Journal Entry – Week 10

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Journal Entry – Week 10

Respond to at least 1 prompt on this page (you are welcome to respond to more). For instructions on how to submit a journal entry, please follow these instructions. FORMATTING FOR THIS WEEK: Use the title format “[FirstName] [LastName] W10” and select the Category “Journal Entry – Week 10” 

Prompt 1

Product-driven shows became a hallmark of American TV animated productions in the 1980s. Can you think of any contemporary/recent examples of product placement in animated tv shows today? If not on TV, how is product placement used in today’s media?

Prompt 2

What is today’s most popular (in term of audience) Japanese animated TV show in the US? What genre does it belong to? What is the general storyline? On what platform is it distributed? Why do you think it resonates with American audiences? Is it as popular in Japan?

Prompt 2 Marcelle

Journal Entry – Week 10

“Jujutsu Kaisen” I know was experiencing massive popularity in the US. Its in the dark fantasy, supernatural action genre. Google says the story line for Jujutsu Kaisen is “Yuji Itadori, a high school student who joins a secret organization of Jujutsu Sorcerers to eliminate a powerful Curse called Ryomen Sukuna, after becoming the demon’s host.” The show has a-lot of fighting and witchcraft. Im pretty sure its on Hulu maybe Netfilx. The series resonated with American audiences because of the very well choreographed fight scenes, Its funny but has very dark themes and also the character relationships are very complex. Acording to Wiki “Jujutsu Kaisen was also extremely popular in Japan, where it originated. It was one of the top-selling manga series and the anime adaptation received critical acclaim domestically as well as internationally.”

Genaro Sotomayor W10

Journal Entry – Week 10

Prompt 1

A perfect example of contemporary product placement in animated TV shows is The Transformers. This toy line has been around since 1984 and continually refreshes its toy offerings and television series. There are now numerous Transformers TV series, each accompanied by its own range of toys designed to attract more customers. The success of this product has led to both 2D and 3D animated movies, and it has become an integral part of contemporary pop culture.

Victoria Gonzalez (Week 10- Prompt 2)

Journal Entry – Week 10

One of today’s most popular Japanese animated TV show in the US would be Dragon Ball. The genre this action and fantasy. Dragon ball resonates with American audience because of the way handles the fighting scenes, humor and emotional turmoil. The show has certain moments that are relatable to of us. Dragon Ball is a very popular and influential anime in Japan.