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Canuck2112 · Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 239

http://yoga.tripod.co.jp/flash/kikkomaso_e.swf

I can't stop watching this. Extremely offbeat, yet hypnotic and mesmerizing at the same time. If it is indeed an ad, I find it to be very effective, as soy sauce now seems so much more appealing than the "foreign sauces" like ketchup Smile

mrAndrew · Joined: 07 May 2003 Posts: 12 Location: Portland, Oregon

I must agree, that little ditty way something else. I think I need some soy sauce. Idea

Guest · Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 8:55 am Post subject:

That was great. Really brightened my day, and I for one will be throwing away my ketchup.

- Don't try this at home kids.

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

That is really funny.
I'm not sure why the swears were in there. Shocked

It doesn't seem to fit with the cartoon, otherwise I would have shown it to some kids.

Canuck2112 · Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 239

Despite the fact that an egg-eating cat gets hanged? Smile

fat_chris · Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 3198 Location: Beijing

Holy shit! Shocked

A bit of xenophobia, Japanlish, sex, suicide, violence: the whole nine yards.

Looks like the ad designer tried the LSD soy on his eggs that morning.

Those wacky Japanese....

Hey, where IS the planet of Soy?

Capergirl · Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 11:13 pm Post subject:

LMFAO

voodoochild · Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Posts: 80

brilliant!!!

Canuck2112 · Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 239

Apparently there is a sequel:

http://yoga.at.infoseek.co.jp/flash/kaijin_e.swf

How a banana came to be paired up with a fried shrimp, I'll never know. Regardless, I'm finding myself laughing like a maniac at these. That Kikkoman jingle, with that awful yet oh so determined vocalist, won't be leaving my head anytime soon Smile

lajzar · Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Posts: 647 Location: Saitama-ken, Japan

Hey, don't mock Kikkoman! He even gets the girl! Can anyone tell me what the kanji are on the girl's red clothes?

JimDunlop2 · Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Posts: 2286 Location: Japan

Priceless! I've already submitted this up to FARK.... Smile

I also like this one:

http://yoga.at.infoseek.co.jp/flash/airmaster_e.htm[url]

Especially the cat woman with the bouncing boobs, and the running o-nigiri boy....

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Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

What was the point of the running cat cartoon? Advertisement?

Dr.J · Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 304 Location: usually Japan

I'll offer my schoolboy explanation.

Kikkoman is a brand of soy sauce.

In Japan, when you buy a bento (packed lunch) they almost always include a small plastic fish containing soy sauce.

Incidentally, soy sauce is "sho yu" in Japanese, hence the "show me, show you" pun during the video. His sidekicks appear to be sugar cubes, and possibly cooking sake.

The poses and images are very typical of Japanese manga and anime (eg standing on the temple as the sun rises, the hanging bunny facing away from you), so it's kind of a send up.

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

I'd like to know what someone thinks is the meaning of the second cartoon, the one from JimDunlop2 about the running cat.

Dr.J · Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 304 Location: usually Japan

I'm not 100% sure, but it seems to me like a parody of an ending theme to an anime episode. Running is a popular motif as it's easy to do and you can show lots of characters while the credits roll.