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K-ON! Merchandising Madness

Author: Quen
Categories: Anime, News
Date: Jun 21, 2009 00:28 JST

Tags: Anime Goods, K-ON!, Kyoto Animation, Marketing, Otaku, Product Placement

Recently concluded K-ON! offered during its run a plethora of easter eggs for otaku sleuths to identify, photograph, and in many cases, purchase for their ever-growing collections.

Cameos of real world locations featured in the show (such as Azusa’s musical hall) are plentiful, but pales in comparison to the truly staggering number of actual consumer products seen and identified in the show:
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cupcake_deluxe commented on July 1, 2010 13:11
Amazing. Now I want to get one of those bags. Or maybe a Ritsu keychain. <3... More
Anonymous commented on July 1, 2010 05:16
omg you mean a guitar in anime isnt supposed to look like a real guitar??? oh shit!!! So from now on in all future anime, they cant have anything that looks like anything that already exists~~... More

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Pizza Hut Rewrites History in Sengoku Basara

Author: Artefact
Categories: Anime, News
Date: May 10, 2009 02:47 JST

Tags: Bizarre, Marketing, Pizza Hut, Product Placement, Sengoku Basara

Fans are bemused by the sudden revelation that the heroes of the Sengoku Jidai period were busy munching quality American food in between climactic combat and geisha ogling.

Sengoku Basara would not normally be seen as a vehicle for promoting Pizza Hut, but some marketing genius evidently thought otherwise…

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Ben commented on November 21, 2010 07:10
That has got to be one of the stupidest things I've ever read considering how much of the world's modern technology was developed or at least had it's start in the US.... More
Ben commented on November 21, 2010 07:08
Yeah, what he said!... More

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Maria-sama ga Miteru Pizza Hut Special

Author: RaikenTB
Categories: Anime, News
Date: Feb 5, 2009 18:15 JST

Tags: Maria-sama ga Miteru, Marketing, Pizza Hut, Product Placement, Yuri

The fifth and latest episode of the fourth season of yuri anime Maria-sama ga Miteru appears with an onslaught of Pizza Hut advertising complete with a scene depicting the characters eating at the aforementioned restaurant.

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Anonymous commented on August 13, 2009 13:15
I think the pizza as most people know it was invented in New York. But it probably tastes better in Italy.... More
Riot Gear commented on February 6, 2009 12:36
this is not the first time of an anime-based product endorsement.I think as i can recall,Pioneer(Geneon) and Capcom made some endorsements on Tenchi Muyo! and Street Fighter movies.Speaking of Pizza Hut hen they gonna release... More

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Anime in the Movies?

Author: Artefact
Categories: Anime, News
Date: Sep 25, 2008 19:53 JST

Tags: Hollywood, Horror, Marketing, Negima, Product Placement

As you can see from the image above, recently released Hollywood horror flick Mirrors displays a rather unexpected and inexplicable extra, in the form of this Negima poster.

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Anonymous commented on January 5, 2010 10:05
damnit... it cut off Nodoka....... More
L’anonyme masqué commented on June 30, 2009 01:55
Did anyone saw the movie Transformers 2? there is a Naruto poster in the geeks' room.... More

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MGS4 Product Placement Bonanza

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: May 15, 2008 11:49 JST

Tags: Business, Hideo Kojima, Konami, Metal Gear, Product Placement, PS3

MGS4 Product Placement Bonanza - Snake uses Regain to fight 24/7

With Metal Gear Solid 4 complete, all the details regarding the marketing arrangements in the game have come to light. It seems the game will be a vehicle for product placement on an unprecedented scale for an A-List title, with 10 product “collaborations” evident; but it is not so much the number as the prominence and lack of consideration for fit which stand out. Read on for the full details.

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Anonymous commented on April 18, 2010 09:27
cool... More

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