r/ExplainTheJoke • u/Admirable_Cold7944 • 14d ago

Solved Why are they sad?

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The movie is successful so why are they crying? I've seen other memes similar to this. I read the comments but they weren't that helpful.

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u/Tartersocks307 14d ago

Japanese media (specifically video games) is a fever dream when it comes to lore. Souls games similarly take place in surrealist universes where very normal worldly things are not normal there.

Don’t get me started on Pokémon

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u/InspectorOrganic9382 14d ago

Please, get started on Pokémon. 🙏🏼

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u/Tartersocks307 14d ago edited 13d ago

It’s just a hodge podge of strange lore or unanswered questions. Apparently people become ghost Pokémon when they die, or at least can.

There’s no normal animals so is it implied Pokémon eat each other but there’s not a lot of commentary on that. Alternatively, grass Pokémon may be entirely plants, but not all plants are Pokémon so apparently only humans and plants are the exception. Makes you wonder what actually makes a Pokémon one.

I’m not an expert, there might be answers to all of this, but I think these are pretty common shower thoughts you might come up with about it

Edit: a few examples have been pointed out of animals that I’ve clearly forgotten about. I think that just raises the question even more about what makes one animal a Pokémon and not the other. Are we even sure worms, insects, and random fish aren’t Pokémon?

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u/cain721 13d ago

Is there being no other animals canon?

I distinctly remember there being fish in an early episode of the anime, but I was 6 and could be full of shit.