Why is Pokémon so popular in Japan?

Is Pokemon better in Japanese?

Shows in their native language are more often better, as more emotion is portrayed in how the anime was originally written. The Japanese anime is darker and more serious, whereas the English dub is very laid back and lighter in tone.

Is Pokemon bigger in the US or Japan?

Pokemon is japanese. Pokemon is bigger in japan then in the US. In japan, the pokemon tv show is extremely popular and on many tv channels. Here in the US, you can only find the pokemon tv on disney channel.

What is the longest Pokemon series?

pocket monsters also has been made into 16 feature films as of (insert6 date here and yes im aware theres a 17th movie coming out) making that the longest running film franchise based on a videogame.

Do Japanese Pokemon have the same name?

English isn’t universal so a Pokemon could have several names depending on the language so they can make it’s name work within the region’s word play. Honchkrow hasa different name in Japanese (Donkarasu), French (Corboss), German (Kramshef), Korean (Donkeurou) and Chinese (Wuyatoutou).

Is Pokemon originally English?

Pokémon is short for “Pocket Monsters”, the original Japanese name. The franchise has its roots in a gaming magazine in the early 1980s in Japan—Game Freak, started by Satoshi Tajiri and Ken Sugimori.

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