A Bland-Name Product is a reference to a real-world brand name in a fictional setting, often created to avoid trademark infringement or for a comedic gag.[1] [2]
In the Rainverse
Jocelyn makes frequent use of bland-name products in Rainverse works. Below is a list of each instance, its real-world counterpart, and where it's used in Rainverse stories:
Rainverse Title
Real World Title
Appearances
Android Expedition
Robotrek
Rain Delay: 11
Apparition of Terra
Illusion of Gaia
Rain Delay: 11
Assault on Colossus
Attack on Titan
Rain: 574: "Now Stuff"
Boulevard Brawler 2
Street Fighter II
Rain Delay: 11
Carrot aPhone
Apple iPhone
Rain: 689: Sulking
CFX Video
ADV Films
Rain: 156: Adaptation
Clamour
Discord
Rain The Animated Series: Just A Picture
Comic Ire
Comic Fury
Rain: 559: Winter Break (Comic Fury version )
Cretaceous Lawn
Jurassic Park
Rain Delay: 11
Dragon Cube A
Dragon Ball Z
Rain: 156: Adaptation
Earl of the Bangles trilogy
The Lord of the Rings
Rain: 260: Boring
eHEARTyou
eHarmony
Rain: 104: Hungover ; 108: That Slut ; 118: Dating ; 138: Dishonest ; 243: Intense
Eternal 18
Forever 21
Rain: 272: Easy
Fabio Cart series
Mario Kart
Rain: 236: And Time Passes... ; 238: Delighted
Rain Delay: 11
FaceSpace
Facebook
Rain: 35: Girls ; 222: Gym Clothes ; 250: Wink ; 279: Flashbacks ; 333: Respect ; 743: Old School ; 775: Protecting Identity ; 777: Mad ; 891: Official
Rain Delay: 18
Farmer Sun
Harvest Moon
Rain Delay: 11
Fighter Frogs
Battletoads
Rain: 98: The Weirdest Things ; 99: Out of Practice ; 236: And Time Passes... ; 315: Wanton Destruction ; 559: Winter Break ; 604: Like Sisters ; 1021: Quiet ; 1037: Beginner's Luck ; 1039: Goofy Smile ; 1048: Coy ; 1276: Off the Bus ; 1305: Legend ; 1306: Bug
Rain Delay: 6 ; 14
Finished Fabrication 2, 3/6, and 7
Final Fantasy II , III/VI , and VII
Rain Delay: 11
MIS: 54: Stories ; Tangent Episode 3
Frosty Rock
Cold Stone Creamery
Rain: 380: Jealous
Funtendo Entertainment System (FES )
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
Rain: 98: The Weirdest Things ; 242: Aiken ; 258: Come Out ; 266: Gamer ; 1305: Legend
Rain Delay: 11
Funtendo Park
Nintendo Land
Rain: 298: Guest
Funtendo
Nintendo
Rain: 173: Guilty Conscience
Funtendo Yuu
Nintendo Wii
Rain: 266: Gamer
Funtendo Yuu Us
Nintendo Wii U
Rain: 266: Gamer ; 270: Face ; 286: Vacation ; 288: Avatar ; 298: Guest ; 559: Winter Break Rain Delay: 13
GameSnob
GameStop
Rain: 266: Gamer
Gardensnail Jon
Earthworm Jim
Rain Delay: 11
GameToy and GameToy Color
Game Boy and Game Boy Color
MIS: 24: Friends
Gasp of Ember 1 and 2
Breath of Fire 1 and 2
Rain Delay: 11 MIS: 55: Gasp of Ember
GeekStation 3
PlayStation 3
Rain: 258: Come Out
Giga Man 7
Mega Man 7
Rain Delay: 11
Hardsteel Physicist
Fullmetal Alchemist
Rain: 156: Adaptation
Hyper Bash Kin
Super Smash Bros.
Rain: Dragon Rain 13: Hands
Hyper Bash Kinsmen : Bludgeon
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Rain: 173: Guilty Conscience
Jen & Barry’s
Ben & Jerry's
Rain: 380: Jealous
Kill Book
Death Note
Rain: 156: Adaptation
Kindly's
Friendly's
Rain: 511: Date Night ; 512: Couple in Public ; 514: Joy vs. Pain ; 529: Curfew ; 530: Fear
Krabby Pop Idol
Kirby Super Star
Rain Delay: 11
Legend of Hilda: A Bond to the Antiquity
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Rain Delay: 11
Minimon Argent
Pokemon Silver
MIS: 24: Friends
Minimon Proceed
Pokemon Go
Rain: Minimon Proceed
misfitArt
DeviantArt
Rain: 559: Winter Break (DeviantArt version )
Monkey Kong Commonwealth 1, 2, and 3
Donkey Kong Country 1 , 2 , & 3
Rain Delay: 11
Munchymaki
Crunchyroll
Rain: 1290: Munchy ; 1292: 22 Minutes
Porter's Books
Borders Books
Rain: 56: Cardboard ; 63: Spoiler Warning ; 64: Shipper ; 65: One Good Thing ; 71: Rain's Feelings ; 1205: Not Okay
Raskin Bobbins
Baskin-Robbins
Rain: 380: Jealous
Rephia and the Stronghold of Calamity
Lufia and the Fortress of Doom
Rain Delay: 11
Rephia 2: Ascent of the Malevolords
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
Rain Delay: 11
Seventy-Seven
Ninety-Nine
Rain: 913: Polite ; 914: Abandoned ; 915: Syllables
Shamed Sprocket Persist
Guilty Gear Strive
Rain: Rain Halloween 2022 - Shamed Sprocket Persist
Sherrie
Carrie
Rain: 1036: Validated
Single Payload
One Piece
MIS: 54: Stories
SlapJenkins
SmackJeeves
Rain: 559: Winter Break (SmackJeeves version )
Snow
Rain (comic)
Rain: 559: Winter Break
Space Vulpes
Star Fox
Rain Delay: 11
Sunlight Drifters
Moonlight Wanderers
Rain: 1359: Like Clockwork
Super Fabio RPG: Myth of the Seven Suns , and Super Fabio World
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars , Super Mario World
Rain Delay: 11
Terrestrial
Earthbound
Rain Delay: 11
The 9th Narrative
The 7th Saga
Rain Delay: 11
The Brownie : An Impulsive Odyssey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Rain: 260: Boring
Time Spark
Chrono Trigger
Rain Delay: 11
Transchangers
Transformers
Rain: 294: Fan
MIS: 152: Trans People
Tremendous Transformin' Stalwart Soldiers
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers
Rain Delay: 11
Twin Hydras
Double Dragon
Rain: 604: Like Sisters
Validus Prime
Optimus Prime
Rain: 294: Fan
Walson
Lawson
MIS: 161: Kazuko
Z-Box 180
Xbox 360
Rain: 258: Come Out
Trivia
References