I won a bronze medal IN the Junior Olympics. Sarah Natochenny: I was a rhythmic gymnast. Luse: You are not the only person to voice Ash in English, but you're our longest-running Ash. I can't say that Pokémon changed everything, but I really think there's a before and after Pokémon. Think about Sailor Moon, they changed all the names, to give them the most American names they could. Nintendo bought the Seattle Mariners and people were not happy about that. There was a sentiment in the United States that Asian people were not welcome, they certainly weren't welcome in entertainment. This was an era in which the same kids who were playing Pokémon had also probably watched Power Rangers, not knowing that Power Rangers is actually a Japanese show. Thomas: One of the things I think that Pokémon isn't given enough credit for is really breaking down the barrier, frankly, of Japanese entertainment or Japanese anything being OK in the United States. He's never said anything wrong because Pikachu only says his own name. Charizard will also never get canceled, because he's never going to say something racist or sexist or homophobic. Thomas: Because Charizard is never going to have a bad day. One thing that a couple of collectors have told me is that Pokémon is actually a better investment than sports cards. I was holding Lamborghini money in my hands. He showed me just a couple of his really prized cards. I spoke to a dude who's built a multimillion-dollar business buying low and selling high. I've talked to so many people just in my own reporting who collect Pokémon cards. Recently the wider public has realized, because of a few famous YouTubers, that Pokémon cards are an asset. Kids were getting their Pokémon card stolen because these things were worth a lot of money. I remember hearing there was this place in the mall that apparently you would take Charizard's if it was in good condition and $100. For people who aren't in the know, Dexter, what is going on with the Pokémon trading card economy today?ĭexter Thomas: The Pokémon trading card economy, even when we were kids, was pretty wild. Luse: A huge part of the franchise is the trading cards. And it eventually becomes time to make his dream game, Pokémon, which is all built around this relationship between a natural world and. It also leads him to his next love, which is arcades – and during the '70s and '80s they're seeing a kind of boom. On one hand, this kind of destroys natural spaces a lot. He loves this, but he's watching everything get paved over. He loves collecting bugs and finding bugs and searching through forests and going through streams, to the extent that in a Time magazine interview later, he said that his friends nicknamed him "Dr. And growing up around that time is a young boy named Satoshi Tajiri. How did Pokémon come about?ĭaniel Dockery: Post-occupation, Japan sees a massive amount of economic growth and urbanization. I want you to take us back to Pokémon's early beginnings, to where the inspiration came from. Pokémon's origins and its message to kidsīrittany Luse: Daniel, you've written a whole book on Pokémon. These excerpts have been edited for length and clarity. Follow us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and keep up with us on Twitter. The interview highlights below are adapted from an episode of It's Been A Minute.
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