WcDonald's becomes a transmedia and real-life event, as McDonald's pounces on anime fans again

Late-stage capitalism has just gotten much wackier with the announcement that WcDonald's, a recurring joke in anime, manga, webtoons, and video games, is becoming a real thing (for a while) thanks to McDonald's. McDonald's USA teased the news on Wednesday, February 21, before dropping a first look at the poster for the anime shorts it'll be releasing alongside the in-restaurants event, which sounds quite ambitious. For the many of you who are scratching you heads right now, here's a short histor...