lol NO 2
ok yes in our mind set thats not a far distance chugoku to any other region, but look they released this to the people of japan and said its far away ,to America far away is much different as one of our regions(states) would equal all of japans or close to all of them. with that in mind far away to the US could be any where but the information regarding the regions whereabouts was not released to the US it was released to japan it may have features that are similar to other parts of the world such as the bridges
features of other regions didn't come from japan either so please understand im not calling you a lair so don't be so upset over it you could be right but i doubt it im going to stick with the facts and say its Hiroshima/chugoku you stick with your opinion of where ever you think it is.
First of all... what? Also, what facts?
Um, since people who would play the game in Japan might actually live in Hiroshima or near it, they wouldn't consider their own city far away.
Now, don't take the "very far away" too seriously. That's only in the context of the Pokemon regions. That's been interpreted to mean that Isshu is based off a foreign (out of Japan) place. Considering the fact that they started over at "Route 1" and not "Route 31251235", it's more likely that Isshu is India than Hiroshima.
Yes, features of other regions didn't come from Japan, but the outlines are going to be there. Major cities and features usually make it in. Besides, foreign things that were added to regions were mostly small. Likewise, the ports in Hiun city might have come from Hiroshima, but the city is based off somewhere else, as is the region.
ChrisTom said:
This is dumb. I'm sorry, but there is no possible, conceivable way that Isshu is based off of Manhattan. Really. Does New York have a desert? Mountains? Forests? Theme Parks? CLEAN DRINKING WATER?? No, of course not. You guys are hoping for something that isn't true. I think that Isshu is to the west of Johto, but turned at an angle of 90 degrees (Does Hoenn sound familiar?). Or it could possible be the area of Ube City, which looks strikingly like Hiun. This means that if you went down from the docks of Hiun City, and kept going long enough, you would end up near Fallarbor Town. So if we compared it to Japan, Hiun City would either by Ube City, Onoda Port, or somewhere near the world famous Kawatana Hot Springs.
More evidence that Isshu is based off of the Ube City area is that the characters are dressed in hiphop/urban styles, which is very popular there.
Anyways, I just know that it WON'T be New York. The Pokemon Games are about Satoshi Tajiri's childhood in Japan. Not about fans playing the games in New York...
With all regards,
-ChrisTom
Actually, New York City does have theme parks. New York state (and New Jersey) has mountains and forests, granted they are no where near NYC.
Isshu can't be New York because of the desert? So there's a desert smack dab in the middle of Kyushu, too, huh? There isn't one near Ube, either. Besides, Isshu's three peninsulas look nothing like Chugoku, the region where Ube is located. You've contradicted yourself by saying that Hoenn is Kyushu flipped 90 degrees while Isshu looks nothing like Chugoku. No, Isshu
isn't New York or Shanghai or whatever, but it can be based on either.
Hiphop/urban styles in Isshu? Where is this? Besides, urban street wear and culture is popular in most big cities.
Yeah, it could be to the west of Johto... China is pretty west, isn't it? New York even farther. The games have evolved beyond Satoshi Tajiri's childhood in Japan and become a franchise, you know. Besides, Tajiri grew up in Tokyo, not Ube, Yamaguchi.
