Seriously Canada?Lol what I think that you'll find is giant communities of pokefans outside of Japan are just mini fad-followers.Only a few really like the stuff.Oh I remember Beyblade, good times, good times!
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(1) Pokemon Life in Japan [5/16]
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speedhost101 said:Seriously Canada?Lol what I think that you'll find is giant communities of pokefans outside of Japan are just mini fad-followers.Only a few really like the stuff.Oh I remember Beyblade, good times, good times!
....I remember beyblade... it was banned from schools up here because they were afraid someone would steal them (LOL!)
Oh yeah, and another thing to say about this article: It made me feel more comfortable knowing that my assumptions were right about Pokémon being a massive presence in Japan, far more than anywhere else in the world and certainly far more than in America. Everyone I've known grew bored of and stopped playing Pokémon shortly after Gold/Silver came out, ans when I tell people that Pokémon is literally everywhere and its products inescapable, they don't believe me.
Now I can have something to refer them to to show them that I was right. They can call life in Japan pathetic if they wish, though my guess is that Pokémon is allowed to be as pervasive in Japan because its culture has no such notions of merchandising and franchising as evil. It's quite the opposite: Japan fully embraces commercialism and capitalism. Pokémon isn't the only super-pervasive franchise there though; products for Sanrio and Doraemon are still extremely common.
Regarding college majors, I was glad I made up my mind in middle school. I, too, have met plenty of people quite dissatisfied with what they took. Some parents resort to intimidation tactics to get their kids to pick the majors that make them money, however. Many of my classmates in high school faced total disownment from their family should they not go into a top college or pick the major the parents want. (A lot of them were Korean, which might explain things. I'm not being racist or anything. It really is part of Korean culture to push their students incredibly hard, like it was some sort of competition between parents to raise the most college-ready child. You can see physical evidence in the number of college-preparation schools in South Korea and the nearly military regimen they follow and the disproprotionately large number of Koreans in Ivy League universities.)
One thing I do regret is that I'm in a college I'm not happy with. I was in a state of intense worry, and the University of California Santa Cruz was the first one to accept me, so I jumped on the opportunity. It later turns out that the Riverside branch was going to accept me too, and I liked that place better. This place is a hippie college if I've ever seen one. Everybody seems to smoke pot, everybody complains about America, groups of people protest on a daily basis, some people's fervor is borderline terrorism, and even the campus was architecturally designed to stifle protests. We even have tree-sitters who've been up there since October last year protesting the cutting down of forest to build a bioledical sciences laboratory.
Oh yeah, and my major is film. My family already lives in close proximity to Burbank, Glendale, and Hollywood, so it won't be much of a problem getting there. The bad news about going into film is that competition will be intense, as many people will see it as a way to make easy money or to get their ideas out onto the world. The good news is that I think I have what it takes (click the link on my signature to see my story-making capabilities), and I have less competition than most other people both in how I want to go into television rather than movies and animaiton rather than live-action.
Now I can have something to refer them to to show them that I was right. They can call life in Japan pathetic if they wish, though my guess is that Pokémon is allowed to be as pervasive in Japan because its culture has no such notions of merchandising and franchising as evil. It's quite the opposite: Japan fully embraces commercialism and capitalism. Pokémon isn't the only super-pervasive franchise there though; products for Sanrio and Doraemon are still extremely common.
Regarding college majors, I was glad I made up my mind in middle school. I, too, have met plenty of people quite dissatisfied with what they took. Some parents resort to intimidation tactics to get their kids to pick the majors that make them money, however. Many of my classmates in high school faced total disownment from their family should they not go into a top college or pick the major the parents want. (A lot of them were Korean, which might explain things. I'm not being racist or anything. It really is part of Korean culture to push their students incredibly hard, like it was some sort of competition between parents to raise the most college-ready child. You can see physical evidence in the number of college-preparation schools in South Korea and the nearly military regimen they follow and the disproprotionately large number of Koreans in Ivy League universities.)
One thing I do regret is that I'm in a college I'm not happy with. I was in a state of intense worry, and the University of California Santa Cruz was the first one to accept me, so I jumped on the opportunity. It later turns out that the Riverside branch was going to accept me too, and I liked that place better. This place is a hippie college if I've ever seen one. Everybody seems to smoke pot, everybody complains about America, groups of people protest on a daily basis, some people's fervor is borderline terrorism, and even the campus was architecturally designed to stifle protests. We even have tree-sitters who've been up there since October last year protesting the cutting down of forest to build a bioledical sciences laboratory.
Oh yeah, and my major is film. My family already lives in close proximity to Burbank, Glendale, and Hollywood, so it won't be much of a problem getting there. The bad news about going into film is that competition will be intense, as many people will see it as a way to make easy money or to get their ideas out onto the world. The good news is that I think I have what it takes (click the link on my signature to see my story-making capabilities), and I have less competition than most other people both in how I want to go into television rather than movies and animaiton rather than live-action.
i guess i'm a hippie because i'm a tree-hugging, anti-government, protester (of course minus the pot because i'm against illigal drug use). i agree that they shouldn't be cutting forests down to build another pointless building that will be rundown in about 10 years from now. even though i plan on doing something with biology/animal genetics in my future, i am against the building of labs like that. i don't understand why they don't tear down old rundown buildings and just rebuild something else. its more conserving and less work to do.
I think Pokémon is a brand that will be almost eternal xD
I still remember when I was 10, and Pokémon started to arrive at Spain (8 years ago) and I started to see almost all children with pokémon stickers, and quickly I began to feel interested in the whole world of that strange creatures...and now, 8 years later, Pokémon has lost a lot of attention here in Spain (only the video-games and a little more is announced in tv) but I haven't lost my passion for it! I'm surprised how japanes people doesn't feel NEVER tired of anything..!haha! I think that's great, because now I'm eighteen and I'm the only one of the people around me that still LOVES pokémon like the first day! And every day I love it a bit more! xD And I'm not shy to confess it to anyone!
So, I envy heerosferret a lot! I know I would be the perfect person to live in Japan like she does!!OMG!
And I adore all the pokémon bunch of things she displays in her website, is amazing! He loves the poké-lions as I do ^^
You pokémon people must visit her site:
http://www.sunyshore.com/
Pokémon will NEVER DIE (at least for me xD)
I still remember when I was 10, and Pokémon started to arrive at Spain (8 years ago) and I started to see almost all children with pokémon stickers, and quickly I began to feel interested in the whole world of that strange creatures...and now, 8 years later, Pokémon has lost a lot of attention here in Spain (only the video-games and a little more is announced in tv) but I haven't lost my passion for it! I'm surprised how japanes people doesn't feel NEVER tired of anything..!haha! I think that's great, because now I'm eighteen and I'm the only one of the people around me that still LOVES pokémon like the first day! And every day I love it a bit more! xD And I'm not shy to confess it to anyone!
So, I envy heerosferret a lot! I know I would be the perfect person to live in Japan like she does!!OMG!
And I adore all the pokémon bunch of things she displays in her website, is amazing! He loves the poké-lions as I do ^^
You pokémon people must visit her site:
http://www.sunyshore.com/
Pokémon will NEVER DIE (at least for me xD)
wow her website is impressive. she's living my dream! to go to japan, speak japanese, and breathe the pokemon filled air of japan! i love the artwork on the front page and she has some amazing stuff. i'm also excited that i can read the kanji on her site considering i only know about 110 out of the 2000-3000 kanji out there in the japanese language.
speedhost101 said:Cool.And if I were you, if you are a fat teenager outside of Japan, I'd stay away from pokemon.Everytime I see one, I laugh my ass off lol.
Why do you ALWAYS talk about fat teenagers?
Someone has some psych issues to overcome...
InuMimi said:
Two things, however: They're building a biomedical science lab on this campus because there isn't one yet, and they have to cut down trees because the university consists of several groups of isolated buildings inside a coniferous forest. (UCSC does not look like a normal university in the least.) What people didn't realize is that a LOT more trees were cut down to build the university they're residing in.
cHaLeLo said:
Doraemon began in 1959, and the Japanese haven't grown one iota less tired of the franchise than when it began. A curious thing about Japanese pop culture is that fads do not die. They simply accumulate. The Japanese will hold onto something that's popular, and when something else becomes popular, they grab that too without letting go of the first thing.
It's something that I never figured out the reasoning behind, at least when compared to pop culture in the western world, where the next new thing leads to the discard of the previous thing. Star Wars seems to be the one Western franchise that's consistently remained in pop cultural prominence for decades without getting less popular. (You can't say the same thing for Star Trek, unfortunately.)
Hah, I always knew that was the case in Japan, so I wasn't surprised when reading this.
But it makes you think... How can people say, "You're too old for Pokemon," or, "Don't worry, it's gonna kill over soon"? Oh, well. Not every teen is a Pokemon fanatic here like they are in Japan. To think, in Japan, you'd be one of the crowd of you were a Pokemon TCG player or gamer, but in most cases, here, in the U.S., rarely will you find someone who plays it, and you most likely will get made fun of for playing it at such an age. :\
Shawn out.
But it makes you think... How can people say, "You're too old for Pokemon," or, "Don't worry, it's gonna kill over soon"? Oh, well. Not every teen is a Pokemon fanatic here like they are in Japan. To think, in Japan, you'd be one of the crowd of you were a Pokemon TCG player or gamer, but in most cases, here, in the U.S., rarely will you find someone who plays it, and you most likely will get made fun of for playing it at such an age. :\
Shawn out.
Japan is the pokemon oasis, I wish I could live there and not be judged by other people because I like pokemon.
Lol, looks like we all have the same problem.This gets me thinking.You guys are only p*ssed off because you like it too much and take it too far.Maybe you should get abit of a life (no offense).
so, you suggest that we like pokemon too much? i don't really see why it would make a difference. people make fun of others for just about anything, even if they only like pokemon just a little. and think about it, pokemon would be boring if no one was into it like we are. making theories and having your room completely covered by pokemon makes pokemon funner than just playing the video game every now and then when you have time.
Woah, that was one great article. It really put me in perspective for how different Pokemon is percieved in other countries, namely Japan. I'll be looking forward to more articles in the future.
I'm not really worried about picking a Major, I'll decide in a few more years time, as I am known for procrastinating on projects like that.
dmaster out.
I'm not really worried about picking a Major, I'll decide in a few more years time, as I am known for procrastinating on projects like that.
dmaster out.
Pokemon is not popular in Japan with kids above 12. Little FYI.
The only older teens that like it are considered nerds. Seriously.
I did go to high school there and I do know something about social trends. I was disappointed on how biased the article really was.
The only older teens that like it are considered nerds. Seriously.
I did go to high school there and I do know something about social trends. I was disappointed on how biased the article really was.
Porygon said:
Very nicely put.
The article is the exact opposite in what pokemon is in the Philippines. In here, pokemon is nothing; really nothing. You rarely see people play anymore, practically no one does. The only time you see a big gathering here is at major tourneys, mostly Nationals. PUSA sometimes ignores the existence of Pokemon here, with delaying TCG sets, lack of promos and lack of tourneys(We don't have Cities, States, Regionals, and Battle Roads). In addition to that, getting picked on at school is already a regular for pokemon players and most players at schools here don't even know a thing or two of competitive battling in D/P and has no fairness in battles(these people rely on the ubers and hacks, especially Darkrai, Spiritomb w/ Wonder Guard , and Arceus). Even with this pokemon here is not dead; As long as there are loyal fans, pokemon will never die.
In here, pokemon is nothing; really nothing. You rarely see people play anymore, practically no one does. The only time you see a big gathering here is at major tourneys, mostly Nationals. PUSA sometimes ignores the existence of Pokemon here, with delaying TCG sets, lack of promos and lack of tourneys(We don't have Cities, States, Regionals, and Battle Roads). In addition to that, getting picked on at school is already a regular for pokemon players and most players at schools here don't even know a thing or two of competitive battling in D/P and has no fairness in battles(these people rely on the ubers and hacks, especially Darkrai, Spiritomb w/ Wonder Guard , and Arceus). Even with this pokemon here is not dead; As long as there are loyal fans, pokemon will never die.
That's why people can't afford to be open to being Pokémon fans outside of Japan, regardless of age. Pokémon events are the one public organization that people can openly confess, as there's no one to go around persecuting people. The fact that there are lots of attendants in the Philippines is proof Pokémon is far from dead there--it's just all moved underground, like how it's been everywhere except Japan.
yeah. i'm pretty comfortable with it being underground here though. sure, i'd like a few more friends who played/are into it and i wish people would grow up about the whole "let's tease this kid because she like pokemon" thing. psh yeah, and they call us immature for liking pokemon. being in japan with pokemon always around you would be amazing. but i can remember back in the day here in america when all the kids played pokemon at school. and most of those kids were lame because they never really knew what it was about. i even have this vhs from 1999 that shows the card tournaments from back then. most of them were either kids who didn't know a thing about the cards and they just played because it was the fad, and people who are 14-20 who think they know everything about it when they really don't. and most of them ended up hating pokemon in the end. yeah, there were people there who were hardcore fans like we are today and i bet most of them actually are us. but it gets annoying when everyone who likes the same thing actually don't even know what it's about. people in japan are pretty well aware of how pokemon goes. and they have the best merch there, thats for sure. i do wish pokemon wasn't a thing to be ashamed of/ wasn't AS underground as it is. but i don't think i'd like it to be so extremely popular because then it would die soon after. they're are great examples of how too much popularity can kill something: including music groups or artists, dances, cartoons...etc