Its probably the filthy weeb in me, but advertising in Japan just always seems 1000x better.
Like yes, I want to buy the energy drink that had Freiza doing a fucking dance routine advertising it with his face on the can over the American equivalent of some loser telling me how cold it is or playing basketball better.
At least back before the Woke ruined everything, American commercials were sometimes full of hot chicks or utter insanity (the PS3 ads, you know the exact ones).
Now they are almost counterproductive to an absurd degree, I am legitimately offended that you showed me an ad and will refuse to buy it out of spite and worse yet a shitty modern/Woke ad that drives down sales is a common occurrence now.
Yeah at some point in the late 2000's to early 2010's it changed significantly, you could pin that on the Obama admin getting their fingers into as many media enterprises as possible.
It stopped being an avenue to interest or grab the attention of customers and just became propaganda. Japanese ads still have appealing musical jingles, interesting designs, etc.
I don't think advertising should be allowed, on media or in real life, at least not nearly to the level that it is now, but at least it used to be somewhat informative or entertaining instead of just brain poison.
I wish we could just go back to the advertising philosophy used up to around 1997 (when Clinton legalized the advertising of prescription drugs):
Showcase through audiovisual means why your product deserves to exist. That thought alone fostered a degree of creativity, wit, care, and passion in so many commercials from the '80s and '90s specifically that I believe is rarely replicated these days.
Its probably the filthy weeb in me, but advertising in Japan just always seems 1000x better.
I was in Japan for about two weeks back in 2010. The advertisements I saw on the street, on the television, etc. were so much higher effort than anything I saw in America. The only time we get commercials that approach the level of thought and care put into them is the superbowl, and that has fallen off a cliff in recent years.
This ad for a breakfast drink was another one I saw. A short simple ad, and yet it doesn't ring hollow like the ones over here.
I don't speak Japanese, but it was obvious that even if the people didn't care about the product they were selling, at the very least, they tried to make it seem authentic.
We seem to be missing a lot of sincerity in our culture, and that's something I hope Japan doesn't lose.
The only time we get commercials that approach the level of thought and care put into them is the superbowl, and that has fallen off a cliff in recent years.
This exactly. Also wanna say I appreciate someone who can appreciate that their commercials are "high effort" instead of just going "haha japan is so fucking weird man look at those fucking WEIRD commercials amirite".
But that's exactly why I like them. They wanted to use a creative and high energy way to show off how cool the advertised products are, and I think they succeeded. It might come off as weird, but I think it comes off as sincere belief in their product.
That's why I respect and enjoy these Japanese commercials. Through the effort put into these ads, it's clear that the Japanese genuinely care.
Now they are almost counterproductive to an absurd degree, I am legitimately offended that you showed me an ad and will refuse to buy it out of spite and worse yet a shitty modern/Woke ad that drives down sales is a common occurrence now.
This is where I am, and add in how persistent and irritating ads are basically everywhere you turn. I wouldn't use the internet at all if not for uBlock Origin and YouTube Revanced. At this point, 99% of the time ads make me actively avoid whatever product they're shilling.
Its probably the filthy weeb in me, but advertising in Japan just always seems 1000x better.
Like yes, I want to buy the energy drink that had Freiza doing a fucking dance routine advertising it with his face on the can over the American equivalent of some loser telling me how cold it is or playing basketball better.
At least back before the Woke ruined everything, American commercials were sometimes full of hot chicks or utter insanity (the PS3 ads, you know the exact ones).
Now they are almost counterproductive to an absurd degree, I am legitimately offended that you showed me an ad and will refuse to buy it out of spite and worse yet a shitty modern/Woke ad that drives down sales is a common occurrence now.
This was randomly in my YouTube feed not long ago, wish ads on the west could be like this again..
Yeah at some point in the late 2000's to early 2010's it changed significantly, you could pin that on the Obama admin getting their fingers into as many media enterprises as possible.
It stopped being an avenue to interest or grab the attention of customers and just became propaganda. Japanese ads still have appealing musical jingles, interesting designs, etc.
I don't think advertising should be allowed, on media or in real life, at least not nearly to the level that it is now, but at least it used to be somewhat informative or entertaining instead of just brain poison.
I wish we could just go back to the advertising philosophy used up to around 1997 (when Clinton legalized the advertising of prescription drugs):
Showcase through audiovisual means why your product deserves to exist. That thought alone fostered a degree of creativity, wit, care, and passion in so many commercials from the '80s and '90s specifically that I believe is rarely replicated these days.
I was in Japan for about two weeks back in 2010. The advertisements I saw on the street, on the television, etc. were so much higher effort than anything I saw in America. The only time we get commercials that approach the level of thought and care put into them is the superbowl, and that has fallen off a cliff in recent years.
This series of Fanta commercials have so much more heart in them than any Fanta advertisement in the states.
This ad for a breakfast drink was another one I saw. A short simple ad, and yet it doesn't ring hollow like the ones over here.
I don't speak Japanese, but it was obvious that even if the people didn't care about the product they were selling, at the very least, they tried to make it seem authentic.
We seem to be missing a lot of sincerity in our culture, and that's something I hope Japan doesn't lose.
This exactly. Also wanna say I appreciate someone who can appreciate that their commercials are "high effort" instead of just going "haha japan is so fucking weird man look at those fucking WEIRD commercials amirite".
They can come off as weird....
But that's exactly why I like them. They wanted to use a creative and high energy way to show off how cool the advertised products are, and I think they succeeded. It might come off as weird, but I think it comes off as sincere belief in their product.
That's why I respect and enjoy these Japanese commercials. Through the effort put into these ads, it's clear that the Japanese genuinely care.
!! MORNING RESCUE !!
Some meme ads back in the day that were so good/bad they actually got fansubbed and included in the fansubs of yore.
This is where I am, and add in how persistent and irritating ads are basically everywhere you turn. I wouldn't use the internet at all if not for uBlock Origin and YouTube Revanced. At this point, 99% of the time ads make me actively avoid whatever product they're shilling.
https://www.tiktok.com/@midnightrecordingstudios/video/7199375592058293550
I found this pretty funny
Too bad they dont make ads like this anymore
When in doubt, blame a feminist. ;)