Jaunty Performing at Frozen Yogurt Party

mayamada April 1, 2013 No Comments

We’re now just a couple of weeks away from the Frozen Yogurt Party and so far, you’ve heard about the frozen yogurt.  You’ve heard about the pop up shop.  You’ve heard about the video game tournaments and even the Giant Jenga.

What else is there to talk about right?

Wrong.  We’re proud to reveal that London hip-hop artist Jaunty will be performing live at the Frozen Yogurt Party!

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Jaunty has been an early supporter of mayamada and can be seen sporting their Samurai Chef tee in a recent video.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRw2yElXsD0

You can also pick up his EP on the night.  All this is on top of  a live DJ at the event, who will be providing a great music all throughout the event.

Jaunty will be performing from 9pm so make sure you grab a seat or any space going in what is sure to be a packed Saturday evening at Tutti Frutti.

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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.

 

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…

Cosplay Dodgeball Tournament

mayamada September 20, 2012 No Comments

The date has been set. Wwe’re holding our first Cosplay Dodgeball Tournament on Saturday 10th of November at Royal Docks Community School, Newham, London, E16 3HS

The event is being supported by Anime Picks, Hyper Japan and Anime League.

 

We’re calling cosplayers from the world of anime and gaming get ready to battle it out for the chance to win a cash prize as well as tickets to Hyper Japan Christmas and the London Anime Convention.

Players can reserve a spot in the tournament HERE. Tournament entry is discounted at £3 for cosplayers, £5 for non cosplayers.

Teams will be organised on the day but if you already have a team then you’re all set to join the fun and win great prizes.

Spaces are limited to 16 teams (at least 6 per team) so be sure to reserve your spot in the tournament: http://dodgeball2012.eventbrite.co.uk/

Stay tuned to the event page for more details.

 

Terms and conditions:

Participants must be 16 years or over. All entries must be made by booking tickets in advance or purchasing tickets at the tournament. The entry fee is £5 for non cosplayers and £3 for cosplayers.

The tournament is limited to 16 teams. Priority will be given to entrants who have booked tickets in advance.

Winners will be announced on the day and prizes will be given out either on the day or within 28 days following the tournament via an appropriate form (subject to availability and age restrictions).

For full terms and conditions please see http://dodgeball2012.eventbrite.co.uk/

Anime Showtime Travel Info

Here’s a travel update for everyone heading to the screening this Sunday.

There is no Victoria line and no service to Loughborough Junction rail station unfortunately.  But we can officially announce that we’ve arranged to have you driven to the screening by one of the many red buses travelling on London roads 🙂

 

Public Transport

The easiest route is from Elephant and Castle underground station (Zone 1 +2, Bakerloo Line) where you can walk to bus stop R outside the shopping centre and catch bus number 45 or bus number 35 to Loughborough Junction rail station: http://g.co/maps/q336a
Head to bus stp R

It’s a 20 minute ride from Elephant and Castle to Loughborough Junction rail station: http://g.co/maps/u5p24

Bus journey to Loughborough Junction

Once you get to the bus stop near Loughborough Junction rail station, we’re right around the corner: http://g.co/maps/34u9y

Walk from Loughborough Junction

An alternative is to use replacement bus services which will run along the Victoria line to Brixton underground station.

From there you can cross to the side of the road opposite the station to bus stop T (in front of Haart/Specsavers) where you can catch bus 35 or bus 45.

The bus ride is less than 10 minutes and you need to get off at Loughborough Junction rail station and walk from there: http://g.co/maps/34u9y
Make sure to check on any engineering works that could affect your journey.

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravelnews/realtime/track.aspx?offset=weekend

 

Driving

The venue does have limited free car parking space. If you plan on driving down, be sure to get there early while there are still spaces available.

 

If have any questions feel free to jump on our Facebook page and we’ll help out:

http://www.facebook.com/events/240447429379526/

See you there!

Mayamada team

Mayamada Presents: Anime Showtime 2

mayamada March 26, 2012 No Comments

This weekend will see our second Anime Showtime event at Whirled Art Cinema where you’re invited to a free anime screening and get access to our one time pop up shop.

The date to put in your diaries is Sunday the 1st of April. We’ll be there and showing Steamboy: A steam punk anime set in 17th century Britain from Katsuhiro Ohtomo who also brought us Akira.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eAk6oNBSMU

There are still a few tickets available (at least when this post was made), so be quick if you want to book your spot.

Here’s a run down of what we’ll be up to on the day.

 

Prizes

We’re going to kick things off by giving everyone a chance to take part in our competition to win a special prize.

Popcorn

Judging from the talk on our Facebook page, mixing sweet and salted popcorn is popular. Well, we’ll have both kinds available for you guys before the film starts.

Steamboy

Once everyone has their popcorn we’ll kick off the main event. There’ll be a short break in between the film before we continue.

Popup shop

We’ll have a one time popup shop featuring all the mayamada t-shirts from the gift shop available for a discounted price. We’ll also have the Word Salad tee in white which you can’t get on the website.

 

 

We’ll be back next week to give you all the travel information so you know the best way to get to the screening.

 

Stay Tuned.