Hi everyone!

We're very sorry for the delay on this project! It has NOT been forgotten or ignored. The new factory is currently producing a sample, which should match the previous sample we had made with the old factory. It took some time back and forth with this new factory for them to receive the sample, set up the art proofs, and also find new sources for the ceramic dishes and deluxe furniture.

Those parts are finished, so now they are moving ahead to make a full sample, which is expected to take 2 weeks, and then they will send it to our Japanese partner to review (since we received the previous factory's sample in the USA), who will work with us over video to make sure we're all happy with it. We don't expect to find any issues since the factory already has a physical sample from the old factory to match it to. This new sample will be slightly better than the old sample because some updates were applied, such as the stronger cardboard furniture and other minor graphical updates. After approval of this sample, we'll move forward with mass production and then shipping! Mass production typically takes up to 6-8 weeks, and shipping to the USA is about 4-6 weeks plus another week of domestic shipping via trucks. So best case for arrival to you all is in September while October is the safer estimate.

We're sorry the update isn't more exciting and that this project is so delayed, but we are moving forward and it will get to you all albeit later than planned. Thank you for hanging in there with us!