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The most popular franchises among both millennials in the west and children of the Lost Decades in Japan offer nostalgic, one-size-fits-all escapist fantasies for broken adult children who can't cope with the state of reality or have some overwhelming psychological need that is not being met. Whether it's Pokemon or Harry Potter or Star Wars or whatever, it's all the same structure. There's something for everyone; no matter what kind of person you are, no matter what kind of issues you have, there's a character to self-insert to, a character to get attached to, and an activity to interest you. If you want to be the prodigy your parents said you were, you can self-insert into one of the protagonists like Red or Brendan. If you never got over your crush on the girl next door, you can waifu any of the numerous girl next door support characters like May or Dawn. If you have parental issues, you have a ton of older men and women to choose from, and just as many loli and shota characters to imagine yourself as for extra degenerate points. Then, once you've found your ideal self and ideal partner, all you need to do is pick the set and the dressings, which are equally varied and appealing to broken people. Are you the type who plays children's games competitively? Go on the standard adventure and become champion to prove your children's game supremacy. Are you too irresponsible for real pets, let alone children? Become a breeder and have all the furbabies you could ever want. Do you crave attention? You could be a psychic or a spirit medium or a ninja, or maybe a supermodel or an actor. Are you an edgelord?Join the pokemon mafia, or catch a god and have it remake the world. Do whatever you want, you'll never be held back by lack of means or competence. In Pokemon, all you need to succeed is determination and, naturally, Pokemon themselves.Pokemon will bring you whatever childhood dream you've long given up on, whether it's being the best there ever was or just being loved.
