Japan McDonald's has been on a roll lately, not just with their popular Happy Meals but also with some seriously wild and creative social media stunts. They recently dropped a collab video for their "Shaka Shaka Potato" with VOCALOID diva Hatsune Miku, and even an ad for LoveLive!'s iconic "AiScReam!" track. Their out-of-the-box antics are getting more limitless by the day.
Today (July 29), McDonald's Japan unleashed a new promo video on their official X account, featuring a super popular voice actor and a hilarious throwback gag. Netizens are losing it, exclaiming, "They're totally misusing that handsome voice lol," "This is too much," and "Only people from *that* era would come up with this!" It's sparked some serious buzz online.
The inspiration for this gag actually comes from "Perry's Request" (ベリーのお願い), a Flash animation created by Japanese artist Tomu Miyazaki in the 2000s. It was a classic, super-viral comedy piece back in the day, and now McDonald's has dug it up for a fresh take!
(The character in the video is historical figure "Matthew Perry," the American naval officer who arrived in Japan with his "Black Ships" in 1853, forcing the country to open up and sign the Treaty of Kanagawa.)
In the video, Perry holds McDonald's upcoming "Mixed Berry Yogurt Smoothie" and dramatically pleads, "Hey, hey~ Can you pick one up on your way?" The over-the-top lines, combined with the intense "chuunibyou" vibe, are absolutely hilarious. But what really blew everyone away is the voice actor: none other than "Akira Ishida," known for voicing Akaza in "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba," Kaworu Nagisa in "Neon Genesis Evangelion," and Kotaro Katsura in "Gintama"!
Fans flooded the comments with reactions like, "What is Akira Ishida even doing lol," "This is such a waste of a god-tier voice," "Why would they use Akaza's voice for THIS, hahaha," and "McDonald's really dares to go there!" Others chimed in with, "This has to be a project by the internet old-timers club XD," and "I loved this Flash animation when I was a kid!" Clearly, it hit a major nostalgia sweet spot for many.
Honestly, McDonald's Japan's social media game just keeps getting wilder. They're not just teaming up with Vtubers and various collabs; they're digging up old internet memes and even roping in big-name voice actors for these stunts. Their unexpected, brilliant ideas are truly endless. It really seems like there are some seasoned "Nico Nico Douga veterans" working behind the scenes at Japan Mac!