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That is simply not true, firstly most cartoons and anime, but also other shows that come with a higher budget seem to be able to avoid product placements.
by herbst 9y ago
That is simply not true, firstly most cartoons and anime, but also other shows that come with a higher budget seem to be able to avoid product placements.
- lloeki 9y agoInterestingly enough, Fight Club managed to put every product placement right next to sad or violent imagery.
- phil248 9y agoSome animated shows, like Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Frisky Dingo, did great jobs of using product placement as a comedic part of the show.
- chomp 9y agoThat's because those are the product. Pokemon is the best example of this. I will concede that shows like Game of Thrones are very good at avoiding this, but I'm tempted to propose that shows like that exist to sell HBO subscriptions.
- krallja 9y agoThey also have a whole lot of merchandise available.
- sigstoat 9y ago> That is simply not true, firstly most cartoons and anime... https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4257/have-there-been-any-anime-with-actual-product-placement https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4257/have-there-be... Those are just the most obvious product placements, recognizable to folks who can't read all the little japanese labels on things that appear in the background. There are also shows which are nothing but vehicles for products.
- scott_karana 9y agoDidn't Hasbro and Tomy create Transformers explicitly as a marketing/ sales vehicle?
- zerocrates 9y agoTransformers, G.I. Joe, Strawberry Shortcake, He-Man, My Little Pony... all either toys first or simultaneously created as toys. Usuaslly a good giveaway is when Hasbro or Mattel is mysteriously the creator of the show. Of course this isn't just a Western phenomenon, the video game/anime/movie/card game/merchandise extravaganza that is and always was Pokemon being probably the best single example.