History BlandNameProduct / AnimeAndManga

* ''Manga/SchoolLive'' has a lot of these in the manga. GamerChick Touko owns a "[=BSP=]", amongst other consoles ranging from a "Saga" Mega Drive to an (unnamed) Wii U. You can see games like "[[VideoGame/FallOut3 BallOut 3]]", "[[VideoGame/MadMax Mad Mix]]", and a game that is clearly ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' but has a name that begins with "P". Several manga such as ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' also have fake names.

* ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia'': BigEater Jasminka is at one point seen [[https://little-witch-academia.fandom.com/wiki/File:3a8604bd394e7314c74a9568415781629e642b98_hq.gif snacking on a bag of salt and vinegar Skipers potato chips]]. The logo, color of the bag and white markings on the bottom left corner[[note]]In the UK, many foods display nutritional info on the front of the packaging[[/note]] indicate was based on salt and vinegar Walkers Crisps (the British equivalent of Lays; unlike their American counterparts, salt and vinegar chips are packaged in green bags instead of blue). Given the series is set in England, the inclusion of a bland name based on a UK-exclusive product and the amount of detail paid to replicating the original indicates that [[ShownTheirWork the creators have done their research]]. There's also the "Mark & Sponcer" store instead of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marks_%26_Spencer Marks & Spencer]].

* ''[[Anime/InazumaEleven Inazuma Eleven Ares no Tenbin]]'' has two soccer teams, Zeus and Minodouzan, sponsored by God Bull (complete with the motto "It gives you wings") and Hecom [[note]]Secom[[/note]] respectively.

* ''Manga/DearS'' episode 12 has a "Zutar Bacchus" coffee shop chain, and a coffeeshop by the name of "Starpucks" is introuduced to Takeya's town.

* ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'' has "Bocky" sticks.[[note]]Depending on the kana, "bokki" can also be a slang term for a RagingStiffie.[[/note]]

* ''Manga/DearS'' episode 12 has a "Zutar Bacchus" coffee shop chain.

** Tanaka makes copies of the doujin at "Shinko's"

* Chapter 112 of ''Manga/MyMonsterSecret'' features [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter Demon Hunter]] and [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Straight Fighter.]]

* ''Manga/{{Beelzebub}}''. Oga has a UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation|2}} '''[[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 5]]'''.

** ''Manga/YuGiOh'' featured quite a few of these in the early manga, including Capsule Monsters (''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''), Monster Fighter (Rock-Em-Sock-Em Robots), Super Dancer (''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution''), Digital Pets (''VideoGame/{{Tamagotchi}}'') and both Monster World and Dragons, Dice, and Dungeons (''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'').There were some differences, though, with the games usually being a fair bit more technologically sophisticated and [[{{Calvinball}} having unfamiliar rules]] compared to their real-world counterparts.

** ** Chapter 170 features WcDonalds having a promotion of [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Sokemon]] figurines. Three of the figurines themselves resemble Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Squirtle (the fourth one [[{{Humons}} resembles an]] OfficeLady).

* ''Anime/BNABrandNewAnimal'' has "Facelook" for Facebook on top of its animal FlintstoneTheming including "Burger Kitty" for Burger King and "Unicorn" for Uniqlo.

* ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia'': BigEater Jasminka is at one point seen [[https://little-witch-academia.fandom.com/wiki/File:3a8604bd394e7314c74a9568415781629e642b98_hq.gif snacking on a bag of salt and vinegar Skipers potato chips]]. The logo, color of the bag and white markings on the bottom left corner[[note]]In the UK, many foods display nutritional info on the front of the packaging[[/note]] indicate was based on salt and vinegar Walkers Crisps (the British equivalent of Lays; unlike their American counterparts, salt and vinegar chips are packaged in green bags instead of blue). Given the series is set in England, the inclusion of a bland name based on a UK-exclusive product and the amount of detail paid to replicating the original indicates that [[ShownTheirWork the creators have done their research]].

* ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' has the fast-food restaurant [=McDaniel's=] seen in a single scene in the background.

* ''LightNovel/GirlishNumber'' gets kind of weird with it--despite being clearly shown on-screen as "BINE" (a riff on LINE), it's introduced as "that chat app everyone is using now" and is only referred to using similar phrases instead of characters just using its fictional name.

* In ''Manga/TanakaKunIsAlwaysListless'', Tanaka and Ohta stop by a manga shop that sells copies of ''[[Manga/OnePiece Two Peak]]'' and ''[[Manga/DetectiveConan Detective Coban]]''.

* In ''Manga/DetectiveConan'', Pocari Sweat became "Hocari Sweat", Sony became "ONY" and Denny's became "Donny's"
** The anime has Ran and Sonoko going to see a film called "[[Film/OceansEleven Ossan's Eleven]]".

* In ''Anime/AnohanaTheFlowerWeSawThatDay'', the protagonists have a nostalgic fondness for the game Nokemon. The version they play is very clearly based on [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue FireRed and LeafGreen]], complete with the kids having played them on [=GBA SP=] looking systems. It is briefly discussed that something called Dojimon exists as well.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}} Sun & Moon'' has three recurring Team Skull Grunts named Tupp, Zipp, and Rapp. In the original Japanese version, their names are Tupper, Zip, and Wrap. [[note]]After Tupperware, Ziploc, and Saran Wrap respectively.[[/note]]