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How "Japanese" is Pokemon?
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I don't how japanese is it?
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>>24780212
A many
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>>24780212
Well, Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh are the Pokemon equivalents of Modern Japon
Ransei is feudal Japon
Unova and Orre are the US
Kalos is France
I don't know about the regions of shown in Pokemon Ranger
PMD is set either in the distant future OR in an alternative universe
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The games don't seem very Japanese. They translate well in the West, like Mario.

The cartoon has some obvious Japanese elements (kimonos, rice balls, etc.)
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>>24780277
Very
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>>24780277
So Japanese that it's actually MADE in Japan.
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>>24780212
You are asking the wrong question.

How Pokémon is Japan?

There is more Pokémon in Japan than there is Japan in Pokémon.
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>>24780336
Kanto is Tokyo
the creator of pokemon's house is the basis of pallet town
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>>24780212
apparently not enough, since it's basically being replaced in its home region by a bunch of cats
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>>24780988
It needs more cats then.
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>>24780988
>Being replaced
>Outsold by X and Y

Okay.
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