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Classic Asahi Beer Commerical With Two Women With A Secret

This is how you make a beer commercial. With some pretty heavy subtext. And heavy petting. On TV. In Japan.
NOTE: The commercial is the second commercial in the clip.

New Macross Zero Commercial: Giant Robots Made of Bread

This is how you sell an anime. About giant transforming robot jet planes. By channeling the mashed potato scene from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Except with a Japanese guy. And bread. On TV. In Japan.

New ANA Ad Includes Anime & Bald Men Riding Unicorns

This is how you sell an airline. To a country that loves anime. On TV. In Japan.

Cup Noodles Evolve Again: Milk Seafood Cup Noodles

This is how you innovate. In the world of dried noodles. By making water into a milk-like substance. On TV. In Japan.

BubbleGum in Japan: Named Dessert Monster + Helps You Do Trick Bubbles

This is how you demonstrate your new flavor of chewing gum. That’s mostly inspired by food items. Much like the gum the got Violet into so much trouble. But then again, she couldn’t do these awesome bubble tricks. On TV. In Japan.

Retro Game Nerd Awesomeness - Japanese TV Ad for Original Game & Watch

This is how you remember your roots. By realizing both how terribly lame and amazingly great these things were. On TV. In Japan.

More Retro Tech Awesomeness - 1982 Japanese Commodore Max Machine Commercial

This is how you sell electronics. With meteors. And children sitting on them. Zapping other meteors. With Commodore computers. On TV. In Japan.

Classic Japanese Commercial Theater: Technics Stereo Known Only As “The Space”

This is how you sell stacked electronics. With a knight in shining armor. And lazer-cut graphics. Both of which are geared entirely towards ‘The Space’. On TV. In Japan.

8 Minutes of Japanese Commercials With American Celebrities

Lots of good stuff in here I’ve never seen. Including Marty McFly attempting to fish. That Pretty Woman guy singing Bob Marley. A famous blind R&B singer declaring a Honda Civic a ‘miracle’. And lots of crazy Bruce Willis. On TV. In Japan.

Strange 80s Commerical For Mild Seven Cigarettes Feat. Invisible Surfing Accident

This is how you sell cigarettes. In the 80s. Using water, an post-accident flying surfboard, and a female’s ass. On TV. In Japan.

80s Isuzu Box Truck Commercial Feat. Wheelie Pops

This is how you show the young street whips how it’s done. By popping back. In a box truck. In the 80s. On TV. In Japan.

World’s Greatest Pringles Flavor - Funky Soy Sauce

This is how you show the rest of Earth how to brand something. And also how properly flavor a potato chip. With soy sauce. And funk. On TV. In Japan.

Colnel Sanders Makes Sad Lovers Happy

This is how the perfect someone can change your life. That person and the fried chicken he rides in on. On TV. In Japan.

Animated Penguins Sell Suntory Beer In Boxes - Heartache Included

This is how you use animated characters to sell alcohol. That’s sold in boxes. Way back when animated characters could still do this. On TV. In Japan.

Japanese Trailer For Grindhouse: Now With Extra Gravel!

This is how you sell an exploitation film. With a totally fake two-pack voice. On TV. In Japan.