Nov 6, 2009
In the US, 7-Eleven has introduced a host of products featuring packaging inspired by NHK’s mascot, Domo-kun. Slurpee cups will be part of the deal, and from this quote by Evan Brody, the company’s marketing manager, you can see that there’s a lot of respect for the character: “consumers love crazy Japanese shit.”
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they already have them! saw them a couple weeks ago and about died with joy. i love the lid and how he looks like he’s wearing a little black hat.
Oh, OK, thanks for the heads-up, I’ll fix the post.
So much for NHK’s BS brand identity. . .
They also have a radio ad where “DOMO” sounds like a Wookie. Out of context, this makes no sense to customers, and the cashiers are just as stumped
Its funny when you consider how domo’s rise in popularity in the US came about, it started with those “everytime you masturbate god kills a kitten” emails
PS If you don’t know what Im talking about google image “domo and kitten”