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archer9234 on 30 October 2015
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outlawauron said:
archer9234 said:
outlawauron said:

I mean this in the kindest way possible, but Pokemon has been recycled with each and every season. There are small changes, but it's still the same formula. It largely doesn't matter as both shows are targeted at young children whom don't care about the complexity of the plot very much.

Why didn't that work for Digimon. And fell apart, at season 4. By this logic. All kids shows are incappable of being cancelled. Very few shows become an icon. The rest just die off. And don't have a real lasting apeal.

Well, Digimon never had the popularity of Pokemon. It wasn't close. They just came out at the same time in the West.

I wasn't arguing that kids shows can't be cancelled, but recycling ideas or simple plot is usually not the reason.

Digimon equaled and beat Pokemon in ratings in the series depeartment a lot of times. Digimon didn't come out at the same time. It came out during late season 2 of Pokemon. And Digimon had a opening. Season 2 of Digimon was happening when Season 3 of Pokemon was starting to screw up the show. Monster Rancher also exsisted during this time. That eventually died too. Yokai Watch has more of a challenge.

It's not an established show as Pokemon. No matter the age of the child. Pokemon is known by older people. So it gets easier passes. Yokai is only the games and a starting show. A starting show. In the era of declining interests, in TV networks. Which is what I base its future to be on. But it won't replace Pokemon, in the long run. I'd say it will be on the level of Bayblade. It does fine. And continues to exsist. But won't reach Pokemon's icon status. It just can't with these new factors.