As of this weekend t-shirts can be found in Zakura: a cool boutique within London Trocadero that is building up a collection of indie brands. There is also a big street dancer scene in the area too that is well worth check out.
We’re Experiencing Technical Difficulties
If you’ve been on our fan page for any length of time, you’ll know we’ve been working on a new hoodie for the past few months.
They were delivered last week but unfortunately, weren’t up to the standard we except for any item we put our name too.
We’re working on having them re-done as soon as we can, but because of that they’ll be a delay in getting them to you.
In the meantime, we’re offering FREE DELIVERY on every item in the gift shop on the website for the rest of the month.
We’ll have more sneak peek photos of the new hoodie like the one below soon.
Interview With The Geek Show
During our first visit to MCM as dealers, we got the chance to meet up with the friendly guys over at the Geek Show. They do a live radio show every Monday 6-8pm which can be streamed live on thegeekshow.co.uk or on real life radio (104. 5 fm) if you’re in the Teesside area – that’s north England for our international viewers 🙂
Our very own Lao K sat down with them and discuss all things mayamada. You can check out the interview right here:
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We’d like to thank the guys at The Geek Show for giving us the opportunity to chat about what we do, and for finding our Oystercard holder 😉
Mayamada At MCM Expo Recap
This weekend saw our first appearance at the MCM Expo in East London. For those that don’t know about it, MCM is the biggest celebration of all things gaming sci-fi anime, manga, cosplay and general geekiness in the UK.
MCM is about the same as the New York Comic Con, but the cost of travel is much cheaper for us 🙂
We took the mayamada team down for three days of non stop standing on your feet, but it was so worth the lower back damage because we had an amazing time talking to loads of friendly and passionate people as well as make new friends and fans along the way.
Here are some of the best moments from the show…
We visited MCM in May but now that we had a stall we got to skip the lines.
Even though the area was massive, it didn’t take too long to find our spot.
Once we set up our stall we were off and running!
11th Hour Photoshoot Pt2
So it’s the third ever mayamada photoshoot and this time the show is the 11th Hour. As a refresher, the 11th Hour follows four strangers as they fight to survive a series of seemingly random attacks in a 24 style race against time. In fact, the pocket watch can be considered the symbol of the show and we incorporated this prop into our shoot.
Mayamda Super Fun (and Only Slightly Damp) Picnic Time!
There are a few things we at mayamada learned over the weekend.
- Don’t trust British weather or weathermen.
- Touchscreen phones don’t work too well in a downpour.
- Good people will come through whatever the weather.
This past Saturday saw the first mayamada picnic this weekend, but it almost didn’t happen. It started off well when we got to the park and unpacked everything in the middle of Hyde Park…and then came the rain!
After getting very wet, buying a few emergency umbrellas, a shower curtain and deck chairs for an improvised tent…we decided that we couldn’t wait out the rain and found nearby cover.
But the great thing is people still turned up, and once the rain cleared we went from this….
To this.
A really great turn out considering the early downpour.
Of course, we had mayamada cupcakes on show again…
…and things turned out well in the end – high five!
For all the planning you do beforehand for an event, it’s highly likely things will not go to, well, plan. Don’t let that fact put you off planning though. Just remember to stay flexible and positive so when things go a little off the rails you can still have a good time – and we did! A big thanks to everyone that came down to make it a super fun time 🙂
Look our for more pictures on our Facebook page. If you were there on the day be sure to let us know what you though too.
Hot Lunch Photoshoot: The Video Evidence
If you missed out on our photoshoot for our new t-shirt for our show Hot Lunch (available in guys and girls), check out the behind the scenes shots. There are tons of them!
The video is now done so you can see what we got up to on the day. Enjoy ^_^
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Super Fun Picnic Time!
It’s now only a few weeks until our picnic in Hyde Park and the excitement is building.
We’ll be in Hyde Park on the 20th of August for a fun day out to celebrate the end of summer, mayamada style. We’ll have FREE food and drink, a t-shirt giveaway and a few other surprises too 🙂
We recently got a bunch flyers printed to hand out and we’re putting together the menu and plans for entertainment. You keep up with our plans for the day on the event page.
Hot Lunch Photoshoot
What a day! I always look forward to doing photoshoots for new tees as each one is something different and our photoshoot last week was no exception.
You’ve seen the story behind the show and the characters featured in the design…now we can tell you about the t-shirt itself.
The day stared off at a nice pub called the Lemon Tree. They were kind enough to let us take over the upstairs for hair and make up. The models Andrees and Riyonn were expertly made up…
…while the rest of us waited…
Mayamada 5K Charity Race
We’re running 5K race for charity on the 27th of August. If you’re free that day come down to support us for 12 laps of physical exertion for a good cause.
We’ll be at the race track at Brunel University for 1pm: Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH
You can donate at any one of the following JustGiving links (You can pay by Credit/ Debit Card or use Paypal if you have an account).
Or if you really want to get involved, take part in the race along with us.
See you there!