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Things that might be obscure pokémon inspirations

Anonymous Fri 05 Jan 2024 22:55:37 No.55193340 View View Reply Original Report

Just found this donphan lookalike in this 80's manga.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 05 Jan 2024 22:56:57 No.55193344 Report

Quoted By: >>55193360

>>55193340
How much likely gamefreak just stole it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 05 Jan 2024 22:59:18 No.55193360 Report

Quoted By: >>55194015

>>55193344
that thing only appears in 2 pages so ken sugimori probably thought no one would notice

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 05 Jan 2024 23:02:19 No.55193378 Report

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>>55193340
My father played on one of these in the 70s

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 06 Jan 2024 01:11:37 No.55194015 Report

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>>55193360
Probably, because he wanted to be a mangaka. So he really might have seen this.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 06 Jan 2024 02:04:37 No.55194234 Report

Quoted By: >>55194348

>>55193340
Bruce Lee was the inspiration for Hitmonlee the resemblance is uncanny

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 06 Jan 2024 02:34:20 No.55194348 Report

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>>55194234
wrong it was Tadashi Sawamura, hence why his jap name is Sawamular

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 06 Jan 2024 02:57:32 No.55194438 Report

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Say what you will about Masuda but he had good taste in waifus

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