The ad agency that literally sells war to test its interns.
Season 1 • Episode 7
LatestEight university students who have made it through the hiring process of the major advertising agency “Deneodo” face their final test. Their ultimate challenge: split into two teams-the Government and the Resistance, four members each-and compete in a game to see which side can lead the citizens of a fictional nation into war through the power of advertising. Who will win? And what is the true purpose behind this final selection? An unpredictable psychological game with a shocking ending that questions the very essence of advertising, the nature of democracy in the digital age, and what “truth” really means.
Writing
Ad copy as psychological weapon—every pitch cuts deeper.
Direction
Sasaki/Osaki turn boardrooms into battlegrounds.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The novel's author worked in Japanese ad agencies; the 'selection process' satirizes real black-company hiring rituals where psychological endurance tests filter for obedience.
The fictional nation 'Deneodo' is an anagram of 'one good'—the show's cynical thesis that advertising can make any atrocity sound virtuous.
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