>>54164221Kinda? I remember this way differently as an American Japanon.
Youkai Watch:
>Very Popular with the Youkai Watch Boom>Extremely popular with Japanese conservatives, it was a japano-centric alternative to Pokemon, which is viewed as leaning to more international points. >Like for 2 Obons and a few other festivals I saw that fucking Obakeneko Jibanyan and the other 2 main mascots Komasan and Whisper >Had partnerships with multiple massively popular regional mascots and brands>Is still considered a major mascot company, up there with Pokemon and Sanrio>Fell out of popularity in the West after Youkai Watch 3, which tried so hard at being American it was about as American as "My name is John Doe and I like Baseball and Apple Pie">Had a lot of stuff with shadowside, time travel aliens, and a fourth game on the switch >Gameplay is radically different from older pokemon games, and arguably is the reason why newer games are the way they are. >Otherwise pretty funny and fond childhood mermoryDigimon:
>Created by Bandai-Namco as a male alternative to the Tamagotchi>Essentially Virtual Pet Mountain Dew, whereas regular tamagotchis are like Coke or Sprite>Had a whole battle system that was pretty fun>Later branched into games that are okay at best>Regular Tamas are honestly better imo>Never got the whole rivalry in the West, considering they're older and Pokemon is based off of that Kaiju series that I don't really remember>Honestly I think of the franchise like Bakugons or Beyblades, general "Boy" toy nostalgia though they didn't really need to be gendered as they're pretty simple conceptsYeah I never got this whole thing about them because they're not even "Monster Catchers." Pokemon and Youkai Watch are Mascot franchises, with one being a "Monster Catcher" and the other is a "Monster Befriender." And Digimon is just a pet.
