>>38424274It's sad you somehow fail to see what pokémon always was. Tagiri came up with the idea to allow pre-teen kids in increasingly modernised and industiralised Japan the same kind of experience he had growing up, of searching for insects and fighting them against friend's captures. That the series is STILL this today is testament to exactly the type of direction Tagiri has handed down since moving to full-time CEO (he also personally approves all game scripts among other executive producer work on the series. Fresh eyes and an objective viewpoint, given he's not involved with day-today production).
