Wacky Japanese Stuff » Advertising

Feline Disrespect From Behind

Nils — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:29:02 +0000

I think this is what passes for comedy in Japan.

Wallace and Grommit meet Glico

Nils — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:41:47 +0000

I love Wallace & Grommit.

Tea Commercial

Nils — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:38:23 +0000

I thought this was actually cute:

It’s not really wacky though – so consider it a bonus.

(Via Weird Asia News.)

Japanese Chicks

Nils — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:13:22 +0000

Another fun (and pretty wacky) Japanese TV commercial:

Speechless

Nils — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:50:52 +0000

I really don’t know how to describe this one. “Complete nonsense” is about the only thing that comes to mind.

Salty Snack II

Nils — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:18:58 +0000

Pretz is at it again…

Not quite as hypnotic as this, but… still. I think my co-worker G. will enjoy this one.

Salty Snacks

Nils — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:29:02 +0000

I guess this spot is trying to sell salty snacks:

However, I can only describe this as surreal. This is definitely going to make a whole lot more sense if you can understand Japanese.

Bath Salt Commercial

Nils — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:04:23 +0000

Another fun commercial, this time for bath salts. I wonder: Is this just so insane because we don’t understand what they’re saying, or is it actually more insane if you can understand the text?

Bouncy

Nils — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:46:57 +0000

Is this really all it takes to sell chocolate?

But it is kind of mesmerizing.

Japanese Snack Characters

Nils — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:17:47 +0000

Pingmag has a great posting about characters used as the logos of or in the advertisement for Japanese snacks. Want an example? Happy to oblige:

“Two lip-sticked seal-panda babes swimming through the seas of dried noodles while having a drink…”

Make sure to read the posting at Pingmag for more Snack Character madness.

(Via Pingmag.)