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Even the most culturally sensitive among us has to acknowledge that Japanese commercials are… well, strange. First of all, most Japanese commercial actors hail from the Randy "Macho Man" Savage school of advertising whereby they look directly into the camera and shout the product name as loudly and excitedly as they can. For example, imagine if Microsoft ended all its new operating system ads by having some guy yell "SNAP INTO VISTA!!!! OOOOOOO YEAAAAAAAAH!!!" and you'll get an idea of what many Japanese ads are like. Second, Japanese commercials will use sex to sell literally anything. Whereas American ads will typically employ sex appeal for products such as perfumes, clothing and shampoos, Japanese ads will use it to sell Canon color laser copiers. |
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SegaBy Anonymous on April 27, 2008, 7:15 pmThe businessman on the Sega commercial is the REAL chief executive of Sega. This commercial was funny because it sounded so true. He quite due to the fact Sega Saturn...
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He was an executive director of SegaBy omism on April 16, 2008, 12:50 pmThe advertisement compared with the rival company is not broadcast in Japan. It was epoch-making to make children say that SONY was popular by CM of Sega. Sega...
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Haunted House Windows 3.1By Anonymous on April 15, 2008, 12:27 pmWhat year was this made?
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The guy in the suit isBy Anonymous on April 12, 2008, 6:56 pmThe guy in the suit is actually the brother here's the rundown. Dog = Father Younger Woman = Sister Older Woman = Mother Guy In Suit = Brother This is an...
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intel adBy Anonymous on April 12, 2008, 12:22 pmin the core 2 duo ad the mother wakes the child up and calls her "takashi" which is one of the most common male names in japan. if you look at her small pajamas...
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