I watched the one you labled "awesome"....then I had to poke pencils in my ears so I could never hear again..
thanks a lot... posted by HuronBob at 9:27 AM on June 4, 2010
Warning: Some people will find the link I labelled 'awesome' a horrific earworm. posted by CardinalRichelieuHandPuppet at 9:32 AM on June 4, 2010
Now that I've actually seen the animation style, I'm going to change my mind on that tracking project. Yikes. Kill those lips with fire. posted by DU at 9:33 AM on June 4, 2010
You know, I'm convinced that there's an uncanny valley in understanding pop culture from other countries. These ads are wallowing in the bottom of the river in that valley. They're not foreign enough to make me go "Oh, that's a Japanese thing I don't understand" nor are they anywhere NEAR enough to USian "we're ironically co-opting something from our past and making it funny/weird/awful in order to sell something" sensibilities.
I am really impressed that after establishing the waving girl wearing the same outfit as the animated character in the ads, the ad where there's tons of the girl (the "earworm" one) has what looks like tons of waving girls as the car goes by. A nice little joke/reference. posted by jscott at 10:18 AM on June 4, 2010
In case anyone is wondering, teinenpi means "low fuel consumption". posted by Chocolate Pickle at 10:18 AM on June 4, 2010
Unfortunately, no one can be told what teinenpi is. You have to see it for yourself. posted by Bromius at 10:36 AM on June 4, 2010
kind like a beef stir fry in oyster sauce with mushrooms or some such innit? posted by infini at 10:39 AM on June 4, 2010
What the hell? I'm seriously creeped out by the army of Heidi clones with Joker grimaces. posted by Iosephus at 10:39 AM on June 4, 2010
Unfortunately, no one can be told what teinenpi is. You have to see it for yourself.
For a limited time only, your order of teinenpi comes with a free dessert of the real.
a beef stir fry in oyster sauce with mushrooms or some such innit
You say it like it's weird or something.
Now that I've actually seen the animation style, I'm going to change my mind on that tracking project. Yikes. Kill those lips with fire.
DU, if you don't mind more "normal" anime styles, World Masterpiece Theater is actually quite enjoyable, mostly. These parodies/ ads don't reflect the original style, so if you're horrified by those "lips" (I agree, though - yes, they're compellingly irritating) you won't find them in the original anime.
DEE DEEE DEEE DEE DEE DEE DAA DAA DEEE
DEE DEEE DEEE DEE DEE DEE DAA DAA DEEE
DEE DEEE DEEE DEE DEE DEE DAA DAA DEEE
DEE DEEE DEEE DEE DEE DEE DAA DAA DEEE
Uh, yeah, it kind of is an earworm. posted by DecemberBoy at 11:26 AM on June 4, 2010
That was definitely weird but where were the tentacles? posted by Tashtego at 11:27 AM on June 4, 2010
Talk about an earworm - Heidi was on South African TV, dubbed into Afrikaans, in the early 70s when there was only a few hours of TV broadcast per day - English one night, Afrikaans the next.
We used to go to the neighbour's to watch it on their set, and and all these years later I can still sing along (in crude Afrikaans, but is there any other kind?) to that damn theme song. posted by Flashman at 1:01 PM on June 4, 2010
How does this sell cars? I saw two of the non-translated and then the one with subtitles and still have no desire to buy a Nissan. posted by treeshar at 1:24 PM on June 4, 2010
dessert is racist? posted by infini at 1:32 PM on June 4, 2010
Ugh, the theme song in Spanish is deadly. I even had the damn 45 rpm record as a kid, thanks to my parents. I fear that my final dying thoughts some day will be of that cursed "Abuelito dime tu" first stanza, instead on anything remotely uplifting. Is Heidi one of the secret bardos? posted by Iosephus at 1:33 PM on June 4, 2010
Ha aha these commercials are really popular among the Japanese Kids. Parents, not so much. So I still don't see how it sells many cars for Nissan, at least until today's junior high schoolers start buying cars. But they do sell merchandise. There's lots of random stuff available featuring these characters. I myself own a T-shirt, a thermal coffee mug, and a mobile phone strap that you can use to clean your screen with. posted by donkeymon at 2:46 PM on June 4, 2010
Enjoy your freedom to click, or not click on the links. For most of you, it will be just a one time experience. These commercials are on TV constantly, and are pretty much unavoidable here, shrill voices, visually unpleasant animation and all. They just won't stop.
As for how it sells cars, well, there aren't all that many commercials that actually say "Buy X Brand, it will do Y and Z, and is good. Buy X Brand." posted by Ghidorah at 4:48 PM on June 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
The Ghibli Blog speculated that the ads were parodies born from adults who were raised on the originals as kids.
No speculation required. It's an intentional pisstake that is supposed to make people who would otherwise feel nostalgic about remembering the original think 'Oh gods, that's so wrong, but it's funny, but so wrong...and by then it's too late. Memories of a eutopia for children are forever replaced with this. Most people* don't seem to mind.
By most people, I mean the people at the coffee shop near me think my Heidi thermal mug is piss funny posted by CardinalRichelieuHandPuppet at 7:14 PM on June 4, 2010
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