Coming Apart (Reprise)
Yeah, that’s right, I killed off my own author-insertion cameo. That’s the kind of guy I am.
It’s been almost 15 years since Pokemon were unleashed upon the world. Do you realize what this means? It means that kids who can’t remember a time before bulbasaur existed are now able to vote. More than that, it means that there’s a whole new demographic out there to be marketed and pandered to.
I predict that we’re going to start seeing collectable monster anime produced for a mature adult audience. Admittedly, there have already been some moves in this direction- Fate/Stay Night is basically the same as Pokemon except that pikachu is the ghost of King Arthur and you can sleep with her.
Charizard, I choose you!
Of course they do things differently in Japan. In America, it’d be time for the gritty reboot. This can be done well. Sometimes. Usually, though, it ends up just being the false hope that adding violence and breasts will make a silly concept from a children’s show seem less ludicrous rather than more.
February 19th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Barney, the gritty defender of truth! A dinosaur as your best friend, with big gnashy teeth and a barely controlled rage!