Japan gets all the good stuff. This time, it’s a tie-up promo campaign between Godzilla and McDonald’s, complete with a logo that looks right out of a Godzilla film. There’s a nice 30-second add, too. The main object of the campaign seems to be a …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 »
Sure, there’s the recently announced Lupin III x Cat’s Eye film, but here’s another crossover between two classic franchises. In this new 30-second ad, entitled “Goodbye to Long Orders,” the Lupin III crew visit the McDonald’s drive-in to grab a bite, but Lupin has forgotten …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 »
McDonald’s is a very popular restaurant chain in Japan, so it makes sense they’d come out with Happy Meal stickers starring the characters from Demon Slayer, Japan’s current most popular anime and manga. But apparently they’re so popular that not only are stores selling out, …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 »
Happy Meals are named as such for good reason: they have toys inside! If that isn't cause enough for extreme happiness, I don't know what is, and McDonald's is making sure those looking forward to this Friday's US theatrical opening of Astro Boy will be …Read more »
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