Volume 3 of the hit Action/Ecchi series "Seventh Star"
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Quality Survey, Author Patreon, Q&A!
about 2 years ago
– Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 05:00:57 AM
Hello everyone!
We are happy to announce that all orders should have been received by now or be very close to arriving to their destinations!
With that in mind, we are releasing our usual quality survey, for everyone to leave reviews/thoughts on Seventh Star Volume 3! All information/feedback is helpful toward improving the series as it gives the author vital information on things to focus or improve on.
Seventh Star Author Jonathan Solis has opened up his own Patreon so you can support him directly if you enjoy his works! It only has 1 tier at 3$ and in it he will be posting various things such as chapter drafts for on-going series, one-shots he decides to write, as well as answering any questions he is asked through this survey here
He will also be doing a audio/podcast called "So you want to write a Light Novel?" where he will be going through his process and how he started in the Light Novel field.
On top of that, Patrons can also submit the synopsis and first 3 chapters of their works to be reviewed/given constructive criticism. Which will be done in audio form/podcast form in a read-along fashion.
You can support his patron here
All proceeds from this Patreon go directly to the author and it is run by the author himself without any involvement of "Novel Horizons".
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We are excited to have completed another project successfully and we hope everyone enjoys their rewards! We look forward to hearing feedback for Seventh Star Volume 3 and as always, if anyone has any questions, comments, or concerns please be sure to let us know down below or contact us directly!
Thank you and until next time!
Project Conclusion. The final update!
about 2 years ago
– Thu, Oct 13, 2022 at 11:25:13 PM
Hello everyone!
Today's update to let everyone know that all backer orders have been mailed out and that everyone should be receiving a notification in the coming days from backerkit, with their tracking number and other relevant information.
We'd like to thank everyone for their continued support and patience on this project and we hope to see you all next time for our next campaign!
Be sure to follow our socials or Kickstarter account if you are interested to know when those go live and what those will be about.
But until then, we are happy to close the book on Seventh Star volume 3!
Be sure to let us know what you think as reviews, comments, and suggestions are always welcome.
See you all at the next campaign!
The Second to Last update! End of Campaign Survey, Next project? Art previews and more!
about 2 years ago
– Sun, Sep 18, 2022 at 03:00:49 AM
Hello everyone!
We would like to open up this update with a apology.
Due to some unforeseen circumstances, we have unfortunately fallen slightly behind schedule but on the bright side, we do only have 1 illustration left to finish before we can begin the printing process! As mentioned previously, printing would take about two weeks and then, after that, shipping would take roughly 1 week.
We had hoped to wrap things up this month, but unfortunately there isn't much we can do at this point to realistically hit that goal.
With that said, we are happy to reveal a few new cool things!
---End of Campaign Survey/NextProject
With this campaign coming to an end, we are now releasing our usual "end of Campaign" survey. In it, there are ratings for various things and a list of projects which we can produce depending on backer interest! This includes Seventh Star Volume 4, the Volume 1 audiobook, and more! (Whichever project we pursue would take up our singular Kickstarter slot. As only 1 active project is allowed on kickstarter).
We appreciate any and all feedback! Click on the banner below to head to the survey!
This time around, we decided to put an especially special surveying of spice into the Limited Edition cover. Because of that, we have created what we believe to be our most visually impactful cover thus far!
Limited Edition Cover(Draft stage)
Featuring Pleiades Madam in all of her glory, this illustration is the color version of one of the black/white's within volume 3.
The cover features a new front layout and a resized "Limited Edition" marker. As usual, the limited editions will be hardcover and have gold stamped "Limited Edition" markers. We are also thinking of incorporating a new identifier but we are still playing with the idea.
---The Novel Horizons Board Game
A random addition to our project list, we thought a fun change of pace might be creating a boardgame that parodies the creative creation process. A fun 4-person player VS player game that is both family friendly and intuitive plus interactive.
The entire game is ready to go minus final artwork, which include complete game rules, mechanics, and design, but we are wanting to see if our current backers finds this sort of project interesting before actually moving forward with the finalization process.
The game's current name is "Production Studio - The Board Game".
If you are interested, be sure to let us know in the survey above!
---Seventh Star Volume 1 Audiobook
As previously stated, another project we are considering is the volume 1 audiobook for Seventh Star. It would be fully-cast with each character having their own voice actors and we would also compose various soundtracks to play throughout the audiobook. Or as some people may call it, audio-drama.
We have begun the casting process as well and as things develop, we may start unveiling voices/cast crew. As well as soundtracks to be used in that project.
---Iris Bunny Scale Figure
As voted on in the backerkit questionnaire, we have begun the creation process for our Bunny Iris Electra Scale figure!
Using the valuable feedback from buyers of our previous Freya 1/8 Figure, we are confidently moving forward toward creating an even GREATER figure that our first release product! Below you can see the early stages of the figure that we are working vigorously on refining!
We placed special emphasis on her musculature and applied the notes from the previous Freya Figure so we can further capture the beauty of the "Lightning Empress" in figure form. We are also applying several other fixes to our process and quality assurance checks based on that same feedback.
Her outfit is currently barebones, but is planned to feature various more details including two cuffs. Also one fun feature backers may notice are the real fishnet stockings for her legs.
Our main questions for this project though are what size to make her.
Traditionally, Bunny Girls are made in 1/4 scale, but due to Iris's height, this would make her a hefty 1.5 feet tall in figure form standing straight(Without the bunny ears). In her current pose, this would make her about 1.25 feet tall without counting for her ears which would most likely take her back to 1.5feet tall in figure form.
Because of this size, she would obviously be an expensive figure to manufacture. This would leave her retail price at a estimated 400-500$. Although we wouldn't know for sure until we have the final sculpt to use.
On that same note, if we scale her smaller, the cost to make her lessens and she would become a cheaper figure to buy down to 250$. Which is the lowest we can unfortunately sell figures at with our current manufacturing numbers.
Because of this, the survey includes a question for interest on this project AND scaling preference.
The base it also still under design and "Research/development" as we want to capture the perfect platform for her.
If all goes well with this release, we will move onto a Freya "Gold Prominence" (Or standard form depending on votes) Bunny Figure afterwards.
---Conclusion
We like to thank everyone for their patience thus far as we wrap up this project and also express our gratitude to everyone who fills out the surveys. As they are an invaluable part of our refinement process so we can not just known what backers want, but also improve on our shortcomings/mistakes to bring an even better product to market in the future.
This concludes todays update and as always, if anyone has any comments, questions, or concerns, be sure to let us know!
Near the end! Illustration previews! New Free-to-read series from Author! And more!
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 08:24:22 PM
Hello everyone!
We are happy to announce that the manuscript for "Seventh Star" has entered it's final stage and will be ready for the printing presses very shortly! Once that happens, all rewards should be expected to arrive roughly 3 weeks after.
Because of that, we'd like to thank everyone for their patience as we developed this third installment in the series and we hope that everyone is excited to get their hands on the next part of Daedalus's story!
---Art Preview
Lead Artist Tony has been hard at work making the spiciest illustrations he can for the series!
Volume 3 - Illustrations preview
From Epic fights to moments of intense emotion and some saucy scenes, TonyG delivers for fans some extra "goodness" just for volume 3 of Seventh Star!
---Scale Figure Feedback
The 1/8 scale Gold Prominence Figure was mailed last week using 1-3 day shipping, so we expect that all orders should be delivered by today or at the very latest Wednesday. For backers who purchased one, we want to hear any and all feedback you may have about it, be it quality, materials, design, or even shipping related problems(Packaging, cost, etc).
Let us know directly below, DM us here, on twitter, instagram, or simply give us a few words on our discord server! Since this was our first fully released figure we are desperate for feedback so we can improve for the next release.
---Novel Horizons as San Japan
For those interested in our convention appearances, Novel Horizons will be appearing at San Japan in San Antonio this September 2nd to the 4th! We will be taking along "Seventh Star" Author Jonathan Solis as a guest, so if you'd like to have anything signed, this would be the perfect opportunity to get that done! This is our first time attending San Japan and we are planning on going out-of-state by 2023.
---New Free-to-read-series
Seventh Star Author Jonathan Solis has decided to release a new free-to-read series on Tapas!
It is a revival/merge of two of his past continued series into a new title which he feels will be enjoyable to read. But, due to the experimental nature of it, he is releasing it for free on Tapas! Updates are planned to be weekly, with a chance of more then 1 chapter per week.
So if you are a fan of his works, be sure to check out "Hunters Inc." with the link below! And to show your support, throw a like as well as a follow so you can keep an eye on other works he decides to release for free on the platform!
That does it for todays update! There was quite a lot of variety this time around, but we hope everyone is ready for Volume 3 of Seventh Star! We are also working on our next figure, being "Bunny Girl" Iris. But it's release/pre-order run is unknown until we get enough data from our Freya Scale Figure.
Regardless! If anyone has any comments, questions, suggestions, or concerns, please be sure to let us know!
And once again, thank you for the continued support!
Mini update: Scale Figure Shipping beginning soon!
over 2 years ago
– Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 09:47:25 PM
Hello everyone!
For today's mini-update, we are excited to announce that the 1/8 Scale, Freya (Gold Prominence) Figure is now complete and boxed!
Shipping of the figure will begin within the next day or so as the author signs all of them and packaging begins.
We are also going to be sending all physical non-book rewards with the scale figures so for backers who ordered alot of merchandise, expect a sizeable box at your doorstep soon!
This also includes orders from our store!
For anyone interested in buying the figure, we still have 18 left and they can be purchased on our website or backerkit through the pre-order store!
---Figure Production Final Thoughts
The development of the Freya Scale Figure was a very interesting and thought-provoking endeavor. We expected it to be an expensive project and it was just as pricey then we thought it'd be and then some. Still, we are happy to bring to market Novel Horizons first scale figure!
That said, I wholeheartedly believe that we can do better in the future as we are splitting the Novel Horizons team into "Novel Horizons" for books and related merchandise, and then "Figure Horizons", which will solely take care of figure development and production. (And not just necessarily our IPs).
This way, each branch can focus on their main task without overlap or confusion.
With that in mind, if anyone finds any defects, problems, issues, or has any commentary regarding the scale figure once they receive them, please let us know in our discord, twitter, instagram, or message us directly here on kickstarter.
We want to refine our process more so we can deliver an even greater figure the next time. After all, Novel Horizons started with "One-Two-Five" and has improved enough to make a series like "Seventh Star". So, we are confident we will be able to improve by leaps and strides for the next figure project we take on.
-Conclusion
That does it for todays update.
Production on the book is continuing and we are 50% into editing of the final manuscript and 50% into the art for the volume. We hope everyone is excited still and as always, if you have any comments, questions, concerns, or suggestions, let us know!
