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Anonymous Fri 18 Aug 2023 00:07:17 No.54290443 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>54290462 >>54290665 >>54290673 >>54290692

How big was the craze caused by this?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 18 Aug 2023 00:10:07 No.54290462 Report

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>>54290443
Considering how the dub version and the games wasn't released after the incident, barely. Except for the fringe 5 Porygon fans out there.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 18 Aug 2023 00:51:42 No.54290662 Report

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low most people didnt know this was a thing because only happened in japan in 1997

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 18 Aug 2023 00:52:34 No.54290665 Report

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>>54290443
never got dubbed so it was mostly just rumors if you weren't japanese
the most important thing that happened as a result of this is that porygon was permanently banned from the anime despite pikachu being the one who caused the seizures

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 18 Aug 2023 00:53:32 No.54290673 Report

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>>54290443
Pokemon Anime was almost scrapped due to this (Notice how next episode after that event was premiered over 6 months later and it was "goodbye Pikachu")and it ended with massive overhaul of TV safety standards in Japan + DVD releases of old series got every slightly bright moment dimmed out significantly.

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Anonymous Fri 18 Aug 2023 00:54:13 No.54290681 Report

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pokemon still hadn't been released in the west when this happened

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Anonymous Fri 18 Aug 2023 00:56:07 No.54290690 Report

Quoted By: >>54291036

The joke is that only five or six kids actually had seizures. The other "700 hospitalizations" were just parents who saw the seizures on the news and rushed their kids to the hospital.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 18 Aug 2023 00:57:29 No.54290692 Report

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>>54290443
Fairly big in Japan. They debated canceling Pokémon in the west because of it and the anime went on hiatus for months

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Anonymous Fri 18 Aug 2023 01:20:28 No.54290818 Report

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>>54290692
The anime almost got cancelled in Japan and was only brought back because of how many people called in and asked when it was coming back.

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Anonymous Fri 18 Aug 2023 01:21:40 No.54290828 Report

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>>54290818
It was so embarrassing they considered just killing pokemon right there. The influence of this damn episode can't be overstated

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 18 Aug 2023 01:25:45 No.54290860 Report

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>>54290828
Had it been less popular then it absolutely would’ve killed the franchise. Luckily things worked out for Pocket Monsters and Paikucho https://youtu.be/4QBsSTajfP0

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Anonymous Fri 18 Aug 2023 01:49:58 No.54291002 Report

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>>54290665
>porygon was permanently banned from the anime
Kanto Episode 47, Pokémon 4Ever, Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice and SM Episode 20.
Now, the OTHER Porygons didn't show up except during the Johto Rap and Kyurem Vs. Sword of Justice, but Porygon themselves has had roles post incident.

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Anonymous Fri 18 Aug 2023 01:52:58 No.54291021 Report

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Here in Brazil they actually put this on the news talking about the dangers of Japanese animation and how it blinded Japanese kids.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 18 Aug 2023 01:55:06 No.54291036 Report

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>>54290690
Rather ironically, if Bulbapedia is to be believed, a number of those hospitalizations weren't just concerned parents, but also kids just trying to get out of school.
"However, it has been known some children faked seizures to skip school the next day"

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Anonymous Fri 18 Aug 2023 01:56:11 No.54291049 Report

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>>54291021
Enjoy your vacation anon.

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Anonymous Fri 18 Aug 2023 01:58:21 No.54291063 Report

Quoted By: >>54291077

>>54291036
No japanese kids are not like that unlike the west sorry

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 18 Aug 2023 02:00:40 No.54291077 Report

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>>54291063
Anon, the section this is placed under basically ensures it's referring to Japanese kids.
>The incident caused by the episode was coined by the Japanese press as the Pokémon Shock. Before the series restarted, a special report was aired on April 11, 1998, titled Anime: Pocket Monsters Problem Inspection Report. In addition, an explanation aimed for children was shown on the first episode after the incident. However, it has been known some children faked seizures to skip school the next day. Every Pokémon episode that aired up until this episode, including the opening, was edited by lighting certain scenes, removing or changing fast-flashing scenes and more. The original version of the episodes have never been shown again, except by mistake on Hulu Japan. The resulting hiatus also impacted the production of Mewtwo Strikes Back, leading to the creation of a prologue explaining Mewtwo's backstory, as the episodes foreshadowing its appearance were delayed to beyond the movie's airdate.
Kids are kids, no matter what the hell you are in the world. That's why being a kid with other kids is so nice.

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Anonymous Fri 18 Aug 2023 05:22:43 No.54292314 Report

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>>54290860
>We could've had it called Pocket Monsters here just like this newscast
Damn you Monster in My Pocket.

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