Episode 170: Pokémon Part 2: The Anime

(00:00:00) Welcome to Why Does This Exist? (00:00:44) The Origins of Pokémon (00:04:43) The Anime Phenomenon (00:14:02) Evolution of the Pokémon Anime (00:31:35) Pokémon Movies and Merchandise (00:46:12) Nintendo's IP Adaptations (00:47:25) The Kirby and Star Fox Adaptation Debate (00:51:32) Pokémon's Phenomenal Success (00:54:41) Closing Remarks and Call to Action In the second part of our spotlight on Pokémon, Chris, Rob, and Shaun talk about the anime and its impact on pop culture. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-does-this-exist--5418632/support.Help support the show and discover articles and more by heading on over to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/whydoesthisexist.Buy us Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whydoesthisexistSupport us on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-does-this-exist--5418632/support Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/wdtepod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whydoesthisexist Like, Dislike, Comment and Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY23JJcBuc904cgAZpnDOiQ Know of any other weird happenings in pop culture? Let us know at [email protected].