Japanese Youtube Awesomeness #4

Hey guys, I bring you the fourth installment of my Japanese Youtube Awesomeness series from my blog. As always, if you're interested and want to read more posts similar to this, as well as what happens in my day to day life, feel free to visit my blog here.

Without further ado...WELCOME TO JAPANESE YOUTUBE AWESOMENESS #4! That's right, it's time for yet another installment of wackyness from the land of the rising sun. I have to say, I'm curious as to how in the hell I stumbled upon one of them at least ^_-

1 - Training with Hinako

This here is a small snippet of one the Isho ni Training (いしょうにとれ～にんぐ) episodes. Training with Hinako was designed purely to get otaku exercising, but I get the inate feeling that they didn't do their market research well enough. Or maybe they did it too well...I MEAN LOOK AT THOSE...erm, shorts? One comment on another similar video to this was simply questioning what part of the body this was designed to work out (arms and abs, or the dolphin), and I must say, considering, it's justified. Oh, on a final note, if you couldn't before, you can now count to 12 (or 24 if you watch the full 24 minute episode) in Japanese!

2 - Fanta Commercial

You sometimes really have to admire the Japanese when it comes to marketing. Sadly us Brits will be hard pressed to find these flavours over here, but this definately makes me want to try the flavours "only available in Japan." Basically, the Japanese are quite a bit more "fad" cultured than us, and it can be seen quite easily in day to day life. Styles change quite rapidly, and there are alot of "limited time" runs of your favourite snacks. Pepsi and Kit-kat get alot of seasonal runs and you'd be hard pressed to find them after a month or so from what I understand. If you can still find these flavours when in Japan, give them a go, as they're unlikely to be there for long.

Hope you all enjoyed the fourth installment of JYA, and I look forward to seeing you all again soon!

Laters d00dz
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