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Kid's Games and Toys
Zoids are characters from a cartoon show which have become incredibly popular with children ages 8 to 12. On the show, and in the books containing stories from the show, the Zoids are large, animal-shaped robotic weapons that seem to possess an individual personality. In our world, they are snap-together models with some interchangeable parts that can move by either wind-up mechanisms or more complicated motors.
Pokémon are pocket monsters created by Nintendo as part of their video games. They have become popular with school age children and are now seen in TV cartoons, trading cards, books, and numerous licensed products. Unlike previous Japanese creations, such as Power Rangers, Pokémon fight only other Pokémon rather than people. The people train and look after their Pokémon.
The Harry Potter stories are about the adventures of young boy following the English tradition of boarding school. It is about friendship, curiosity, and growing up. If Harry was an ordinary boy at an ordinary school, the books would still be enjoyable due to the storytelling, wonderful characters, and descriptions the author provides. The fact that the boarding school is a school for wizards and witches and that potions and transfiguration are taught instead of math and literature just make the stories more fun.
Yugi and his friends love to play Duel Monsters, a card game where
players battle with mystical creatures. According to legend, the
ancient Egyptians played a similar game, called the Shadow Game,
with real creatures and almost destroyed the world. The two worlds
mix as Yugi plays the Duel Monsters game's creator.
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