All Tokyo 2020 Olympics they also took the field Pikachu e Raichu, or so it seemed during the meeting of badminton which was held on July 26th. Indeed, the names of the American players Phillip Chew e Ryan Chew have been shortened in screen graphics to P. Chew e R. Chew, sounding very similar to the names of the Pokémon mascot and its evolution.
The meeting of men’s doubles of badminton which took place last July 26 saw the two brothers face off Americans Phillip e Ryan Chew against the Japanese Keigo Sonoda e Takeshi Kamura. In Japan, the television broadcaster Fuji TV however, he had to abbreviate names of the brothers Chew so that they fit into the score box, showing only the initial of their first name and their last name in say, the Japanese alphabet used for transcribing foreign words.
The transcription of names P. Chu e R. Chu so amused the viewers of the Japanese Olympics that they immediately reported the inevitable comparison of names with Pokémon Pikachu e Raichu its Twitter.
The link between these Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the world of video games it becomes increasingly narrow, between references desired with the use of video game soundtracks during the opening ceremony and not as in this case. Who knows what other pearls they will give us in the finale.
