Author Topic: Have a product to sell? Make an anime about it! (Read 826 times)

SeventhSandwich · June 20, 2011, 10:57:17 AM

I woke up at 6:00 AM today, and I had the choice between watching hoarders and Bakugan: Battle of the who the forget knows (The rest was paid programming which is awful). I would normally pick Hoarders, but I thought I'd look at Bakugan.

The theme song is basically about fighting and, "This is bakugan". Not sure what that means.

But anyway, I remember this because years ago in 6th grade, I clearly remember the 5th graders being obsessed with these little toys, and one kid getting suspended for stealing one. I'm pretty sure this cartoon was created JUST to sell these toys. Surprising enough, next thing up was this show called BeyBlades: Metal Fusion. The theme song was nothing but some guy saying, "BEY BLADE BEY BLADE BEY BLADE BEY BLADE BEY BLADE BEY BLADE BEY BLADE BEY BLADE BEY BLADE BEY BLADE BEY BLADE BEY BLADE BEY BLADE BEY BLADE BEY BLADE" and a few lines of different dialog. I've never seen any beyblade toys before, so I did some googling and found that there is assloads of them.

Somebody explain to my why people need to create cartoons to sell toys now-a-days?

And why Bakugan has been cursed to a 7 AM timeslot yet STILL NOT CANCELED?

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Katamari007 · June 20, 2011, 10:57:42 AM

uh

Now-a-days?

lolololo, this has been happening for decades bro

Ector · June 20, 2011, 10:58:10 AM

it works

Stocking · June 20, 2011, 10:58:53 AM

i think its funny how they fill a stadium with like 50000 people to see kids battle spinning tops.

SeventhSandwich · June 20, 2011, 10:59:40 AM

Quote from: Katamari007 on June 20, 2011, 10:57:42 AM

uh

Now-a-days?

lolololo, this has been happening for decades bro

Yes but these cartoons have been blatantly created for the SOLE PURPOSE OF SELLING TOYS.

Quote from: Stocking on June 20, 2011, 10:58:53 AM

i think its funny how they fill a stadium with like 50000 people to see kids battle spinning tops.

I was watching it yesterday and I wondered if someone has made a cartoon about ultimate checkers.

SlayerZ99 · June 20, 2011, 11:00:31 AM

I loved bey blades. They were cool. Now I dont have any.

Ningyou · June 20, 2011, 11:01:11 AM

Same with Pokémon. Only difference is Pokémon is actually popular and much better.

SeventhSandwich · June 20, 2011, 11:02:03 AM

I'm going to draw up some potatos with facial animations and see where I go with it.

Katamari007 · June 20, 2011, 11:02:30 AM

Quote from: SeventhSandwich on June 20, 2011, 11:02:03 AM

I'm going to draw up some potatos with facial animations and see where I go with it.

Vriska potato

SlayerZ99 · June 20, 2011, 11:02:50 AM

Quote from: Ningyou on June 20, 2011, 11:01:11 AM

Same with Pokémon. Only difference is Pokémon is actually popular and much better.

Pokemon used to be good. Now the pokemon are just dumb

PhantomJack · June 20, 2011, 11:03:32 AM

both shows are stupid.

the only toy that looks fun is beyblade.

Littledude · June 20, 2011, 11:04:18 AM

Quote from: Ningyou on June 20, 2011, 11:01:11 AM

Same with Pokémon. Only difference is Pokémon is actually popular and much better.

Didn't the show come before the cards, though?

Katamari007 · June 20, 2011, 11:04:47 AM

Quote from: Littledude on June 20, 2011, 11:04:18 AM

Didn't the show come before the cards, though?

I thought we were talking about the game

SeventhSandwich · June 20, 2011, 11:05:43 AM

Quote from: PhantomJack on June 20, 2011, 11:03:32 AM

both shows are stupid.

the only toy that looks fun is beyblade.

Agreed.

Bakugans are like marbles but they don't roll well and if you step on it, it'll split in half.

Clone v.117 · June 20, 2011, 11:05:53 AM

OMFG i used to LUV BAYBLADES :D