| 1 | [[quoteright:249:[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/capture1_99.PNG]]]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:249:What? You're acting like you've never seen an ordinary Coco-Cole before.]] |
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| 4 | A general note: It's as easy for a Japanese artist or animator to just change one letter of the Roman alphabet and get away with it as it would be for a Western artist or animator to switch out a single kanji. See [[https://fictionalcompanies.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_fake_brands_in_anime here]] for a non-exhaustive list. |
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| 6 | %% * Seiyu, Walmart's Japanese branch, shows up in several anime and manga, such as Hey Yu in ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'', Heiya in ''Kodomo no Jikan'' or Seiyo in ''Manga/KemekoDeluxe''. |
| 7 | * The 109 building in Shibuya, Tokyo, is also subject to this since it's a department store. ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' renders its logo as "1009". |
| 8 | * In ''Manga/TwentiethCenturyBoys'', it's conspicuously ''absent'' with everything shown or named is real. (The extra level of real-world grounding makes it especially strange that nobody comments on the ''character names'' that are blatant {{shout out}}s to classic sci-fi manga.) Although a "Suny" brand music player does appear at least once. |
| 9 | * ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'' has "Bocky" sticks.[[note]]Depending on the kana, "bokki" can also be a slang term for a RagingStiffie.[[/note]] Later chapters refer to them by the proper name of ''Pocky'' sticks, however. |
| 10 | * ''Manga/AhAndMmAreAllSheSays'': |
| 11 | ** Tanaka reads the new issue of ''X+C'' magazine at "Star Fox Coffee". |
| 12 | ** Norush storyboards his next work at "Benny's". |
| 13 | ** Tanaka makes copies of the doujin at "Shinko's". |
| 14 | ** [[CosplayOtakuGirl Oshigiri]] works in an advertising agency called Manpodo, based on Hakuhodo, Japan's second-largest.[[note]]Dentsu is the largest.[[/note]] |
| 15 | ** Inukai gives Toda a Tacom tablet. |
| 16 | * ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' has "Somy" and many others, including "Poca-Cola", on which Belldandy [[BizarreAlienBiology gets wasted]], "Dack Daniels" whiskey and "God Year" tires. |
| 17 | * ''Manga/AiKora'' has one chapter which features Nanako Sideway, a shopping plaza based on the real-life shopping plaza (and otaku haven) Nanako Broadway. |
| 18 | * In ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi'', Miyabi's car is a BMW Z3, only the BMW logo is red instead of blue. They also get out a "Twinsters" party game in one episode. They also have "Starfocks Coffee" restaurants. |
| 19 | * ''Manga/{{Akumetsu}}'' has such gems as Weekly Tsop and Starbunnys Coffee. |
| 20 | * In ''Anime/AngelBeats'', Computers all run on [[http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Winding Macrosoft's Winding XO]] system. Seems like they got an actual English-speaker to help with those puns. (The logo is a spiral, because it's "winding" as in "winding up a cord." It doesn't alliterate with "windows.") |
| 21 | * In ''Anime/AnohanaTheFlowerWeSawThatDay'', the protagonists have a nostalgic fondness for the game Nokemon. The version they play is very clearly based on ''VideoGame/PokemonFireRedAndLeafGreen'', complete with the kids having played them on [=GBA SP=] looking systems. It is briefly discussed that something called Dojimon exists as well. |
| 22 | * Episode 12 of ''Manga/AsobiAsobase'' references the "Pineapple Store". Hanako even repeats it with a [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall clear look of disbelief.]] |
| 23 | * In chapter 2 of the ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' manga, the K.Y. Times for the New York Times, and the Turkies for the New York Yankees. The Pocky seen throughout the series is known as Pooky. There's also 5 Up soda, Jac Danas whiskey, and ([[SubvertedTrope rather unblandly named]]) Void brand computers. |
| 24 | * ''Manga/AsteroidInLove'': |
| 25 | ** Georgia Max, a highly sweetened canned coffee that is iconic in the kanto region, is known as "{{Goal|InLife}}[==]gia Mix" here. |
| 26 | ** Ao, Endou and Hayakawa eats at a fast food restaurant called A&M, in reference to A&W, an American fast food chain popular in Okinawa due to the American influence there. Although, many viewers take that to also mean "Ao & Mira", in reference to the main duo. |
| 27 | * ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' has "abidas" (adidas) and "Rocky" (Pocky), and Chiyo and Osaka end up working at Magnetron Burger, whose logo is a dead [=McDonalds=] giveaway. (Amusingly, [=McDonald's=] is actually mentioned in an early strip about Osakan regional differences. Apparently Azuma didn't decide to play it safe until later.) In a strange twist of real life imitating art, Pocky is indeed sold as "Rocky" in some South-East Asian countries[[note]]something to do with ''Pocky'' sounding like ''puki'' (pronounced ''pookie'', which is a Malay term for the vagina).[[/note]], although the original "Pocky" is available at import stores. Nihon also supplies cameras in the anime. There's also a Fuji-like sign (when Sakaki buys her Nihon camera), but no text is visible. In addition, the characters occasionally get food from W's. |
| 28 | * In the opening to ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'', it's possible to see chocolate bars by "Herseey's" and "Nostle". |
| 29 | * In ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'' manga it's averted, where the {{mangaka}} main characters hope to get their work published in Shueisha's ''Magazine/ShonenJump'' magazine, and submit works for Akamaru Jump. Played straight in the anime, when it's Yueisha, Shonen Jack and NEXT, respectively. The titles of the manga the characters mention aren't changed, however. |
| 30 | ** Played straight with other brands in the Manga, too. Moritaka and Akito are meeting in front of a ''Rowson'' convenience store. Gets partially LostInTranslation in the dialog, as the Japanese spelling of Lawson and Rowson is the same (ローソン). |
| 31 | * In ''Battle Club'', there is the restaurant Kanna Miller's instead of Anna Miller's. |
| 32 | * ''Manga/{{BECK|1999}}'' anime has many examples of "rock bland" names. Including [=NC5=] (Music/{{MC5}}), Pixis (Music/ThePixies), Ramonne (Music/TheRamones) Red Hot Chili Poppers, DXM (DMX), etc. Also a plethora of brand name knock-offs on signs in the city. Subverted slightly when characters refer to specific instruments: a 'Strat' (Fender Stratocaster) or 'Telecaster' (also made by Fender), and Gibson's 'Les Paul' - however, no one mentions Fender or Gibson by name; the actual names/logos on guitars are obscured. |
| 33 | * ''Manga/{{Beelzebub}}''. Oga has a Platform/{{PlayStation|2}} '''[[HilariousInHindsight 5]]'''. |
| 34 | * ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' has multiple, the most noticeable of which would be the "Heireken" (Heineken) beer the protagonists all drink. Yet there's no issue with them referring to Bacardi, nor is the GTO tag hidden on Benny's car in some shots. Heck, Revy's guns are Beretta [=M92F=] customs, which are prominently displayed in the opening sequence and mentioned at least once. |
| 35 | * ''Manga/BlastOfTempest''. When Mahiro mentions he's getting hungry, Yoshino hands him a "Znickers" bar. |
| 36 | * ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' shows a "Handin Donuts" sign at one point when Tatsuki is searching for Orihime, instead of "Dunkin' Donuts." |
| 37 | * ''Manga/BloodBlockadeBattlefront'' has Peiniken (Heiniken, but the logo shows whiskey), Dogimo's (which Leo works for), Codac, Kentudgy Fried Chicken (KDFC), Yo!Tube and Hainz. |
| 38 | * ''Anime/BNABrandNewAnimal'' has "Facelook" for Facebook on top of its animal FlintstoneTheming including "Burger Kitty" for Burger King, "Hedgehog" for Heineken and "Unicorn" for Uniqlo. |
| 39 | * ''Manga/BrynhildrInTheDarkness'' episode 9 has "Rich(m)ond Hotel". |
| 40 | * In ''Manga/CaseClosed'', 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]]". |
| 41 | * ''Literature/CatPlanetCuties'': |
| 42 | ** There are Creator/{{So|ny}}my, OIAV, and [=PanaX=] (Possibly a spoof of Panasonic and Pentax). |
| 43 | ** The OVA has "Nahapoly" (Monopoly), "Umo" (Uno), "Tracker" (Twister), and boxes showing games that resemble Life and Perfection. |
| 44 | * ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' has a laptop with "Designed for Macindows EXP: Macindows BST Capable" and "Outel Cora i7 outside" stickers. |
| 45 | * ''VisualNovel/ChaosHead''. ...where to begin? Deluoode, Taboo!, Animeight, @Channel, [[Platform/YouTube MewTube]], [=McDynald's=]...[[Website/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] becomes "We-Key Pedophilia". Surprisingly, Coca-Cola remains unchanged. |
| 46 | * ''Manga/ChattingAtTheAmberTeahouse'' has "Googla". |
| 47 | * An episode of ''Manga/ChibiMarukoChan'' has the titular character take a flight on an airline named Pan Up with the logo of (now defunct) airline Pan Am. |
| 48 | * In ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'', the early drama club room has a cardboard box for a Somy PC laying around. |
| 49 | * ''Manga/ComicGirls'': |
| 50 | ** The cast's publisher Bunhousha is created by swapping the first two kanji of the manga's publisher Houbunsha. |
| 51 | ** Kaoruko brings with her a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacom_(company)#Cintiq_Companion Rintiq]] tablet. |
| 52 | * ''Anime/ConcreteRevolutioChoujinGensou'' and its Horiz ketchup. |
| 53 | * ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' featured "Pippu" cola, whose color scheme was exactly the same as that of Pepsi. |
| 54 | ** Also, in "Heavy Metal Queen", V.T. is seen drinking "B'''oo'''featers" Extra Dry Gin, with the rest of the label unchanged. |
| 55 | ** Rocket Noodles, instead of Cup Noodles. Gives a whole new meaning to instant noodles. |
| 56 | * In one of the extras in the ''VisualNovel/DaCapo'' TV Series, Miharu has a desktop PC whose OS is "Windoors 2000", and she surfs a website called "Ahoo!" (Japanese site, hence its url ends in ahoo.co.jp) where she does online auctions. |
| 57 | * ''Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool'': |
| 58 | ** In the first episode of ''Side:Despair'', Nagito's luck gets him several cans of "Dr Hopper" and Chiaki plays [[VideoGame/{{Galaga}} Gala Omega]] on her [[Creator/{{Nintendo}} Nantendo]] [[Platform/GameBoyAdvance Game Girl Advance]]. |
| 59 | ** While Ryota is working on his anime in a new location in ''Side:Despair'' Episode 7, Junko gives him a mini-fridge filled with a Red Bull knockoff, replacing the bulls with bulldogs for its logo. She also references the real life product's CatchPhrase. |
| 60 | --->'''Junko:''' Have you got wings? |
| 61 | ** [[spoiler:Monaka]]'s room in ''Side:Future'' Episode 7 has a box with a "Darazon" logo, with a curved arrow under it similar to the Amazon logo. |
| 62 | * ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack 2'', episode 11 has [=StartBoxs=] (sic) Coffee. |
| 63 | ** The original also had "[=McDonness Burger=]" and "Lufanser" airplanes. Which makes the [[ProductPlacement Pizza Hut billboards all over the place]] seem even stranger.[[note]]Many, many Anime/CodeGeass jokes were made.[[/note]] The dub, however, replaced all the Pizza Hut logos with "Pizza Slice", creating another example of this trope. |
| 64 | * ''Manga/DeadTube'' has Machiya, the male protagonist, carry a [[Creator/{{Sony}} Sonv]] camcorder, it's a clearly one of Sony's HDR series of Handycams; it's used to film murders. |
| 65 | * ''Manga/DearS'' episode 12 has a "Zutar Bacchus" coffee shop chain, and a coffeeshop by the name of "Starpucks" is introduced to Takeya's town. |
| 66 | * ''Manga/DeathNote'': |
| 67 | ** There is "Gentle!" instead of Google and Yahoo (it must be for refined internet users), ''Eighteen'' instead of ''Seventeen'' magazine, "Fanto" instead of Fanta, and "Fanasonic" and "Metsubishi" instead of Panasonic and Mitsubishi giant TV sets. |
| 68 | ** And, amusingly: "Mild Turkey". |
| 69 | ** The manga has "Panasonio" videotapes. |
| 70 | ** Also To-oh University, instead of Tokyo. This is despite the story still taking place mostly in Tokyo. |
| 71 | ** TV-wise, it manages to have both NKK and NHN as blanded versions of NHK. |
| 72 | ** There's also a "CAZIO" mini-TV in the "potato chip" scene. |
| 73 | * Akira is seen purchasing a "[=CalorieBuddy=]"[[note]]based on the Japanese energy bar [=CalorieMate=][[/note]] at a convenience store in episode 3 of ''Anime/DevilmanCrybaby''. |
| 74 | * ''Literature/TheDevilIsAPartTimer'': |
| 75 | ** Emi works as customer service for "Docodemo", a clear parody of Japanese telecom giant Docomo. |
| 76 | ** Across the street from [=MgRonald's=] where the demon king works, there is a Sentucky Fried Chicken, managed by archangel Sariel. |
| 77 | ** They also go clothing shopping at [=UniSlo=] (Uniqlo) and Maou threatens to sell Urushihara's "Pasta" game (PSP) at Book-On (Book-off). Other restaurants and brands show up as well. |
| 78 | * ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' has one episode with a mom telling her daughter that "Bernard the Dinosaur" is on. |
| 79 | ** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' did this a lot. In one episode, you can see a vending machine that sells "Koca Kola". |
| 80 | ** The follow-up, ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', had a "Wac" computer in one episode. Izzy in ''Adventure'' was also fond of his laptop emblazoned with a ''pine''apple logo. |
| 81 | ** The first and second movies feature signs labled "Factory Mark". This is a reference to Japanese supermarket chain, Family Mart. |
| 82 | * In the 2005 series of ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'', Nobita is often shown reading "[=GoroGoro=] Comics". |
| 83 | * Averted in ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. The [[MemeticBadass legendary farmer with a shotgun]] owns a truck that has the name "Chevrolet" on its rear. Played straight later on, where Mr. Satan rigs a "[[Platform/GameBoy GamePoy]]" to explode. |
| 84 | ** ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' has a weird instance of this with "[=GodTube=]", which is apparently what divine beings like the Kaioshin watch instead of [=YouTube=]. Gowasu even cracks a joke about wanting to become a [=GodTuber=]. The Zenos also use a [=GodPad=] to keep track of who got eliminated in the Tournament of Power. |
| 85 | * ''Manga/{{Dramacon}}'' OEL manga has this in spades. "Mcburger Queen," "Mangapop," "Daylodge" and "Taco Hut" appear prominently, as well as references to fake anime such as [[Manga/SailorMoon "Sailing Moon"]]. |
| 86 | ** Taco Hut may be a sly reference to the fact that Taco Bell and Pizza Hut are both managed and operated by Yum! Brands and in many places operate co-branded stores. |
| 87 | ** There's also Pawky, which is [[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pawky an entertaining bonus joke for literary buffs]]; ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Half-Metal Alchemist]]'', ''[[Manga/FruitsBasket Fruity Basket]]'', and ''[[Anime/WolfsRain Wolf's Reign]]''. |
| 88 | ** Mangapop becomes confusing because Dramacon was distributed by ''Tokyo''pop (and the rights were tangled up in Tokyopop's collapse, which is why the promised fourth volume of Dramacon never materialized), and thus there was no trademark to avoid. |
| 89 | * ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'': |
| 90 | ** The series is full of Bland Name Products for various advertisements, billboards, and products seen around Tokyo, usually misspellings of real brands: Yohoo!, Amezon, Yo!Tube, etc. Mikado buys an "NEG" computer that runs "Mindows 7", its boot screen contains a logo for "Wbunte" (a parody of Ubuntu) |
| 91 | ** In episode 11, when Shizuo is talking about the meaning of life (or something), in the background there's a sign with a man on it who looks suspiciously like Colonel Sanders. |
| 92 | ** Dotachin shares a drink of Red Snake energy drink with Mikado at one point. |
| 93 | ** The second episode has a billboard for "Yahaha" motorcycles. |
| 94 | * ''Anime/EurekaSeven'' does this (a lot) with, among others, "Rersi Cola" (which also sounds like "RC Cola", for a double whammy) and "Smickers" bars. |
| 95 | * ''Anime/ExcelSaga'' has Nabeshin driving a "Mitsubibi Lancer." They also watch news reports on an SQNY television. The "Next episode" buffers take place in front of a giant "20th Century FQX" logo. |
| 96 | ** The backgrounds of lots of episodes have these. Picari Sweat (Pocari Sweat), Loazon (Lawson), and "33 Ice Cream" (Baskin Robbins is more commonly known in Japan as "31 Ice Cream") are just a few examples. |
| 97 | * In the second episode of ''Manga/FlyMeToTheMoon'', Nasa considers making a purchase from "Tundra". Their website is blatantly modeled after Creator/{{Amazon}}. |
| 98 | * In ''Manga/FoodWars'', Soma uses some of these in his cooking, including "Asabi" beer and "Klaft" Parmesan cheese. |
| 99 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' spinoff ''Manga/FourTownFourReal'', 4*Town is interviewed live on the network "[=SuchMusic=]" (Creator/MuchMusic). |
| 100 | * ''Literature/FullMetalPanic: The Second Raid'' |
| 101 | ** The opening has Kurz looking through a dirty magazine with a hot babe on it titled "Play Ball." |
| 102 | ** Kaname gets a "Pizza But" ad in her mail, before the current fad of [[Anime/CodeGeass Pizza hut sponsorship]]. |
| 103 | ** The original series had Bocari Sweat (Pocari Sweat) and Heibeken (Heineken) beer. Oddly, the ProductPlacement of Budweiser remains intact |
| 104 | * In ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'', Miaka gives some "Creen Gum" to Tamahome (while keeping the "Lotte" part intact) and later in a flashback shows her using a "Pontax" digicam. |
| 105 | * The ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula'' series has some actual brand names put into ads, but there are some of them like these such as "Comel" (Camel cigarettes) and "Umited Celors of Pemetton" (Benetton clothing). And there ''was'' a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benetton_Formula racing team]] based on the clothing company in the '90s, which happened around the time series was made. |
| 106 | * ''Literature/TheGardenOfSinners'': |
| 107 | ** ''Fukan Fuukei ("Overlooking View")''. The first scene involves Mikiya visiting Shiki and giving her a cup of "Häagan-Dazs" strawberry ice cream. Averted with the Volvic bottled water she keeps in her fridge. |
| 108 | ** ''Mujun Rasen ("Paradox Spiral")'' features the strawberry "Häagan-Dazs" again, though it's not close enough to read, and a "Somsomg" (i.e., Samsung) billboard on top of a building. |
| 109 | ** ''Satsujin Kousatsu ("Murder Speculation") Part 2''. The first scene includes Mikiya visiting Shiki and giving her a can of Georgia Emerald Mountain Blend, a brand of Japanese canned coffee. During the close-up on the label, however, Shiki's fingers are partially covering the letters, so this is most likely an aversion but technically may be playing it straight. |
| 110 | * The sixth iteration of ''Manga/GeGeGeNoKitaro'' has "U-Tube", "Lein", "Instegram", "Geegle" and "CC" (7-eleven). |
| 111 | * ''Manga/TheGeekExHitman'': Marco finds [[CommonalityConnection common ground]] with a {{yakuza}} boss over assembling and painting "[[Franchise/{{Gundam}} Nundam]]" model kits. |
| 112 | * ''Manga/{{Genshiken}}'' has the group going to a {{doujinshi}} sale convention called "Comifes" (Comiket). |
| 113 | * ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'': |
| 114 | ** Batou faces robotic dogs made by "Tonda" (using the same [[UsefulNotes/{{Fonts}} typeface]] as Honda). |
| 115 | ** In the wake of the first Laughing Man incident, ''Starchild Coffee'' came into business, using a modified version of the Laughing Man smiling face for their logo. |
| 116 | * ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'': |
| 117 | ** There's plenty of this in the [[Platform/NintendoWii Bentendo Owee]] arc. Aside from the titular system, you've got Hijikata berating Okita and Kondo for being fans of the [[Creator/{{Sega}} Zega]] [[Platform/SegaDreamcast Creamcast]] and [[Creator/{{Sony}} Zony]] respectively, and the Yorozuya gang and the Shinsengumi competing against each other at [[VisualNovel/TokiMekiMemorial Bakiboki Memorial]], [[VideoGame/NobunagasAmbition Nobunaga's Regurgitation]], and [[VideoGame/DragonQuest Dragon Hunter 3]]. |
| 118 | ** A later arc has the gang playing the MMORPG [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter Monkey Hunter]] in an attempt to locate some aliens who turned them into screwdrivers. |
| 119 | ** The diner that the Yorozuya trio and others frequently meet at is called Tenny's. |
| 120 | * In ''Manga/GirlfriendGirlfriend'', Rika makes videos for "[=MeTube=]". |
| 121 | * ''Literature/GirlishNumber'' gets kind of weird with this -- 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. |
| 122 | * ''Anime/GoShogun'': Yatta-la Kernagul wants to open a chain of fried chicken restaurants called "Kernagul's Fried Chicken" and a hamburger chain called "[=KerDonald's=]". |
| 123 | * ''Manga/{{Gravitation}}'': |
| 124 | ** The anime has the characters eat at "Zenny's." |
| 125 | ** Yuuk drinks Budweiser? No, Wudbeiser. |
| 126 | * ''Literature/{{Haganai}}'' has Largehard consoles (Microsoft) and PSP's: ''Playing State'' Portables as rival games systems. Also Megasonic air conditioning. |
| 127 | * ''Manga/HappyLesson'' had "Windiis XXXP", and "Crocrosoft Mord", as well as the usual "Pony" televisions. |
| 128 | * In the ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' anime, "Espon" laptops appear and the characters regularly eat at '[=WcDonald's=]'. |
| 129 | ** The latter seems somewhat odd since during one outdoor scene, the background shows what is unmistakably a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunkus Sunkus]] convenience store... |
| 130 | *** This might be subtly {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in "The Misadventures of Mikuru Asahina", which at the end says essentially: "This product is a work of fiction. Oh, except the store endorsements! Those are real. Please shop there." |
| 131 | ** Actually averted by the time the movie ''The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya'' rolls around. At one point, a computer boots up and we the startup screen for Windows 95 - [[ProductPlacement which gets a few good seconds devoted to it, of course]]. They even used the Windows 95 startup noise. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEJM9s0Wikc See for yourself.]] |
| 132 | * ''Literature/HarukaNogizakasSecret'' has "PDS", "Portable Dream Station" instead of Platform/Nintendo3DS. |
| 133 | * The ''Manga/HatsukoiLimited'' manga has a fun one: among Enomoto Yuu'spl many hobbies is reading ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Shonen Zump]]'' magazine. |
| 134 | ** Also: "Chupa Chups" --> "Chip Chops". |
| 135 | * ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'' has a tendency to do this, given its sheer volume of {{Shout Out}}s. The most obvious example is the [[VideoGame/TheIdolmaster Ai-Dollar-Master]] video game in Episode 20. |
| 136 | ** There are also "Pony" televisions and "Seako" clocks. |
| 137 | ** The last episode of season 2 is a ~15 minute, disaster-ridden search for a box of 'Packy' |
| 138 | * ''Anime/HellGirl'' has people using the Deegle.com and "Mahoo" search engine to find the Hell Correspondence website. |
| 139 | * ''Manga/HenZemi'' TV series episode 2 has a console game "Pinal Mantasy" |
| 140 | * In ''Manga/HidamariSketch'': |
| 141 | ** Hiro has a Pony (Sony) television. |
| 142 | ** Nori's computer has a Shaftsoft Wonders operating system. (The logo is four colored squares, straight, not wavy, and rotated 45 degrees with the upper right squares shifted to the upper left. The green and blue squares are swapped, and there's a lighter green square where the yellow would be.) |
| 143 | ** She also has a Furbo (Furby). |
| 144 | * In ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', Rena finds a Kenta-kun doll in the town landfill, and there is a restaurant called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFC "KCF"]] that the Kenta-kun doll came from. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Sanders Guess who Kenta-kun looks like.]] |
| 145 | * ''Manga/HimoutoUmaruChan'' Several. [=NcDonald=] for [=McDonalds=], Zonama for Creator/{{Amazon}}, Gapcom for Creator/{{Capcom}}, Batsune Migu for [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku]], ''Jun piece'' for ''Manga/OnePiece''... |
| 146 | * ''Manga/HokkaidoGalsAreSuperAdorable'': Sayuri's portable game console is called a [[Platform/NintendoSwitch Witch]]. |
| 147 | * In ''Manga/IThinkOurSonIsGay'', [[YaoiFangirl Higuchi]] was shopping at Neon (Aeon) when she saw Toono [[AmbiguouslyGay being a bit too close with another man]]. |
| 148 | * in ''[[Anime/IdolmasterXenoglossia The iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia]]'', "Puchy" instead of "Pocky". |
| 149 | * ''Anime/TheIdolmaster'' - Miki's headphones are a ''So'''m'''y'', Chihaya lives near a ''Burger'' '''''Queen''''', the camera Yoshizawa uses is a '''''Q'''''''anon'', among others. |
| 150 | * ''Manga/IDreamOfMimi'': At the beginning of Access 5, we see a [[Platform/PlayStation PlayStar]] by [[Creator/{{Sony}} Sany]]. |
| 151 | * ''Manga/{{Ikkitousen}}'' has one character shown sending a text message on a "Sany Ericssan" cell phone. |
| 152 | * ''Anime/InazumaElevenAres'' 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. |
| 153 | * ''Manga/InitialD'', in he first season, the word "Trueno" (in the front of the hero's car) is spelled as "Toreno". This eventually changed when Toyota allowed them to use the [=AE86=] Sprinter Trueno's proper name. |
| 154 | ** Maybe Toyota wanted ''Manga/Initial D'' to stop advertising [[Film/GranTorino Ford Torinos]]? |
| 155 | ** The dialogue also usually referred to the car as the "hachi-roku" ("eight-six"), a popular nickname for the [=AE86=], and the name "Trueno" was seldom (if ever) used. |
| 156 | *** Possibly because the name was used on several generations of later models, which were FWD and therefore of little interest to drifters? |
| 157 | * In ''Anime/{{Inuyasha}}'', Kagome and her school friends like to hang out at "[=WacDonald's=]", whose logo is a very familiar pair of golden arches inverted like a "W". |
| 158 | * In ''Manga/ItsToughBeingNeeko'', some older Nintendo systems are given names like this, such as the "Vii" (Wii) or "DN" (DS). Averted with the Switch, which is referred to by its proper name and is recognizably drawn. |
| 159 | * ''Literature/ItsukaTenmaNoKuroUsagi'' has Dr. Cinnamon. |
| 160 | * ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'': In the episode "Premature Death", Gojo and Geto have their falling-out in front of a "KIC", referencing the real KFC that stands on Shinjuku's Memory Lane. |
| 161 | * ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' Part 4 features the convenience store Owson, modified from the name of ubiquitous Japanese conbini Lawson. For the manga's 25th anniversary, a Lawson in Araki's hometown Sendai (which is the basis of the setting in Part 4) was even remade into an Owson. Part 4 also has mention of a Western-style restaurant chain called Jonny's, a play on Jonathan's, a popular chain in Japan.[[note]] The same chain that Jonathan is named after. No, really.[[/note]] |
| 162 | ** In Part 3, an Orangutan reads Playbop, instead of Playboy. |
| 163 | ** Also averted, with a 7-Up sign in part 3 and a Pepsi sign in part 4. |
| 164 | ** In the anime adaptation of Part 5, Mista asks Narancia for a "Sparite" soda. |
| 165 | ** In Part 6, Jolyne and Ermes are seen carrying packs of Green D Mint Gum, which is designed almost exactly like Doublemint Gum. |
| 166 | * ''Manga/KOn'' has an electric screwdriver made by Ranosanic. |
| 167 | * ''Anime/{{Kagewani}}'' has [=TomTube=] for Youtube. |
| 168 | * Episode 8 of ''Manga/{{Kakegurui}}'' references a pop idol's success on "[=YourTube=]". |
| 169 | * ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'': Erika's family owns Marukose, a parody of the real life miso company Marukome. They even have near identical looking mascots (the only difference being that the fictional one has a buzz cut instead of being bald). |
| 170 | * ''Manga/KamenNoMaidGuy'' features at least one episode with a "{{Meido}}" laptop, with a logo patterned after Sony's Vaio. |
| 171 | * In the ''Kagaku na Yatsura'' manga, there is the snack Bocky instead of Pocky. |
| 172 | * ''Anime/KillLaKill'' has REVOCS, the clothing brand owned by the Kiryuin family and a riff on athletic clothing brand Reebok, as well as "Cadiva" chocolate. |
| 173 | * ''[[VisualNovel/RumblingHearts Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien]]'' shows tickets for ''Film/{{Tita|nic1997}}mic''. |
| 174 | * ''Manga/KingOfThorn'' features two computer-related ones: at one point we see a 'Mindows' (Windows) operating system, and the computer that [[spoiler:Zeus]] conjures up is a 'Bell' (Dell). |
| 175 | * In the japanese version of episode 89 of ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'', Customer Service refers to Dis Walney as the creator of "Macho Mouse" |
| 176 | * Commonly done in the manga of ''Manga/{{Kochikame}}'' even when it's only shown in one panel which are usually store chains or food products. Sometimes, actual real brand names are used, usually the expensive European cars. |
| 177 | ** [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]] in the anime: while a fair number of episodes use bland name products, one episode is centered over dolls and action figures, and {{Franchise/Barbie}} and Franchise/GIJoe are mentioned several times, absolutely no change done to the names. |
| 178 | * ''Kodomo no Jikan'' has a bag of "Buffles" potato chips, complete with the original's slogan in modified form: "Buffles Have Ridges". Mimi can at one point be seen holding two cups of "Starbocks" coffee. |
| 179 | * ''Manga/KomiCantCommunicate'': |
| 180 | ** The characters visit a "Starbooks" coffee shop on several occasions. |
| 181 | ** In Chapter 307, one of the chocolates Tadano receives for Valentine's Day is a "Kut Kit" bar from Badou. |
| 182 | ** 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). |
| 183 | ** In Chapter 174, Nakanaka's snacks include "Panglis" (Pringles), "Packy" (Pocky) and "Caca-Cola" (Coca-Cola). |
| 184 | ** In Chapter 330, the student use "[[Toys/NERFBrand Enough]]" guns in their battle royale. |
| 185 | ** In Chapter 331, Omagawa remembers watching a show appreciating [[Creator/StudioGhibli Studio Zublies]] "[[Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea Panyo on the Right of the Hill]]". |
| 186 | ** Several chapters, starting with 352, are about the characters playing a game of "[[VideoGame/AmongUs Content Us]]." |
| 187 | * In ''Anime/KurauPhantomMemory'' it's averted with Carrefour [[LongRunners (in the year 2110!)]] |
| 188 | * In ''Manga/KyoKoiOHajimemasu'', Tsubaki can be seen sitting in front of "Bear Bucks Coffee" at the beginning of chapter 37. |
| 189 | * In ''Anime/LadiesVersusButlers'' it's done hilariously for a military organization: during the school festival, the festivities are kicked off by an airshow featuring F/A-22s sporting a livery similar to that of the USAF Thunderbirds, along with the phrase "I AM CHICKEN" written on the fuselage and wings, plus the letters "CSAF" on the wings as well. |
| 190 | * ''Manga/LaidBackCamp'': |
| 191 | ** Nadeshiko attempts to purchase Orio sandwich cookies in the fourth episode, with the Nabisco triangle visible on the packaging. |
| 192 | ** The Zebra supermarket that Rin and Nadeshiko visited in the sixth episode is based on the Selva Food Garden store in Minobu. |
| 193 | * In ''Manga/LevelE'', Kyoko have a part-time job at Pizza Hot. |
| 194 | * ''Manga/LittleHouseWithAnOrangeRoof'' has a few examples. In chapter 2, Shoutaro's youngest son tries to watch [[WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends "Momas the Tank Engine"]]. |
| 195 | * ''Franchise/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]]. |
| 196 | * ''Manga/LoveHina'' once had [[https://imgur.com/Qn7SK a series of banners with Santa Claus's face above the word "iSATAN".]] The chain being referenced is a Tokyo-based department store named Isetan. This looks at first glance like a case of RougeAnglesOfSatin, but isn't because it's intentional wordplay. |
| 197 | * ''Anime/LoveLive School Idol Project'' has the characters occasionally playing an arcade RhythmGame called ''Dance Explosion'', which is totally not ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution''. |
| 198 | * ''Manga/LuckyStar'' has "[[http://www.raki-suta.com/img/src/1188177395805.jpg Rindows]]" (who knows, maybe it's an [[GratuitousEnglish Engrish]] version of Lindows...) It also makes references to other anime and video games, even going so far as to bleep the titles out. The soundtrack is full of them as well (''[[Literature/MariaWatchesOverUs Mariya Might Watch Over Us]]'', ''[[Anime/{{Gunbuster}} Bunguster]]''...). |
| 199 | ** The cover of Volume 2 of Lucky Star has Kagami and Tsukasa eating "Poppy" (Pocky). |
| 200 | * ''Anime/LupinIIIDeadOrAlive'' gives Inspector Zenigata a portable television to play Lupin's video CallingCard, with the Bland Name of [[Creator/{{Sony}} "Somy"]]. |
| 201 | ** ''Anime/TheMysteryOfMamo'' features a "Panasonick" radio playing Yuji Ohno's ''Love Theme'' that Jigen and Goemon are listening to. |
| 202 | * ''Manga/MagicalGirlOre'' refers to its producers, [[Creator/StudioPierrot Pierrot Plus]] as "Hirrot+", and one of its episode subcontractors, [[Creator/TamaProductions drop]] as "drow". |
| 203 | * In ''Anime/FancyLala'', Miho Shinohara has a backpack made by "La", with a logo similar to "Fila". One episode also involves a makeup company called "Soseido", a reference to "Shiseido". |
| 204 | * ''Manga/MajinTanteiNougamiNeuro'' had a 'Zeep' as well as 'Wacintosh'. |
| 205 | * In the Japanese version of ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior'', Yaito's father is the president of Gabcom (ガブコン), a pun on Creator/{{Capcom}} (カプコン). Since Capcom ''made'' the Rockman.EXE series, this was probably meant to be a parody of the trope. |
| 206 | * In ''Anime/MelodyOfOblivion'', Bocca buys Sayoko dinner at 'Starducks Coffee'. |
| 207 | * ''Manga/MidoriDays'' has Game Non Stop. |
| 208 | * ''Manga/MinamiKe Okawari'', has a later episode with Chiaki seen browsing "Nekoneko Douga" (Cat Video), which is a parody of the Japanese video-sharing site Platform/NicoNicoDouga (Smile Video). |
| 209 | ** Episode 10 of Okaeri prominently features Bringles in several shots, complete with an altered mascot. |
| 210 | * ''Manga/MissCaretakerOfSunoharaSou'' shows Yuzu using a search engine called "[[Website/{{Google}} Gaagle]]" with almost the exact same logo and color scheme. |
| 211 | * ''Manga/MobPsycho100'' has "Mobdonald's". |
| 212 | * ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' has the fast-food restaurant [=McDaniel's=] used as a cover for an underground meeting — Henken Bekkener, a warship captain, is even pretending to work there. |
| 213 | * ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' has an episode which briefly features a circuit board labeled "Intel Outside". In a thermonuclear warhead. This was in the episode where Heero had to disarm a sabotaged missile silo (he does so by simply pulling a few wires). |
| 214 | * ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDCE73Stargazer'', people are watching the news on ENN, an obvious take on CNN. Sven is also watching on a TV branded "MUSA", which stand for Sony's "WEGA". |
| 215 | * ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' has JNN, also a take on CNN, which stand for "Japanese News Network". |
| 216 | * ''Anime/MonsterRancher'' had a fictional counterpart of the original game (played on a logo-less [=PlayStation=]) which was produced by ''[[{{Creator/Tecmo}} Mecto]]''. |
| 217 | * In ''Manga/MuhyoAndRoji'', the eponymous duo like reading and fighting over the "Jabin" manga magazine, while Busujima drives an "Isuzo" truck. The anime has bonus segments for "[[Platform/YouTube LawTube]]" videos explaining magical law and other aspects of the setting, the pun being that the characters practice magical law to sentence spirits for crimes. |
| 218 | * ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid''. Episode 11 of the anime has Luna using "Ningyonet Explorer" (Ningyo means mermaid) to browse the web rather than Internet Explorer. In episode 15, Luna has a black "MERIKAN EXPRESS" credit card. |
| 219 | * ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': |
| 220 | ** As a child, Midoriya obsessively watched a "[[Platform/YouTube YoTube]]" video of All Might's debut as a hero, in which he saved over a hundred people from a bus crash. |
| 221 | ** Deku's hero notebook is branded "Kukuyo Campos", rather than Kokuyo Campus. |
| 222 | ** When Gran Torino's microwave breaks, the replacement he orders arrives in a box from "omozan," rather than Amazon. |
| 223 | ** While some of Class 1-A deliberate what to do for their class's activity in the U.A. school festival, Todoroki pulls up a video on Yap!Tube, a website that, aside from the spelling and color (blue) of the logo, is formatted exactly like [=YouTube=] is as of 2019. |
| 224 | * Chapter 112 of ''Manga/MyMonsterSecret'' features [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter Demon Hunter]] and [[Franchise/StreetFighter Straight Fighter.]] |
| 225 | * In ''Manga/NabariNoOu'' Yukimi uses software like Odobe Photograph, Mouton [=AntiVirus=] 2015, Saikrosoft Sentence/EXL/Autolock/Postman, and Ninja Seiden (a pun on ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden''). |
| 226 | * In ''Manga/NanaAndKaoru'' Nana uses the [[Franchise/FinalFantasy "Moogle"]] search engine to do some [[TheInternetIsForPorn independent research]] before Kaoru accepts her apology. |
| 227 | * ''Franchise/{{Negima}}'': |
| 228 | ** ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': |
| 229 | *** Characters can be found drinking coffee at "Starbooks" (directly based off of the Starbucks near the Keio Line Seisekisakuragaoka Station). |
| 230 | *** In chapter 172, Chisame uses "Mahoo!?" in place of Yahoo! |
| 231 | *** Makie enjoys a cold Mr. Paper in the White Wing OVA. |
| 232 | *** One character wears a "[[Music/SexPistols Sax Pascals]] Anarchy" hat in chapter 27. |
| 233 | *** An aversion can be found in the manga, as Vaio is a real computer, made by Sony. Although it looks like a netbook, rather than a full-size laptop as the Vaio line is (aside from the W series, released July 2009). |
| 234 | ** A "Nihon" camera appears in the first episode of ''Anime/NegimaSecondSeason'' in place of the Nikon brand. |
| 235 | * ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': |
| 236 | ** There is "Yebichu" (Yebisu) beer, carried from the ''Anime/OruchubanEbichu'' manga; the ''Rebuild of Evangelion'' movie, however, [[ProductPlacement did had the real Yebisu]]. There's also a "SECA" video game, odd considering Sega was in fact a major sponsor of the series. |
| 237 | ** The series also features a drinks machine offering "Asashi". This is a take-off of "Asahi" (and its logo), a Japanese beer popular worldwide. |
| 238 | * DHL becomes DHU in ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' and BHL in ''Anime/BattleProgrammerShirase''. |
| 239 | * ''Manga/NewGame'': |
| 240 | ** Rin is seen with several empty cans of "Red Gull" at her desk. Aoba also spends some time reading an "Autodesk Saya" (Autodesk Maya) user guide for her first assignment. |
| 241 | ** Aoba's company's [[FictionalVideoGame game]], ''Fairies' Story 3'', is being distributed on [[Platform/PlayStation3 PZ3]] consoles, and a game magazine shows a picture of an ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing''-like game for the [[Platform/WiiU WillU]]. |
| 242 | ** While designing Sophia, Aoba attempts to use the "Qeegle" search engine to find a picture of a girl with twintails... [[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription the style of hair Aoba herself wears]]. |
| 243 | * The Mono eraser appears with the name "Nono" in ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}''. |
| 244 | * ''Anime/{{Noein}}'' has a "Yonkie" [Yorkie] bar. |
| 245 | * The anime ''Anime/OhSuddenlyEgyptianGod'' has the titular gods, especially the SelfieFiend Bastet, using the photo and video sharing social media app called Egystagram. |
| 246 | * In chapter 17 and a volume 1 omake, Morei of ''Omujo Omutsu Joshi'' is shown doing her online shopping on Amezon.%% Work page cut per Content Policy. Do not link. |
| 247 | * ''Manga/OnePiece'': |
| 248 | ** There is an in-universe version; [=Doko1=] Panda, cheap knockoffs of the in-universe clothes brand Doskoi Panda. |
| 249 | ** There's a straight example with one character drinking "Jacky Daniels", though. |
| 250 | * In ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'', Todomatsu works for a Starbucks stand-in called "Sutabaa". |
| 251 | * In ''Anime/OtogiZoshi,'' Hikaru [[HeroStoleMyBike borrows a vespa-scooter-thing]] from "Pizza Hot". |
| 252 | * ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' does this often, with 'Mational' light bulbs (National), '[=PineApple=]' computers, 'Hescafe' coffee, 'Oh!Laan! Auctions (a parody of Yahoo! Auctions), and 'Ukidoki Memorial' (''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial''). |
| 253 | ** It's especially noticeable in episode 23, when one of the gangsters shows the others a pile of soda cans, all of which are Bland Name Products (such as "8-Up" and "Bprite"), |
| 254 | ** In chapter 77 of the manga, one of the medical comapnies listed is "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlaxoSmithKline GlexiSmithKings]]". |
| 255 | ** In ''WebVideo/OuranTheVaguelyAbridgedSeries'', Tamaki asks Haruhi why she bought [[LampshadeHanging Hescafe instead of Nescafe]], calling it a cheap knock-off. |
| 256 | * An episode of ''Anime/ParanoiaAgent'' features a crime manga serialized in Shonen Champ, [[InconsistentSpelling or perhaps Shonen Chump.]] |
| 257 | * ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'' features "Atzrbucks" in one episode. |
| 258 | * In the ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' manga adaptation, Soji get a package from abaddon.co.jp. |
| 259 | * ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}: The Day Breakers'' features a character drinking Corong beer. |
| 260 | * ''Anime/{{Planetes}}'' has "Bepsi," and there's also a Coca-Cola analogue. |
| 261 | * in ''Anime/PleaseTeacher'', "Pochy" takes the place of "Pocky". The sequel, ''Anime/PleaseTwins'', features a character who eats "Prech", a parody of "Pretz" and a cup of "Starjackass Coffee." |
| 262 | * ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon'' 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]] |
| 263 | * ''Popotan'' uses both "Mikon" and "Monica" cameras. |
| 264 | * ''Manga/PrecariousWomanExecutiveMissBlackGeneral'' has 6/11 and Hentucky Fried Chicken. |
| 265 | * In the second OVA episode of ''Anime/PrettySammy'', "Standardsoft" and "Pineapple" were parodies of Microsoft and Apple, respectively. Similarly, Standardsoft's [=SynchroniCity=] OS spoofed Platform/MicrosoftWindows, while Pineapple's Mach 8 OS is a spoof of the Platform/AppleMacintosh. |
| 266 | * ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'': |
| 267 | ** "Ponta" as a stand-in for Fanta. |
| 268 | ** Fila's distinctive "F" logo was altered into an "R" (for "Ryoma", as in Ryoma Echizen) in the anime. |
| 269 | * In ''Anime/ProjectAKo'', we briefly see a can of "Doctor Bepper." |
| 270 | * ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has "Rocky" in place of "Pocky" . There's also a ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'' stand-in [[WordSaladTitle called]] [[FunWithAcronyms "Dog Drug Reinforcement."]] |
| 271 | * ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' has one episode with Genma using a "Seny Gandycam" to record Ranma and Akane's AlmostKiss. In another, Ranma and Akane buy burgers from what is clearly a Bland Name Product version of [=McDonald's=]... possibly the ancestor to "[=WcDonald's=]" in ''Anime/InuYasha''. |
| 272 | * In Episode 7 of ''Literature/RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpai'', the word "Wi-FI" is switched to "[[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2019_09_26_005.png Wo-Fo]]" on a sign. |
| 273 | * ''Anime/ReCreators'' has an [=iPad=]-like tablet, that [[https://i.redditmedia.com/2mrwDUAwoJfa7DvlzFu6dw-GAfJJufvTgkna37DAN3w.jpg?w=1024&s=7c65b4d7ddc8c17fefbe8e267dcbb0af crashes]] with a [=BSOD=] containing a [=Mac OS=] kernel panic that identifies the kernel as "Lamarck" instead of "Darwin". Given the context, this also counts as a GeniusBonus, given that [[LamarckWasRight Lamarck]] inspired Darwin, and real [=iPad=]s do run a derivative of the same OS and kernel and [[http://i.imgur.com/k9WfR94.jpg can]] crash like that in rare circumstances. |
| 274 | ** The same episode featured in quick succession, Studio Creator (Paint Tool Sai), an oddly bland-named Google, Mauchly and Piclive (Pixiv). |
| 275 | ** Several other websites got this treatment in the fourth episode, including wrokedia.nt (wikipedia.org) and niwavideo.jpn (nicovideo.jp). |
| 276 | ** Meteora played a copy of Avalken of Reminisce which had "Games for Screen" (Games for Windows) and a Xero (Cero) rating on the cover. |
| 277 | * ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' has a "Yamama" piano and "Sebastian Dior" luxury jewellery. |
| 278 | * Gin's camera in ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' is "Nokon" ("Nihon" in the manga). |
| 279 | * ''Rumic Theater'' episode 5 has a Dehny's restaurant. |
| 280 | * In episode 7 of ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'', Ami checks up the info on Sailor V on the 'Finepad' tablet. |
| 281 | * In the ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}} Reload -burial-'' OVA, Sanzo has 'Merlboro' cigarettes. They're always regular Marlboros in the manga. |
| 282 | * ''Manga/SakuraTrick'' has Pokitz, which is something like Pocky or its sister product, Pretz. |
| 283 | * ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' has [=NtarBucks=] Coffee |
| 284 | ** Zan ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' Lampshades this in an episode of where a radio labeled "SONV" with an offhand comment "so Sony used to be Sonv, then?" |
| 285 | * ''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/MadMax2015 Mad Mix]]", and a game that is clearly ''VideoGame/Splatoon1'' but has a name that begins with "P". Several manga such as ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' also have fake names. |
| 286 | * ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'' has Sony Vaio laptop spoofs. |
| 287 | ** ''Sekirei: Pure Engagement'' has a card game Naho instead of Uno. |
| 288 | * In ''Anime/SelectorInfectedWixoss'', we see Ruuko making a search using "Gargoyle" in episode 10 of the first season. |
| 289 | * A ''VideoGame/SenranKagura'' card shows Homura organizing an aisle of snack foods, including boxes of "Chocolate Stick" instead of Pocky. |
| 290 | * ''Manga/SgtFrog'' has featured in its manga Mahoo! (instead of Yahoo!), Keuters (instead of Reuters), [=KerockTime=] (instead of [=QuickTime=], probably because the software is from their homeworld) and Nendo CS (instead of Nintendo DS). The Kerons also use barely disguised Apple computers. There's also a minor character named Dasonu Maso (ダソヌマソ) whose name is deliberately similar to the katakana for Dance Man (ダンスマン), the stage name of the guy who composed the ending theme for the first season of the anime. |
| 291 | ** Speaking of the Keroro anime, there were episodes that regularly mentioned "Monthly Shonen Alpha" (Monthly Shonen Ace[[note]]Where the manga is serialized.[[/note]]), which is published by "Kanikawa Shoten" (Kadokawa Shoten, which publishes Shonen Ace). |
| 292 | * ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'' shows the protagonist entering a music and DVD store named HNV with an all but identical HMV sign overhead, in the first episode. |
| 293 | * ''Manga/ShinozakisanKiWoOtaShikaNi'' presents a lot. Most commonly we see [=PrePure=] in place of ''[[Anime/PrettyCure PreCure]]''. When setting up a new computer, we also see their version of Windows is "Wenby's". |
| 294 | * Done in ''Anime/{{Shirobako}}'' for ''real-world animation companies'', though it is not surprising, as the series itself is about the animation industry. There are so many, [[ShoutOut/{{Shirobako}} that it had to be placed in its own page]]. |
| 295 | * ''Manga/ShirokumaCafe'' shows Polar Bear using "tulitter" to tweet something. |
| 296 | * ''VisualNovel/{{Shuffle}}'' features a "Tochiba" microwave. |
| 297 | * ''Manga/SilverSpoon'' features prominent use of the search engine "Geegle". |
| 298 | * ''Anime/TheSkyCrawlers'' features such products as Pops-Cola and Treasure soft drinks (with logos that resemble Coca-Cola and Pepsi, respectively), Green Label beer, and Leopard cars. |
| 299 | * In ''Anime/SkyGirls'', there are "Camon" cameras among other things. There's also a computer screen which has Mac toolbars and Windows folder designs. So it's "Maplesoft"? |
| 300 | * ''Manga/SlamDunk''. The manga is filled with sports brand names everywhere, but the anime had to work around it, usually just not drawing the brand name. However, there is at least one instance in which a brand name was simply modified into "adadis" instead. |
| 301 | * ''Manga/SmileDownTheRunway'' features clothing brands such as "Gacci", "Louis Villan" and "Channel". |
| 302 | * ''Manga/SoulEater'' gets bonus points for tying theirs in with their ThemeNaming: "Deathbucks Coffee". |
| 303 | * ''Manga/SquidGirl'': |
| 304 | ** Episode 9 has the game ''[=SF4=]: Stockings Fighter IV'' with a logo in similar font and color to ''Street Fighter's''. |
| 305 | ** An OVA has "[[Creator/{{Nintendo}} Mintendo]]" games and consoles. |
| 306 | * ''Anime/StarDriver'' has "Sougen-Dazs". |
| 307 | * In ''VisualNovel/SteinsGate'', the SpiritualSuccessor to ''VisualNovel/ChaosHead'', [=MewTube=] and @channel return, in addition to the IBN computer brand and [[FictionalCounterpart SERN]]. They also have Dk Pepper and Goodle. |
| 308 | * ''Manga/StoryOfADumbPrefectAndHighSchoolGirlWithInappropriateSkirtLength'': Kohinata and her friends hang out at "Starbakka Coffee". |
| 309 | * ''Manga/SunKenRock''. A movie Ken watches at the theater was apparently produced by Boniversal Studios, who have the same logo as real-life Universal Studios. |
| 310 | * ''Manga/SupermanVsMeshi'': Lex Luthor and Superman have [[{{pun}} beef]] over the social media site "Pixtagram" (Instagram/Snapchat). Superman also compliments Lois by calling her "Pixtagrammable". |
| 311 | * ''Anime/{{Tamayura}}'' sports "Coco Cola", but then averts the trope with actual Rollei and Nikon cameras. |
| 312 | * In ''Manga/TanakaKunIsAlwaysListless'', Tanaka and Ohta stop by a manga shop that sells copies of ''[[Manga/OnePiece Two Peak]]'' and ''[[Manga/CaseClosed Detective Coban]]''. |
| 313 | * In ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo'', the girls are watching a [[Creator/{{Sony}} Samy]]-branded TV; "Samy" is also a reference to ''Anime/PrettySammy'', which is originally called "Pretty Samy" in Japan. |
| 314 | * ''Manga/TenjhoTenge'' has some very {{Narm}}ful cans of "Caca Cola." |
| 315 | * In ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'', it's {{lampshade|Hanging}}d when [[http://i.imgur.com/gtBNINs.png Ryuji wonders how a "Sudoh-bucks Coffee" has yet to be sued]]. Their logo is the Starbucks logo ''[[PaperThinDisguise in disguise]]'' -- [[http://i.imgur.com/yU9d5D1.png fake mustache and all.]] [[note]]If you're wondering who or what Sudoh is, try saying it out loud.[[/note]] |
| 316 | * ''Anime/TransformersSuperGodMasterforce'' features CNM News, Dunpop Cars, and Camon Cameras. |
| 317 | ** In Genshiken, Interestingly, all of the games the boys/girls play aren't product-changed, but the SYSTEM they play them on is. There's a wonderful image of a popular [=PS2=] game sitting next to what is clearly a [=PS2=] controller with the brand name "SANY" on it. |
| 318 | ** Not only that, they've got ''anime and manga'' that are very clearly famous series [[SerialNumbersFiledOff In Everything But Name]]. Series like ''[[Anime/InuYasha Neko-Yasha]]'' and ''[[Anime/AstroBoy Astro Girl]]'', ''[[Anime/CodeGeass Mode Riisu]]'' and ''[[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Anman-Dama]]''. Only ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' makes it through unscathed, and even then, only in the manga. |
| 319 | ** There's also a "Starbooks Coffee". |
| 320 | ** There's also a "Kujifilm" camera, which doubles as a ShoutOut to the {{Spinoff}} ShowWithinAShow ''Anime/KujibikiUnbalance''. |
| 321 | ** And there was an "MG" model kit which turned out to be a HumongousMecha, not a British sports car. |
| 322 | *** MG is an abbreviation of "Master Grade", the detail level of Gundam model kits by Bandai. There a three of them: High Grade, which are cheapest and simplest, Master Grade, which are much, much more complex, and Perfect Grade -- the large-scale monstrosities costing hundreds of dollars, standing two feet tall, and taking months to build, paint, and pose. |
| 323 | ** The TV in the Genshiken room is a "Pehasohic" (Replace the h's with n's and it becomes obvious what they are getting at). |
| 324 | * ''Trauma Ryoushi Kesshou''. Haruto decides to have the study group play some video games during a break as a way to bond, so he pulls out his "Wry" console. (It's obviously the Wii, from the look of the console and controller and even from the font on the box.) |
| 325 | * ''Manga/TsukuyomiMoonPhase'' has many, often containing cat-related puns, such as Nyapporo beer, Nyankus convenience store. Notable others include Kouhei's Ninolta camera, and Hazuki flying Riftnanza Airlines. Episode 20 of the anime ends on a picture with Hazuki holding a camera. Of course it's a "Neko". |
| 326 | * ''Manga/UchihaSasukesSharinganChronicles'' has "3DN" (Nintendo 3DS), "[=GS4=]" (Platform/PlayStation4), "Nin-Ja-Oh" (Yu-Gi-Oh) and "Mon Cook" (Minecraft). |
| 327 | * Subverted in ''Manga/VideoGirlAi'', when Youta tries to take Ai to the movies, but she doesn't want to. He eventually ends up going alone, and the film he sees is a spoof of ''Film/Batman1989'' in which the titular character's bat motif refers to baseball bats rather than the animal. The subversion is in the fact that the name is written the exact same way as Batman's name is written in Japanese. |
| 328 | * In ''Manga/UzakiChanWantsToHangOut'', most of the products have "Uza" in them: Uza Glasses, Uza PC, even Uza Curry. Shinichi and Uzaki also play [[Videogame/{{Minecraft}} NyaaCraft]] and [[Videogame/PokemonGo Doramon Go]]. |
| 329 | * ''Manga/WanderingSon'' averts this and plays this straight at random. Sometimes you'll see actual brand names and at other times you'll see Bland Name Products. In the anime you can see "Starducks" at one point instead of "Starbucks," though in the manga they mention Starbucks by name. |
| 330 | * ''Manga/WastefulDaysOfHighSchoolGirls'': |
| 331 | ** In episode 4, Loli shares some Bocky with the main trio, but Baka eats them all in one go. |
| 332 | ** In episode 7, Kohaku recommends Majo using [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercari Mericar]] to sell unwanted stuff. |
| 333 | * ''Anime/WataMote'' has the "[=SterTully=]" coffee chain, a mix of Starbucks and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tully%27s_Coffee Tully's Coffee]], which is fairly popular in Japan. |
| 334 | * ''Literature/WelcomeToTheNHK'' also has "Mindows" OS, a "Pujitsu" computer and a "Lurex" (or something like that) wristwatch, "Warboro"-brand cigarettes, and probably other such brands. |
| 335 | ** Yeah, several beer brands, Starbucks, some MMORPG, and many, many other things get Bland Named. |
| 336 | * ''Anime/WitchHunterRobin'' also has Bepsi, as well as "Zony" and "Cock Cola". |
| 337 | * ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'': |
| 338 | ** Keima plays all his myriad {{Dating Sim}}s on a '''[[Platform/PlayStationPortable PFP]]'''. In one episode this is shown to stand for "Play Field Personal", which almost sounds like the name of a ShoddyKnockoffProduct. |
| 339 | ** The local IdolSinger also advertises "Poca-Cola." |
| 340 | ** All of Keima's gaming systems are Bland Name Products, some of them [[http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/3851/blandnameproducttwgok.jpg more obvious than others]]. |
| 341 | * In ''Manga/TheWorldOfNarue'', Kazuto's PC's OS is "Minboms '97". |
| 342 | * In ''Manga/{{xxxHOLiC}}'' they use [=GuGoot=]. (i.e., Google. This one's a bit further off the real name and some may be confused; the logo on the website is almost identical) |
| 343 | * ''Manga/{{Yaiba}}'''s nemesis Takeshi has a wide-screen made by "Ony". |
| 344 | * ''Manga/{{Yawata}}'' has the traditional [=WcDonalds=]' in an early chapter, but around 70 chapters in, it has a "[=McQueen=] Hamburger," complete with a crown over the golden arches. |
| 345 | * The boys in ''Anime/YokaiWatch'' are big fans of the "Yolo Watch" series. |
| 346 | * Everything in ''Manga/YowamushiPedal'', from bikes to equipment and clothing. |
| 347 | * ''Franchise/YuGiOh'': |
| 348 | ** ''Manga/YuGiOh'' featured quite a few of these in the early manga: |
| 349 | *** Sory (Sony) and Panazonic (Panasonic). |
| 350 | *** Before its {{Defictionalization}}, the card game originally featured in one [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness early chapter]][[note]]It was meant to have been a one-time-only appearance, but Creator/KazukiTakahashi (the original author) got such a positive response from readers, that he decided to bring it back in a later chapter, before finally deciding to build the rest of the manga around it beginning with the "Duelist Kingdom" arc (where [[Anime/YuGiOh the [second] anime series]] starts its adaptation from).[[/note]] was originally called "Magic and Wizards" (or "M&W" for short) as a reference / homage to TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering.[[note]]The "Duel Monsters" name was invented by Creator/{{Konami}} when they created the previously mentioned defictionalized card game.[[/note]] |
| 351 | *** Capsule Monsters (''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''), Monster Fighter (Rock-Em-Sock-Em Robots), Super Dancer (''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution''), Digital Pets (''Toys/{{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. |
| 352 | *** Ryou Bakura's favourite game is a tabletop RPG called Monster World which is played on a giant specialized table, with custom scenes and figurines, and twelve-sided dice. It's basically a fancier version of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. Notably, both times this game appears in the story, [[spoiler:Thief King Bakura tries to trap Yugi and his friends within it.]] |
| 353 | ** [[Anime/YuGiOh The anime]] has "[[Platform/AppleMacintosh Lemon]]'' computers. It also briefly features Cora-Cola and Znickers bars. |
| 354 | ** ''Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL'' has [[Platform/{{Facebook}} "Space Nook'']]. |
| 355 | * ''Manga/YuiKamioLetsLoose'': In the first chapter Life Lovers visit Moonbucks Coffee. |
| 356 | * ''Anime/YuriOnIce'''s second episode has Victor using boxes from "[=CedEx=]". |
| 357 | * ''Manga/{{Yuyushiki}}'' has a search engine called [=HooYa!=] (which incidentally does not seem to be associated with the United States Navy). |
| 358 | * The manhwa ''Zen Martial Arts Academy'' features "Taibucks Coffee." The name is close to "Starbucks Coffee," and it uses the exact same logo. |
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