>>56793586>>56793595Aoyama: By the way, apparently the kids watching the Pokémon anime these days like Gurumin better than Dot. Q: Really? Do you have any idea why?
Aoyama: Well, it appears some of them don't actually realize that Dot and Gurumin are the same person, just like Liko initially didn't. When adults look at a costumed character, it automatically registers to them that there's someone inside that suit, but these kids just earnestly think of Gurumin as Gurumin and enjoy the character they see.
I was really shocked when I learned this, and it made me think about how children view the Pokémon anime. Dot does have a lot of lines that sound very negative, constantly calling things "a pain" or saying she doesn't want to do something.
Q: True, on paper she sounds very negative.
Aoyama: If you actually think about WHY she says these things, though, they often have positive meanings, like if she says it's such a pain that the Gurumin costume isn't dry yet BECAUSE she wants to start working on a video. The sound director told me that if I just straight out call things a pain and leave it at that, I'll just come across as unpleasant, and he's right about that; I don't want the kids watching the Pokémon anime to think of Dot as an unpleasant character. Dot isn't unpleasant.
When Dot says something is a pain, it's ultimately used as a positively loaded word. If you keep that in mind, you'll see her in a very different light.
Here, easier to read
