Fans of Fans

The great thing about Pokémon is that many people like it. Those who like it, like me, become fans of everything and anything that is begotten from the franchise. However, some Pokémon fans can develop so influentially that they themselves can become liked by other fans. Those fans are who I would call "fans of fans", and this can happen for quite a few types of fans. I can recall quite a few fans and just who becomes fans of them.

Some of my VGC fellows know about a few supreme VGC players who can really do what they do, and they effectively become fans of them. It's hard not to believe that those VGC players are fans as well, enjoying not only the Pokémon games they play, but also a few other Pokémon things as well. By the same token, some of my raid fellows know about some supreme Pokémon Go players, and they too become fans of them; if anything, those players are expected to like Pokémon stuff as well. There is a good indication that this is so, with my fellows meeting the players and linking up with them. They are indeed fans of fans.

Meanwhile, among my VGC fellows, there's one person in particular who's the de facto leader. He's quite respected as a leader, but we know him for his quirks as well. But we still like him no matter what, so we're fans of him too. On my raid group front, everyone seems to know each other for their quirks, so we seem to be fans of each other for whatever we do. Yet through it all, we still enjoy what we do with Pokémon. That seems to make all of us fans of fans.

Personally, on the cosplay front, many people, cosplayers or otherwise, have recognized me as being a Pokémon fan who cosplays Pokémon character. So in a way, they have become fans of me... but this is better reserved for a much more extended discussion that I'm not quite sure when I'll be able to get to. Recently though, I've been in extended contact with one of these "fans", and we find that we both really like Pokémon as well, especially the Pokémon anime. We met a couple of events ago, and we've connected ever since. It's something that I appreciate, as well as that other matter.

I'm obviously not the only fan of Pokémon; many people around the world and even locally are. It's when we link up with one another that wondrous things happen: we find out about each other, what we like about Pokémon, and even something to like about each other. In the process, we become fans of each other, and thus "fans of fans". It's fair to say that our liking for each other as well as for Pokémon generally will continue to drive us to continue to like.

One year ago: Cosplay: MINORI 5