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Calwings
06/09/18 8:43:52 PM
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alphagamble
06/09/18 8:46:01 PM
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Yo-kai watch but no Pikachu?

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Number090684
06/09/18 8:46:53 PM
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Ugh. What the fuck does some of those anime have to do with the Olympics? Absolutely nothing. Whatever Japan.
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Doe
06/09/18 8:47:41 PM
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Not the lineup I would've chosen
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Awesome
06/09/18 8:48:56 PM
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They didnt even bother putting mickey in
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Calwings
06/09/18 8:49:05 PM
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alphagamble posted...
Yo-kai watch but no Pikachu?

smh

Yeah, I was wondering about that too. Maybe Nintendo and/or GameFreak was a bit too overprotective of their IP, or they set the price to use it too high.

Doe posted...
Not the lineup I would've chosen

It's basically a lineup of Japan's most popular anime franchises. It's not a coincidence that they're all huge merchandise sellers too.
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WSM Piru
06/09/18 8:49:18 PM
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Doe posted...
Not the lineup I would've chosen


Agreed, needs more Love Live
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Doe
06/09/18 8:49:43 PM
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Isn't Astro Boy retro? And I dunno what the bottom middle is
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MJOLNRVII
06/09/18 8:49:56 PM
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I take it that's a Precure character on the right? I like it when they use anime characters to advertise irl locations because there's usually a pic of that exact spot they're in.
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Kitt
06/09/18 8:50:28 PM
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Where's Peter Griffin?
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Calwings
06/09/18 8:51:02 PM
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Doe posted...
Isn't Astro Boy retro? And I dunno what the bottom middle is

Yeah, Astro Boy and Shin-Chan are both older shows to catch nostalgia from the older fans.
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Axiom
06/09/18 8:51:18 PM
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Doe posted...
Isn't Astro Boy retro? And I dunno what the bottom middle is

Shin Chan. It's a raunchy cartoon that's super popular over there. It's sort of like their Beavis and Butthead
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Ivynn
06/09/18 8:51:25 PM
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Where's Hank Hill?
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Darkrobotisback
06/09/18 8:51:44 PM
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Doe posted...
Isn't Astro Boy retro? And I dunno what the bottom middle is

Shin Chan...
Another anime that's pretty old.
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dameon_reaper
06/09/18 8:52:53 PM
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Nothing wrong with using something of their country to promote...I mean...don't most countries use other shit to promote? Like...what's wrong with anime? I mean...even the elderly read manga.
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Spidey5
06/09/18 8:55:50 PM
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There's gonna be a lot of anti anime American idiots getting an aneurysm in 2020.
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Solar_Crimson
06/09/18 8:56:24 PM
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Calwings posted...
Maybe Nintendo and/or GameFreak was a bit too overprotective of their IP, or they set the price to use it too high.

Yeah, TPCI can be really stingy.

Hell, there's a paranoid part of me that's expecting them to pull their IP out of Smash Bros. at some point as well. Yeah, Nintendo owns Pokemon, but TPCI has shown that it does its own thing independently from Nintendo. I believe even Sakurai once said that they were a pain to deal with.
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Jiek_Fafn
06/09/18 8:56:51 PM
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Goku is competing in 2020? Japan is going to sweep the Olympics.
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EverDownward
06/09/18 9:00:14 PM
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>Naruto is the centerpiece
Fucking bullshit
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Calwings
06/09/18 9:00:24 PM
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MJOLNRVII posted...
I take it that's a Precure character on the right?

Indeed, that's the main character of the most recent installment, Hugtto Precure. Which has been amazing, by the way.

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It may not have much of a foothold in the west (since almost none of the series are licensed) but Precure is huge in Japan. One of Toei's biggest money makers.

Solar_Crimson posted...
Calwings posted...
Maybe Nintendo and/or GameFreak was a bit too overprotective of their IP, or they set the price to use it too high.

Yeah, TPCI can be really stingy.

Hell, there's a paranoid part of me that's expecting them to pull their IP out of Smash Bros. at some point as well. Yeah, Nintendo owns Pokemon, but TPCI has shown that it does its own thing independently from Nintendo. I believe even Sakurai once said that they were a pain to deal with.

As a Charizard main, I sure hope not.
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Cookie Bag
06/09/18 9:14:57 PM
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Hop103
06/09/18 9:20:38 PM
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Homare>Hana
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NinjaWarrior455
06/09/18 9:26:22 PM
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I believe Pikachu and Mario are going to be mascots for the olympics. The characters in the picture are only ambassadors.
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Havik
06/09/18 9:35:47 PM
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Yusuke Urameshi should've been in there somewhere.
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AlisLandale
06/09/18 9:40:13 PM
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Havik posted...
Yusuke Urameshi should've been in there somewhere.


Saving him for the Dark Olympics
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legendarylemur
06/09/18 9:43:06 PM
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Shin-chan and Astro Boy are like... two of the most historically popular anime there lol. I lived in Korea as a kid and literally watched Shin-chan everyday, and my parents watched Astro Boy all the time even when TV was scarce back then

Although lol Yokai-Watch over Pokemon is pretty lolsy. Maybe there's a video game line up, though I'd think it'd be like 90% Nintendo
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myzz7
06/09/18 9:53:23 PM
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i saw pikachu and mario in other olympics promotional stuff

so whatever.
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NeonOctopus
06/09/18 9:54:45 PM
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Zack_Attackv1
06/09/18 9:56:02 PM
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RiKuToTheMiGhtY
06/09/18 9:57:30 PM
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Not using Pikachu ?!, I am very dissapointed Japan, you bring shame to your house.
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Calwings
06/10/18 4:35:55 PM
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bump
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SolKarellen
06/10/18 4:44:25 PM
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I expected more AKIRA jokes.

Seeing as how it, well, predicted the 2020 Olympics being in Japan...
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BLAKUboy
06/10/18 4:50:36 PM
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alphagamble posted...
Yo-kai watch but no Pikachu?

smh

Everyone was so convinced that was going to be the Pokemon killer. Now it's dead. And the whole lineup here was decided in 2016 which was more or less the peak of YW's relevance.
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Zikten
06/10/18 8:53:53 PM
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Calwings posted...
It's basically a lineup of Japan's most popular anime franchises. It's not a coincidence that they're all huge merchandise sellers too.

what is the pink girl from? never heard of her
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Calwings
06/10/18 9:30:24 PM
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Zikten posted...
what is the pink girl from? never heard of her

See:

Calwings posted...
MJOLNRVII posted...
I take it that's a Precure character on the right?

Indeed, that's the main character of the most recent installment, Hugtto Precure. Which has been amazing, by the way.

sxnGcEN0Pb

It may not have much of a foothold in the west (since almost none of the series are licensed) but Precure is huge in Japan. One of Toei's biggest money makers.

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Deganawidah
06/12/18 5:22:51 PM
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Zikten posted...
Calwings posted...
It's basically a lineup of Japan's most popular anime franchises. It's not a coincidence that they're all huge merchandise sellers too.

what is the pink girl from? never heard of her


That's the only one I had never heard of either. I like anime but I am far from a hardcore fan. The fact that I immediately recognized all but two, and have heard of Yokai Watch, says that they picked a pretty widely recognizable lineup.
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Deganawidah
06/12/18 5:26:17 PM
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legendarylemur posted...
Shin-chan and Astro Boy are like... two of the most historically popular anime there lol. I lived in Korea as a kid and literally watched Shin-chan everyday, and my parents watched Astro Boy all the time even when TV was scarce back then

Although lol Yokai-Watch over Pokemon is pretty lolsy. Maybe there's a video game line up, though I'd think it'd be like 90% Nintendo


Even when I lived in Korea not that long ago, I would see Shin-chan (or Jjanggu) on TV quite often. I would sometimes watch it because it was midly entertaining even for an adult and gave me material to practice following along in Korean that wasn't a drama (both changing up the content/style and making it easier to comprehend more of it). I never personally saw Astro Boy on TV when I was in Korea but I knew it had been popular there and talked to many people who used to watch it.

I think widespread popularity and success abroad is the reasoning for this lineup. This poster is obviously in Japanese but I think highlighting successful franchises from the country is something big for domestic marketing, especially for events like the Olympics, and it's possible they will make foreign-language versions of this ad with the same image.
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Trigg3rH4ppy
06/13/18 12:01:55 PM
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Where the fuck is Saitama
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Deganawidah
06/13/18 2:50:48 PM
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SerperiorThanU posted...
I remember seeing ads for shin chan and astro boy everywhere as a kid. Never saw it myself though. Doraemon always seemed bigger than shin chan though and is more photogenic.


Yeah. I think Doraemon is more iconic than Shin Chan and generally used more in promoting Japan. Doraemon was even featured at one point in the textbooks I used when learning Japanese. I agree Doraemon is more photogenic and I also think more suitable for merchandising. While I have seen some Shin Chan merchandise, I've seen much more Doraemon merchandise.
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SmidgeIsntBack
06/13/18 2:52:02 PM
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Doraemon is also being dubbed on Disney Channel now isn't it?
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TheCyborgNinja
06/13/18 2:55:02 PM
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They need to assign characters to countries. Canada could be Krillin, America is Vegeta, Japan gets Goku... I could see France with Boa Hancock, England could have Luffy. Hmm...
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Perascamin
06/13/18 2:55:08 PM
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Hopefully I move out of my parents house by then because they'll be asking me questions about the anime characters
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