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mayamada @mayamada.com · 2d

Big news 🎲 We're bringing the Friends & Family Game Design Jam to @square-enix-games.com! Join Nigel & @tazziii.bsky.social for the next @mayamada.com "Do I Look Like A Gamer?" campaign event 🥳

📅 Sat 29 Nov, 12–6pm
💡 For all ages & levels

Tickets 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/friends-fa...

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Miami Avalon - ✨Ascend Demo Out On Steam✨ @miamiavalon.bsky.social · 5d

We'd definitely leave the house more if outside looked like this! 😲🗻

#indiegames #newgames #gamers #wholesome #gamingcommunity #cozygaming #fyp #ascend #witchyvibes #starsign #puzzle #puzzlegame #relaxing

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 6d

We had a great chat with @rachaelsmith.bsky.social & @paulcornell.bsky.social on our Casual Conversations With Comic Creators show in summer! 🎤✨ Watch the clips on YouTube:

👉 youtu.be/h_SZH7wd-3w

👉 youtu.be/4hJWR8BKEFA

Then meet them in person 10 Oct @goshcomics.bsky.social!

#WhoKilledNessie

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 7d

Always a great time talking with other creators!

Avery Hill Publishing @averyhill.bsky.social · 8d

Fantastic interview on @mayamada.com's YouTube channel!
@paulcornell.bsky.social & @rachaelsmith.bsky.social chat about their new book ‘Who Killed Nessie?’

Full interview here: www.youtube.com/@mayamadatv/...
Get the book: averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/product/who-...

#comics #graphicnovel

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 7d

Big news! 🎉 On 10th Oct, @rachaelsmith.bsky.social & @paulcornell.bsky.social are at @goshcomics.bsky.social for a signing of their cryptid whodunnit #WhoKilledNessie 🐉🔍 Meet the creators & grab your copy! Hear more on our #StoryxStory podcast! 🎧 creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... #BookSigning

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 8d

Classic soundtrack and anime!

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 16d

We'll have to have you on the podcast in future then!

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 16d

Next up on Story x Story...a brand new deep dive episode! Nigel and @tazziii.bsky.social will be breaking down the global sensation KPop Demon Hunters with our guests @siberianlizard.bsky.social and @tonymoyart.bsky.social ✨🎙 Listen & Subscribe creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 16d

Had a fantastic time chatting with two creators in the new @wipcomics.bsky.social anthology ✨

kitsuneart 🦊 @kitsuneart.bsky.social · 23d

Snippet from @mayamada.com livestream about the importance of in person events ❣️

📺 watch the full livestream on yt www.youtube.com/live/MoVNVZ-...

Thanks to Nigel from Mayamada for the great chat & for having me & @riffreality.bsky.social speak about @wipcomics.bsky.social & our works 🥰

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 20d

Ready to inspire the next generation of storytellers? Our Comic Story Workshops are available for booking across the UK! We bring expert facilitation as manga creators ourselves, confidence-building and fun to your young people 📚✨ Get in touch: mayamada.com #CreativeWorkshops

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 21d

What colour do you think people would see you as? 🌈 We had a great time sharing our favourite moments with @getalifepodcast.com + Professor Rayna Denison while discussing The Colors Within. Watch it again here: youtube.com/live/QcQvzJE...

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 22d

We’re LIVE on Twitch! 🎉 @tazziii.bsky.social & Nigel are back with the @mayamada.com community to tackle the latest Fall Guys madness—expect chaos, laughs & community fun. 💥

Join us: twitch.tv/mayamada | youtube.com/@mayamadatv

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 22d

🎮 Games Night returns TONIGHT! 🎉 Join @tazziii.bsky.social & Nigel with the @mayamada.com community as we stumble and tumble our way back into Fall Guys from 7PM BST!

Twitch 👉 twitch.tv/mayamada
YouTube 👉 youtube.com/@mayamadatv

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 22d

Planning, storytelling, branding, editing – the @mayamada.com Content Creation Session gave young creatives hands-on skills to bring their ideas to life 💡 #ContentCreation #AudioProduction

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 23d

From blank pages to fleshed out narratives! You creatives at our workshop at Young Greenwich got to grips the art of comic creation, doing illustration alongside storytelling. The creative energy was fantastic days 🥳 mayamada.com #YouthCreativity

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 24d

"You don’t even know that baby!" Earth 828 were eventually happy that the Fantastic Four didn’t sacrifice their child 😂 Nigel, @tazziii.bsky.social and guest Jed Shepherd explain how they created a third option against Galactus 🎧 Listen: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 25d

Over two days at Dugdale Arts Centre, our young people scripted, recorded + edited their very own podcasts. 🎧 it was amazing to see them get stuck into it 🌟 #PodcastingWorkshop #YouthCreativity

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 26d

The Comic Creation Workshop at Young Greenwich was fantastic! Young people got stuck into character development, exploring storytelling techniques with great enthusiasm. Watching the ideas come to life (even the odd ones 😅) over two days was amazing to see!

#CreativeWorkshops #YoungCreatives

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 27d

"The curse is lifted!" Marvel finally gives us a Fantastic Four film that works — even if it plays it safe. Nigel, @tazziii.bsky.social and our guest Jed Shepherd discuss how safety might be the smart move this time. 🎧 Listen: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

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Savan-Chandni (サーバン・チャンドニ) @pokeparanormal.bsky.social · Aug 29

Here's a brand-new Pokémon Vox Pop from the @mayamada.com Cupcake & GamePad Social which took place earlier this month 🎮

Ft. @doomedprinny.bsky.social 💜

www.instagram.com/reel/DN77wBa...

#Pokemon #mayamada

A person in a blurred background with a shadow of the Pokémon Misdreavus with a blue question mark in front of the Pokémon.

Text: mayamada Cupcake & GamePad Social August 2025 Pokémon Vox Pop.

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 28d

We’re back with Casual Conversations With Comic Creators! 🎨✨ Nigel chats with Greg Donert & @kitsuneart.bsky.social about their @wipcomics.bsky.social “∞” anthology work & the stories behind their art.

📅 10 Sept, 7:30PM BST
📺 www.twitch.tv/mayamada

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mayamada @mayamada.com · 29d

What an incredible weekend at @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social back in May! 🎮✨ Our "Do I Look Like A Gamer?" campaign always brings together amazing people in the community and the energy was super positive and meaningful! And we’re coming back in October 👀 mayamada.com #LookLikeAGamer #MCMComicCon

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mayamada @mayamada.com · Aug 28

Our next Story Club livestream welcomes @GALPodcasts + Professor Rayna Denison! Join Nigel & @Tazziii as we explore Naoko Yamada's The Colors Within 🎶💫
📅 28th August, 7pm BST/8pm CEST
📺 Watch LIVE: twitch.tv/mayamadatv or youtube.com/mayamadatv

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But Why Tho? @butwhytho.net · Aug 27

Sakamoto Days Episode 18 is fun, but highlights the major issue with the adaptation.

Read our review:

REVIEW: ‘Sakamoto Days’ Episode 18 – “Kanaguri”

Sakamoto Days Episode 18 is fun, but highlights the major issue with the adaptation. Read our review:

butwhytho.net

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mayamada @mayamada.com · Aug 27

This week, Nigel & @tazziii.bsky.social host a Story Club livestream with guests @getalifepodcast.com & Professor Rayna Denison! We're diving into Naoko Yamada's The Colors Within 📅 28 Aug 7PM BST. Watch live: twitch.tv/mayamadatv or on YouTube youtube.com/mayamadatv

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