<p><em>Sora Iro no Tane</em> was a TV spot made for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_TV#History_of_Nippon_Television">Nippon TV</a> in 1993 to commemorate its 40th anniversary.</p>

<p>The creature is called "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_films_by_Studio_Ghibli#Nandar.C5.8D">Nandarou</a>" (lit. What is it?) and designed by Hayao Miyazaki himself.</p>

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ah, so it was for the television broadcasters themselves!
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<p>One of the earliest Ghibli works, <em>Sora Iro no Tane</em> or <em>The Sky-Colored Seed</em>, was an advertisement broadcast on Japanese TV in 1992.</p>

<p>This little green dude seems to be the mascot of the product, he seems to be a pig:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/BGyBE.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>I can't find any information about what it was advertising originally, and I can't draw a logical conclusion from the show.</p>

<p>Does anyone know what it was advertising? And how were the animation clips relevant?</p>

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What was Sora Iro no Tane advertising?
# What was Sora Iro no Tane advertising?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-11-12
One of the earliest Ghibli works, *Sora Iro no Tane* or *The Sky-Colored Seed*, was an advertisement broadcast on Japanese TV in 1992.

This little green dude seems to be the mascot of the product, he seems to be a pig:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/BGyBE.png)

I can't find any information about what it was advertising originally, and I can't draw a logical conclusion from the show.

Does anyone know what it was advertising? And how were the animation clips relevant?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-11-12. Score: 8 | Accepted answer
*Sora Iro no Tane* was a TV spot made for [Nippon TV](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_TV#History_of_Nippon_Television) in 1993 to commemorate its 40th anniversary.

The creature is called "[Nandarou](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_films_by_Studio_Ghibli#Nandar.C5.8D)" (lit. What is it?) and designed by Hayao Miyazaki himself.
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2014-11-12): ah, so it was for the television broadcasters themselves!  
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