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I'll let you decide. But one thing I can pretty much guarantee is that it'll take a few days to get the song out of your head.
Is it just me, or do Flash and Japanese commercials seem like a perfect combination?
http://newtown.hi-ho.ne.jp/raibo/rai...age/agency/cm/
There's a subliminal message in that song I'm telling you!!!
I don't get why those 3 cute little kids have anything ot do with an electricl appliances brand (ie. panasonic), but for some odd reason, I just feel like buying a panasonic home theatre system right now... mmm home theatre...
The animation is simple, 100% motion tween but it looks really cool.
How did you find this portfolio?
ya di da di da di ya di hi hi hi hi hi, Hi-ho! Hi-ho!
Can't type anymore, must go back to hi ho...
Okay, now I have the urge to buy some Japanese product, and I don't know what on Earth it is, or what I'm supposed to do with it.
Oh man.. I don't know where you found them dude but nice find. Haha.
Man.. The cute little jelly baby things dance, they skake, they throw fish.. All to a catchy soundtrack.
I still have no idea what they're selling, but they should make these e-cards or something.
http://newtown.hi-ho.ne.jp/raibo/rai...cy/cm/fuyu.swf
Was my favourite.. ;)
Oohh. And if you go here there's one of the characters that attaches itself to your mouse!
http://newtown.hi-ho.ne.jp/raibo/raidersei/
I'm easily impressed by these gimics and if you are it's worth a look.. :)
Nice find Chris.. :)
Cheers
John
There's some interactive stuff too..
A sushi eating game and more:
http://newtown.hi-ho.ne.jp/raibo/rai...ark/index.html
Man, this site's addictive. :D
Cheers
John
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Originally posted by Naldoman
Okay, now I have the urge to buy some Japanese product, and I don't know what on Earth it is, or what I'm supposed to do with it.
You and me both. I still have no idea what they're selling (I think it might have something to do with computers??), but honestly I'm not sure I want to know, as that might ruin some of the mystique. :D
I got e-mailed the link by a friend, then spent the rest of the night exploring the site (I came across those games too - again fun despite barely knowing what's going on...)
Cool how such simple animation can tell a story (though twisted) so effectively. I know I'm hooked on the story of the little blue-capped jelly antannaed baby thingy and his quest for love with the pink bug-girl thing. :D
There's also some partially animated stories done in Flash, and wallpapers for download.
I think the creative team went blisteringly spasmic on this one...yea~ where is the product..??
They are addicting little .swf's, watched all of them...and yet they make little sence to me...boy that is sure a different culture!
The song is mesmorizing>><><
You're right that panasonic one is pretty damn funny.Quote:
Originally posted by ThundaChunk
Oh man.. I don't know where you found them dude but nice find. Haha.
Man.. The cute little jelly baby things dance, they skake, they throw fish.. All to a catchy soundtrack.
I still have no idea what they're selling, but they should make these e-cards or something.
http://newtown.hi-ho.ne.jp/raibo/rai...cy/cm/fuyu.swf
Was my favourite.. ;)
Oohh. And if you go here there's one of the characters that attaches itself to your mouse!
http://newtown.hi-ho.ne.jp/raibo/raidersei/
I'm easily impressed by these gimics and if you are it's worth a look.. :)
Nice find Chris.. :)
Cheers
John
How do you find this stuff? Perfect use of Flash's simple animation techniques. No idea what they're selling, but I have a strange urge to buy some of it. You can also notice them getting better. A certain evolution to them.
Thanx too. I had to leave them looping to stop my 2 year son from havng a fit every time they stopped. He just loves them. Dancing around in cricles singing some sort of kids jibberish then "hi-ho, hi-ho". Drives me crazy but he loves 'em. Priceless.
hi-ho seems to be a panasonic owned portal site similar to excite.
HI HO!!!!!
hehehehe. Gotta love them Japanese.
they've gotta have some of the strangest preloaders ever.
gotta love 'natu.swf' - the one with the shark :)
and if the toons confused you try playing the games
http://newtown.hi-ho.ne.jp/raibo/rai...ark/index.html
i have not got a clue whats going on!
[Edited by sichi on 11-03-2001 at 12:01 PM]
Hi-HO Media TV is a site specializing in broadband Internet services such as high-volume motion picture broadcasting via ADSL .... panasonic started in a few years back...
the "product" is the network backbone.....
Thanks for the insight, chatty.Quote:
Originally posted by chattyboy
Hi-HO Media TV is a site specializing in broadband Internet services such as high-volume motion picture broadcasting via ADSL .... panasonic started in a few years back...
the "product" is the network backbone.....
So then are these characters quite popular elsewhere? Or do they just appear in the online marketing campaign? The site seemed full of all sorts of good content.
and what is this thing about hitting watermelons with a stick - is it a martial art that hasn't reache dthe imagination of the west yet?
man that was wild.....
now i've got that crazy hi-ho song in my head!!
I used Altavista's translate website service and translated the hi-ho website. I found a page with the lyrics of that cool song. The translation isn't perfect and there are some words altavista couldn't get but there it is.
There's three of them.
1) the mail cartoon.
The which the high hoe high hoe mail flew!
Provider high hoe
Internet of dream
As for the name of high hoe
It is connected to be, from the support
With the appearance you debuted
Kyat kyat
High high high high high high hoe!
2) The computer mouse cartoon.
where the high hoe high hoe mouse dances!
Provider high hoe
Internet of love
As for the name of high hoe
With cheap plan occasion support
As for boiled rice of tomorrow sukiyaki
Kyat kyat
High high high high high high hoe!
3) and net.swf
Which is the star of the high hoe high hoe net!
Provider high hoe
Internet of love
As for the name of high hoe
With abundant menu easy support
Also that daughter who becomes matter of concern checked
Kyat kyat High high high high high high hoe!
The translation is not so great, but gives better understanding of the cartoons and the commerical values behind them.
They're like lovely little haikus.Quote:
Originally posted by andrewfei
The translation is not so great, but gives better understanding of the cartoons and the commerical values behind them.
:D
I actually really like the translations Altavista gives of Japanese text. While often not grammatically sound, they are usually filled with all sorts of onomatopoea and flowingly luscious phrases which could only come from an overly-translated, overly descriptive write-up.
Ok, now I'll go to sleep...
That's actually scary ... I was going down the list and the kids started to freak me out.
(And the song too)
LOL :D
Fuyu.swf rox the best in my opinion, really good written story (?) and also a great storyboard(??????)
(HIHOHIHOHIHOHIHOHIHO!!!!!!OMG!!!!)
What are these kids made of? cheese? potatoes? rofl :D
some of those animations were going so fast, i could barely pick up on the politcal and drug symbolism and the sexual innuendoes.
as far as the games go, i apparently eat sushi way too slow, kill frogs with less-than-adequate accuracy, and answer japanese questions with a stunning ability to be wrong. but get me on those red maracas, and i'm a star, baby!
my theory is, these animations were targeted at people who don't speak or understand japanese. the message is, even though nothing else around you makes sense, the one thing you will always understand, is "Panasonic".
ps.: your footers are making me jealous.
the Xmas one is the best... i love the new style theme tune!!
Hi-Ho Hi-Ho :D :D
p.s my guess is there made out of some sort of jelly :)