DeviantART user Hapuriainen has just melded together two of children’s most beloved things: Pokemon and Disney princesses. Depicting Ariel, Mulan, Snow White, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Tiana, Belle and Aurora as anime characters, the Finland-based artist managed to make two great things even greater through fictional collaboration. But the fun doesn’t end there.
Hapuriainen has actually built a program called ‘Pokemon Trainer Creator v.2’ for visitors of her deviantART page to fashion their own anime characters. She offers preset features, which she has drawn herself, and all viewers have to do is click and choose how they want their avatars to look. Hapuriainen even boasts that she included 649 Pokemon for people to incorporate into their drawings.
Why not hop onto Hapuriainen’s Pokemon Trainer Creator v.2 and see what other Disney characters you can make?
What's Driving This Trend
- Anime Princesses
- Creating anime-style versions of popular Disney princesses could lead to new merchandise and media opportunities for both franchises.
- Fan-created Avatars
- The launch of the Pokemon Trainer Creator v.2 opens up opportunities for user-generated content and increased fan engagement in the gaming and anime industries.
- Crossover Culture
- The creation of fictional mashups, like Pokemon x Disney, showcases opportunities for cross-industry partnerships and collaboration to attract fans from different genres.
Who This Affects Most
- Entertainment
- Opportunities exist for the entertainment industry to develop new merchandise, media, and licensing partnerships based on the combination of popular franchises.
- Gaming
- The Pokemon Trainer Creator v.2 program highlights opportunities for increased user-generated content and fan engagement in the gaming industry.
- Art
- The emergence of fandom art inspires new opportunities for visual artists to create and monetize their own content, potentially leading to new revenue streams and partnerships within the art industry.
