{"id":4480,"date":"2018-11-17T08:26:11","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T08:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/detective-pikachu-gross-furry-pokemon-divides-fans\/"},"modified":"2018-11-17T08:26:11","modified_gmt":"2018-11-17T08:26:11","slug":"detective-pikachu-gross-furry-pokemon-divides-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/detective-pikachu-gross-furry-pokemon-divides-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Detective Pikachu: ‘Gross’ furry Pokemon divides fans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pikachu has been the approachable face of the Pokemon franchise for more than 20 years, but a new film trailer has left some fans unsettled.<\/p>\n

The preview for Pokemon Detective Pikachu shows the character covered in thick yellow fur, which some fans have called “grotesque” and “disgusting”.<\/p>\n

While Pikachu has always been described as furry, it is the first time the character has been rendered in “life-like” 3D in an official capacity. <\/p>\n

Many fans liked the realistic fur.<\/p>\n

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\n The forthcoming Let’s Go Pikachu game shows Pikachu with a fringe
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Pikachu appeared in the first Pokemon game, which was released in Japan in 1996.<\/p>\n

It quickly became a global phenomenon and has become one of the best-selling entertainment franchises of all time.<\/p>\n

Pikachu is an electric mouse and the animation series has previously showed the character with hair, albeit in a stylised and undefined way.<\/p>\n

The new Warner Bros film is the first official movie to integrate Pokemon characters in real-world settings with actors.<\/p>\n

Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds provides the voice for Pikachu, which has historically been voiced by Japanese actress Ikue Otani.<\/p>\n

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Detective Pikachu looks utterly grotesque but I think I actually want to see it. The fact that a Pok\u00e9mon movie exists in that form is utterly baffling to me, I can\u2019t not see how far they went with it.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ollie Jameson (@MinusWorld) November 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

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Really digging how the Detective Pikachu movie doesn’t look like its playing it safe, at all. Those ‘realistic’ designs are so gross and unexpected – and I absolutely love it. Can’t wait to see how freaky they get with this licence!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Joe O’Connell (@BeyondGhibli) November 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

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While many fans questioned the hyper-realistic art style of the film, others pointed out that it reflected what Pokemon might look like in real life.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n