This my friends, is the original 11th Hour design. I enjoyed creating these characters and look forward to bring the story to you all very soon.
It was a popular Tee and we still have a small number of the shirt left.
London Anime & Gaming Con
We’ll be making another appearance at the London Anime & Gaming Con this July 5th and 6th and we’ve got a lot in store for you.
A bit hit at February’s LAGC, and we’re bringing a new summer colour way of the popular Norio t-shirt design plus Norio phone cases for iPhone 4, 4S and 5.
You’ll also get to check out the upcoming Samurai Chef inspired snapback caps and get 10% off when they are released later in summer.
And last but not least, we’re bringing the Character Trail game to LAGC!
Find and scan the 7 mayamada characters hidden around the Rocket Complex for a chance to win a mayamada prize bag including t-shirts and comics.
Each character will give you letters that you have to rearrange to get the secret word. The first person to complete the game and say the secret word at the mayamada stall will win.
You can get your tickets right here. Stay tuned details of this and our other activate and next month’s London Anime & Gaming Convention!
New mayamada Winter ’13 Apparel
The new mayamada Winter 2013 line of t-shirts and sweatshirts are now available for preorder!
The collection includes a mix of illustrative character designs along with the classic logo tee in new colorways. And for the first time sweatshirts are part of the line; perfect for Autumn days or under a jacket in the winter.
Preorders are live now on mayamada.cpm and orders will be shipping from November 25th. We’re also getting in the giving spirit early as first 10 people to preorder online will get a free tote bag plus there’s free delivery until Monday October 21st so don’t hang around!
Check out a selection of the new line below and head to our online shop to order yours now.
Antix On Balcony TV
Balcony TV is an online music show featuring new and established musicians doing acoustic sets on balconies around the world.
This summer we got to see Antix perform a stripped down version of “You’re Crazy”. Check out the video below and see if you can spot the mayamada t-shirt 😉
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Prizes at London Anime Con
The London Anime Convention is just around the corner and as well as the exhibition debut of the Samurai Chef manga, we’ll be running a prize raffle on the Saturday of the two day event.
Stop by our stall and get yourself a free ticket, you’ll be in with a chance of winning all the prizes below.
- Samurai Chef Manga Book
- Samurai Chef T-Shirt
- Norio Tote Bag
- Oystercard Wallet
- Character Poster
Mayamada Presents: Frozen Yogurt Party
Get ready for our first event of 2013, coming this spring. We’re hosting a frozen yogurt party at Tutti Frutti, just off the Strand near Covent Garden.
This FREE, one day event is taking place on Saturday 13th of April 2013 from 3pm onwards and you’re invited!
There’ll be lots of frozen yogurt, games and our popup shop filled with t-shirts, snapback caps and the new Samurai Chef manga book for purchase!
Two hi-definition screens will be set up for video game play sessions plus two tournaments for prizes on the Xbox360 and new Wii U consoles.
Games will include Mario Kart, Beat the Beat, Fruit Ninja and Super Smash Bros. If you fancy yourself at any of these make sure you enter on the day.
There’ll also be a low-tech approach to gaming with the return of the giant Jenga tournament that was a big hit at the last Tutti Frutti event in July 2012.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhPfPb5Vy-8
Venue space is limited so be quick and get free event tickets for you and your friends now.
You can also visit our Facebook event page for the latest news leading up to the big day.
See you there ^_^
Samurai Chef Indiegogo Update #6
In case you missed the comic preview over Christmas, you can still check it out right here:https://www.mayamada.com/samurai-chef-preview
And if you liked the first few pages, please take a moment to thank our artist Pinali on Twitter (@Pinalinet) for her amazing work on the Samurai Chef comic.
This week will be of special interest to backers of the Just Desserts perk as we can now reveal the New Samurai Chef t-shirt design made specially for the project.
The design features the, err…watchful…face of the Samurai Chef alongside the bold lettering “Samurai Chef” in Japanese.
It’ll be available in both men and women fits and be on your way along with the book itself. Expect an email in your inboxes soon asking for preferred sizes before we make the print run next week.
For those that didn’t select this perk but are wishing they did, we’ll be making a limited run of the t-shirt and will have some left for purchase.
We’ll let you know the details of how to get them in the coming weeks, but you will have to be quick! Once it’s gone it will be gone forever.
We’re very close to the end now we can taste it…no pun intended!
See you again soon with more updates ahead of the book’s release.
Samurai Chef Indiegogo Update #5
So…world didn’t come to a screeching halt after all.
That’s great because we’re still working away on the Samurai Chef book and it would be a shame if we never got to finish it 🙂
In our last update we saw three different pets that were to become extras in the show and this week we can reveal the completed transformations!
Firstly we have our two cats Shiro and Kuro.
And last but not least we have the goldfish Diamond.
All three of these characters are being drawn into the show as we speak and will be seen when the book is finally release.
We’re now about a month away from the artwork for the being completed. Don’t forget that we will have a 15 page preview on Christmas Day too.
On our next update we will be able to show off the Samurai Chef t-shirt design that will be going backers who selected the “Just Desserts” perk.
See you then ^_^
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 🙂
Frozen Yogurt Release Party Recap
Frozen yogurt, t-shirts and Jenga. That was the mayamada release party in a nutshell.
We had a great turnout for the launch of our new t-shirts and caps earlier this month at Tutti Frutti. If you missed it you can catch the video right here.
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