>>52678264They need to get the American White and Black audiences for future things. Right now America has got rid of PkMn due to politics, Japs see this as a new idea to reintroduce it again to the culture. The last time it was huge here was with the Detective Pikachu and shit. And after that, Masdua is trying something new.
tldr: Japan knows America too well and they'll goyslop this shit up