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11th Hour Character Profile: Cookie Boy Norio
Dec 22nd
It’s time to introduce you all to the characters of our latest show, The 11th Hour. For those of you just tuning in, The 11th Hour follows four individuals in a manhunt turned rat-race against time. The show is inspired by the hit series 24 but only as far as the time aspect; the show details are more anime-esque so expect character development, sinister plots, tough bad guys and huge battles 
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Mayamada Manga: Hot Lunch Part 3
Dec 8th
We have the third part of the Hot Lunch story right here. With his new mission set and the expert strategist Tancho on board, Taishi turns his attention to tracking down the straight-talking go to guy of the criminal underworld, Bruce.
“Fast Food” Page 1
“Fast Food” Page 2
Look out for more of the Hot Lunch story and manga from our other shows next year!
Mayamada Manga: Hot Lunch Part 2
Nov 7th
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 Manga: Hot Lunch Part 1
Oct 28th
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!
Mayamada Manga: Samurai Chef
Oct 8th
Here is something new for fans of mayamada and manga. We’ve been continuing our work with Pinali – a great artist helping us bring mayamada to life.
Together we’re turning the shows on the mayamada network into pages of manga.
The first show to get the treatment is the Samurai Chef. Enjoy ^_^
Tell us what you think of the manga treatment in the comments below or on our Facebook page.
If you plan on going to MCM this month, stop by our stall and say hi. We’ll be including printouts of this and other pages in every t-shirt package.
Before that, you’ll be able to check out more manga pages from our other shows over the next week…Stay tuned!
Out to Lunch: Part 3
Jul 21st
Here we are, the final part of our Hot lunch character introduction.
You’ve already met Taishi – the leader of the crew, and Tancho – the brains. The last member of the team goes by the name…
Bruce
Bruce is the crew’s 35-year-old stubborn equipment expert and enforcer. An experienced go-to guy who has become bored with making things happen for other people and is itching for some excitement. Taishi offers him an opportunity that he jumps at.
Bruce eats and drinks in very large amounts. During their first meeting he challenges Taishi to an eating competition…and almost loses. This convinces him that he may be worth following on his crazy mission.
To the untrained eye he appears no more than “a simple brute” (in the words of Tancho). But this masks the reality that Bruce is very good at what he does – getting the right tools for the job even if they don’t exist yet.
Although not a very skilled fighter, Bruce is physically larger than either Taishi or Tancho and his presence alone is usually enough to provide cover for the crew when things gets tight.
He is low on patience and his blunt personality makes him very easy to read – let’s others know when to get out of his way!
It also means he doesn’t always get on well with Tancho…the two personalities clash and at times it seems Taishi is the only one keeping the team together.
Our photoshoot for the new design featuring all three characters is this Sunday and we’ll have more news on it’s release real soon.
Out to Lunch: Part 1
Jul 6th
Work continues for the upcoming release of a new t-shirt design later this month for our show Hot Lunch: about a slick crew of sushi thieves pulling heists in the name of revenge.
We’re continuing our collaboration with Pinali, who is doing amazing work to help us bring the mayamada world to life.
We’ll be profiling the three stars of the show, one a week until the t-shirt is released at the end of the month.
Hot Lunch centers around an aspiring chef and part-time thief. Humiliated after he is dumped out of Japan’s most prestigious cooking institution, he assembles a crew of top thieves with a plan to hijack food from best graduating chefs of the same institution.
So without further delay, allow me to introduce you to….
Taishi
Taishi means “ambition” in Japanese and is the main protagonist of Hot Lunch. A petty thief turned criminal mastermind with a passion for sushi, the charismatic leader is out for revenge and will not let anything get in his way.
His usually cool temperament is only ruffled when there been a mistake on a job, or in the kitchen!
Look out for details on the next member of the team next week…