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INTEREST: Doraemon Gets McDonald's Happy Meal Toys in Japan




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GATSU



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 1:16 am Reply with quote
I'm obviously too old for this, but damn, those toys are so cute.
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trunkschan90



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 1:26 am Reply with quote
Why can't we have these cool things in the U.S. McDonald's? Crying or Very sad
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Animelover12313



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 1:50 am Reply with quote
Oh screw you too McDonald, why you give us nice things? D:
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Bean Bluester



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 2:51 am Reply with quote
Okay, I normally avoid MgRonald like the plague, but I'd actually consider going there to get my hands on one of the cute boxes!
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brucepuppy





PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 3:29 am Reply with quote
Damn, now I need these

Glad they include Dorami too although she's not a prominent character
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TonyTonyChopper



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 7:10 am Reply with quote
trunkschan90 wrote:
Why can't we have these cool things in the U.S. McDonald's? Crying or Very sad
Because the west is full of itself with all their stupid crap i don't care about ....
I had heard that France actually had One Piece toys at Mc Donalds at some point but even there is doesn't happen often.
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Kadmos1



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 7:40 am Reply with quote
trunkschan90 wrote:
Why can't we have these cool things in the U.S. McDonald's? Crying or Very sad


Corporate decisions I guess. I guess it's similar to how the Japanese 7-Elevens have cooler stuff than our American stuff.
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Rolando_jose



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 8:39 am Reply with quote
Just the box, someone can keep the crappy food.
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Hoppy800



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 11:13 am Reply with quote
They remind me of toys from the 60's and 70's, nice throwback since the anime started in the 60's.

I wouldn't eat the food though after what I've heard, I don't like my food expired, with a tooth or with added vinyl.
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SEGAtheGENESIS234



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 5:38 pm Reply with quote
trunkschan90 wrote:
Why can't we have these cool things in the U.S. McDonald's? Crying or Very sad


Copyrights, lack of interest, or the general public probably not knowing much about Doraemon.
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 6:12 pm Reply with quote
trunkschan90 wrote:
Why can't we have these cool things in the U.S. McDonald's? Crying or Very sad


Because Doraemon is not a household name in the US market.

Also I've heard about it on Twitter few days ago. Looks nice but this is aimed at kids.
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Kadmos1



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 6:28 pm Reply with quote
Target tried that Domo-kun marketing thing years back but I don't know if it went well or not.
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Polycell



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 6:54 pm Reply with quote
Rolando_jose wrote:
Just the box, someone can keep the crappy food.
At least in the US, you can buy just the toys, no meal required.
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CastMember1991



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 6:55 am Reply with quote
Well, we here in the US are at least getting some official Doraemon toys. And from Bandai to say the least.
http://press.bandai.com/items/doraemon/
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