Tomodachi

Munny decorating Contest!

Tomodachi Munny Contest Rules and Regulations*:

The THEME for the contest: Open.

The Process for entering in the contest is simple:

Step1: Purchase a Munny(s) from us. Retail $9.95tax

Step 2: Decorate your Munny and fill out the included name tag
Name tag should be filled out as following:
-Name of your Munny
-YOUR name (first and last)

Step 3: Submit your Munny(s) with nametag(s):
Just swing by the store with your Munny-art piece and tell a Tomodachi employee that you are submitting an entry for the contest!

-The deadline to submit your Munny(s) is Jan 31st, 2011 9pm.
Step 4: Announcement
We will announce the winners on Feb 6th 2011. Your Munny will be displayed at the store thru Feb 28th 2011.
If your are one of the winners we will display your art-works for a month. But don’t worry your will get it back promise!

The entries will be split up into two age group categories:
17 years of age and under
AND
18 years of age and older

The Prizes are as follows for both categories:
1st: $100 gift card
2nd: $50 gift card
3rd: $25 gift card
All participants will receive a surprise gift from Tomodachi!

*Rules and Regulations are subject to change.

Any Questions feel free to call us at 651 631 1777 or email us at ask@tomodachi.us

Thanks Everyone!
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Costume/Cosplay Contest
1st Place: Dia Thao / Character:Rin Anime: Vocaloid ($100 gift card)
2nd Place: Tony Quach /Character: Snow Anime: FF XIII ($50 gift card)
3rd Place: Amber Osmonson / Character: Beatrice Anime:Umineko no Naku Koro ni (うみねこのなく頃に, lit. When the Seagulls Cry)($25 gift card)

Best group: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒ)/Domo-Kun 24″ plush
Best workmanship: Final Fantasy Advent Children / Vong Thor/Domo-kun 8″ plush
Best Disney: Wall-e /Vanessa Seng / Domo-Kun 8″ plush

Tomodachi Award:
Black butler(黒執事, Kuroshitsuji)/Patau Yang/Domo-kun 8″
Noel/Blaze blue/Nicole Stamm/Domo-kun 8″
Itaria/ Hetalia/Lisa Gabrick /Domo-Kun 8″

Most animated:
Azuma/Yakitate Japan!/Eric Huynh /Pocky
Kisuke/Muramasa/Andy Huynh/Pocky

Super Smash Bro. Brawl
1st Place: Truong Le ($50 gift card0
2nd Place: Pao Vang ($25 gift card)
3rd Place: Teng Vang (Giant Pocky)
4th Place: Rob Nguyen (Ramune 6pk)

Hello friends,

Tomodachi is having the annual Halloween event and everyone is invited!

Events include cosplay/costume contest, Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament, and try out the all new Beatmania IIDX 17: Sirius arcade machine exclusively at TOMODACHI!

We have lots of prizes and there will be complimentary snacks for everyone who signs up! Here’s a schedule of our events:

When: Sat. October 30th, 2010

* Cosplay/costume Contest
Registration: 1 PM – 7:30 PM
Cost: Free

Prizes
1st place: $100 gift card
2nd place: $50 gift card
3rd place: $25 gift card

*Nintendo ‘Super Smash Bros. Brawl’ Tournament
Registration: 1pm to 3pm
Tournament: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Cost: $3 entry fee.
Prizes
1st place: $50 gift card
2nd place: $25 gift card
3rd place: Giant Pocky
4th place: Ramune 6-pack

Rules and Regulations:

Cosplay/Costume Contest

-Once you register and have your picture taken you’re all set for the competition. We will announce the winners at 8:30 pm.

-Rosedale Mall’s regulations state that you cannot wear masks when you enter or walk around the mall. We advise you to bring the mask separately for the photo shoot. Weapon are not allowed in the mall either, so please don’t bring any.

-Some restrictions may apply.

Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament:

-When you register you will provide the following information
-First and Last Name
-Character you will be playing
-Contact number (ie, cell phone)

-Character decisions are final you will not be allowed to switch your character once the tournament begins.

-The Tournament will consist of Melee matches between two contestants at a time.

-No items

-Random stages

-3 minutes/ 3 lives

Even if you are not competing we would love to have you join in on our Halloween event. Hope to see you there!

Are all monsters scary?
No way!
Monsters can range from cute prank pulling gremlins to gargoyles guarding castles to city smashing meanies.
How would you like to make your own custom creature in a short time? Tomodachi Club presents: “Inkzilla and Friends” a make your own monster workshop. We’ll start with a splattering of ink and then create a monster around the shape you’ve made. It’s FREE workshop and everyone is invited! Materials will be provided. Children of all ages welcome. We have limited chairs so, please register early. July 11th at TOMODACHI. 2pm-6pm

Instruction provided by:

Richard Strohmeyer
Licensed Art Teacher
Employee of Saint Paul School District

EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking and Graphic Design, Dean’s List, University of Texas at El Paso
- Received license through Alternative Teaching Certification Program at the University of Texas at El Paso

AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS
- Exhibited screen prints in the Flat Files exhibition 2004
- Solo student art show, exhibited over 60 prints. 2000
- Honorable Mention in Printmaking at the 2001 Juried Student Art Exhibition at UTEP
-First Place in Two-Dimension works in EPCC 17th Annual Student Art Exhibition. 1996

Hi Friends!

Join us on June 5th (2pm-6pm) for this fun and crowd interactive event!

Special guest Go Matsumori -Japanese foreign student from U of MN- will host this event and cover many interesting topics. Japanese high tech toilet culture, origami, fashion, sushi, his hometown ‘Chiba’, games, music and also you will get to learn how to speak simple Japanese! this will be a complete otaku’s survival guide. There will be complimentary snacks, ramune tasting and more!
We hope that you can join us for this special event. Please feel free to share this information with your friends. Thanks

TOMODACHI Staffs

PS:It’s free workshop and everyone is invited!

Let’s learn how to create comic and manga!

Fun,visual and interactive workshop for all ages. It’s FREE and space is limited so please register early!

Every Saturday from May1st thru May 22nd (1pm to 5pm) at TOMODACHI.

Instructor: WonChan Sohn/Animation Artist
Flurry Animation Studios, animator & storyboard artist
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, animation

Materials needed:
Sketchbook
Notebook (for memo)
Graphite pencil (HB, 2B, 4B, etc) and eraser
Ruler
Pigma micron pen (size 03 or 05) or other drawing pen
Pen holder, nibs, and Waterproof Ink

Session one (May 1st)
What makes comic a comic? -basic knowledge
Getting started – tools and process
Drawing in panel – try drawing a comic with a short story

Session two (May 8th)
Character features – learn about the features of comic and manga characters
Figure drawing – practice drawing people
Preparing for a story – get an idea for a short story and design a character

Session three (May 15th)
Comic art basics – learning further process of comic. From cartoon to comic stripsStoryboard (continuity) – draw the story in a rough version
Develop – Share and critique idea and storyboard. Start the actuall drawing

Session Four (May 22nd)
Pencil sketch – Sketch the comic with graphite pencil
Inking – ink with pen on top of the sketch
Clean up – Erase the sketch and clean up the work

3rd TOMODACHI Game Tournament

Hey gamers! time to hone your skills and compete for glory in Tomodachi’s Tekken6 Tournament!

Rules and regulations:

1.Registeration
Register at the Tomodachi store anytime from Januray 23rd up until Feb 6th 2:30pm, and speak with a Tomodachi employee about registering for the Tekken tournament! When you enter you’ll provide the following information:
Name, number, e mail and character. Know what character you’ll be playing as for the tournament, you will not be able to switch it once your registered.
Sign up as soon as you can becasue space is limited. There is a $5 dollar registration fee. All profit will go to Haiti relief aid.

2. Rules
-No turbo controllers
-No character restriction (but need to stick with one character)
-60 second/round
-3 rounds/match
-Best 2 out of 3 matches
-Final match is best 4 out of 7 matches.
you can bring your own controllers/joysticks.
* Rules and Regulations are subject to change

3. Prizes
1st place winner: $100 gift card w/ Free ticket to next tournament.
2nd place winner: $25 gift card w/ Free ticket to next tournament.
3rd place winner: Tomodachi T-shirt
4th plcae winner: Ramune 6pk bottles

Please come and compete for great prizes but more importantly come and have fun!

Openning Event (2pm to 3pm)
We will have Smash Bro. Brawl (Nintendo) matches before our main Tekken event.
No entry fee required.
First come first serve
Free for all. (4players fight for the first place)
10 Winners will receive Tomodachi T-Shirts.

Look forward to seeing you here!
*Tekken Cosplayers will receive a free bottle of ramune.