>>47164164No it wasn't, Tajiri himself said that Americans understood the concept of Pokemon better than Japs did
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2040095,00.html>Tajiri: It's interesting, because in Japan, everybody goes for Pikachu. In the U.S., the characters Ash [Satoshi in Japan] and Pikachu are grouped together. American kids seem to like that. In America there are more products sold with Ash and Pikachu together, not just Pikachu alone. I think Americans actually understand the concept of Pok�mon better than the Japanese. The Japanese focus on Pikachu, but what I think is important is the human aspect--you need Ash.The Japanese audience focuses on the Pokemon and doesn't care about the humans, while the American audience understands that the humans are just as important as the monsters
