Even Iraqi Kids Love Pokemon
So I happen to be sitting here with CNN on in the background waiting for breaking news on the primaries, and an article popped up about kids in Iraq who enjoy a particular kids’ show, which acts as a particularly innocent and youthful refuge from the warzone that sits right outside their doors. Standard, slightly fluffy soft news, pretty well-done.
But then I noticed a familiar face among the characters and kids on the show…
Hey! It’s Pikachu! I wonder if they got permission to use him? (Though if Nintendo tries to shut them down I’m going to have to lay some smack down, as the kids say.) It was really cute, the reporter interviewed one of the little kids on the show, and she said she really loves Pokemon.
Pokemon comforts Iraqi children, Haruhi is the patron saint of children in Gaza…awww!
March 5th, 2008 at 8:50 am
I have very mixed feelings about this.
March 5th, 2008 at 9:48 am
Scary.
http://www.japanator.com/elephant/post.phtml?pk=7500
March 5th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Anime is helping kids everywhere. How great.
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March 5th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Well apparently our culture wasn’t infecting fast enough so I guess they decided to pull out the Japanese super-virus, hahaha.
I see nothing wrong with this.
March 9th, 2008 at 9:04 am
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