>>48471033They're getting celebs who are Pokemon fans to promote their brand. Most of the celebs they do the same with in Japan are C-listers as well. They sometimes snag a big one, like Katy Perry was here, but it's mostly no-name variety-show-bait tarento.
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>jeweryPokemon is one of the most left-friendly franchises in Japan, maybe the most. It's expressed internationalist, collectivist, anti-war, pro-melting-pot, even pro-trans (though interestingly not pro-gay, yet) sentiment, and that's just in the Japanese releases of games. It's Barney levels of "let's get along and love each other" text with a bit of "sometimes bad people need to be taught a lesson". If you're afraid of the NWO infiltrating Pokemon or whatever other conspiracy shit, you're about 15 years too late, if not longer. Hell, the original games had universal healthcare. Sure you can pretend it's not there, but you can pretend this lady isn't promoting Pokemon too, and far more easily. I wouldn't even have known if I didn't see this thread.
