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 🙂

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.

Samurai Chef Manga

Nigel September 4, 2012 No Comments

It’s been over a month since we launched our Indiegogo campaign to raise fund for the Samurai Chef manga book and we’re happy to say the fund have been raised!

Now the hard work really starts.  We’ll be working to putting the book together over the next two months and it’s thanks to the people that have supported us by donating and spreading the word about or first manga volume.

 

 

Throughout September we’ll be showing the artwork as it’s being put together including previews of the manga before it comes out.

 

Stay tuned ^_^

Mayamada Prime Time Volume 1: Our Kickstarter Campaign

Since we started making teaser pages of manga for each of our shows, people have continued to ask as when is the full book coming out.  We didn’t have an answer for them, until now that is.

Today we launched our long awaited Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds needed to create a full mayamada manga book. We wanted to do this in a big way and really showcase our world of fantasy television in manga form and we’re so excited to get the word out to you all.

To make this happen we’ve teamed up with four great artists to produce the artwork for four of the first four shows on the mayamada network: Samurai Chef, The 11th Hour, Hot Lunch, and Serious.  The last one is a brand new show.

But why am I doing so much talking?  You can find out all the details on our Kickstarter page where you can find out how to get involved: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/401125455/mayamada-prime-time-manga-vol-1

We’ll have many more details on the progress of the campaign over the next month, including all the rewards you can get for supporting the book.

Stay tuned!

Mayamada at the London Anime Convention

 

The London Anime Convention is fast approaching and we’ll be there on the 11th and 12th of February at the The Rocket Complex London Metropolitan University.

As well as anime screenings, video games, manga and cosplay, there’s a chance to see the latest mayamada t-shirts and artwork posters on sale too.

We’ll also be unveiling our BRAND NEW limited edition hoodie at the show so make sure you’re there to see it 🙂

Check out the Anime League website for all the events happening over the two days.  It’ll be our first appearance and we’ll be having fun with photos.  Whether you’re a cosplayer our not they will be a chance at winning a prize for taking part in our photo competitions.  All you have to stop by the mayamada stall and ask to join in – that’s it!

Last but not least, as sponsors of the show, 5 lucky people will be able to win t-shirts as part of the Anime Con event winners.

You can get your tickets here and be sure to visit our stall while you’re at the show 🙂

Mayamada Manga: Hot Lunch Part 2

mayamada November 7, 2011 No Comments

We’re back with the next episode of Hot Lunch, showing the story of a slick team of food thieves led by Taishi – a tiger on a mission for revenge.

A few years have passed since Taishi was booted out from the Circle of Flavour apprenticeship and he is now looking to recruit his team members to help with his plan to take down the chef cartel.

The first on the list is Tancho: A smart-mouthed strategist who has outgrown his current crew and is looking for his next big opportunity.

Enjoy ^_^

 

“Recruiting Tancho” page 1

“Recruiting Tancho” page 2

Mayamada At MCM Expo Recap

Nigel November 1, 2011 2 Comments

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!

 

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Mayamada Manga: Hot Lunch Part 1

Nigel October 28, 2011 No Comments

If you saw our first manga page for the Samurai Chef and wanted more, you’re in luck!  We’ve got another series of pages just for you.

This time we’re turning our attention to Hot Lunch – the show about a slick team of food thieves lead by Taishi.  With the help of his team he’s on a mission to bring down the infamous chef cartel: The Circle of Flavour.

Over the next few weeks you’ll get to see what lead to Taishi’s quest to take on the Circle.  Check out the first two pages below.

Hot Lunch: Taishi’s Story Page 1


Hot Lunch: Taishi’s Story Page 2


All our pages are being done in collaboration with artist Pinali.  Be sure to visit her site too.

We’ll have more of the Hot Lunch story to come very soon…stay tuned!