Pokémania

English

Etymology

From Poké- +‎ -mania.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Pokémania (uncountable)

1. (informal) Passion for the Pokémon media franchise.
   • 2001, Kathleen McDonnell, Honey, We Lost the Kids: Re-thinking Childhood in the Multimedia Age, Second Story Press, →ISBN, page 97:

     Teachers, who had vivid memories of the temporary insanity of POGS a few years earlier, said they'd never seen a craze to rival Pokémania.

   • 2008, Anne Allison, “The Attractions of the J-Wave for American Youth”, in Yasushi Watanabe, David L. McConnell, editors, Soft Power Superpowers: Cultural and National Assets of Japan and the United States, M. E. Sharpe, →ISBN, page 105:

     It is one that reflects what I found to be the general attitude of American adults regarding the Pokémania that captivated U.S. youth for at least two years: that, though a popular fad of immense proportions, Pokémon (and through it Japan) influenced American youth in terms of their goals, actions, or attitudes in a way that was judged to be relatively benign.

   • 2009, Jason S. Yadao, The Rough Guide to Manga, Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 48:

     Launched on the wave of Pokémania was Viz's four-part manga The Electric Tale of Pikachu.