Silly Excuses for Pikachu Ripoff

Remember that go rummy city in Japan that created a Pikachu ripoff? Sure you do! Kotaku posted about it yesterday. https://kotaku.com/is-this-a-pikachu-ripoff-5826830 The character Eco-chan opened an environmental center in Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture and was supposed to holy rummy be used in green publicity campaigns.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); According to Japanese news reports, it was only after the character’s costume was complete that a city staffer said that it looked like Pikachu. Moreover, the person who did the original illustration apparently had never heard of Pikachu. That person also lives in a cave with no electricity, television, and has never been to a supermarket in Japan. Pika-whut? https://kotaku.com/japanese-supermarkets-overrun-with-game-crap-5716631 The individual in charge at Yamaguchi Prefecture told Sankei News that he thought the original illustration was different from Pikachu, adding, “I didn’t think this was a copyright problem.” The city is currently considering what to do regarding the character that ended up looking like Pikachu. 「ピカチュウ」パクリ？　山口・宇部のエコキャラ酷似　ネット上で指摘相次ぐ [MSN産経ニュース] (Top photo: オレ的) You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on royally rummy Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.