Anime like Attakai tte, go Houbi da.

Mirai no Watashi

Studio: Studio Colorido , Robot
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The short is part of McDonald's new "Crew ni Narou. Campaign" (Join the Crew. Campaign) to attract part-time restaraunt staff members. It depicts the coming-of-age of a new crew member named Sumire.



Tags: Advertisement , Work , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age

Big Mac® to, Susume!

Studio: CoMix Wave
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

An advert in collaboration with McDonald's Japan.



Tags: Advertisement , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Food

WcDonalds

Also known as WcDonald's.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Amuse , G-angle
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

McDonald’s has partnered with legendary animation house Studio Pierrot to produce the first official WcDonald’s anime. Four episodic shorts will take fans into the flavourful world of WcDonald’s, where a story about the WcDonald’s Sauce and WcNuggets unfolds each week, The shorts will honor four of anime's biggest genres - Action, Romance, Mecha, and Fantasy.

Episodes:
1) The Race to WcDonald’s: WcDonald’s Sauce has arrived, marking the moment everyone has eagerly anticipated. The announcement excites fans across the land, sparking an all-out, action-filled race between two strangers to be the first to experience this long-awaited delicacy. Find out who comes out on top in the race to WcDonald’s.

2) Love from Across the Booth: Our two protagonists discover the WcDonald’s Sauce and WcNuggets aren’t the only perfect pairing. Just one glance… and just one dip… that’s all it takes for love to unfold. Kazuki and Shizuru must face their feelings in the second installment of WcDonald’s!

3) WcNuggets Space Frontier 3000: On the Moon-Base WcDonald's, a space monster suddenly disrupts the balance with a growing hunger for WcNuggets. Assemble! The crew at the Moon-Base WcDonald’s is ready for action boarding the famous mecha WcDizer 3000. But can they keep the sauce safe from the Wakudon’s attack and tip the scales against this Class A monster?

4) The Wisdom of the Sauce: During the final week of WcDonald’s Sauce, three friends meet to savor this occasion one last time, wishing this flavor never had to disappear. And that wish might just be granted as they’re transported to a distant, magical land, where they are challenged to seek the wisdom of the sage Kenja and keep the WcDonald’s Sauce. Will our heroes triumph in their quest?



Tags: Advertisement , Anthology , Food , Primarily Adult Cast , Meta , Isekai , Magic

Kikkake wa, KitKat de.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

A series of animated commercials directed by Naoko Yamada.

Includes:
1) きっかけは、キットカットで。(Feb 21, 2022)
2) きっかけは、キットカットで。娘と母の心をつなぐきっかけ (Oct 3, 2022)


Tags: Food , Advertisement , Family Life

Tokimeki wa, Sugu Soba ni.

Studio: The Answer Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life , Sports

A series of commercials directed by Hiroshi Kawamata made for Seven-Eleven Co., Ltd.

Each full episode is around 1 min & 30 seconds, as this entry includes:
#1: Lens-goshi no Omoi (レンズ越しの想い), Jan 24, 2021.
#2: Yuki no hi, Ano Magarikado de (雪の日、あの曲がり角で), Feb 21, 2021.
#3: Sotsugyou. Haru wo Kakenukete (卒業。春を駆け抜けて), Mar 24, 2021.


Tags: Advertisement , Athletics , Heterosexual , Photography

Cross Road

Studio: The Answer Studio , CoMix Wave
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

High school students Miho and Shouta are preparing for college entrance examinations. Miho comes from an island without even one cram school, while Shouta lives in Tokyo and works a part-time job. Both are striving to pass exams so they can enter college. The pair enroll in Z-Kai's correspondence education courses, and their lives cross before they realize it.



Tags: School , Advertisement , Trains , Ships

Ganbare! Kakure Ase Project

Studio: G-angle
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

An animated commercial directed by Yoshihiro Kanno for Kao Corporation. The theme song track is "I can" by Sayaka Inoue.

Promoting Kao Bioré Sarasara Powder Sheets, the ad stars three high school friends, one a flutist named Mina and the other a burgeoning photographer named Akane. Mina finds herself getting wistful as the school year is drawing to a close but through the encouragement of her friends, she's reinvigorated to make the year the best it can be.



Tags: Advertisement , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Photography , School , Band

Kimi no Suki ni Deaou.

Studio: Liberty Animation Studio , Docomo Anime Store
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

A pair of commercials directed by Toshitaka Shinoda made for danime store. The tie-in track for both commercials is “Matasaburo” by Yorushika.

Episodes:
1: キミの好きに出会おう （告白）/ Kimi no Suki ni Deaou (Kokuhaku), released May 9, 2021.
2: キミの好きに出会おう （奪還）/ Kimi no Suki ni Deaou (Dakkan), released September 30, 2021.

Tags: Advertisement , Heterosexual , Motorcycles , Magic , Nekomimi , Food , Angels

Suntory Minami Alps no Tennen Mizu

Studio: CoMix Wave
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Collaboration commercials with Suntory and Kimi no Na wa..

The "Mitsuha no Omoi" (Mitsuha's Thoughts) commercial shows the character Mitsuha Miyamizu drinking SUNTORY Minami Alps Tennensui Yogurina, which is yogurt-flavored mineral water.

The "Taki no Omoi" (Taki's Thoughts) commercial shows the character Taki Tachibana drinking SUNTORY Minami Alps Ten'nensui, which is mineral water.

The "Kasanaru Omoi" (Overlap Thoughts) commercial shows both Taki and Mitsuha combining their thoughts through mixed dialogue with some alternative footage and a new song.



Tags: School

Dongitsune Season 2

Studio: Tatsunoko Production , Telecom Animation Film , Studio Colorido , TMS Entertainment , Studio 4°C , Tohokushinsha Film Corporation , P.I.C.S.
Status: Releasing
Genres: Slice of Life , Supernatural

The "second" season of Dongitsune: a series of animated commercials for Nissin’s line of Donbei Kitsune Udon instant noodles.

Episodes:
1) どんぎつねシーズン2 秋祭 篇 / Dongitsune Season 2: Akimatsuri-hen [September 28, 2022].
2) どんぎつねシーズン2 耳そこなんですか？ 篇 / Dongitsune Season 2: Mimi Soko Nandesu ka?-hen [October 31, 2022].
3) 最強のどんぎつね現るッッ / Saikyou no Dongitsune Arawaru [November 21, 2022].
4) 最強年越し 篇 / Saikyou Toshikoshi-hen [December 1, 2022].
5) 正直すぎる尻尾 篇 / Shoujiki Sugiru Shippo-hen [February 15, 2023].
6) カップよりうまい 篇 / Cup Yori Umai-hen [March 30, 2023].
7) どん兵衛プロ出た 篇 / Donbei PRO Deta-hen [September 7, 2023].
8) 耳は正直 2023 篇 / Mimi wa Shoujiki 2023-hen [November 15, 2023].
9) 年越しアイドル 篇 / Toshikoshi Idol-hen [December 9, 2023].
10) 片翼のどんぎつね 篇 / Henyoku no Dongitsune-hen [February 28, 2024].

Note: The “first” season was a series of live-action commercials starring Riho Yoshioka and Gen Hoshino.

Tags: Advertisement , Kemonomimi , Idol , School , Historical