Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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I've heard it a thousand times: beauty is the primary theme of Pokemon X and Y. Well, today I put my MFA in Creative Writing to use for ONCE and interrogate what that statement means and why, I believe, it represents a critical misread for how we engage with art.

0:00 Start
1:37 Part 1: Beauty is Not a Theme
4:17 Part 2: But Masuda Said!
6:52 Part 3: You Pokemon Fans
10:50 Part 4: Interpretation is Fun
13:30 Conclusion

sources/references:
youtu.be/U54eEUOOo0Q
youtube.com/watch?v=6lyYuWU453I&t=326s
youtube.com/watch?v=g7vwuKXp4Ag
youtu.be/6hcJDRMteQs
youtu.be/B3gcb105wpQ

#pokemon #3ds #pokemonxy