The Japanese Pokemon Panic of 1997

In 1997, over 12,000 children exhibited physical symptoms ranging from nausea to seizures after watching an episode of Pokemon called computer warrior, Poragon. It was attributed to a photosensitive epileptic fit triggered by the bright flashing lights used in the episode when ash and Pikachu went into the computer. The event then got picked up by the news who unwisely re-aired the segment in its entirety during the newscast. This is because I mean, it's a transitory. It's a transitional anxiety. Like, you know, the country's finally set free from colonial bonds. They've got I mean, this is the making. But for whatever reason, after this episode in particular