Pokemon, animal cruelty and True Tears

[BelYaun]

<Harbin> y is pokemon family friendly?
<Harbin> i remember pikachu gets beating the shit outta him in one ep
<BelYaun> animal cruelty, homeless people, illicit relationships, etc
<Zakiel> Pokemon is the anime equivalent of having animals fight IRL.
<Harbin> Kirikou and the Sorceress
<BelYaun> lol, would be surprised to see some kid walking around with chicken battling it out against wild squirrels to level it up
<Harbin> lol
<Zakiel> I was thinking more like dog fighting. =P
<Harbin> hey, it could be what happened in true tears
<BelYaun> lol
<Harbin> go ragimago
<BelYaun> flmao
<Harbin> lolz
<BelYaun> wild dog gains 12 exp
<Harbin> look at how horrible we turned pokemon into
<BelYaun> no, how terrible Pokemon turned True Tears
<Harbin> indeed