Ma-chan（まちゃん）
Designer / Stick Artist
Founder, head, and mastermind of the Ma & Mi brand.
Armed with sharp intuition and an exceptional sense of color,
she is a delicate yet strong-willed designer who captures the "color of the heart" unique to each material and piece.
While she carries the sensibility of a woman,
her personality is surprisingly combative—
a contrast that, much like her work, is a one-of-a-kind charm.
From pure, dreamlike worlds to a faintly dark atmosphere,
her natural gift for expression is as if she "unconsciously imbues her creations with a soul."
She recognized Mi-chan's talent as a creator and respects his skills—
yet remains thoroughly exasperated by his utterly incomprehensible personality.
Alongside her main work, she founded the @Survivors of Sigma Guy club,
dedicated to the "emotional rescue" and "eradication" of others who have suffered under similar types.
🧜♀️ [Extra Info on Ma-chan] — The Empathetic, Delicate Type
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Highly sensitive to subtle shifts in the atmosphere. Notices even the smallest changes—so it's frustrating when others just don't get it.
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Values feelings and words more than actions.
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Her catchphrase used to be "You don't understand…", but under Mi-chan's influence it has transformed into, "Man, you really don't get it, do you?!"
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Finds loneliness and indifference the hardest to bear—though lately she's started to think a little distance might actually be just right.
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Generally indecisive, but once she makes up her mind, she moves fast.
Mi-chan（みちゃん）
Creator / Stick Artist
Developer of Alpha Stick and pioneer of the entirely new art genre known as Stick Art.
His hobby? "Playing with chopsticks."
Naturally, that means he has very few friends.
Even so, he has released chopsticks so easy to use they astonish first-time users, and has transformed chopsticks themselves into canvases for wildly original works of art. Before anyone realized it, he had become a trailblazer in his field.
Operating on a thought process that only he understands, Mi-chan charges ahead without the slightest concern for others' understanding—a textbook "extreme freestyle" Sigma type.
This earns him both praise and criticism, but every creation born from his mysterious drive and brilliant intuition carries a truly one-of-a-kind presence.
After Ma-chan discovered his talent, the team grew—and so did his overconfidence, vanity, and swagger. Today, he proudly calls himself "The Man Even the God of Chopsticks Envies."
🦀 [Extra Info on Mi-chan] — The "Too-Free-for-This-World" Sigma Guy
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Doesn't flock, doesn't stop, doesn't read the room… yet somehow lands on his feet every time.
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Follows a "personal treasure map" that exists only in his brain. Naturally, nobody else has a copy.
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Emotional processing skills: questionable at best. Favorite catchphrase: "Wait, why are you mad?"
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Worships solitude. Can't stand stealing anyone's time—or having his stolen.
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Acts the instant an idea pops up. Explaining? Getting approval? Nah, that's future-Mi-chan's problem. Often leaves a trail of confused allies and new enemies. (Totally his fault.)
Ma-chan moves with care, guided by intuition and deep thought.
Mi-chan charges ahead on a single spark of inspiration.
She's the cautious perfectionist with a fiery streak.
He's the sunny, reckless action-taker.
Their upbringings, worldviews, communication styles, and creative methods?
Completely different—so different that being in the same room often leads straight to an argument.
Disagreements are constant. Clashes are inevitable.
And yet, these polar opposites sometimes sync up in surprising ways—pushing, pulling, and sharpening each other's skills.
"We may be complete opposites in how we think, create, and move forward—but somehow, that's exactly what makes this work. (Also, one of us still believes snacks are a legitimate brainstorming tool.)"
Over time, their collisions have transformed from "division" into "creation."
The Ma & Mi brand was born from the intersection of their wildly different personalities and talents—a little strange, a little fiery, and fueled by the art of not fully understanding each other.
It's a one-of-a-kind art brand that turns "we'll never see eye to eye" into pure creative energy.
At Ma & Mi, we cherish the essence of Japanese tradition.
Ma & Mi celebrates the beauty of cultural diversity.
Ma & Mi explores the infinite potential of chopsticks, sending a fresh breeze of Japanese culture and art across the globe.
