https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennō_Senshi_Porygon
I'm sure lots of people, Pokemon fans or not, know about this already. Back in '97 there was an incident where hundreds of kids were hospitalized because of a scene in a Pokemon episode that caused epileptic seizures. Fortunately nobody died.
But what if someone had died that day as a result of that episode?
Pokemon was only a year old when this episode aired. Would the show have gotten banned completely? Even if it did continue airing, would it even be as popular as it is CTL? I can see lots of parents not wanting their kids to watch a show that resulted in the death of someone.
Assuming no ban, how would it do in the West? Would it's popularity be affected at all?
I'm sure lots of people, Pokemon fans or not, know about this already. Back in '97 there was an incident where hundreds of kids were hospitalized because of a scene in a Pokemon episode that caused epileptic seizures. Fortunately nobody died.
But what if someone had died that day as a result of that episode?
Pokemon was only a year old when this episode aired. Would the show have gotten banned completely? Even if it did continue airing, would it even be as popular as it is CTL? I can see lots of parents not wanting their kids to watch a show that resulted in the death of someone.
Assuming no ban, how would it do in the West? Would it's popularity be affected at all?