It's post time! Recently the official Pokemon website changed its user interface. This means things have been moved around. Even though it looks similar, the Pokedex isn't as easy to find. It's been moved from the front page to a menu instead. It's still easy to find, but it can be confusing if you haven't been to the website in a while. Because of this, I wanted to talk about this for more casual fans who don't visit the Pokemon website very often. As always, I will be including the link for the official website below. Since Tanabata was just two days ago, I'll also be including a picture of the Pokemon Jirachi below. Enjoy!

The official Pokemon website: https://www.pokemon.com/us

What time is it? Post time! For today's blog post, I will be talking about Undertale and Deltarune. These games aren't anime, they're actually in the pixel art style. But they've always been popular with anime fans, and there are a lot of animations and fan art done in the anime art style for these games. But why is this? Well, Undertale and Deltarune have a lot of anime references, both in the games and in the official merchandise. Because of this, anime fans enjoy finding all of the little easter eggs in the games. It's also fun to see games like this make anime references, and both games gained quite a big fan base in Japan as well; which also helped the anime community. But, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. Nonetheless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!

Why were otakus always ridiculed? Well, that's what I'll be talking about in today's blog post! Outside of Japan, an otaku is an intense anime fan. But in Japan, an otaku can be a fan of anything. Because of this, spending so much time on hobbies was always seen as a waste. Japan values hard work, so spending time on hobbies instead was looked down on. However, in recent years, Japan has been trying to encourage people to have more balanced lives. So, otakus are being shown in a more positive light. This includes fans of anime, videogames, and anything else. But you'll also still see a lot of anime and manga about overworked and burned out office workers, manga artists, and even game developers. After all, Japan values hard work! Regardless, I hope you all enjoyed this blog post!

It's post time! Recently there have been a lot more content made for otakus. Since otakus have been making more things themselves, there are a lot more games, manga, and anime about otakus, made for otakus. Maybe it feels like it's excluding casual fans, but I think it's a step in the right direction. Otakus were originally seen as unemployed losers, and this went on for a really long time. So to see them in a more positive light is a very good thing. For some clarification, otakus aren't normal anime fans. They're specifically the more committed ones who watch anime, play games, make content, buy merchandise, or attend conventions in their spare time. There's a lot of fans of other things that do this, so it felt wrong for otakus to be targeted specifically. I think all of these new series centering around otakus will be a good thing for the community. But, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. Nonetheless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!

Why are there so many creepy or dark Pokedex entries now? Well, that's what I'll be talking about in today's blog post! In recent years, there have been more and more dark Pokedex entries. Even older Pokemon get new Pokedex entries that are like this. Why is this? Well, a lot of the fans are adults now. Children almost never read these, so most of them are added for older fans of the series. Even if Pokemon is made with children in mind, it's one of the few series that doesn't want to push away their original fans. I'm sure not all adult fans are interested in these darker entries, but a lot of them are. It helps keep the series more interesting for a lot of people. At least, that's what I think. Many other fans also seem to agree with this, as well. Regardless, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. Nonetheless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!

It's the Fourth Of July! But it's also America's 250th birthday! And for this year's special post, I will be talking about the Pokemon Braviary. The whole Pokemon fan base agrees that Braviary is the America Pokemon. It's an eagle, its feathers have red, white, and blue, and it's very strong. It's also a good fighter, and it's the Valiant Pokemon. Along with this, it's considered a brave warrior. That's why I'm talking about it for this year's post. It's pretty obvious what they were going for with this Pokemon, which is why people talk about it every Fourth Of July. As always, I'll be including a picture of Braviary below. Enjoy! Happy Independence Day everyone!

3, 2, 1, post time! For today's blog post, I will be talking about clothes for villagers in Animal Crossing New Horizons. Villagers can wear any clothes in the game, except for socks, shoes, pants, skirts, wigs, and helmets. "Helmets" include anything that's considered full headgear in the game. This includes things like wigs, hoods, and certain hats. This can honestly be really limiting. Not only this, but the clothes they can wear look different on different animals. For example, sometimes hats will turn into dumb little tiny hats instead of covering their whole head, and some villagers can't wear glasses correctly. This can seem entertaining at first, but then after a while you realize how ridiculous it looks. Instead of doing this, I wish the creators would have just taken more time to model the clothes to fit the villagers the right way. Doing it the way they did just makes it feel like the world they live in isn't very inclusive of certain animals. If you can't wear something, you don't get to wear it the right way. This kind of ruins the point of the game, which is supposed to be about being kind to others and building connections within your community. It also would've been much easier to model them all if they were able to wear pants and shoes, as well as if they could wear hats and glasses properly. I understand why they can't wear helmets, but doing it the way it was done creates way more work than necessary; especially since full body outfits had to be redesigned for villagers. Regardless, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. Nonetheless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!