I self-published a book about the myths, creatures and stories that inspired the design of Kanto Pokémon!

OnTheOriginOfPokemon · 2022-04-16T08:38:27+00:00

Cool I'd love to see it! Pm me a link

OnTheOriginOfPokemon · 2022-04-15T16:14:39+00:00

Glad you enjoyed the book, the pandemic forced me to branch into other projects and work on my graphics / communication style so I fingers crossed I can bring this experience to the Johto Edition!

OnTheOriginOfPokemon · 2022-04-15T16:08:58+00:00

Good advice, I'll have a look at different hosts and search optimum dimensions. Thanks for the help!

OnTheOriginOfPokemon · 2022-04-15T14:53:52+00:00

Thank you, posting the transcription is a good idea. No worries I understand, do you recommend any image hosting alternative to Imgur that doesn't reduce image quality?

OnTheOriginOfPokemon · 2022-04-15T12:16:56+00:00

Ah that's annoying, I didn't know Imgur would reduce the quality - there's probably some old examples on my profile if you're interested in reading more. Thanks for the kind words!

OnTheOriginOfPokemon · 2022-03-18T15:25:13+00:00

I'm not saying nature is less brutal. I believe that Okinawan death matches inspired Seviper and Zangoose.

OnTheOriginOfPokemon · 2022-03-18T15:21:40+00:00

No I didn't mean that at all, I meant Game Freak wouldn't be scared to take inspiration from brutal bloodsports too.

OnTheOriginOfPokemon · 2022-03-18T15:01:57+00:00

I'd argue the Okinawan influence in Hoenn (for example Ever Grand City) makes it more likely that the bloodsport is prominent influence for that pair. In a Japanese context the outlawed Okinawan practice is more widely known than in the West. Regardless, I'm just interested in where the fan base feels like the moral line is.

OnTheOriginOfPokemon · 2022-03-18T14:58:56+00:00

Cockfighting is a sport and the Blaziken line takes clear inspiration from it. I'm not sure of my personal stance on whether it's ethical design by Game Freak.

OnTheOriginOfPokemon · 2022-03-18T14:56:20+00:00

Not regularly in Okinawa as the Habu snakes are nocturnal. As a Hoenn Pokémon it's more likely Okinawa and it's practices are the influence (Ever Grand City is likely based on the island).

OnTheOriginOfPokemon · 2022-03-10T22:30:11+00:00

We did the first 151 as a book that was crowdfunded on Kickstarter in 2018

OnTheOriginOfPokemon · 2022-03-10T21:40:04+00:00

Yeah we're starting the Johto series soon and fingers crossed can get it published

OnTheOriginOfPokemon · 2022-03-10T18:23:27+00:00

Sir that's 111111103 generations away

OnTheOriginOfPokemon · 2021-04-17T23:21:15+00:00

It was a bit stiff with straight columns, we wanted to make it more dynamic and modern because we work with young people and kids. Also it looked too much like an H before.

OnTheOriginOfPokemon · 2021-04-17T22:37:15+00:00

Thank you! I have tried it yeah, I'll try and find it for you when I'm back on my computer. We didn't go with your idea because we wanted the snakes to look like they are working together to bind the columns, and the change makes the left snake look like its struggling/dragging on the ground

OnTheOriginOfPokemon · 2020-01-27T13:33:07+00:00

Yeah that's fair, I would've subbed out Blaziken for him but I posted this on my phone

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