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| Topic | Did you know Brock from Pokemon was originally replaced for looking Asian? |
| Piplup_Sniper 11/01/23 4:10:29 PM #1: | From an interview with the late Masamitsu Hidaka, the first director of the pokemon anime:
The translator began to explain that the Japanese crew felt that Brock might be viewed as racist by the American people because of his eyes, and that they were even fearful of it when Pokemon first came to America. I asked if anyone ever complained, and he said no, but it was just that they were worried someone might eventually. So, they brought in a tall, white, Anglo-looking character to replace him, just to be on the safe side. Source: https://www.pokebeach.com/2008/07/second-pokemon-interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-many-interesting-points This is also something the late Takeshi Shudo, the head writer of the original anime, also talked about: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/e/e17a2590.jpg --- Forbid it, Almighty God! ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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