Pokemon

Although no one knows how to pronounce the name of the franchise- not even the anime- Pokemon is probably the biggest thing ever to have come out of Japan. Pokemon over-saturated the media in the late 90's-early 2000's, and soon people got sick of it, but it's still very successful. However, it has unfortunately crossed over into nerd territory. The games themselves are all surprisingly fun. It's an intelligent, strategic game, like chess. The plush toys and lunchboxes, however, I could do without.