>>40617736I’m not saying it’s not marketable, every Pokémon is in a way, it’s just not RELATABLE which is important in a design aspect for children.
Incineroar is extremely simplistic, design wise, and really easy to draw, especially with the noodle limbs and bands for stripes, which appeals to children. Astrobunny does not.
>I've never seen fakemon artists using Japanese pop culture as their inspiration. Especially "old" pop culture.Just because you haven’t seen it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. I’m sure there are plenty of fakemon done by Japanese artists who have referenced these things, as most of the time, fakemon that are posted here are done by English speakers.