February 27 is officially Pokémon Day on the National Day Calendar. We are taking you on a journey through the world of Pokémon to learn why the Pokémon brand has reached the hearts of millions of kids, adults and fans across the globe.One of those fans is Dr. Emily Zarka, who expressed her love in The Untold Secrets of Pokémon’s Monster Mythology | Monstrum.
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Pokémon Day commemorates the launch of the first Pokémon video games, Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green, in Japan on February 27, 1996, kicking off a global phenomenon that catapulted Pokémon into one of the most popular and successful entertainment properties in the world. Since then, the community of global Pokémon fans — known as Trainers — come together to celebrate their love for the brand on Pokémon Day.
Pokémon are inspired by flora and fauna, science, religion, yokai and other supernatural beings. But the series is teeming with not just Japanese folklore, but versions of monsters from across the globe made cute with softened features.I'm glad I re-watched this episode, as I'd forgotten about the environmental message of the franchise. That alone makes it worth sharing, despite some of the minor errors, which the viewers pointed out in comments. When one makes a video about a property with millions of fans, there are bound to be some who know more than you do!
I close with a dance video the Official Pokémon YouTube channel released last year on Pokémon Day 2024: Time to POKÉDANCE!
To commemorate Pokémon Day today, past generation partner Pokémon have come together to dance! We hope you're dancing too!That was made to go viral as a dance trend on TikTok. Maybe next year I'll share the YouTube shorts versions of some of those videos.
So concludes today's holiday celebration. Stay tuned for a topical post tomorrow as the month ends. Reality returns!
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