Summary
- BBB 25 featured a parody of Death Note’s second opening, showcasing an unexpected anime reference on free-to-air TV.
- This isn’t the first time BBB referenced anime – last year, Mashle’s opening was played, drawing public attention.
- TV Globo, known for airing children’s anime, has never aired Death Note, but unexpectedly referenced it on BBB 25.
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One of Brazil’s most famous reality shows recently dropped an unexpected Death Note reference while airing on free-to-air TV.
Big Brother Brasil 25 (or BBB 25) is the 25th edition of the reality show, based on the same name Dutch reality show (and licensed as part of the Big Brother franchise), airing on TV Globo (and affiliated channels), the largest free-to-air TV network in the country, since January 13.
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Out of nowhere, the show dropped a parody of Death Note‘s second opening (“What’s up, people?!,” by Maximum the Hormone) featuring the host, Tadeu Schmidt. TV Globo later posted it on its official accounts on social media. Check it out:
Not The First Anime Reference in the Show
This is actually not the first time BBB references anime – in last year’s edition (BBB 24), Mashle‘s opening “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” by Creepy Nuts was played, and quickly caught the attention of the public. Actually, it happened on the same day that the single was officially released, so there’s likely an anime fan among the production team.
In the video, two participants dance when the music starts playing, and one of them states “I’ve never heard this one” (they wouldn’t anyway, as they had been confined in the reality show’s house for a time):
On BBB, participants are confined in a house, out of contact with the rest of the world while trying not to be eliminated from the show. It airs every night on free-to-air television, but people can watch the live cameras installed in the house at any time through pay-per-view channels (as long as they pay for it, of course).
TV Globo’s History With Anime
Besides the free-to-air TV Globo, the Globo Group also owns paid networks and a streaming service, Globoplay, and while none of those has ever aired Death Note, TV Globo used to air a programming block aimed at children titled TV Globinho, where a good deal of famous anime aired in Brazil, including Dragon Ball (and sequels) and Digimon.
Globoplay streams Dragon Ball Z Kai, Pokemon Sun & Moon, Digimon 2 and Beyblade Burst. A few Ghibli movies have recently aired on Gloob, a paid television channel aimed at children.
This is not the first time anime has been unexpectedly referenced in Brazil – the current Vice-President of the country once dropped a message featuring many anime characters.
Death Note is streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu and many other services in the US.
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