Samurai Chef Indiegogo Update #4

Nigel December 7, 2012 No Comments

As the weeks go by we’re getting closer to hitting one of the more wackier perks of our Indiegogo campaign – pets!

That’s right, as promised we will be turning pets into featured extras in the Samurai Chef storyline.

Two people requested this perk and this week we were sent the pictures of real pets doing real pet things.

We’ve got two very cute cats and and one goldfish who answers to Diamond.

 

 

 

This is what each pet looked like before their mayamada transformation.

Now comes the hard part. In a future update you’ll get to see how we turned these three into characters in the manga book.

…I for one am interested to see how Diamond turns out…Stay tuned ^_^

Samurai Chef Indiegogo Update #3

mayamada November 24, 2012 No Comments

The response to the major characters from the Samurai Chef book has been great. We’re glad to finally start showing more of the project to you and this week we have even more…the first four pages of the book!

Remember, on December 25th we will have a big preview of the comic on the mayamada website!

If you want the full book when it’s realesed early next year, don’t forget to pre order it right here.

Until then enjoy the sneek peak and let us know what you think on our Facebook page.

Castle of Cagliostro Blu-Ray Giveaway

mayamada November 12, 2012 No Comments

 

We’ve got more news on our upcoming Anime Showtime event, where we will be showing the new Blu-Ray release of Lupin II: Castle of Cagliostro on Saturday December 8th.

At the end of the day we will be giving away the Blu-Ray box set to one lucky guest!

All you have to do is ask to be entered into the draw when you arrive on the day and cross your fingers.

If you haven’t reserved your spot on the day, you can do that right now. Tickets can be purchased online or on the day at the venue.

See you there ^_^

 

Samurai Chef Indiegogo Update #2

mayamada November 11, 2012 No Comments

We’re back to let you know the artwork for the Samurai Chef is under way!  They’ll be a sneak peek of some early pages in a future update, ahead of the preview of the comic on our website on Christmas Day!

 

For now we have more characters from the book to show you: three of the many chefs to send their dishes to be judged Samurai Chef style, enjoy 🙂

 

 

 

 

 


We’ve also got an early look at the artwork for backers of the “Chef’s Special” perk which will be coloured and framed by the end of the project.

 

 

 

 

For the backers of the “Extra Spice” Perk, we’ll be getting in touch with you about turning you pets into extras in the book.

 

We’ll also be contacting backers of the “Just Desserts” at the start of the new year to get your t-shirt sizes as the limited edition t-shirts will now be printed in January.

 

That’s all for now. See you again for the next update in a couple weeks.

Sci-Fi London Anime All-Nighter

mayamada November 8, 2012 No Comments

For all anime fans looking for a great session of movies, Sci-Fi London’s anime all-nighter is taking place this weekend at Stratford Picturehouse Cinema.

 

They are hosting it in a new venue and will be showing 5 new anime movies throughout the night.

  • Gintama: The Movie
  • Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning
  • Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike
  • GYO: Tokyo Fish Attack
  • Journey to Agartha: The Children Who Chase Lost Voice

The event kicks off from 11.40pm Saturday November 10th and goes on until the morning of Sunday November 11th.
Tickets are £25 and are available online at the Stratford Picturehouse’s website.

 

You can also find more about Sci-Fi London on Facebook and Twitter.

 

Mayamada Presents: Anime Showtime 3

Our third Anime Showtime event is coming up fast and this time we’re in a brand new location!

Everything will be happening at Roxy Bar & Screen on Saturday 8th of December, one of the best screening venues in London.

This time around we’ll be watching the brand new Blu-Ray edition of classic anime, Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro.

UPDATE:  Den of Geek have a fantastic feature on the film for anyone who hasn’t seen it.

Tickets are only £5 and if you’re one of the first 30 people to arrive on the day you’ll get free popcorn too ^_^

You can check out the event page for more details and to book tickets.

The date to remember is Saturday 8th December, 2pm to 6pm. Tickets can be purchased online or you can reserve you spot now and pay on the door.

 

Samurai Chef Indiegogo Update

 

It’s been a while since the end of our fund raising campaign and we’re sorry for not providing an update on the progress of the project.

The main news to report is that the book is unfortunately being delayed by a few months.

The book artwork is in progress but this means the printed copy of the book itself will not be shipping until February 4th 2013.

We’re really sorry to have to push things back, but we will be releasing the other perks of the project over the next two months before Christmas.

This includes the t-shirt design in December, the complete PDF version of the manga in mid January ahead of the release of the printed book itself in early February.

Starting today, we’ll send out updates on the project every two weeks. You can expect the next update on Friday November 9th.

For now we have a sneak peek at two of the new characters you’ll be seeing in the Samurai Chef book: Jimi and Mary. Both will be featuring in the book along side the Samurai Chef himself.

 

Jimi

The host of the Samurai Chef.  Jimi provides play by play of the action in his unique flavour.

Mary

Samurai Chef production assistant.  Mary does work across different shows including some clean up tasks.  And there is plenty to clean up on the Samurai Chef!

 

New Project Dates

Again, we’re very sorry the project is being delayed, but stick with us and we’ll make sure you’re not dissapointed with the final result.

So, here are the important dates to remember:

  • Monday November 26th: Badge sets and artwork done.
  • Saturday December 8th: T-Shirt available for release.
  • Tuesday December 25th: Online manga preview of the Samurai Chef.
  • Monday January 14th: Complete PDF version of Samurai Chef available.
  • Monday February 4th: Printed edition of the Samurai Chef manga ships.

Thanks again for backing the Samurai Chef and see you again in two weeks 🙂

Mayamada x Jaunty Photos

mayamada October 22, 2012 No Comments

We recently went on a outing with Jaunty, taking some time and pictures in the London’s Japanese Garden and ending the day with some sushi too.

The snaps are below.  Take a look and if you haven’t already taken a listen to Jaunty’s album Once Again, One Day.  He put it together after landing in Japan on the day of the 2011 tsunami and all proceeds to the album to towards Aid for Japan who are helping children orphaned by the tragedy.

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Cosplay Dodgeball Moved to 2013

Nigel October 9, 2012 No Comments

We have bad news on the dodgeball front.  Unfortunately we’re having to cancel the event in November and reschedule it for spring/summer of 2013.

We’re really disappointed to do this but we felt with all the projects we have at the moment we couldn’t put on an event as good as it should be.  The worst thing that could happen is for people to turn up and not enjoy it.

But it’s not all bad news and there’s still a lot to look forward for the rest of 2012..  We’re now focused on our third screening event in December and we’ll have the details on that by the end of the month.

We also have MCM Expo coming up and we’ll follow that up with our first appearance at Hyper Japan in November.

In addition to that there’s also the Samurai Chef manga book which is still in progress and scheduled to be out this year.

Once we have the updated news on the dodgeball we’ll be letting everyone know.  Until then, start practising…

Mayamada At MCM Expo

mayamada October 3, 2012 No Comments

It’s October so naturally we’re talking about MCM Expo here at mayamada headquarters. It will be our first appearance since our first in October 2011 and we’ve got a few things in store for everyone that visits our stall during the 26th – 28th.

Latest products

You’ll be able to get your hands on all our latest gear, plus a few others not available online.

  • T-Shirts including new designs released this summer.

  • New black Kai snapback caps.

Plus Oystercard wallets, tote bags, posters and postcards.

Samurai Chef Manga

Plus a sneak peek at our new Samurai Chef t-shirt design made as part of our recent Indiegogo campaign.

Speaking of the campaign you will also be able to see the latest artwork for the book and preorder it right at our stall. If you can’t wait till then you can also preorder it online now.

Competitions

Like last year, we’ll be taking Cosplay photos throughout the expo.  This time around we’ll be giving evey cosplayer we photograph a  30% discount voucher for our online shop.

If you are a cosplayer make sure you drop by our stall and strike your best pose to take part.

 

We’re also running a competition to win a copy of the Samurai Chef manga book and an exclusive signed framed artwork featuring the Chef himself.

All you have to do is visit our stall at MCM Expo and get your picture taken while wearing the Samurai Chef hat.

After the show we’ll collect the best ones to put up on our Facebook page and the photo with the most likes by Sunday 11th November will win a copy of the book and exclusive artwork.

 

Special Announcements

For all the latest happening at mayamada just drop by and talk to us about what we have planned for the rest of this year and into 2013.

 

You can book your tickets for MCM Expo online now.  Be sure to drop by and say hi ^_^

 

Samurai Chef competition terms and conditions

The competition is held by Mayamada. Participants must be 13 years or over.
To enter the competition, we’ll take a photograph of you wearing the Samurai chef’s hat while strike your best pose when you visit our stall at MCM Expo. All photographs taken of participants will be loaded up onto our Facebook page, Instagram and website.
The winner of the competition is the person that has the most likes on their photo by the end of Sunday 11th November (11:59pm). In the event of a tie, Mayamada has the discretion to name the winner.
The winner will receive a opy of the Samurai Chef manga book plus a signed a frame artwork piece by the 31st Janurary 2013 by post.
Mayamada would like to feature all participants in marketing and social media publicity after the event. Any copyright arising in photography and videos taken by Mayamada vest in Mayamada.