TV in Japan

Gyagu Manga Biyori, which translates directly as Good Day for Gag Manga is a fascinating look into quickie manga culture.
Imagine it as a kind of Liquid Television for Manga/Anime with each short episode diving into an entirely different style and type of anime.
For example, here’s a short “drama” all about the sticker industry:

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The Frogman Show is a strange flash-based anime from Japan that is full of weird, strange & seemingly full of lots of insane characters.
According to Business Week, The Frogman Show “is aired on a late-night program for Japanese broadcaster TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System), and that costs only 10% to 20% of what traditionally produced animation [...]

This is how you transform. With the help of a drawer. And a guy with a tongue painted on his stomach. On TV. In Japan.
UPDATED: Sorry put up one of my wife’s ESL videos. Kids + lack of sleep + late night work doesn’t go together well.

This is how you sell yet another Kirin drink. With stilts. And bad costumes. On TV. In Japan.
P.S. This is actually a viral campaign from Kirin with an actual page with embeddable codes and everything. Japan is getting it! I think.
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This is how you make the stakes matter. By putting your teammates on a slide. That grows. And grows. And grows. Really it grows much higher than I ever thought. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you put on a show. When you’re proficient at the YoYo. And like to wear black. On TV. In Japan.

BOUNUS: Black’s performance from the YoYo Championship’s last year.

This is how you make friends. With your parents. And your pokemon. On TV. In Japan.
Pokemon ranch (wiiware) japanese tv spotUploaded by HinataLovely

This is how you protect your teeth. By creating a robot that will withstand the pain caused by clumsy dentists. Who will soon become skilled dentists. On TV. In Japan.

Via Pink Tentacle!

So I have no idea what this is. Other than awesome. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you show your love of an anime series. By dressing up in spandex. As a woman. And letting you chest hair fly. On TV. In Japan.

Then he got some friends to do it with him in the 2.0 version (even better):

For reference, here’s the open to the Cat’s Eye anime:

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This is how you show off. If you’re an owl. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you make a monster. As a robot. With the shakes. On TV. In Japan

This is how you entertain the otaku. If they’re into dudes. Who dress like ladies. On TV. In Japan.

This is how advertisers used to think you wanted to be sold to. Before they understood that we had functional ears and eyes. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you sell things. By being extraordinarily cheerful. And showing us just exactly how many things one can do with a bucket. That’s gold. And sort of weird shaped. On TV. In Japan.