Forum - View topicAnime Being Used in Possibly Illegal Ads?
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teh*darkness
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I was at work today reading my local newspaper, The Oregonian, when I noticed a full-page ad for something called the "ClearView TV" digital converter box, for the upcoming switch to digital TV next year. It claims that the boxes are free, but you have to pay a $59 5-year warranty and pay for shipping. Here's a link to a news article about the current investigation into the legality of the ad.
http://www.katu.com/news/tech/20006249.html?video=pop&t=a However, what I noticed upon looking over the ad is that one of the pictures at the bottom shows a man and two young girls watching the Kodomo no Jikan OVA episode on their tv. Where in the world did these people get this show to watch, and why is this company using the image in the ad? I guess this has already been brought up around the internet, but sadly, I just got home and was curious if anything at all is legal about this ad? 
http://drdazzlement.livejournal.com/143336.html *Some profanity in the main post on this link, but a scan of the picture in question.* |
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walw6pK4Alo
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Most likely some bored graphic designer just edited it in for the lulz, and it succeeded. Not like the Japanese will ever find out or care though.
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dormcat
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Most likely photoshopped. While the vertical banding pattern is uniform on the entire picture (well done, you anonymous prankster), there's a small triangular gap at the lower left corner of the TV screen.
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Shiroi Hane
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It looks like a CRT and those rarely photograph or film well due to the rastering so they probably had to edit the image anyway, and whoever was reponsible obviously has a sense of humour.
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PantsGoblin
 SubscriberEncyclopedia Editor  Posts: 2969 Location: L.A. |
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Wow. Kodomo no Jikan: Fun for the whole family. Probably the funniest news exposure to anime I've seen in a while.
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akichan911
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What section of The Oregonian might this be in? I'd like to see it myself (not because I don't trust it, I just wanna see it!).
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musk.stick
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Out of all the anime they could've chosen, they picked Kodomo no Jikan? I love their sense of humour.
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teh*darkness
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It's the full-page ad that is Page A8. I guess it'd be the back of the main "Oregonian" paper. Even if it's a prank, it's still a 'wtf' moment seeing that in my newspaper. 
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one3rd
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I'm going to trust this assessment more than I would trust some random blogger. |
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walw6pK4Alo
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Yes, the picture was photoshopped, no doubt, but that was into the image that would be used in print. The pictures are legit, it's online and in the newspapers.
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