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British manga creators announce all ages Kickstarter campaign for new graphic novel.● mayamada have been featured in NEO Magazine, Broken Frontier, Bleeding Cool.● The Kickstarter will launch on Wednesday May 30th.● Rewards on offer include donating books to young people and schools.LONDON, UK (May 30th 2018) – A decade of blockbuster releases from Marvel andDC have introduced a new generation to exciting universes of comic stories. Bringthese characters to life has captured the imagination of young readers and engagedthem through reading, writing, thinking and creating according to the journal SchoolLibrary Monthly.With these positives in mind, British manga creators mayamada have launched aKickstarter campaign for Hot Lunch Volume 1: The manga style graphic novel foryoung readers and readers young at heart.The story is a dramatic heist adventure written by mayamada co-founder NigelTwumasi and illustrated by lead artist Pinali. As well as being fun to read, comics arealso being used to support education, expanding literary and communication skillsfor new and experienced readers alike.“We regularly work with young people and this is more than just a book to us. It’sabout keeping them engaged in reading and comics are a great way to do it!” – NigelTwumasi, mayamada co-founder.The Hot Lunch story follows a crew of thieves as they take on the impossiblemission of bringing down a shadowy cabal of restaurant owners in Japan. Think thenoble intent of Robin Hood meets the charm of a daring Ocean’s Eleven caper. -
FOR RELEASE ON WEDNESDAY 30TH MAYmayamada co-founders Nigel and Lao have been writing manga since their firstsuccessful crowdfunding campaign in 2013. They’ve since released several titlesthat have been showcased at comic conventions across the UK and internationally.The Kickstarter runs from Wednesday May 30th with a goal of £5000. If successfullyfunded, Hot Lunch Vol.1 will be 124 pages of original manga made in the UK.Supporting the campaign will give you a range of rewards, from the finished graphicnovel and digital artwork, the chance to be a character in the mayamada universe,and even your own set of personalised Hot Lunch chopsticks!And in the spirit of encouraging young readers, there are rewards that allow you todonate copies of the Hot Lunch Vol.1 graphic novel to a young person or youthorganisation of your choice.So head to Kickstarter now and support this fantastic initiative before it ends. Youcan also get a free digital preview copy of Hot Lunch from the page, allowing you tocatch up before backing the campaign.###Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/401125455/702937610?ref=490524&token=879cf4d9 | Facebook: mayamada | Instagram: @mayamadatees| Twitter: @mayamada | Hot Lunch Press ImagesABOUT MAYAMADAmayamada are a creative brand set within their own universe of original characters.Inspired by anime and manga, they have been featured in publications from Vogueand GQ to NEO and London Live.Set in a fantasy television world with an all-animal cast, the company was founded inLondon by Nigel Twumasi and Lao Karunwi whose passion for creating stories andoriginal fashion led them to fuse both into a world filled with character and limitlessimagination.ABOUT KICKSTARTERKickstarter is a home for everything from films, games, and music to art, design, andtechnology. It’s full of projects, big and small, that are brought to life through thedirect support of people like you. Since its launch in 2009, more than 13 millionpeople have pledged over $3.3 billion, funding more than 140,000 creative projects.Anyone can launch a project on Kickstarter as long as it meets Kickstarter’sguidelines. Project creators set a funding goal and deadline. If people like a project,they can pledge money to make it happen. Funding on Kickstarter is all-or-nothing —projects must reach their funding goals to receive any money. All-or-nothing fundingmight seem scary, but it’s amazingly effective in creating momentum and rallyingpeople around an idea.
