Hmm…

This is something that I started noticing when people would bring in the Asian magazines. It goes for any cultural magazines. The ads are always different. It might be the same product that we have here but the company tries to make it appeal to the consumers of the magazine. Here is a Japanese version of the Mac vs PC commercials. What is really weird is that the two men even kind of resemble the two men in the American version.

Here is also a Japanese Fanta commercial.

If these don’t show up on the blog, click on the heading and it will take you to my blog page so you can view them.

Nicholas Cage in a Japanese commercial

Jack Bauer advertises CalorieMate

This is a clip comprised of various different recent media clips. Looks like maybe we haven’t come too far from the Popeye cartoon…

I can’t believe I forgot about this. Mad TV had a character named Mrs. Swan who was Asian and kind of nuts. I’m not sure what that is saying about asian stereotypes but it does seem that in media, the comic character is usually of a minority with them usually being asian or african american. However, recently the comic character is starting to be more of East Indian descent. Here are some of the best clips of Ms. Swan.

This is a spoof by Mad Tv of a Gwen Stefani video. It addresses a lot of Asian stereotypes in true Mad Tv style.

I found this while searching around on the internet.  I thought you all might find it interesting, especially the quote that I have bolded…

“Anti-Japan War Online” game to hit the market
(Interfax)
Updated: 2005-08-31 13:52

PowerNet Technology, a Chinese online gaming firm, has developed a new online game in cooperation with the China Communist Youth League (CCYL) named “Anti-Japan War Online,” which will begin commercial operation by the end of 2005, a PowerNet official said Tuesday.

“The game will allow players, especially younger players, to learn from history. They will get a patriotic feeling when fighting invaders to safeguard their motherland,” a PowerNet Project Manager, surnamed Liu, told Interfax.

The background for “Anti-Japan War Online” is the Japanese invasion of China during World War II, from 1937 through 1945. Players are able to play simulations of key battles, but will only be able to play as the Chinese side. Players will also not be allowed to kill other players in the game. In addition, fighting in the game between Japanese and Chinese soldiers will be shown only in miniature, so as to reduce the violence level of the game, Liu said.

The new massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) will begin internal testing later this August, with commercial launch of the game expected in 2005. The online game is based on PowerNet’s self-developed game engine.

The CCLY said in statement that few games on the Chinese market today generate a “national spirit” that can educate young players. As a result, the CCYL will actively partner with online gaming companies to jointly develop “patriotic” online games.

“‘Anti-Japan War Online’ is a patriotic online game that is both interesting and instructive, and can attract and guide young players,” Chen Xiao, the CCLY official in charge of partnerships with online gaming firms, told Interfax. “We will pay close attention to the authenticity of historical facts in the game.”

In 2004, CCYL also formed a partnership with Guangdong Data Communication Network Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Guangdong Telecom to begin developing a 3D MMORPG named “Guohun Online” (”National Spirit Online”) in 2005. Approximately RMB 50 mln (USD 6.17 mln) has been invested in the development of “Guohun Online,” which is currently being developed with technical support from Chinese online gaming firm TQ Digital. Commercial operation of “Guohun Online” is expected in the second half of 2005.

In addition, CCYL is also currently working with Beijing Magical Digit Co., Ltd. to develop three other online games, titled “Sim Battle: Long March”, “Sim Battle: Blue Helmet China” and “Sim Battle: Sky Dragon.”