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The Craziest GTA Trailer Ever

Is this even about Grand Theft Auto anymore? Who even cares!

Oct. 26 2009

Posted by: Brad

309 Comments

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There are making fun of all Asia. hahahahaha

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@Buck said:
" @Pinkshley1: I'm pretty sure there's an ad for this show on one of the radiostations too. "

proberly as it allso was in gta 4 and allso in a news spot allso in a gta 4
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Awesome

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All you people complaining that they're making fun of Anime shut up. Before this they had a TV show that was about space marines in the vein of Warhammer/Halo/Starship Troopers/Gears of War/etc that had tons of homosexual undertones to it. So dont act like they're only making fun of anime.

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Hahaha awesome!

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seriously, a game trailer that doesnt show even a frame of the actual game....oh rockstar, way to be you.

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HA. Brilliant

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@DannyJ said:
" All you people complaining that they're making fun of Anime shut up. Before this they had a TV show that was about space marines in the vein of Warhammer/Halo/Starship Troopers/Gears of War/etc that had tons of homosexual undertones to it. So dont act like they're only making fun of anime. "
People complaining about GTA making fun of them are great, don't discourage it.
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OMG, that was awesome! 

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perfect. that was so great!

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Edited By Depth

Ewww, anime!

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that was 1000% awesome

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@Warchief said:
" that was 1000% awesome "
You can't beat 100%
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Seriously, who at rockstar makes this stuff up?
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@Linkyshinks said:
" Mocking the culture of Japan in some petty feeble retort is sad and pathetic of Rockstar.  This advert is not numerous in the slightest, it lacks any real wit at all, all it is a sad reflection of their company. It's clearly meant for dumb Americans that enjoy mocking cultures far richer than their own, infant one. "
You do realize this is the same game that mocks American pop culture at almost every turn, right? Why wouldn't they poke fun at foreign pop culture? If anything, anime has reached the point in American mainstream culture that this kind of joke is actually relevant.
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BRB, have to get a new brain because my old one just exploded...

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Edited By ROOSTERD

That was an amazing trailer. 
 
80% of anime is like that, the other 15% is watchable and the other 5% is pure gold.
 
Beats 95% of every single american t.v show =P.... Kudos Rockstar :D

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Edited By Besetment

This is as much american culture as it is Japanese. Try to find a comic book store that isn't overloaded with manga. Ask your kids what they like to watch, and see how many animes they list. This is the united states of animerica, and it's no wonder that Rockstar devoted an entire trailer to such a small, barely noticeable feature that appears on the TVs no one watches. It's because kids are into this shit.

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Grand Theft Whatnow?!?

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Hilarious!!
I actually watched a lot of the TV in GTA IV, it was great, almost makes me want to buy these DLC's to see what they have added.

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Hey guys... just a head's up here but uh... I think Linkyshinks might be into anime. Like, A LOT.
 
And anime's for jerks.

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It's funny because it's true.

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@Delta_Ass said:

" Hey guys... just a head's up here but uh... I think Linkyshinks might be into anime. Like, A LOT.  And anime's for jerks. "

 
You would be wrong, Mr Jerk :)  I only have a mild interest in Anime, I don't watch any current series as a adult in my 30s, the themes simply don't appeal to me. I only watch the odd film on occasion from Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibi, and only because it puts the shit from Disney to shame, and because it has themes that I do like - nature.
 
Your comment is idiotic given the fact I mention three times in this thread already why I think this advert is pathetic -  The advert is in retort to comments made by Yakuza's creator and Suda 51 about GTA4.  
 
 
@Shady 
 
Read the above.
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Oh I remember this from the radio commercials in GTA xD

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@General_D23 said:

" Okay.....What was that?  Well, it was funny, but nothing to do with GTA. "

its has to do with GTA its one of the new tv show to watch if you take the time to sit down and watch the tv in your apartment
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@G24S said:
" It's funny because it's true. "
this
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@Linkyshinks said:
 You would be wrong, Mr Jerk :).  I only have a mild interest in Anime, I don't watch any current series as a adult in my 30s, the themes simply don't appeal to me. I only watch the odd film on occasion from Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibi, and only because it puts the shit from Disney to shame and it has themes that I do like - nature.
 
Your comment is idiotic given the fact I mention three times in this thread why I think this advert is dumb and pathetic -   
 
The advert is in retort to comments made by Yakuza's creator and Suda 51.    @Shady  Read the above. "
 
Dude, look at your damn profile. There's nothing mild about it. Stop living in denial.
 
And the advert seems to be in retort to anime in general, since there's nothing in it that mentions Yakuza or Suda 51 at all. No need to see conspiracies where none exist.
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@Delta_Ass:  
 
My profile?, what are you talking about? Do you mean my model of a Capcom Darkstalkers fighting game character, lol?
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@Delta_Ass said:
" @Linkyshinks said:
 You would be wrong, Mr Jerk :).  I only have a mild interest in Anime, I don't watch any current series as a adult in my 30s, the themes simply don't appeal to me. I only watch the odd film on occasion from Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibi, and only because it puts the shit from Disney to shame and it has themes that I do like - nature.
 
Your comment is idiotic given the fact I mention three times in this thread why I think this advert is dumb and pathetic -   
 
The advert is in retort to comments made by Yakuza's creator and Suda 51.    @Shady  Read the above. "
 Dude, look at your damn profile. There's nothing mild about it. Stop living in denial. And the advert seems to be in retort to anime in general, since there's nothing in it that mentions Yakuza or Suda 51 at all. No need to see conspiracies where none exist. "
thats that demented girl from darkstalkers, you know a video game, not anime
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@Max_Hydrogen said:
" Unfortunately not all Animé is like that. "
Fixed.
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I don't even know what to say.

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Yay! Even more TV that I can watch so I'll forget how bland and disappointing GTA4 was! 
 
(Yet I'm still gonna buy this seeing as Lost & Damned was way better than GTA4)

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new gamertag unlocked!
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Funny because it's true ^^

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I don't know what to say!

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Rockstar stereotyping something in a super exaggerated way guess it's another GTA wonder if this time they'll bring back the jetpack seeing as GTA4 was far from being anything to take seriously.

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Sadly this is how all japanese anime looks to me, can't take it seriously.

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@LordKorax said:
" Oh, man! I love it when a piece of parody points out all of the same obvious things that thousands of other people have been saying for the past ten years! It never gets old! "
me too. especially when none of them have been relevant for at least five years.
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Rockstar ads = Epic Win  

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@PlasmaMachine said:

" While great in its own right, it is still in the backseat to the greatest in-game television show in any video game, DICK JUSTICE!  

   Where's my spin-off Dick Justice game Remedy? "
First: Dam Rockstar! You really know how to spend your spare time. I want the full tv show on youtube NOW!
 
Second: This guy is so damn right. I totally forgot about Dick Justice. That was AWESOME! I'm going to play max payne 2 now...
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@Linkyshinks: Can you link to the article you're talking about? I don't really see how this in-game show has any bearing on the game itself. In fact, you could dismiss it entirely and still enjoy the game. Granted, I'm one of the few people who'd say Saints Row 2 is a better game than GTA4 in a lot of ways.

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@Linkyshinks said:
" Mocking the culture of Japan in some petty feeble retort is sad and pathetic of Rockstar.  This advert is not numerous in the slightest, it lacks any real wit at all, all it is a sad reflection of their company. It's clearly meant for dumb Americans that enjoy mocking cultures far richer than their own, infant one. "
Whoa, calm down Shinks. They've been doing this shit for years. In fact, this already had an advertisement on the radio in GTA IV vanilla. They make fun of America CONSTANTLY, so why not take a shot at the second most influential pop-culture breeding country, Japan?
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FTW was that??

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Haha, nice one Rockstar.

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My favorite anime is DuckTales.

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As far as anime parodies go, this one was surprisingly lazy.  I suppose if you've never seen a decent critique of anime cliches before, this might be funny.  Then again, I've never found Rockstar North's satire to be clever or insightful in any way, shape or form. 
 
It's usually a weird mix of violent crime glorification and liberal heart-bleeding that ends up being neither funny nor poignant.  They offer that America's "obsession" with guns is bad, but violent crime is the very foundation of the game.  They hint that drug abuse is bad, but then they supply drug addicts for comic relief.  Rockstar North just comes across as a bunch of adolescents desperately wanting to appear sophisticated but are unwilling or unable to form a coherent world-view.
 
Sorry, I just had to get that off my chest.
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@Hashbrowns said:
"Rockstar North just comes across as a bunch of adolescents desperately wanting to appear sophisticated but are unwilling or unable to form a coherent world-view."

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On a related note, what is your take on South Park?
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Nobody does it like Rockstar...brilliant.

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I love anime and I thought this was freakin' hilarious.