Written By: Ken Hulsey
Source: Giant Monsters Attack
Only in Japan would an advertising agency opt to use a parody of two of the countries greatest pop-culture icons, "Ultraman" and "Godzilla", to sell a charcoal air freshener for refrigerators.
Such an add is currently running on Japanese TV.
The main characters in the commercial, human and otherwise, are obvious spoofs of characters from Tsuburaya's long running "Ultraman" TV series. The giant super heroes adversary in the spot is a fire-breathing monster, who loosely looks like "Godzilla" (remember Toho has been going law suite crazy as of late), with Japanese writing on it's torso that translates as “smelly”.
I don't know if using a giant monster themed add would make me want to buy a charcoal air freshener for my fridge or not, but it is good for a laugh or two.
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