In the Persona games, there’s a character called Tanaka who runs a show called Tanaka’s Amazing Commodities. He’s one of the few characters that appears in every modern Persona game. But did you know that Tanaka and his show are actually a parody of a real-world show? In this video, I’ll show you the real-world origins of Persona’s Tanaka!

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Here’s a playlist I found with various opening themes for Japanet Takata! ►    • ジャパネットop  

The Japanet Takata clip used towards the end of the video was uploaded by Big Takata here! ►    • ジャパネットたかた　テレビショッピング２０周年大感謝祭 NECタブレット　...  

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