User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Sorcerer Magazine, Issue 35: November 2014/@comment-4829046-20141204142257/@comment-4829046-20141204171054

lol :P

On that random point though...(for those that are curious, meaning none >_> <_<) The people I knew back then were 7-9 and watched both Pokemon and Digimon. Some people just consider Digimon a ripoff of pokemon. Only problem with that reasoning is that such people generally compare the "anime" for that. They completely forget that pokemon is not meant to be a storytelling medium while Digimon(minus the crap that was Xcros Wars) tried to convey a proper story. Also that the origins of the Digimon franchise were very different from pokemon. Granted however, that this doesn't apply to pokemon adventures, which I consider to be a great manga.

Personally I don't like the divide between Pokemon and Digimon fanbases. To me, Digimon made a lot more sense than Pokemon ever did. Sure, the part about Digital and real world being able to converge is a stretch, but depending on the writer, they have come up with some pretty convincing factors. Same cannot be said about Pokemon, but pokemon never intended to be like that so that comparison is stupid. I like pokemon for the fun RPG aspect of the games and some of the amazing designs and names, but Digimon has its own appeal and besides, the part about adding 'mon' to something was a concept that stuck in my head since childhood. XD I maybe biased, but so is anyone that buys any new pokemon game without questioning Nintendo's motives.