really fun; looking forward to hearing it. what audio mixing software did you use, out of curiousity?

i actually have a female vocals playlist (neko case, bjork, allison krauss, portishead, etc.)

*promote

oh man I like this song a lot. 'Star Witness' is my favorite on that album, but this is up there.

this video has the classic problem... the label wants to show the attractive artist in the video they're paying for, but the bulk of the video is a lovely little animated illustration of the lyrics... so the cuts to Neko singing are jolting and awkward... well, thats my impression

oh man, i loved this. a classic. i even had this add on my parent old computer. neko wa kowai!

... this gives me a Halloween costume idea.

That's Chu Chu Rocket! The "monster" is a cat. This game was also released in the US with online network support.

Chu-chu roketto
Nezumi o tasukero!

Chu-chu roketto
Neko wa kowai!

Chu-chu roketto
Roketto su-go-i!

Chu Chu Rocket
Let's save the mice!
Chu Chu Rocket
The cat is scary!
Chu Chu Rocket
The rocket is awesome!

... that last Neko Case album is great... "My true love drowned in a dirty oil pan of oil that did run from the block, of a falcon sedan 1969..."

Tags for this video have been changed from 'sega, neko, japan, ad' to 'sega, neko, nekochan, japan, ad' - edited by looris

boo hoo for sazae-san......This video has been removed due to terms of use violation.

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“nice work, maudlin, but not quite right:

'neko' means 'cat'. 'doraneko' means 'stray cat', and 'dora' (by itself) can also be used to mean 'stray cat' (just like 'tom' for 'tomcat' in english).

doraemon (this guy: http://www.shopro-entertainment.com/doraemon.html) is a cat-type robot from the 22nd century of the future. he's one of the most famous characters (manga/tv/advertising) in japan. he used to have cat ears, but they got bitten off by a mouse (in the future). the word 'dora' in his name is just like above.

many other characters and various items in "doraemon" are named 'dora-something', including the character you found. the reference is to doraemon himself.

"sazae-san" is a different show, also long-running and very popular. everybody watches it on sundays. the theme song starts with a verse about a 'doraneko' carrying fish and being chased by sazae-san. that's the question being answered by this experiment. everyone knows the sazae-san theme song, which is why this is so funny to japanese. they're taking the song very literally.

the experiment title comes from the song and is written in blue writing in the top right corner of the screen.

the conclusion of the clip you posted (starting with the writing against the sunrise over the earth) says:
'in this way a new piece of trivia is born into the world:'
'the [fish-stealing stray cat] that is chased by sazae-san can steal a maximum load of approximately a 2-kg bonito (fish)'

beautiful.

here's the sazae-san theme song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLhrRvlTzYw&search=sazae
and here's wikipedia on sazae-san: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san”

Yay Neko!

You may know her voice from the New Pornographers

Wow -- thanks, plastiquemonkey! I now consider myself thoroughly schooled. *g* (And I may call my next cat Neko or Dora, too.)

nice work, maudlin, but not quite right:

'neko' means 'cat'. 'doraneko' means 'stray cat', and 'dora' (by itself) can also be used to mean 'stray cat' (just like 'tom' for 'tomcat' in english).

doraemon (this guy: http://www.shopro-entertainment.com/doraemon.html) is a cat-type robot from the 22nd century of the future. he's one of the most famous characters (manga/tv/advertising) in japan. he used to have cat ears, but they got bitten off by a mouse (in the future). the word 'dora' in his name is just like above.

many other characters and various items in "doraemon" are named 'dora-something', including the character you found. the reference is to doraemon himself.

"sazae-san" is a different show, also long-running and very popular. everybody watches it on sundays. the theme song starts with a verse about a 'doraneko' carrying fish and being chased by sazae-san. that's the question being answered by this experiment. everyone knows the sazae-san theme song, which is why this is so funny to japanese. they're taking the song very literally.

the experiment title comes from the song and is written in blue writing in the top right corner of the screen.

the conclusion of the clip you posted (starting with the writing against the sunrise over the earth) says:
'in this way a new piece of trivia is born into the world:'
'the [fish-stealing stray cat] that is chased by sazae-san can steal a maximum load of approximately a 2-kg bonito (fish)'

beautiful.

here's the sazae-san theme song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLhrRvlTzYw&search=sazae
and here's wikipedia on sazae-san: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san

great post. it proves exactly how powerful a thief some dirty cat can be!

by the way, this experiment is based on the theme song to the cartoon show "sazae-san".

"o-sakana kuwaeta dora-neko! sazae de gozaimasu!"