Archive for the ‘Japlish’ Category

In Theatres Soon

25, Oct 2004

The copy in red reads, “Accelerate your beauty” but when I see it all I can imagine is some upcoming Hollywood blockbuster wherein the Aliens creature gets cross-bred with a supermodel.

Parco Halloween

14, Oct 2004

I think this poster speaks for itself.

Why stop at just one?

This ad for the latest issue of the fashion magazine Spur entices with the following irresistable teasers: When choosing panties, go for that silhouette! I looked behind me and there he was, metrosexual male! Become the happiest woman in the world with a Rumiko makeover! Oh, if I could eat that! What is her scent?

Gray Magic

10, May 2004

Soup Shock!

31, Mar 2004

…reads the text in this pervasive billboard. You can imagine that was also the expression the photographer was trying to coax out of this week’s gaijin model, but what he ended up with instead was a blank stare that says, “How’s this? Is this where I should be looking? How about now?”I don’t know how [...]

FM Keitai Ad

18, Mar 2004

This is a shot of an FM Keitai poster/ad in Shibuya station. Gaijin 1 (foreground) is apparently listening to Howard Stern and having such a good time that he’s oblivious to the lustful stares of everyone else in the room. Can anyone imagine a group like this actually hanging out? More importantly, is that a [...]


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