>>56455467>Nips don't like monstersYou are one absolutely fucked-up retard. Yokais are the single biggest extract of japanese folklore and culture you could possibly get. You wanna know how the monster-catching genre started? Tradeable Yokai-theme Hanafuda cards from the XVI century.
Monster catching and monster-themed stories are like half of Japanese folklore. This shit is that old. Yo-Kai Watch got its success by going straight at the source material and pandering it for the younger generations that hear about that shit in school, and also from their parents. That's why the cultural context appeal was completely lost to american kids, outside of it being "close to Pokémon".
Saying japs don't like monsters isn't just dumb. It labels you as a full-on retard that doesn't deserve to breathe the same air as everyone else. Like, seriously, as a fellow Digimon fan, don't blame this series' failings at cultural preferences. Blame the generational freezing the brand suffers from periodically.
Kids want new stuff. They don't want old trends hashed up. Digimon got stuck on Adventure nostalgiabait after Tri was so successful. Pokémon kept reinventing itself to the point newer Pokémon aren't even recognizable as Pokémon.
We need to accept Digimon dropped the ball when trying to renew their audience. The "nostalgia well" dried up because 90's kids that grew up with Adventure won't waste as much time and money on this franchise anymore. They have jobs and kids now. Sit down and stop making Digifans look bad.
