In 1997, the Pokemon episode "Denno Senshi Porygon" was banned and was never aired outside Japan. Why?

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In 1997, the Pokemon episode "Denno Senshi Porygon" was banned and was never aired outside Japan. Why?

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Last updated Nov 20 2021.
Originally posted Nov 09 2021 1:22 PM.

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Because it supposedly caused seizures in 700 Japanese children. Pokemon was also taken off the air for four months and suffered a barrage of abuse from the media.

https://kotaku.com/the-banned-pokemon-episode-that-gave-children-seizures-5757570

Nov 09 2021, 4:00 PM

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The problem occurred because the animators used a "rapidly-strobing technique" using flashing red and blue lights to simulate a virtual explosion onscreen.

https://kotaku.com/the-banned-pokemon-episode-that-gave-children-seizures-5757570

In people with photosensitive epilepsy (5% of epileptics) seizures are caused by flashing and flickering lights

https://www.epilepsy.org.au/about-epilepsy/understanding-epilepsy/photosensitive-epilepsy/

In 1997, the Pokemon episode "Denno Senshi Porygon" was banned and was never aired outside Japan. Why?

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