We have always heard of video games based on e series, and even television series. Some of these titles have become extremely successful over the years, like Dragon Ball, which is inspired by an animation series become a very famous video game series.
But will you believe it if I say that there is a famous animation series that is actually inspired by a video game, and what if I came to know that you are very much aware of this animation series too? It is a very rare example of such, but it is actually true.
There is a video game that inspired a famous animation series
Pokemon, the famous animation series that has rocked the entire world, is actually inspired by a video game. The first appearance of Pokemon was back in 1996 in two separate video games named Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue, respectively. These titles were released exclusively for Game Boy.
Pokemon anime series is inspired by the 1996 Game Boy video game of the same name
But the success story Pokemon started from its concept and not its success only. Only one year after the release of the video game, famous Japanese studio OLM Team Ota decided to make an anime series based on the mentioned video game, and from the same year, the Anime series started.
Pokemon is a world famous anime series
Not very surprising, but the Anime series of Pokemon became a huge success, and soon it started to get dubbed in different languages throughout the entire world. It is also available in various languages in India. Check out how you can watch Pokemon in India here.
Pokemon is still going very strong, and this series will always remain a huge example of how a video game franchise created a famous anime series that has ruled the entire world. Even after nearly 3 decades, Pokemon is still extremely relevant, and it will not be exaggerated if said that the animation media became more famous than its original inspiration, as the real story behind the origin of Pokemon is now almost forgotten.
