana - 10
Spacebars - 18
40's/ortho - 8


Niwatori - 51
Nezumi - 47


Waves (Light) - 25
Waves (Dark) - 19
Moonlight Jellies - 10

[dvorcol]

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First week numbers, some vendors are out of date


Base - 129
Hiragana - 10
Novelties - 50
Spacebars - 18
40's/ortho - 8


Niwatori - 51
Nezumi - 47


Waves (Light) - 25
Waves (Dark) - 19
Moonlight Jellies - 10

[kwerty]

Thank you dvorcol for the graphic, week 2 numbers will be posted soon!

[mandre_]

Those RAMA novelties look great! Might have to grab them

[kwerty]

GMK Cojiro is going strong here are the week 2 numbers (some vendors are not up to date)


Base - 212
Novelties - 77
Hiragana - 17
Spacebars - 23
40's/ortho - 15


Niwatori - 73
Nezumi - 69


Waves (Light) - 44
Waves (Dark) - 40
Moonlight Jellies - 21

[dvorcol]

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GMK Cojiro is going strong here are the week 2 numbers (some vendors are not up to date)


Base - 212
Novelties - 77
Hiragana - 17
Spacebars - 23
40's/ortho - 15


Niwatori - 73
Nezumi - 69


Waves (Light) - 44
Waves (Dark) - 40
Moonlight Jellies - 21

[kwerty]

I am getting a few questions regarding the alpha colors, you can expect these to be matched to the kit renders closely, the keycaps may be lighter or darker in some renders to match the scene but if you are worried about color matching please reference the kit renders for what you can expect. I do want to be clear as with all renders there will always be some differences as it's not possible to match these 100% to the physical product and as people have different monitor saturation levels, brightness, constrast ect which can also affect how the keycaps may look on a screen.

These are the current pantones but again these could change during color matching phase to closely match the kit renders



tl;dr if you like the colors in the kit renders, you should be happy with the keycap colors when you get them and I will provide updates during the color matching process!

[lucasedi]

any updates on the kits reaching MOQ?

[MS85]

Just out of curiosity: does the hiragana kit add a second set of 6.25 and 7 U spacebars and a second tab key? Or am I missing somthing in the renders?

[tkh531]

Just out of curiosity: does the hiragana kit add a second set of 6.25 and 7 U spacebars and a second tab key? Or am I missing somthing in the renders?

It does. I believe the idea is that it allows you to simultaneously kit out two different boards

[kwerty]

Just out of curiosity: does the hiragana kit add a second set of 6.25 and 7 U spacebars and a second tab key? Or am I missing somthing in the renders?

It does. I believe the idea is that it allows you to simultaneously kit out two different boards

Yes this is right the idea is you could potentially kit out 2 different boards if you buy both kits!

[conternecticus]

I'm in. Fingers crossed that the actual colors will be as close to the kit renders or pikku's renders as possible.

[kwerty]

Week 3 base kit and novelties MOQ has been hit! Again these numbers may be out of date but will try to update before the last day. If you haven't picked up your set yet you still have until the end of this week!


Base - 288
Novelties - 107
Hiragana - 21
Spacebars - 32
40's/ortho - 18


Niwatori - 109
Nezumi - 87


Waves (Light) - 47
Waves (Dark) - 48
Moonlight Jellies - 24

[dvorcol]

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Week 3 base kit and novelties MOQ has been hit! Again these numbers may be out of date but will try to update before the last day. If you haven't picked up your set yet you still have until the end of this week!


Base - 288
Novelties - 107
Hiragana - 21
Spacebars - 32
40's/ortho - 18


Niwatori - 109
Nezumi - 87


Waves (Light) - 47
Waves (Dark) - 48
Moonlight Jellies - 24

[kwerty]

Hey everyone, just a quick update there are only 48 hours left in the GB so make sure to pick up your kit this weekend if you haven't yet! 

[MediocreTurtle]

Will the final sales numbers with extras be posted?

[kwerty]

Will the final sales numbers with extras be posted?

Just adding up the final numbers from all vendors and will post them soon!

[Randomusername]

Hi, any news on the final numbers?

[kwerty]

Here are the final numbers!

Base - 1000
Novelties - 274
Hiragana - 109
Spacebars - 109
40's/ortho - 100


Niwatori - 243
Nezumi - 190


Waves (Light) - 120
Waves (Dark) - 150
Moonlight Jellies - 96

[dvorcol]

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Here are the final numbers!
« Last Edit: Thu, 04 March 2021, 15:04:28 EST by kwerty »

Base - 1000
Novelties - 274
Hiragana - 109
Spacebars - 109
40's/ortho - 100


Niwatori - 243
Nezumi - 190


Waves (Light) - 120
Waves (Dark) - 150
Moonlight Jellies - 96

Hey guys quick update, we have decided to purchase extra base kits of the set since it will be many months before sets start shipping to allow for anyone who missed out to still have a good chance at getting the set! Most vendors should have double extras of the base kits now so if you did miss the GB do not worry you will still have a good chance to get a set for yourself 

Edit: final numbers updated 3/4

[kwerty]

Thanks again for everyone who joined and supported the set we reached over 750 base kits in the end which is amazing! I will keep this thread updated when things get closer to production and any changes to kits or pantones during the color matching phase. If you do have any additional questions you can join the Discord and I will do my best to answer them!

[kwerty]

Quick update I received R1 samples from GMK but unfortunately the wrong pantones were used but this did still allow me to give more precise color directions and samples back to GMK for R2. I will update as soon as I receive the next round of samples and news on desk mats as well as the RAMA artisan collaboration.

[kwerty]

Hey everyone I have great news! So as the last round of color samples from GMK were actually the wrong pantones (as I had changed these near the end of the Group Buy to better reflect colors used in renders), I received the R2 samples over the weekend and after some comparisons have approved the new samples! As a lot of recent GB's have had many rounds of samples before approval this will likely speed up the overall process and ideally you can all expect to get your keycaps in a much more reasonable amount of time. For those curious I have posted some sample pictures over on the Discord.

Regarding desk mats I received 2 rounds of samples for these and made some small adjustments, Mekibo (formerly TX Keyboards) has informed me the newest samples look great and will likely start shipping soon for those who ordered ONLY desk mats. If your order contains any of the keycap sets or artisans then the shipping for these will be at a different date and are not shipped separately.

Finally for those who ordered only the RAMA artisan caps some people have already started receiving theirs and I'm extremely happy with how these artisans look, although matching aluminum to plastic pantones is very difficult I think all of you will be pleased with these keycaps!

Thank you again to everyone who joined the GB or supported me by sharing and following this journey. I'll keep you all updated on the status of manufacturing once we hear back from GMK but estimates of course will rely completely on GMK and their queue of orders for other keycap sets. 

[kwerty]

Estimated shipping date is now June, with GMK Oni shipping right before. So when you see Oni, Cojiro will be right around the corner!

This is just an estimate, and will depend solely on GMK production as I have done all steps to get this to you guys as quickly as possible, but good news non the less! 

[stein3]

Estimated shipping date is now June, with GMK Oni shipping right before. So when you see Oni, Cojiro will be right around the corner!

This is just an estimate, and will depend solely on GMK production as I have done all steps to get this to you guys as quickly as possible, but good news non the less! 

I just wanted to chime in and thank you for updating us here.

[popkorn62]

As of June 6th, GMK is still estimating to ship out Cojiro to vendors in June!

[kwerty]

Estimated shipping date is now June, with GMK Oni shipping right before. So when you see Oni, Cojiro will be right around the corner!

This is just an estimate, and will depend solely on GMK production as I have done all steps to get this to you guys as quickly as possible, but good news non the less! 

I just wanted to chime in and thank you for updating us here.

Of course, that's what I'm here for! Thank you for your patience these GMK wait times have been brutal.

[popkorn62]

According to GMK, the set will be shipped to vendors by the end of this month

[kwerty]

New shipping estimate from GMK is end of July

[popkorn62]

A lot of US orders have gone out today.

[The0rigina1]

imagine waiting for almost two years and receiving this 

[kwerty]

Final update from me, the set has started shipping from the main vendor Mekibo and other vendors should follow soon. Thank you again to everyone who purchased and supported my first GMK set. So far the feedback has been great and I've received a lot of very kind messages 

[kwerty]

imagine waiting for almost two years and receiving this 

It was actually about 1.5 years from start to end, ironically enough it is one of the quickest GMK GBs as of late.

[elmo]

Got my set 

Really happy with how it turned out

[stein3]

Has anybody received tracking from Candykeys? Their update page still hasn't progressed passed "submitted to GMK."

[kwerty]

Got my set 

Really happy with how it turned out

Glad you love it, now I can say Elmo likes my keycaps 

[kwerty]

Has anybody received tracking from Candykeys? Their update page still hasn't progressed passed "submitted to GMK."

I'm asking for an update from CK for you but I'd recommend sending them an email as well