Forum - View topicNEWS: Coca-Cola 'Anime' Commercial on Daytona 500
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areaseven
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Don't know how many people here are NASCAR fans, but you may want to check this Sunday's race on FOX for a special 'anime' commercial by Coke.
Taken from Jayski's Silly Season Site:
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ferrarimanf355
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I'm probably the only NASCAR otaku here...
I was planning on watching the Daytona 500 anyways, so I should catch this. Everyone else should watch it, too. 
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Tempest
 I Run this place.ANN Publisher  Posts: 10460 Location: Do not message me for support. |
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Kinda figured you were a NASCAR fan a while ago. Unfortunatel, while I admire certain aspects of NASCAR, I'm not a fan at all...
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areaseven
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I'm a fan myself (Earnhardt 4 life). I've got my VCR set for this Sunday's race.
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Kagemusha
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I think I saw this during the prieviews of Ong Bak this past weekend. It didn't scream anime or anything, but the animation style did sort of remind me of some recent films. I doubt many people who are watching Daytona are going to think anime when they see it though.
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ferrarimanf355
Posts: 159 Location: Seacrest County |
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I just noticed this up on the front page. Neat.
And, I know that this isn't anime related... but this is some funny stuff here mang! 
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echocharlie
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Hey, how come this gets press time on ANN, but the LeBron James (NBA) Sprite anime-themed series of commercial didn't? Guess the NASCAR marketing machine is better than professional basketball's.
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BoygetsfireD
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...am I the only one who finds it ironic that their using animation (anime, no less), on their "Make it Real" campaign?
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littlegreenwolf
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Bleah, shame coke doesn't know that pretty much all rednecks don't like anime. Maybe if the ad has lots of pointles loops, it'll grab their attention.
And really, can someone PLEASE explain to me just what people find entertaining in this thing that isn't even a sport? I mean seriously, how much of their brain has to be dead to sit down for three or more hours and watch nothing but cars go around in circles. And seriously, do these people have any life at all if they're LISTENING to cars loop around a track for over three hours? There is no point to the crap till the last couple of laps. The enjoyment of this crap escapes me. I need an explination. *is very grouchy at the moment with it being the beginning of the Nascar season, and SHE is the one the radio station elected to work all the stinking races* |
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penguintruth
 Posts: 8501 Location: Penguinopolis |
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Nothing says "culturally enlightened" like NASCAR fans.
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Nagisa
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Wow, this is a disgusting sight. I absolutely love how anime fans are always harping on how people should be open-minded and whatnot, but then turn around and make closed-minded generalisations & take cheap shots at other fanbases just like they don't want people doing to them. The hypocrisy is sickening, to put it nicely. |
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Craeyst Raygal
 Posts: 1383 Location: In the garage, beneath a 1970 MGB GT. |
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Thank you Nagisa, speaking as someone who has many friends competing in various levels of NASCAR competition (ranging from folks I know who run the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series at Lorain County Speedway to luminaries like Kasey Kahne and J.J Yeley who I know from their sprint car days) I take great offense at being labelled a "redneck" because of one of the motorsports I enjoy AND participate in.
And littlegreenwolf, many of "us people" have a life. Very rich rewarding lives as a matter of fact. And many of us feel our lives are enriched by supporting a professional sport that demands technical, mental, and physical ability, and isn't laden with money squabbles (baseball), player strikes (hockey), rampant drug use (baseball, football), sexual incogruities (basketball), or player violence (basketball, hockey). If you really REALLY want to understand what drives racers, and in turn what inspires race fans to their love of the sport, I suggest you read the book My Sweetest Victory by the driver Alessandro "Alex" Zanardi. Zanardi is a driver who truly knows the ups and downs of racing, as he was the 1997 and 1998 CART Champ Car series champion, but in 2001 he lost both of his legs in a crash in the same series. The book chronicles his life up to and after the crash, including his return to racing. |
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Tempest
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Ummm, go to search amd type in lebron. -t |
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biliano
Posts: 956 Location: Cleveland, OH |
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I hate to be the bad guy here, but the animated LeBron James commercial was done by Nike, not Sprite. (Use the search). This wasn't reported at ANN (and I will take blame for not reporting it to them when it happened), but the LeBron James-Nike commercial was banned in China: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6659245/ I'm curious to see what this commercial looks like. I like watching NASCAR races, and there's a good following of the sport up here in Cleveland. (My uncle and cousins watch NASCAR religiously.) I watch the Daytona 500 every year, and it's a very exciting event. Shame on those whose criticize this great sport of auto racing, and thanks, Paul, for knocking some sense into these idiots.
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areaseven
Encyclopedia Editor
Posts: 1486 Location: Makati, Philippines |
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That's some funny stuff, ferrarimanf355. Just as good as Mike Smith's NASCAR editorials.
BTW, with all the $$$ they have, how come ADV Films hasn't jumped into sponsoring a NASCAR race team? |
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