What are Pokémon?
What are Pokémon?
What are Pokémon and is it smart for our children to play with them?
Pokémon seem like pretty harmless entertainment for kids. Are they really?
What do they have to do with Shinto gods and spirits?
In this presentation we take a behind-the-scenes look at the origins and ideas behind Pokémon.
Links
- How Japanese Religion Influenced Pokémon
This is a video about Pokémon and their Shinto origins, Shinto being the religion of Japan. It cites Dr. Michel Dylan Foster of the University of California in Davis, USA, among others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1c7pZIXcU0 - All Pokemon based on Yokai and Japanese Folklore
This is a video explaining how the Pokémon characters are based on Yokai that are essentially Japanese lower order deities a.k.a. demons and other Japanese folklore.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXhwp2X8lto
- Top 10 Pokémon with Creepiest Pokédex Entries
An overview of the scariest Pokémon and their special powers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em8QxBiZl_8
- Stephen Dollins part I
Stephen Dollins, ex-wizard and member of the Church of Satan shares his testimony about how he became a wizard and a member of the Satanic Church founded by Anton Szandor LaVey in 1966. He also talks about how he did eventually get out of it by the grace of God.
https://youtu.be/cti_fdHL0dU
- Stephen Dollins part II
Stephen Dollins talks about the plans to make ''evil look cute'' in order to lure our children into all forms of occult practices and satanic beliefs linked to witchcraft / sorcery. He gives an overview of the most important occult symbols and their meaning before going on to talk about what Pokémon are, where they come from, the people behind them, and the dangers they pose.
https://youtu.be/3DneOdTDjLQ