Some time ago I noticed a running joke going across multiple anime throughout the decades, where the animators will put a clock or a watch in a show with the name of the studio displayed on it.
Aim for the Ace! (1973)
Kekkaishi (2006)
I really wish I had more samples to show, and I’m not sure how it all started, either. Does it even have its origins in Japanese animation? Can anyone answer that?
I think the first piece of the puzzle is probably just to see how prolific this sort of thing really is, so I’m making a call out to everyone who reads this blog and beyond: if you are so inclined, find as many instances as you possibly can of anime where a studio’s name is prominently displayed on a clock or watch.
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April 26, 2010 at 7:01 pm
ghostlightning
Fucking love posts like this. I’ll look out for these clocks definitely and post them on twitpic or something.
April 27, 2010 at 5:45 am
21stcenturydigitalboy
Not just clocks and such, I’ve seen studios put their names on all sorts of products in anime, though I’ll certainly be on the lookout for watches from now on.
April 28, 2010 at 2:09 am
dororo
HOLY SH*T! In 33 human years it’s only been 4 ani-minutes?!? Wow, they are advanced!!
April 28, 2010 at 2:11 am
dororo
oops… read it wrong… sorry…
December 10, 2010 at 1:22 pm
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