Anime and Manga began humbly as a Japanese imitation of American comic strips, which became the books we know as Manga. Soon enough, technology evolved, anime followed, evolving from short graphic novels to serialized TV shows, movies, games, and music. As anime caught on in the rest of the world, people started to notice a little more about this silent genre from the land of the rising sun. Over the years, there have been exceptional anime that have caught everyone’s attention, fans or not.

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Pokémon, for better or worse, has become a household name.

The franchise began as a humble video game based on the hobbyist pleasures of game designer Satoshi Tajiri. Tajiri liked to collect insects when he was a child and applied it to a game. With the help of renowned game creator Shigeru Miyamoto, the mastermind behind hits like Mario and Zelda. In 1998, American kids were crazy about Pokemon Red and blue (or in Japan Red and green) which allowed players to collect and train different types of creatures known as Pocket Monsters. The game has since been adapted into a series, which became a huge hit in US markets. Soon, kids across the country will be collecting not only games, but also toys, trading cards and battle cards, and books. Card tournaments were great and the rules were easy to understand. The kids would wrestle officially or just at home.

When The TV series was launched in 1997 it quickly became extremely popular, the kids loved it! Nintendo’s stock was soaring, but soon the series would find itself in trouble. Originally created as a one shot series that would conclude with the main character Ash Ketchum (Satoshi in Japan) succeeding in the Pokémon League. However, the runaway success

On December 16, 1997 around 6:00 PM (18:30) Japanese time, the episode known roughly as Porygon Electric Soldier aired in Japan with initial fallout. About 685 children were rushed to the hospital suffering from epileptic seizures, convulsions, dizziness and even blindness. Although hindsight shows that there was a lot of hysteria associated with the events, the incident remains entrenched. The seizures caused by this episode were parodied by The Simpsons in the episode “Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo” and South Park in the episode “Chinpokomon” After the episode, the series went on a four-month hiatus to reorganize. In addition, broadcasters made more efforts to ensure that something like this would not happen again. Time Porygon Electric Soldier remains the most infamous of the banned episodes, it wouldn’t be the last.

The episode beauty and the beach (Holidays in Archipelago)It was originally banned due to the idea of ​​a swimsuit contest, and the character of James, cross-dressing in an inflatable bikini with oversized breasts, as well as an offensive song known as “The Best At Being the Worst”. The legend of Dratini it was banned due to its heavy gun violence and gun-related danger. After the attacks of September 11, 2001 Tentacool and TentacruelWith The Tower of Terror we are taken out of the rotation. The episode “A Scare in the Air” was changed to “Spirits in the Sky” (although it should be noted that all episodes were animated long before 9/11).

holiday hi jynx it was withdrawn due to accusations of racism associated with the character Jynx. The more we discuss, the better. is banned in Aruba, Greece, Italy, France, and the United Kingdom, likely due to the adult content of the episode.

Despite the controversy it has faced over the years, a show cannot be sustained. Today it has run for over 500 episodes and has spawned 14 feature films and shorts, making it the longest-running animated series based on a video game. If you need more proof that the series is still a global phenomenon, consider the fact that Pokemon Black & White sold 1 million units in 1 day.

In the late 90’s Pokemon opened up the land for a number of other series like Digimon, monster rancher Y medabots; shows still fondly remembered among their fans. The games continue to delight players new and old, regardless of age. Through controversy through critics, the series remains on top of the world. Today Pikachu has become the most recognized and iconic figure in video games. In the ’90s, anime was still a niche market where purchases were limited to expensive imports. For many anime watchers today, Pokémon is fondly remembered as an entry series and arguably started the process of growing Japanese media into the Western market.