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Who needs context when you've got a dancing cat and duck
by Dale North, 08/20/2009

I love Japanese commercials. In Japan, it's perfectably acceptable to make commercials that make no sense, and have no ties to the products they are supposed to promote. This particular commercial, one for insurance company Aflac, features a CG cat and duck dancing in perfect sync. The cat's face? Horrifying. His tagline? Even worse.

 "Nya-flac." Seriously?

Now, the promotional duck with nekomimi? Do want. And I guess I like the little paw/wing flick. But the side-to-side paws up move? I die laughing every time.

Be sure to check out one more Aflac commercial after the jump. Duck massage is involved.





(12) COMMENTS



Reibooi

We need Aflac commercials like that in the US.
 
fjdnaldaaa

kinda creepy but i'd still do the girl.
 
mana

sounds like they didn't use gilbert gotfried as the duck in this.
 
BGFUSAB

That's the greatest Aflac commercial I've ever seen. I saw we bring it on over to the states... no translation needed.
 
skeletalknight

Okay. Seriously. I was having probably the worst day I've had in quite some time (to many foul things happened to name them all); I was ready to double-slap my little cousin as he bested me in SSBB for the third time in a row, and then I decided to head over to Japanator for some trusted Japnews. And what do I see?

A cat and a duck dancing in perfect harmony to some soothing Asian siren's voice. Tears. Tears of joy, my friends.

Thank you for this.
 


"In Japan, it's perfectably acceptable to make commercials that make no sense, and have no ties to the products they are supposed to promote."
There aren't any like that in the US? We get a fair few in the UK.
 
 
Slust

Hah! Something I saw on TV Tokyo the other night.

I dunno... I feel special...
 
spongbros

[quote]There aren't any like that in the US? We get a fair few in the UK.[/quote]
Just you wait. In a few months, chances are that you'll be seeing the Churchill dog doing the dance.
 
Rewarp

Here's one of my favourite commercials which has absolutely no connection to the product, in this instance, a petroleum company.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8cGKY9U46Q
 
yaoigaymer

It's better then the US Aflac commercials.

 


Does anyone know a rough idea of what the cat was singing? I mean I heard alot of "neko" in there so I know we was talking about cats or something.
 

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