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Taking a note from the vintage American commercials of the ’80s, and their exaggerated Japanese counterparts, it seems that Pixar has started a very quiet viral marketing campaign that’s been making small waves all around the Internet. It features what seems to be Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear, or Lotso, a new character in Pixar’s upcoming Toy Story 3, the third film in the incredibly popular movie franchise.
What strikes me most is the sheer authenticity of the video itself, as it sounds, feels, and even skips a bit to make it look like it’s an old video from the ’80s, which goes to show how far Pixar seems to want to add to the authenticity and feel to the world that Toy Story’s set in. Also, I love how Lotso is referred to as “Hug-Hug-Bear-chan” in Japanese, as it flashes across the screen for a few seconds, and the insane animé version of the toy as well.
(Via Disney, etc.)
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After finding out that the school's library was a welcome respite from the heat of the tropical island he inhabited, Paolo Jasa found out that books were a whole lot better than being a constant target during P.E. class; so much so that he developed a love for them that would last him a life time. His first forays in Science Fiction were in the novels of the esteemed I. Asimov, R. Bradbury, and D. Adams, while his adventures in Fantasy took him to the realms of Discworld, Hogwarts, and a Chicago that houses the only Wizard-For-Hire found in the local Yellow Pages, Harry Dresden.
Then he found out about Gaiman's Sandman comics, Miyazaki's animé, Pixar's movies, and (almost) every single web-comic on the Internet.
This changed things a little bit. A lot, in fact.
Regardless, Paolo's currently enrolled in the College of William and Mary to get a Bachelor's Degree in ... something. Hopefully in English or in Education in order to become a teacher, and to bend the minds of the next generation towards all things nerdy. While not studying or reading, he enjoys playing the alto saxophone and singing unabashedly around campus when no one’s looking.