#Obey me ads series#

In the 'Grant Hill Drinks Sprite' ad, a boy drinks Sprite on a basketball court after seeing the aforementioned basketball player do so, and then tries to dunk while a voicover says, 'If you want to play like the NBA stars.' and he falls on his face, '.practice.'.Played straighter with the hip-hop ads, where the rappers work in Sprite plugs during their verses.he'll do anything!' note Shaq had an endorsement deal with Pepsi at the time, and had also branched out to movies, books, and music, with mixed success. There were two alternate endings that aired concurrently: one where he rejects him saying how he would 'never do something like that' right before he offers him a Sprite and one where he legitimately turns him down, only for the agent to then ponder 'Maybe I'll call that big guy in L.A. Celebrity Endorsement: Possibly the most famous of the ads featured Detroit Pistons star Grant Hill and the best remembered of them had his agent trying to convince him to branch out into made-for-TV dramas, writing a book ( Polite Like Me) and having a pop music career.The Boxing Episode: Parodied with the KRS/Shan commercial, which is set up like an actual boxing match, ring girls and all, but features them Battle Rapping instead.He ultimately decides just to be himself while also pondering what meal should he have with his Sprite. Be Yourself: One commercial from 1994 had an indecisive young man morphing into several different images to try and fit in, including hip hop, a grunge rocker type and even a preppy.

While all of the Venoms had battle verses, only Roxanne Shanté and Kool Keith directly rap battled one another during their fight.The KRS-One/MC Shan ad featured the two longtime rivals battling it it out on the mic, in a reference to their numerous battles during the 'Bridge Wars' in the late 80s.Affectionate Parody: Kool Keith's commercials were a send up of Five Deadly Venoms, with Keith himself ( actually Millie Jackson in disguise) as the Sixth Venom, and featuring Eve, Roxanne Shanté, Mia X, Angie Martinez, and Amil as the Five Venoms.Adorable Abomination: The cartoon sun from the 'Sun Fizz' ad is treated like this by everybody who sees it.Image is Nothing! Thirst Is Everything! Obey Your Tropes!: The hip hop portion of the campaign lasted well into the 2000s, with the slogan eventually just being shortened to 'OBEY'. The campaign was also famous for producing several Hip-Hop-focused ads, featuring several now-legendary emcees in various scenarios, including the last thing anyone expected: an official crossover with Voltron ( We're not joking, that actually happened). It focused on a Deconstructive Parody of the materialism of contemporary advertising, expressing that, while drinking Sprite won't make you cool or give you superpowers, it will quench your thirst. But don't go into it expecting anything more than that, or you could find yourself disappointed.The 'Obey Your Thirst' campaign was a collection of commercials that were a part of popular lemon-lime soda Sprite's ads in the 1990s. However, the art and sound are done surprisingly well for a promotional anime and it makes it easier to consume the series, perhaps even encouraging you to go check out the game afterwards.Īll in all, if you want a quick watch that comes with a few laughs and nice art, this is a great way to pass around an hour of your time. There was enough shown about the characters to be able to differentiate them, and by the end I even had a favourite of sorts.

#Obey me ads series#

In the same vein, there's also a lack of character depth (not to say there isn't ANY) as the series is composed of episodic skits more or less. Since it's mostly for promotion, there isn't much of a story at all. Memorizing each of the 7 brothers can be slightly confusing, but that's not necessary to enjoy the anime. The worldbuilding is pretty easy to grasp even if you don't understand why or where things are taking place.

of the characters and the shenanigans they go through.įrom the perspective of someone who hasn't played the game before, the anime has its fair share of funny and heartwarming moments depending on what sort of humour you're into. So it's pretty obvious as to why players would enjoy this anime since they can see a bit more into the lives 6/10 overall, 7/10 for enjoyment :)įor context, Obey Me! is an otome game (dating sim for girls) where you more or less try to romance the seven different devil boys who are also the main characters of the anime. It does a good job promoting the game too, however, for people who haven't played or heard of the game before. Obey Me! is definitely a short anime series meant to be primarily enjoyed by those who are into the Obey Me! games already.