>>43713305Giovani real name is Sakaki and is a Yakuza, Surge is one of the few really American characters, practically almost everyone in the world Pokemon are Asian.
Obviously the localization team adapted the anime and the games for a western taste, but Pokemon is a very Japanese franchise, most of the Pokemon are based on yokai or animals from japan.
and yes, Takeshi is a japanes guy, not your black token character
