The Lies That Bind Us is a physical zine project that will be exploring the relationship between Shuichi Saihara and Kokichi Ouma and the things that hold them together!

To apply as a contributor, you must be 18 or older.You need to have a Discord account or be willing to create one. Discord will be used for all zine-related communication and coordination.All submissions must be your own original creations. We do not accept AI-generated content, reposts/previously-made work, tracing, plagiarism, or any other form of copyright infringement. Contributors found to be engaging in this will be removed from the project.Please refrain from posting your work (sketch, lineart, snippets etc.) publicly until after the zine has finished.Please ensure that the submitted portfolio is accessible to the mod team. You can check this by opening your link in an incognito browser tab!What applicants make and ship in their own time will have no influence on their acceptance.

Mod Tord

ghost/ghostselfHead Mod, Shipping, Production, FinancialI've been in the Danganronpa fandom since 2013 and it's still one of my special interests. SaiOuma eats me every day

Mod Pretz

they/them
Co-head Mod, Organisation ModI have been a SaiOuma shipper since my Wattpad days (my works are still up there help). My love for the ship is as deep as the ocean can get

Mod Max-Cat

Graphics Mod

Mod Luka

he/him
Art Modmy favorite character from drv3 is rantaro but i want to turn ouma into a bouncy ball and throw him at a wall. affectionately

Mod Psychiccupid

he/him
Writing ModI have been passionately in love with Saiouma since 2020 where I wrote my first fanfic for them and have been a loud and active voice in the fandom since. Their mutual yearning, the tragedy of only understanding what you've lost once you've lost it, and seeing how things could've been outside of the killing game make this ship my favorite of all time. No one does it or will ever do it like them. They are, and will always be: Love.

Mod Heya

any pronouns
Formatting ModDR was the biggest hyperfixation for me for literal years until I got into DND, I saw the zine listing and have not stopped thinking about them and have already drawn so much of oumasai, I can’t stop, my hands have minds of their own.

Mod Jay

he/him
Socials ModI've seen gameplay of the first DR game, but I've only recently started getting into the other parts of the series! Very hopeful to learn even more about this ship and their dynamic!

The schedule is subject to changeMod Applications - March 10th - March 31st
Interest Check - March 10th - April 27th
Mod App Results - March 31st
Interest Check Results - May 13th
Contributor Apps - May 10th - June 21st
Contrib App Results - June 30th
Acceptance Deadline - July 7th
Pitches due - July 21st
Check-in 1 - August 21st
Check-in 2 - September 21st
Check-in 3 - October 21st
Final Submission - November 21st
TBA