Argentina-based artist Juan Molinet has created a series of fictional Japanese ads featuring retro-style characters.
Osaka's Marshmellow Kid
Nagoya Sweet Salami Co.
Sumitomo Calamari Ice Cream
Cheesus by Hokama Good Cheese Co.
Kyoto Seafood Processing Co.
Satoyama Whistle Co.
Hokaido Industrial Sushi Food Co.
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Joel
Now THAT was creativity, not the thing they produce these days...
[ ]Adrian Schüller
Nice post, awesome as always! I'm digging the Cheesus XD
[ ]otakugirl
Calamari Ice Cream is my fav!
[ ]Erika
Fun stuff, but he needs a Japanese proofer.
[ ]beatpie
haha! super!
<3
[ ]Allan
Is there T-shirts, craving them as hell!
[ ]Connor
really? I'm not impressed. they look like Salvador Dali meets Tezuka Osamu. Some are remarkably hideous; I mean, marshmallow kid has three eyes, and he and sumitomo are actively bleeding. these aren't cute, they're horrid.
[ ]mischievousecho
these are utterly awesome!
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