Michael Crichton, “The Terminal Man”, 1972 was the topic of an earlier blog post on epilepsy science fiction. Here I present “Pokémon” (Season 1, Episode 38) aired on 16 December 1997 by TV Tokyo. After 20 minutes into the “Pokémon” cartoon, viewers “photosensitive” to epilepsy went into seizures. The strobe light viewing at 12Hz for only 6 seconds was enough to send 600 children to the hospital.
“Pokemon” (Season 1, Episode 38) aired 16 December 1997 by TV Tokyo causing “photosensitive”, epilepsy with its title “Wake up Snorlax” is nonfiction science. Michael Crichton, “The Terminal Man”, 1972 was a science fiction novel that’s an epilepsy story that worked well too.
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