OK besides this below and DEVO coming out of the Kent State massacre, what are other facts you have about the evolution of art / music /etc that wouldn't be obvious if you didn't know but, retroactively, explain and/or illuminate a LOT ?
Super important question: did the pikachu thing start before or after the anime?
Even more important question, though I understand if you can't answer this due to NDAs and confidentiality and the like: do you prefer the original round pikachu or the more modern streamlined pikachu
I have no NDA with Pokémon. (That sentence should strike fear into their hearts, because of what I was in the room for.) The Pikachu thing started along with the anime; it was Pikachu’s unexpected popularity from the anime that made everything change.
That makes sense. Pikachu in the anime was adorable beyond compare. I watched it as a kid (I was born in 90, so you're responsible for a lot of my brainworms), and even though I stopped watching early on, I still tuned back in for the recent final championship ep where Ash and Pikachu finally win.
