How does Pokemon promote the ideals of Shintoism in the 'Cool Japan' Campaign

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by Avery Caldwell0 views·Updated May 25, 2022
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  1. Pokemon wasn't directly created to promote the ideals of shintoism.
  2. It is a video game, card trading game and anime at heart.
  3. So entertainment was really the main driving force in its creation.
  4. However,
  5. it was created by japanese developers and a lot of their
  6. beliefs intentionally or unintentionally were sprinkled across the game's lore.
  7. People in Japan have a deep appreciation for their nature and the
  8. bodies that they have been taught and passed down from their ancestors.
  9. They show most of their appreciation to religion
  10. like shintoism with old temples and shrines,
  11. but also through developments in media such as anime and Pokemon
  12. to appeal their values to the younger and newer generations.
  13. Entertainment music and games have always been
  14. a worldwide way to connect people from
  15. different countries and Pokemon was one that
  16. boomed others countries interests in Japan.
  17. For the Cool Japan campaign,
  18. Pokemon involves a widespread away of characters that are
  19. all unique and considered cute to the eye,
  20. which is very appealing to younger people.
  21. This draws people in because it is a game that
  22. is constantly evolving and creating new aspects to play.
  23. The cool Japan campaign used Pokemon as a cultural product to impress people
  24. across the world of Japan's ideals without
  25. directly broadcasting those words called soft power
  26. Pokemon triggers a sense of connection to people through emotion.
  27. Sherry and George explains in his discussion about
  28. soft power that words have to be logical,
  29. rationality is important.
  30. Whereas emotion and sensitivity can go straight to the hearts of
  31. others without facing the thick wall of language and logic.
  32. So probably soft power is a better way of communicating our thoughts.
  33. Pokemon is a growing phenomenon that is very well known to people all over the world,
  34. even those who have never played it.
  35. It represents japanese culture through mystical
  36. creatures in different forms in nature,
  37. which indirectly symbolized Hinduism in the ideals
  38. of divine energy found within them.