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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.stack.imgur.com/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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What was Sora Iro no Tane advertising?


_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.


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