

In anime, usually the name shows up "WcDonalds" or "EcDonalds" or the like,
presumably to avoid trademark issues.

But in Weathering with You, I noticed that McDonalds and the "M" logo show up
unmodified. Did they somehow manage to secure the rights to show the logo in
the film? How?


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How is there a McDonalds in Weathering with You?


According to an
[interview](https://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2020/01/13/interview-with-makoto-
shinkai-writer-director-of-weathering-with-you/) (credits to
[reddit](https://amp.reddit.com/r/Tenkinoko/comments/epe68c/well_that_was_a_weird_mcdonalds_commercial/)
for the source) with the author, Makoto Shinkai asked for permission to use
McDonalds within his works. After some time, his request was granted.

> **You feature McDonald’s at one point. Did you want to convey the city in an
> almost photo-real way?**
>
> MAKOTO SHINKAI: I wasn’t aiming for photo-realism, but I did want the
> audience to recognise the places and recognise that this Tokyo is the place
> where they live. For global corporations like McDonald’s, there are actually
> a lot of restrictions about featuring them in animation. You need
> permission, for example, if you want to draw their logo. I approached
> McDonald’s Japan and asked them if I could feature McDonald’s in my film,
> because I thought it was essential as part of the real Tokyo that I wanted
> to show. They initially refused because there is a gun in the film, but I
> went back several times and I eventually managed to convince them.


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