Oronamin C

Child welfare activist Osamu Mizutani [ja] wrote that the previous screw caps allowed individuals to put in paint thinner and then re-seal the bottles.

This was a difficult time for Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., but before long, the Genki hatsuratsu (元気ハツラツ) television advertisement featuring comedian Kon Omura [ja] became recognizable nationwide, and Oronamin C grew into a best-selling health drink in Japan.

(meaning full of vitality[1]) The initial spokesperson for this campaign was comedian Kon Omura.

In the mid-1960s television advertisements and enamel billboards were used for marketing Oronamin along with other Otsuka Group products.

Hideki Matsui worked as a spokesperson for sister product Oronamin C Royal Prolis during his career with the Yomiuri Giants.

Actors Takayuki Tsubaki, Shigeki Hosokawa, Hiro Mizushima, Takeru Satoh, Kōji Seto, and Masahiro Inoue; who appear in Kamen Rider Blade, Hibiki, Kabuto, Den-O, Kiva and Kamen Rider Decade; have promoted Oronamin with special television commercials.

Current television commercials feature Japanese idol Aya Ueto as the main cast appearing along with a costar sports athlete or other celebrity.

Selected tarento who have appeared with Aya Ueto: For about a half year starting May 9, 2005, the Genki hatsuratsū?

advertisement battle was held for all young members of the Yoshimoto Kogyo Japanese entertainment conglomerate.

In 2004 a television advertisement featuring model Ai Tominaga (冨永愛 Tominaga Ai, born August 1, 1983) and singer-songwriter Shigeru Izumiya (泉谷しげる Izumiya Shigeru, born May 11, 1948) reintroduced the Oronamin shake.