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[GB] KKB Nichirin - 01/09-28/09 - GB Ends Soon

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Bobatype:
KKB Nichirin

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• INSPIRATION •
Designed by mori and boba.types, KKB Nichirin is forged from a shared appreciation of a show about slaying demons and the katanas they use. This keycap set pairs gleaming silver metallic Latin legends with dark black Hiragana sublegend — capturing the elegance and deadly precision of a blade in motion.



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• KITS •
Base
[Covers 60%, 65%, 75%, TKL, with terminal ISO, F13, Tsangan support, and minimal compatibility for some Alice, and split space layouts.]
Latin Base


Novelty
 
Add On
[Primarily a spacebars kit in both alpha and accent colors, with some extra goodies]
Flame Alphas
[Set your heart ablaze!]


Light Alphas
[Alphas are same color as the base kit modifiers, for a mono-colored look]
Numpad

40s

NorDE

UK


To create the unique visual expression of a metallic-like luster, the manufacturer infuses the raw plastic material with a special metal powder.
However, due to the properties of this material and the injection molding process, certain characteristics may be present. These are not quality issues.
"Flow marks" are subtle visual textures formed as the molten plastic cools inside the mold. They may appear on the top or sides as faint lines, swirls, or inconsistent changes in sheen. The addition of metal powder can make these marks more apparent. Please be aware this is an intended characteristic of the special material. The visual textures and variations in sheen are a normal result of the manufacturing process and are not considered defects in workmanship; they are not covered under warranty.

Examples of injection flow streak variation can be seen in existing keycap sets that use metallic material such as GMK Black & Gold, GMK Mars Cadet, GMK Kaiju R2


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• DESKMAT •
Tsuba



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• GALLERY •[Renders by Mikeydigit]
Katana 80 by @boba.types
Qi65 by @yan.kbd[font]
F1-8x by @geonworksF1-40-722 by @geonworksW1-AT by @geonworks
Cloudnine by Machina

Disclaimer: Renders shown may not perfectly display the actual colors and/or texture of the keycaps. Please refer to actual photo samples to see the real colours and texture. These are best attempts at emulating the semi-translucent nature of the keycaps, whilst noting that lighting conditions and screen calibrations are also variables that affect colour representation/perception. (top)
• SPECIFICATIONS •
Manufacturer: Keykobo
Profile: Cylindrical Cherry
Material: ABS
Manufacturing Method: Double shot injection for primary legends. Additional colors on novelty keycaps are UV-print.

Disclaimer regarding Hiragana sublegends - new triple-shot tooling will be created and used for this project if the global quantity of orders of base kit is met as per manufacturer requirements. However, UV-printing will be utilized instead if this minimum quantity goal is not reached.

Compatibility: Mx-style switches



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• COLLABS •Nil collaborations currently planned. Artisan makers reach out if interested!
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• VENDORS •
Group-buy commences September 1 until September 28
Estimated Production completion: December 2025 *
Conservative timeline estimate due to potentially brand-new triple-shot sublegend mold tooling if MOQ for that tooling is reached

• STORE PAGES •

US - Divinikeys
CA - Unikeyboard
EU - Keygem
UK - Prototypist
OCE - Toro Studios
CN - zFrontier
KR - Geon.works
SG - Pantheonkeys
TH - Aiglatson Studio
IND - Keebsmark




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• MISC •
• SOCIALS •
Instagram: @moriimx | @boba.types
 | Discord: mori saba

 
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS •Thank you to those who provided help, support or design assistance for this project in some form or another. Shoutouts in particular to:
More> Stellaidoscope for novelty illustrations
> Mikeydigit for renders
> Boba.types for deskmat/packaging
> FLFrostBite for being gracious enough to let us use the title 'Nichirin' from an old IC project they're no longer proceeding forward with
> The designers of the respective keyboards in the renders depicted
> The community who provided feedback and moral support in pushing this project to this stage
> Nopunin10did and Konstantin for being the original kitting wizards whose advice on previous projects of mine (and others) have led to my foundational knowledge and decision making (any mistakes or peculiarities are mine though haha)


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dvorcol:

Bobatype:
Hi,
Mori and I are extremely excited that production of KKB Nichirin is nearing completion. Current ETA is next week.

Here are some photos of the keycaps (Novelties yet to get UV-print), including BTS shots of the triple-shot and novelty molds:

Bobatype:
Also some quick shots of the packaging artwork, which uses metal foil (like GMK Black and Gold), which I'm going to give myself a pat on the back for :D.

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