Digimon Story: Time Stranger Producer Comments on Pokemon Comparisons

Digimon Story: Time Stranger producer Ryosuke Hara recently spoke on the comparisons between Digimon and the popular Pokemon franchise. Throughout the history of the two monster-catching franchises, comparisons and debates between Pokemon and Digimon have been frequent. Both franchises saw their meteoric rise to success at a similar time, with the late 1990s and early 2000s seeing the first big boom of monster-catching games. Pokemon and Digimon even saw their first anime adaptations air within the same time frame, with debates raging among fans. Now, the producer of Digimon Story: Time Stranger is addressing the frequent comparisons.