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Last week we posted about how McDonald’s is celebrating its many fictional anime counterparts with a new WcDonald’s campaign, which includes teaming up with Naruto production house Studio Pierrot on a series of shorts. Well, the first of four anime shorts made its way online …Read more »
McDonald’s is a chain that’s popular in both America and Japan, and in anime and manga, it sometimes gets referred to jokingly as WcDonald’s. Well, McDonald’s has taken note, and it’s going to offer a limited-time WcDonald’s experience for about 30 markets around the globe, …Read more »
McDonald’s Japan wanted to advertise its Yoru Mac (translated as Night Mac), which is what they call their special menu for evenings. So what did they do? Anime ads, of course. McDonald’s Japan has been putting out a series of them, starting on September 20. …Read more »
McDonald’s in Japan is known for having otaku offerings, like with Demon Slayer, Lupin III, and One Piece. But right now McDonald’s here in the United States is offering up some otaku goods, too! Participating McDonald’s now have Pokémon Happy Meals until October 16. For …Read more »
UPDATE: More has been revealed since the initial post! UPDATE: More has been revealed since the original post, including a recreation of the classic original anime opening: There are also two visuals featuring the Chicken Tatsuta and Yuzu-flavored chicken Tatsuta and the rice patty variation burgers: …Read more »
If there’s one major advantage McDonald’s Japan has over its international counterparts, it’s now the fact that its new ads feature characters designed by none other than Tetsuo Hara, the illustrator of the Fist of the North Star manga and more. To promote the chain’s …Read more »
Fans of Makoto Shinkai’s work who buy Happy Meals in Japan have an extra reason to be happy. Starting this Friday, November 4, the toy in the Happy Meal set will be a new picture book written by Makoto Shinkai himself! The picture book is …Read more »
The Japanese arm of the McDonald’s franchise is known for involving itself with otaku interests, like teaming up with Demon Slayer or releasing Gundam Char Hamburgers. Meanwhile, McDonald’s in the U.S. is more likely to team up with something like Disney. But it seems someone …Read more »
Following up on the successful first outing, the Demon Slayer McDonald’s collaboration is coming back for more starting on September 3. The original arrived back in March to reimagine characters from Koyoharu Gotouge’s hit series as McDonald’s employees, and new designs will be available when …Read more »
McDonald’s is very popular in Japan, and their popularity might rise with the addition of three limited edition Pikachu food and container designs. Together, the three items are referred to as “Sweets Trio Furuchu,” which is a play on the word Pikachu and the Japanese …Read more »
At this point, anywhere you go in Japan is going to have some kind of Demon Slayer collectible, and that includes McDonald’s Happy Meals. Before revealing the contents, McDonald’s Japan made this not-so-subtle hint at what was to come.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Mitsuru Adachi’s popular Touch manga. It also happens to mark 30 years since the debut of McDonald’s limited-time Chicken Tatsuta line, which is coming back to restaurants to mark the occasion. Since both are celebrating milestones, Adachi’s beloved …Read more »
Look, McDonald's Happy Meal toys are typically pretty lousy, but they have a certain allure for both children and kids at heart alike. Some heavy-hitters are coming to McDonald's in Japan this week, with the introduction of Dragon Ball Super toys planned for Friday. …Read more »
It’s no secret that entertainment and advertising go hand-in-hand, especially for anime. Whether it’s celebrities and beloved characters teaming up with brands or a show trying to move its own merch, it’s been part of the landscape for decades. Shows like Precure show off toys you …Read more »
The second of McDonald’s new WcDonald’s anime shorts is now online, and this one whisks us away to a brief sampling of the romance genre. Magical girl anime like Sailor Moon serves as the inspiration for this one, which is appropriately titled “Love From Across …Read more »
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