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Friday, April 29, 2011

"Into Zekrom...!!"

(Left = Reburst, Right = Special)

Wait, what? Is there something I missed here?

13 comments:

  1. ....8O
    Wow. Weird.

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  2. The title sounds dodgy.

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  3. Now who's ripping off who, people?

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  4. I wouldn't say ripoff. More like Yamamoto (or an editor, or some higher-up at The Pokémon Company or Shogakukan or whoever) saying "You know, that new RéBURST thing is doing quite well, so maybe some of the older children will get a reference that we can draw in there. It can even double as cross-advertising!"

    Doesn't make it any less what-the-fuck-am-I-reading-worthy, though.

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  5. Oh well, luckily the Zekrom image is from Grade 4, meaning it'll be scanlated...

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  7. But... isn't this usual for Zekrom?

    http://pokebeach.com/news/0211/black-white-set.jpg
    http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a7/BW1_booster_2.jpg

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  8. It doesn't change the fact that it's the exact same pose, with the exact same Pokemon, with the exact same text in the speech bubble.

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  9. I think it's just a typical Special reference to other things Pokemon, and I think it's awesome.

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  10. It's a form of flattery since both ReBurst and Special are under one wing, Shogakukan. Although they are on different demographic. Yeah, that mean Yamamoto and Kusaka approve reBurst. Although I don't.

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  11. @Michaelf1993 The text in the speech bubble says "Zekrom", by the way.

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  12. @Anonymous

    Well, gee...I never would've figured that out....thanks! (That was sarcasm btw)

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