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oyeah1988 said:Geez Jon does a "great" impersonation of Heerosfeeret.
Interesting podcast so far ;p
decent doofus said:Hi! I'm registering just to shed some light on the "stupid" changing for Mr. Mime. The four-fingered hand is associated in Japan with the Yakuza, that prominent syndicate of organized crime. The ritual is called yubitsume. Look it up on Google for a quick look. (I've heard that this is actually one of the reasons why the four-fingered hand is a rare motif in general Japanese cartoons too.)
The Yakuza is a pretty prominent organization. Nintendo et al. want to make money, and they don't want to be associated with the Yakuza. Simple as that! One could guess that the Yakuza might even think that they're being disrespectful toward them and trivializing what must be painful sacrifices—not people you want to offend! Maybe those were the "complaints" that that employee was referring to.
Loved the podcast itself—it's like a window into a crazier world! I think it's totally okay to do it rarely—it's much better to err on the side of less often, so that you always have plenty to talk about.
omahanime said:That makes sense. That would explain the cultural difference on fingers. Quite a few American cartoons have only 4 finger hands.