The Death Rumors That Plague Pokémon
By Dr. Eleanor Vance | Published on January 01, 0001
During the 1960s, rumors circulated that Beatle Paul McCartney was dead. He wasn’t, and even today, is still very much alive. These days, it’s not just rock stars who are plagued with death rumors, but oddly, those connected to Pokémon.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); Over the weekend, a rumor 
surfaced that Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokémon died during the March 11 earthquake in Japan. The rumor started on Twitter, which is quickly becoming the internet’s equivalent for junior high school in regards to how quickly rumors start and spread.
Of course, Tajiri did not die, and the tacky rumor was quickly refuted by Nintendo, who told Kotaku it was “false”, adding that “everyone at the Pokemon Company and Gamefreak is fine.” https://kotaku.com/pokemon-company-squashes-twitter-rumor-of-creators-deat-5781344
This wasn’t the first person of late connected to Pokémon whose demise was rumored online. Last summer, Pikachu voice-actress Ikue Otani was rumored to have passed away — something quickly proven false when her talent agency told us that Otani was “healthy” and “fine”.
https://kotaku.com/456874690 A quick search of mainstream Japanese media tends to show these rumors are bunk. While Otani or Tajiri are not household names in Japan by any 
stretch, their untimely demise would most certainly merit national news coverage on either the country’s Japanese or English newspapers.
But why those connected to Pokémon? Pokémon itself, is prime urban legend fodder — whether it be the creepy (and totally fake) Pokémon Black or the banned (and totally real) seizure-inducing Pokémon cartoon g2g1bet episode. https://kotaku.com/pokemon-black-may-be-an-urban-legend-but-its-also-cree-5600284
One reason could be related to the pop cultural importance of Pocket Monsters. Everyone knows Pokémon — even those who have never played it or seen the anime. Thus, it’ll get more traction than other games or cartoons. Also, because those working on Pokémon are somewhat famous, but not superstars, there is an air of believability to the rumors, helping them spread via things like Twitter. These rumors, however, are like the countless entertainment rumors of the 1970s and 1980s — ones H25 that, however, were often far seedier.
Just because it happened to Pokémon and h25 com สล็อต in Japan, doesn’t make it real. Remember, Paul isn’t dead — not by a damn 
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