Chicken Noodle Doom

November 1, 2018 3:55 AM

Japanese noodle company Nissin's mascot Hiyoko-chan has done something incredibly dangerous! Oh wait, that when they opened the Ark of the Covenant. I'm talking about when they made an unholy bargain and became some kind of Demonperson. More recently, Nissin's search for a solution continues, but will it just drag on?

These are by far the fourth through second most horrifying forms Hiyoko-chan has ever taken.

This is what Hiyoko-chan looked like between demonic possession flare-ups.

It looks like Nissin went all the way to the top for a solution.

posted by BiggerJ (10 comments total)

Second link after the fold was to a tweet instead of the actual video, but that Twitter account is a gateway to the wonderful world of Japanese mascots.
posted by BiggerJ at 4:03 AM on November 1, 2018 [2 favorites]

These days you're better off watching Nissinball Z Kai, which cuts out a lot of the unnecessary filler.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 5:14 AM on November 1, 2018 [5 favorites]

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS
posted by Foci for Analysis at 6:11 AM on November 1, 2018 [1 favorite]

Colonel Sanders and Foghorn Leghorn don't stand a chance.
posted by grumpybear69 at 6:38 AM on November 1, 2018

Hostess Fruit Pies got NOTHING on this holy shit
posted by seanmpuckett at 7:34 AM on November 1, 2018

Wow, I just want to thank Bigger J for pointing out the Mondo Mascots account. It is a treasure. I think Summiko might be my favorite.

I also just love the idea that everything has a mascot and they walk around in parades and dress up for Halloween and are normal part of life.
posted by chatongriffes at 10:05 AM on November 1, 2018

Wait, doesn't everyone consecrate their noodles to Satan as a matter of course?
posted by signal at 11:19 AM on November 1, 2018

Yes, thanks Bigger J. I am a little horrified by Koumorin, the bat who teaches about fire safety.
posted by acrasis at 5:26 PM on November 1, 2018

seanmpuckett: Fun fact: DC and Marvel forbade the writers and artists of the Hostess comic ads from depicting their superheroes actually eating the products.
posted by BiggerJ at 10:34 PM on November 1, 2018

On that note, here's some comic book ads I find fascinating: the four Magic Snake puzzle ads. The DC ones are creative, using the puzzle to solve mysteries - Superman even used his ridiculous power to brute-force the thing! Meanwhile, the poor old Marvel heroes are stuck in Hostess mode, depending on the advertized product to enthrall their opponents into submission with how great it is.
posted by BiggerJ at 10:42 PM on November 1, 2018