I buy a Japanese candy – “Puccho Gummy” – and suddenly I’m on the Puccho website downloading awesome wallpapers and fascinated with their cute videos (though I have absolutely no idea what they’re saying).

I’m enamored with the idea of candy having personality and wearing Elvis wigs and muttering witty things in Japanese (watch the videos):



Click down there to see more videos:



Chewy Bonus Round:
Puccho candy – now with breasts.

Fruity Bonus Round:
A Puccho widget (paste code into the sidebar of your blog).

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It’s official: bacon is slogan-worthy and has reached the upper strata of marketing.

Dear Pepsi, I will abide:

Pepsi Logo Bonus Round:
The new Pepsi logo looks like a fat guy.

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Big Man Japan (limited U.S. release May 15, 2009).

Mockumentary:
under-appreciated
Japanese giant.

Paid to fight monsters,
but he’s not paid all that well.
Two giant thumbs up.

Trailer:



Monster Island Bonus Round:
Pink Tentacle’s nice article on Edo-period monster paintings by Sawaki Suushi (1737).



Giant Octopus Bonus Round:
Kaiju Big Battel – monster fights coming to a city near you.

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Don’t you wish the lyrics to songs just described what was going on in the music videos? Search for “literal video” on YouTube – there’s a great collection:

(via Allison)

Turn Around Bright Eyes Bonus Round:

(via Susan)

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