Justice for Zainichi Koreans

Ever wondered why Professor Oak's grandsons Blue and Gary have "Smell You Later" as their catchphrase? Could it be that Red and Ash were from a Pokemon World region based on the Korean Peninsula?

If you watch episode 18 of Ranking of Kings, we get introduced to Gyakuza, whose people are depicted as poorer and dirtier than the people of Houma. The story of Houma and Gyakuza is believed to be an allegory about the history of Japan and Korea in which Gyakuza is likened to Korea before the Japanese Annexation, and Houma is supposed to be Japan.

What if it turns out Blue and Gary bullying Red and Ash respectively is an allegory about hate crimes against Zainichi Koreans because Koreans were often seen as coming from a lower social status than Japanese people in the lowest possible levels of society? If that is true, then it's no wonder the late Takeshi Shudo proposed a depressing series finale for the Pokemon TV series, where the entire series was all just a dream from a dying, mentally ill Ash Ketchum, because almost no justice is being done against the persecution of Zainichi Koreans, which leads to many of them becoming mentally ill. Even the South Korean Ambassador to Japan is disappointed by this lack of justice for Zainichi Koreans and is often demanding that the Japanese government should stop blackmailing the South Korean government and the South Korean Embassy in Tokyo regarding Zainichi Koreans and Comfort Women. And it doesn't help when the South Korean government barely recognizes the existence of Zainichi Koreans, outside of a few cases. With unwantedness on the same level as Waluigi, it's no wonder many Zainichi Koreans become mentally ill because very few people are willing to lend a helping hand to them...

If it's official that Gary Oak's bullying of Ash Ketchum in the Pokemon Anime is an allegory about hate crimes against Zainichi Koreans, then Gary Oak being the only Nintendo antagonist named after Shigeru Miyamoto is clearly the biggest insult to the Super Mario Bros creator. Thanks a lot, Satoshi Tajiri. Now I'm losing interest in Nintendo and Anime for reasons unrelated to copyright issues...