Product Placement

[crazyevilwombat.livejournal.com]

Hey guys,

I was just wondering how everyone feels about the product placement in Code Geass.

Does it bother you that they have made advertising Pizza Hut part of the anime?

Or do you not really notice or care about it?

I would love to hear you opinions~

Comments

[touchatouchme.livejournal.com]

I loved it, and HATE how they took it out for the US. Stupid Pizza Hut US :<


........which is odd, I do mind it in other things. But I found it fun here XD

[crazyevilwombat.livejournal.com]

Do you know why they took it out of the US Series? I never got the reason why D:

Maybe it's because it seems to fit in with the series~

[kirarakim.livejournal.com]

They took it out because USA Pizza Hut did not give them permission to use their name in the show. You can't advertise for someone without their permission so to speak.

And to answer your question above as long as the product placement doesn't take away from the actual series then no I would not mind it. :)

[crazyevilwombat.livejournal.com]

Ah thank you, its a shame about the US Pizza Hut though. I'm assuming that Pizza Hut Japan is doing very well thanks to all the advertising CG is doing. Why wouldn't they want to try and do the same?

[hina.livejournal.com]

I guess PH USA doesn't want to be associated with a series that revolves around terrorists.

[crazyevilwombat.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's a very interesting theory~!

[touchatouchme.livejournal.com]

PIzza Hut asked them to. Bandai more or less begged but got told no.

Someone sent a letter to Bandai about it, there's a post for it, no idea how far back... I would link you if I had the time to hunt for it :|

[crazyevilwombat.livejournal.com]

Ah thank you! I'll have a look for it later~

[isseinomiko.livejournal.com]

Did they just edit it out for the adult swim showings, or did they take it out of the DVD release too? =/ *has seen none of the american release*

Rather than making me hungry, seeing Pizza Hut now makes me imagine C.C. around somewhere eating pizza. XD

[touchatouchme.livejournal.com]

they had to take it out of the DVD too from what I understand (don't own mine yet) since they don't have permission for it to be there in the US release :