[aaaronic]

I thought it was common knowledge that Pikachu was the culprit.

[Aissen]

I think it is, but the article really is about giving more context around what happened, and how it impacted the industry.

[hinkley]

Pikachu isn’t real but the writers are.

[the_af]

It's probably more the animators than the writers at fault. (Though not on purpose, of course).

[Cthulhu_]

Pikachu is real to me :'(